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

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

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.

How to practice patience and avoid the eight worldly dharmas.

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

How to deal with anger—one's own anger and the anger of others directed at oneself.