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

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.

This text by the great Indian pandit Nagarjuna is famous for its descriptions of the bodhisattva's path of compassion and for its clear, concise analysis of the Buddha's teachings on emptiness.

A praise to the Buddha, composed by Lama Tsongkhapa after he realized emptiness. Translated by Geshe Thupten Jinpa.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche has recommended this prayer for protection and healing from the coronavirus COVID-19.

A prayer for peace in Tibet and compassion in the world.

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

Teachings given at Tara Institute, Australia on June 2, 2006.

The Heart’s Utmost Need: Urging Myself and Others to Remember Impermanence. This text, formerly known as Heart-Spoon, was extensively revised by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 2020, and further reviewed by Rinpoche in 2022.

A short lamrim prayer that contains the essence of the whole path to enlightenment

A short prayer that helps us develop the correct attitude toward the virtuous friend.

A seminal text that sets out the stages of the path to enlightenment (lamrim)

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

A classic mind training (lojong) text by Kadampa Geshe Langri Tangpa.

The I appears to exist, but it can't be found anywhere on the aggregates