Advice on nyung nä, a powerful two-day practice associated with Chenrezig, the Buddha of Compassion.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave these teachings during a nyung nä retreat at Lawudo Retreat Centre, Solu Khumbu, Nepal, in June 1977.
Advice on daily practices recommended by Lama Zopa Rinpoche for students on the path to enlightenment.
Advice for students asking about separation and divorce. Rinpoche also discusses the suffering nature of samsara and the karma of relationship problems.
In this collection of advice for those practicing in prison, Rinpoche explains how to use the situation in prison to develop the mind.
A commentary and oral transmission of Chanting the Names of Noble Manjushri (Ārya-mañjuśrī-nāma-saṅgīti). His Holiness the Dalai Lama advised continuous recitation of this prayer for a few months, for the swift return of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s reincarnation.
Rinpoche discusses the karma of relationships and offers advice and practices for family reconciliation when there has been disharmony and conflict.
Advice on repaying the kindness of our parents by taking care of them when they are sick or elderly.
This advice was given to students who asked Rinpoche whether they should have children or not. Rinpoche emphasizes the importance of having a good motivation and planning well so that the child can bring benefit and happiness to others.
Advice on raising children in the best possible way by teaching them the five basic qualities of kindness, rejoicing, tolerance, contentment and forgiveness.
Advice for students who are experiencing difficulties with their Dharma practice.
A list of Rinjung Gyatsa initiations given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Bodhgaya in 1982 and at Kopan Monastery in 1985. Rinjung Gyatsa is a collection of tantric deities, compiled in the sixteenth century by the Tibetan master Lama Taranatha.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses the three principal aspects of the path—renunciation, bodhicitta and emptiness—as the foundation for tantric practice, in the excerpt from the 13th Kopan Course.
Three discourses excerpted from a series of talks about the Highest Yoga Tantra practice of Vajrayogini.
Advice on how to follow the Buddhist path and how to bring benefit and happiness to others through Dharma practice.
