Be Brave for Liberation
Lama Yeshe advises students to avoid extremes and abide in meditation with intensive awareness in this excerpt from a commentary on the yoga method of Gyalwa Gyatso given in Italy, September 1983.
The Purpose of Retreat Is to Subdue Our Mind (Video)
In this video extract, Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises students to make the retreat most beneficial by striving to subdue the mind.
LYWA Translations into Polish
We have a new Polish translation to share with you: Chapter One of Joyful Parents, Successful Children, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
LYWA Translations in Finnish
We have a new Finnish translation to share with you, Becoming Your Own Therapist (Ole oma terapeuttisi) by Lama Yeshe. First published in 1998, this booklet contains three public talks on Buddhism.
LYWA Translations into Hebrew
Read the Hebrew translation of Becoming Your Own Therapist, now available as a free PDF file.
Long Retreat
Advice for students doing a long retreat, including guidance on motivation, specific practices, how to successfully complete the retreat and what to do if there are obstacles.
Lamrim Retreat
Advice for students doing a retreat on the lamrim, the graduated path to enlightenment. Rinpoche says taming the mind through the lamrim is the best offering and the best way to bring world peace.
Retreat Advice
Practice advice and instructions for students doing various types of retreat, including preliminaries, lamrim and deity practice.
Completion of a Retreat
Obstacles to Retreat
LYWA Translations into Portuguese
We have a new Portuguese translation to share with you, The Perfect Human Rebirth.
LYWA Translations into Russian
Find links to the new translation of Silent Mind Holy Mind by Lama Yeshe, along with many other Russian translations of books and teachings by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
LYWA Translations into Czech
We have a new Czech translation to share with you, Lamrim Year, by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
LYWA Translations into Italian
Our latest Italian translations include two books by Lama Thubten Yeshe: Knowledge-Wisdom and the popular expanded edition of Becoming Your Own Therapist & Make Your Mind an Ocean.