The Purpose of Our Life
In this teaching excerpt from the 52nd Kopan Course, Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises that our purpose in life is to bring all sentient beings to buddhahood, the awakened state.
Teachings
Silent Mind Holy Mind
The celebration of Christmas focuses on our longing for peace and deepest expression of love. Taking as his major focus the ways in which we customarily celebrate Christmas, Lama Yeshe exposes the foibles of our secular age and shows how we can surmount them.
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Chapters:
Silent Mind Holy Mind
Contents
Preface (by Nicholas Ribush)
Introduction (by Jonathon Landaw)
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The Path to Enlightenment
Advice on the importance of Dharma practice and how to actualize the lamrim, the path to enlightenment.
Definition of a Holiday
Doubts About Lamrim
Following the Basic Program
Four Levels of Renunciation
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Buddhism and Christianity
Christian Minister
Letter from a Christian Minister
What Differentiates Buddhism from Christianity
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Other Religions
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Buddhism: An Unmistaken Object of Refuge
Compassion for all Living Beings
Dangers of Religion
Kind People in Iran
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Compassion is the Essence of Religion
Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains the essence of spiritual practice in this teaching excerpted from the 33rd Kopan Meditation Course.
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Dimensions of Spirituality
Compassion as the core value of all the world's religions
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Christmas Dharma
This teaching came from Silent Mind, Holy Mind, a collection of talks given by Lama Yeshe at Kopan Monastery at the end of one of the month-long Kopan meditation courses.
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Contemporary Issues > Religious Tolerance