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.
In this video extract, Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises students to make the retreat most beneficial by striving to subdue the mind.
This multimedia series presents chapters from the LYWA book Life, Death and After Death in a format that includes written teachings enhanced by audio, video and images.
Advice on how to prepare oneself for death, which can happen at any time. Includes practices for students whose death is imminent.
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.
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.
Practice advice and instructions for students doing various types of retreat, including preliminaries, lamrim and deity practice.
Teachings by Lama Yeshe on death, intermediate state and rebirth, and an introductory talk by Lama Zopa Rinpoche on cultivating a peaceful mind.
A public talk about the purpose of life and developing the correct attitude toward death
In this extensive teaching, Lama Yeshe explains the practice of powa, a special technique to gain rebirth in Amitabha's pure land.
An interview with the directors and staff of O Sel Ling Retreat Centre about the benefits of the retreat center.
Rinpoche discusses in depth the process one should take when making preparations for death and giving the gift of life through organ donation
