In this excerpt from the 39th Kopan Course, Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses ignorance, the root of samsara.

In this meditation on the refuge and bodhicitta prayer, Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises how to make the prayer most meaningful and heartfelt.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche explained that the Buddha guides us by revealing the teachings and leading us to practice Dharma, in this excerpt from the 13th Kopan Course.

In this video extract, Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains that we live our entire life grasping at the real I, but in Buddhism we learn that the way the self appears is a total hallucination.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains why there is an urgent need for refuge in Buddha, Dharma and Sangha in this teaching excerpt from the 36th Kopan Meditation Course.

A teaching by Lama Yeshe on refuge, the five lay precepts, the bodhisattva vows and more. This was one of Lama's last teachings before he passed away.

A teaching on refuge by having confidence and trust in Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.

A teaching by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at a refuge ceremony at Kopan.

Lama Yeshe explains why it is worthwhile to take refuge in that which can truly liberate us—the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.

The I appears to exist from its own side, but it is merely imputed by the mind

A talk by Lama Yeshe at a refuge ceremony in Madrid, Spain.

Self-grasping ignorance believes the I to be concrete and inherently existent

Each time we generate a realization in our mind, we have received a blessing

How Guru Shakyamuni guides sentient beings.

Detailed instructions on the refuge preliminary practice, compiled and edited by Ven. Thubten Wongmo