How We Create Ignorance
In this excerpt from the 39th Kopan Course, Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses ignorance, the root of samsara.
Topics:
Emptiness > Nature of the "I"
Teachings
Basic Buddhism Is Discovering Your Self (Video)
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.
Topics:
Emptiness > Nature of the "I"
Paralysis and Stroke
Advice and practices for neurological disorders, paralysis and stroke.
Bell’s Palsy
Bell’s Palsy and Tumors
Mantra for Strokes and Paralysis
Mantras for Paralysis, Stroke or to Pacify Harm from Naga Possession
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Coma
Dementia and Alzheimer's
Alzheimer’s Progression
Lewy Body Dementia
Migraine and Alzheimer's Disease
Practices for Alzheimer's Disease
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Epilepsy
Topics:
Sickness and Health > Brain and Nervous System > Epilepsy
Child with Epilepsy
Daughter Having Seizures
Epilepsy Due to Brain Tumor
Epilepsy, Paralysis and Numbness in Head
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Insomnia / Sleep Disorders
Advice for Insomnia
Broken Sleep
Insomnia and Breathing Difficulties
Mantras for Insomnia
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Multiple Sclerosis
Additional Practices for Multiple Sclerosis
Advice for Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis and Spine Problems
Multiple Sclerosis: Practices and Protection
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Neurological Disorders
ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease): Bodhisattva Vows and Seven-Limb Practice
Aspergers and Anxiety
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Seeing How the I Exists
The I appears to exist from its own side, but it is merely imputed by the mind
Topics:
Emptiness > Nature of the "I"
Chapters:
Why We Need A Spiritual Path (Audio and Unedited Transcript)
Teachings given at Tara Institute, Australia on June 2, 2006.
Topics:
Emptiness > Nature of the "I"
Chapters:
Emptiness; How Lama Atisha Came to Tibet
Dromtonpa; Searching For the I
Analyzing How the I and Aggregates Exist
Emptiness and Impermanence in Daily Life
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Seeking the "I"
Self-grasping ignorance believes the I to be concrete and inherently existent
Topics:
Emptiness > Nature of the "I"
Searching for the I
The I appears to exist, but it can't be found anywhere on the aggregates
Topics:
Emptiness > Nature of the "I"