The Path to Enlightenment
Advice on the importance of Dharma practice and how to actualize the lamrim, the path to enlightenment.
Advice on the importance of Dharma practice and how to actualize the lamrim, the path to enlightenment.
In this teaching excerpt from the 52nd Kopan Course, Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises that our purpose in life is to bring all sentient beings to buddhahood, the awakened state.
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.
Lamrim teachings and guided meditations from a one-month course in 1975.
Lamrim Year is a unique study program which provides a 365-day outline of the graduated path to enlightenment in a clear, practical format that is suitable for both individual and group practice. We have now launched a free Lamrim Year Companion website, so you can access the daily meditations from wherever you are, from your computer or mobile device.
Advice on the study and practice of lamrim, the path to enlightenment.
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.
Comprehensive lamrim outlines from the text Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand, by Pabongka Rinpoche. These outlines were produced by Piero Sirianni and are freely available for download as PDF files.
A prayer for peace in Tibet and compassion in the world.
This series presents chapters from the LYWA book Freedom Through Understanding in a format that includes written teachings enhanced by audio, video and images.
A public talk on how to bring peace and happiness to oneself and others.
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.