Lama Yeshe teaches on Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend and the importance of developing patience in situations where strong emotions arise.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches that Dharma practice needs continual effort for a long time in order to achieve liberation and enlightenment, in this excerpt from the 39th Kopan Course.

In this teaching excerpt, Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses the great Kadampa master, Dromtönpa, who completely abandoned all worldly activities and devoted himself correctly to his guru, Lama Atisha.

In this video, Lama Zopa Rinpoche reminds us to practice contentment and to bring happiness to others instead of harming them.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains how freedom from the eight worldly concerns creates real peace, in this teaching excerpt from the Fourth Kopan Meditation Course.

The real enemy is ignorance, the self-cherishing thought, so there’s no reason to get angry with external conditions

How to deal with attachment, so we remain calm and clear when experiencing pleasure.

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

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

Excerpts from Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s How to Practice Dharma: Teachings on the Eight Worldly Dharmas. In this book, Rinpoche explains how desire and attachment are the cause of our problems and how to abandon these negative minds in order to find perfect peace and happiness.

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

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