To eliminate suffering and obtain happiness, the most important thing is to have a good heart

A teaching about guru devotion to mark the occasion of Ösel Hita's fifth birthday

In this short teaching, Lama Zopa Rinpoche emphasizes the importance of renunciation, right view and bodhicitta

The karmic results of nonvirtuous actions are experienced in this life or in future lives, unless we purify the negative karma.

The spiritual teacher must have correct understanding of the graduated path to enlightenment

This teaching on the shortcomings of the self-cherishing thought is an excerpt from the 33rd Kopan Course.

How lamrim practice protects and pacifies the mind

Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses the nature of samsara in this excerpt from a teaching at the 25th Kopan Course.

How to practice patience and avoid the eight worldly dharmas.

An edited public talk on lamrim by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Guadalajara, Mexico in 2008.

To receive enlightenment, we must rely on the guidance of a perfect teacher

Mahayana refuge has three causes - fear, faith and compassion

Teachings on guru devotion given during an oral transmission of Pabongka Rinpoche's Calling the Guru from Afar.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche summarizes the benefits of taking refuge

Renouncing the eight worldly dharmas brings real happiness and peace of mind