Whatever place in the external world we think is holy is, in reality, within this precious human body.

We have the potential to be totally free from the suffering of samsara and its cause, delusion and karma.

Advice on how to make pilgrimage to the holy places as meaningful and beneficial as possible

Making offerings to holy objects is a remedy for attachment, whether physically offered or mentally transformed

When the mind is under the control of disturbing thoughts there is no peace or happiness

In order to control anger, we must reflect well on its shortcomings

An extensive teaching on the benefits and blessings of stupas; includes advice about the Great Stupa being built near Bendigo, Australia.

Recognizing and renouncing harmful thoughts and actions brings peace and a meaningful life.

Anger, attachment and ignorance are the cause of all our suffering

Following desire always results in dissatisfaction.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains the power of the Buddha and holy objects at the 14th Kopan Course in 1981.

The real hero is the person who fights anger and defeats the inner enemy, the delusions.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses techniques for cutting through depression in this excerpt from a teaching at the 28th Kopan Course in 1995.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains how delusion and karma bind us to samsara in this excerpt from a teaching at the 11th Kopan Course.

A teaching by Lama Zopa Rinpoche on the benefits and power of holy objects. The teaching includes many quotations from Buddhist sutras.