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.
Reflect on the Kindness of Others
Lama Zopa Rinpoche sent this advice to a Dharma center which was having difficulties with the decisions and conduct of one of the people working at the center.
Why Compassion Is Most Important at the Dharma Center
Rinpoche gave this advice about resolving complaints and dealing with interpersonal conflict at the Dharma center. Rinpoche said the real enemy and the cause of all our problems is the self-cherishing thought.
Tushita-Delhi Dharma Celebrations, 2004-19
This collection presents Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s introductions to five of the souvenir booklets produced for Dharma Celebrations held at Tushita Mahayana Meditation Centre, Delhi, India.
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.
Practice Advice for Centers
Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche on practices for success and harmony at the Dharma center.
Building at the Center
Advice for students planning to build at the Dharma center.
The Benefits of Dharma Centers
Advice about the importance of the Dharma center, which brings benefit to so many sentient beings.