A Favorable Human Rebirth
Teachings on the eight conditions most conducive to practicing Dharma, excerpted from Lama Zopa Rinpoche's The Perfect Human Rebirth: Freedom and Richness on the Path to Enlightenment.
Teachings
Perfect Human Rebirth
In this teaching excerpt from Kopan Course No. 31, Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains that with a precious human body we have the opportunity to achieve enlightenment in one lifetime.
Why This Human Body is Most Precious
Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses the perfect human rebirth in this teaching excerpt from the 36th Kopan Course. Rinpoche advises us not to waste this precious opportunity, as we have this human body for just a short time.
Freedom More Precious Than Skies Filled with Gold, Diamonds and Sapphires
In this unedited excerpt, Rinpoche encourages us to take advantage of this precious and rare opportunity to study the profound meaning of emptiness.
LYWA Multimedia: Freedom - Courage - Realization
This multimedia title presents Lama's teachings on the three principal aspects of the path: renunciation, bodhicitta and the right view of emptiness.
The Perfect Human Rebirth
This book is drawn from Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s graduated path to enlightenment (lamrim) teachings given over a four-decade period, starting from the early 1970s.
Chapters:
The Perfect Human Rebirth
Publisher's Acknowledgments: PHR
Editor's Preface: PHR
Chapter 1: What is Dharma?
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Perfect Human Rebirth and Bodhicitta (Audio and Unedited Transcripts)
Excerpts from teachings on Geshe Langri Tangpa's Eight Verses of Thought Transformation
Chapters:
The Benefits of Thought Transformation
The Precious Human Rebirth; Bodhicitta Motivation
Bodhicitta Motivation, continued
Making the Precious Human Rebirth Meaningful
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Three Principal Aspects of the Path (Audio and Unedited Transcripts)
These teachings were given during a lamrim retreat held at Vajrapani Institute in Boulder Creek, California, from August 20-23, 2006.
Chapters:
Sunday, August 20th: Part A
Sunday, August 20th: Part B
Sunday, August 20th: Part C
Monday, August 21st: Part A
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The Spirit of Manjushri
Teachings on renunciation, bodhicitta, and emptiness, along with a Manjushri blessing
Chapters:
Session One: The Twelve Links and Renunciation
Session Two: Bodhicitta
Session Three: Emptiness
Session Four: Manjushri Blessing and a conversation with Ven. Master Sheng Yen
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The Three Principal Aspects of the Path (LTY)
Two talks on renunciation, bodhicitta, and emptiness, included in the book The Essence of Tibetan Buddhism.
Chapters:
The Three Principal Aspects of the Path: First Teaching
The Three Principal Aspects of the Path: Second Teaching
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Light of Dharma
A commentary on the three principal aspects of the path to enlightenment, with teachings and meditations on the nature of the mind.
Chapters:
Light of Dharma: Introduction and Chapter One
Light of Dharma: Chapter Two
Light of Dharma: Chapter Three
Light of Dharma: Chapter Four
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Remembering Renunciation and Bodhicitta
In this excerpt from Kopan Course No. 27, Rinpoche explains that if our actions are done with renunciation, right view and bodhicitta, our lives become meaningful
Taking the Essence of the Perfect Human Rebirth
Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains the special meaning and purpose of this human rebirth in this excerpt from the Seventh Meditation Course, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 1974.
Only With this Human Body Can We Practice Dharma
With this human body we have the opportunity to practice virtue and abandon nonvirtue
The Importance of the Three Principal Aspects of the Path
In this short teaching, Lama Zopa Rinpoche emphasizes the importance of renunciation, right view and bodhicitta