Lama Yeshe advises students to avoid extremes and abide in meditation with intensive awareness in this excerpt from a commentary on the yoga method of Gyalwa Gyatso given in Italy, September 1983.
In this video extract, Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises students to make the retreat most beneficial by striving to subdue the mind.
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.
Advice for students doing a long retreat, including guidance on motivation, specific practices, how to successfully complete the retreat and what to do if there are obstacles.
Advice for students doing a retreat on the lamrim, the graduated path to enlightenment. Rinpoche says taming the mind through the lamrim is the best offering and the best way to bring world peace.
Practice advice and instructions for students doing various types of retreat, including preliminaries, lamrim and deity practice.
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.
An interview with the directors and staff of O Sel Ling Retreat Centre about the benefits of the retreat center.
