Nothing is Definite in Samsara
A teaching on the first of the six types of suffering
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
Positive Intention
In this excerpt from Kopan Course No. 27 in 1994, Rinpoche explains that if the cause is not created, the result cannot be experienced.
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Teachings from the 45th Kopan Course
Tenzin Ösel Hita gave these Dharma talks during the 45th Kopan Course, November 27, and December 07, 2012.
Teachings on Lamrim Chenmo
Teachings on Lama Tsongkhapa's Lamrim Chenmo, the Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, July 2008.
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.
Observing Karma
A strong understanding of karma gives energy to the mind and increases the fear of creating negative karma
An Audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama (1991)
His Holiness discusses a range of topics, including reincarnation, karma, meditation and other religions
An Audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama (1985)
His Holiness discusses a range of topics, including how to practice Dharma, the mind or consciousness, rebirth, karma and world peace
Why Refuge?
A talk by Lama Yeshe at a refuge ceremony in Madrid, Spain.
True Renunciation
Explaining how by overcoming attachment to ordinary pleasure, we open the way to the joy of inner liberation.
Karma and Emptiness
A teaching on karma, the law of cause and effect, and emptiness, the ultimate nature of reality.
Blessings of the Merit Field
Each time we generate a realization in our mind, we have received a blessing