The Self-Cherishing Thought
Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses the shortcomings of the self-cherishing thought in this excerpt from the 39th Kopan Course.
Topics:
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Renunciation
Teachings
Kopan Course No. 40 (2007)
Lamrim teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the 40th Kopan Meditation Course.
Chapters:
Kopan Course No. 40 Index Page
1. The Concept of True Existence
2. Seeking Enlightenment
3. The Special Attitude
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Kopan Course No. 39 (2006)
Lamrim teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the 39th Kopan Meditation Course.
Chapters:
Kopan Course No. 39 Index Page
Lecture 1: The Best Psychology Is the Dharma
Lecture 2: How Things Exist
Lecture 3: The Cause of Samsara
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Kopan Course No. 38 (2005)
Lamrim teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the 38th Kopan Meditation Course.
Chapters:
Kopan Course No. 38 Index Page
1. The Kopan Experience
2. The Merely Imputed I
3. Actualizing the Path to Enlightenment
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The Suffering of Change
In this teaching excerpt from Kopan Course No. 32, Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains that temporary samsaric pleasure doesn’t last and it eventually becomes the suffering of pain.
The Door to All Happiness
Rinpoche advises the infinite benefits of cherishing even one sentient being in this teaching excerpt from Kopan Course No. 32.
Topics:
Compassion and Bodhicitta > Bodhicitta
Kopan Course No. 36 (2003)
Lamrim teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the 36th Kopan Meditation Course, Nepal, in 2003.
Chapters:
Kopan Course No. 36 Index Page
Lecture 1: Universal Responsibility
Lecture 2: Golden Light and Arya Sanghata Sutras
Lecture 3: The Kindness of the Enemy
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Kopan Course No. 35 (2002): Audio and Unedited Transcripts
Excerpts from teachings given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the 35th Kopan Course.
Chapters:
Introduction and Motivation
The Need for Lamrim in Daily Life
Questions and Answers; Benefits of Holy Objects
Thought Transformation at the Time of Death; Identifying the Object to be Refuted
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Kopan Course No. 33 (2000)
An edited transcript of teachings given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the 33rd Kopan Course.
Chapters:
Kopan Course No. 33 (2000): Audio and Unedited Transcripts
Audio recordings and transcripts of the first five lectures by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the 33rd Kopan Course.
Chapters:
Day 1: Introduction, Purpose of Meditation
Day 1: Emptiness of the I, Oral Transmissions of the Heart Sutra and Diamond Cutter Sutra
Day 2: The Nature of the Aggregates, Emptiness
Day 2: Emptiness, Oral Transmission of the Diamond Cutter Sutra
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Kopan Course No. 33 (2000): Audio and Unedited Transcripts, Continued
Audio recordings and transcripts of Lectures 6-10, given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the 33rd Kopan Course.
Chapters:
Day 6: How Things Appear to Exist from their Own Side
Day 6: The Emptiness of the I: Not One-ness With Aggregates, Not Separate From the Aggregates
Day 6: What Exists is Merely Imputed by Mind
Day 7: Merely Labeled by Mind, Bodhicitta Meditation, The Kindness of Mothers
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Kopan Course No. 32 (1999)
Lamrim teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the 32nd Kopan Meditation Course.
Chapters:
Kopan Course No. 32 Index Page
1. The Essence of Buddhism is Compassion
2. Buddha Nature
3. The Thirty-Five Buddhas
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Teachings at the Kadampa Deities Retreat
These teachings were given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at a retreat held at Institut Vajra Yogini, France, in 2003. The retreat was on the four Kadampa deities, however, Rinpoche teaches on a broad range of lamrim topics.
Topics:
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim)
Chapters:
1. How to Achieve Real Happiness
2. Motivation for the Retreat
3. The Emptiness of Sound
4. The Compassion Buddha
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Kopan Course No. 31 (1998)
Lamrim teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the 31st Kopan Meditation Course.
Chapters:
Kopan Course No. 31 Index Page
1. Offering Practice
2. The Need for Great Compassion
3. The Root of Samsara
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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.