Being Aware of the Illusion
In this excerpt from the 52nd Kopan Course, Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises that everything which appears as real is a projection, like a dream, and recommends practicing this awareness in daily life.
The Middle Way Between the Two Extremes
In this excerpt from the 26th Kopan Course, Lama Zopa Rinpoche used the example of the table to explain emptiness according to the Prasangika Madhyamaka view.
Look at All Causative Phenomena as Illusory
In this excerpt from the 30th Kopan Course, Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches that all things are transitory and empty of inherent existence.
The Very Heart of Buddhism
Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises how to meditate on emptiness in daily life in this excerpted teaching.
Untying the Beginningless Knot
Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses the merely labeled I in this excerpt from a teaching given at Root Institute, Bodhgaya, in 2012.
See Things as a Hallucination
How to recognize that everything is like an illusion or a dream.
Sutra of Golden Light
Golden Light Sutra in Portland (Audio and Unedited Transcripts)
A two-day commentary and partial oral transmission of the Sutra of Golden Light.
Golden Light Sutra in New York City (Audio)
A commentary and partial oral transmission of the first seven chapters of the Golden Light Sutra given at New York's Tibet House, September 2007.
Golden Light Sutra in Barcelona (Audio and Unedited Transcripts)
Rinpoche gives a partial oral transmission of the Golden Light Sutra and teaches extensively on emptiness and other topics, including how to achieve happiness, why we need compassion and karma.
How Things Exist
A collection of five talks by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, including an extensive explanation of emptiness and the importance of compassion and universal responsibility.
Now available as an audiobook
Meditation on Emptiness at Vulture's Peak (Audio and Transcript)
A step-by-step guide on how to realize emptiness and cut the root of samsara.
Appearance and Illusion
A teaching on the dualistic mind, excerpted from a commentary on the Manjushri Yoga Method
Mindfulness of Emptiness in Daily Life
How to meditate on emptiness in whatever activity we are doing.