Making this Precious Human Life Meaningful
Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches that practicing contentment, patience and the good heart can bring happiness for oneself and others.
Teachings
Thanksgiving
Advice and prayers for the millions of turkeys being killed for the Thanksgiving holiday in the USA.
Topics:
Benefiting Animals > Non-harming > Thanksgiving
How to Help the Turkeys at Thanksgiving
Prayers for the Turkeys
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Prayer
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Limitless Love
Lama Yeshe discusses cultivating bodhicitta and limitless love.
Topics:
Compassion and Bodhicitta > Bodhicitta
Transforming Our Surroundings
Lama Yeshe explains how we can be happy anywhere.
Transforming Problems
Advice on how to utilize obstacles on the path to enlightenment by practicing thought transformation.
A Positive Way of Thinking
Dealing With Sadness
Dealing with Depression
Enduring Hardships
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The Benefits of Bodhicitta
Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches on the negative mind and the nature and value of bodhicitta, especially for those wishing to cultivate world peace.
Topics:
Compassion and Bodhicitta > Bodhicitta
Tonglen: Taking and Giving
Advice on the practice of tonglen (taking and giving).
A Magnet for Bad Situations
Advice for a Homeless Man Practicing Tonglen
Become Special by Practicing Tonglen
Daily Practice of Taking and Giving
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Practices to Purify Killing Animals
Advice on how to purify the negative karma resulting from killing. This advice was given to students who had to kill or harm animals in their daily life and work.
Animal Experimentation
Animals Killed During Construction of a Temple
Fishing
Killing Insects and Mice
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Having a Good Heart
Rinpoche discusses the importance of practicing bodhicitta and the good heart in this teaching excerpt from the 52nd Kopan Course.
Topics:
Compassion and Bodhicitta > Bodhicitta
Mahayana Mind Training
Advice on the Mahayana practice of transforming our attitude from cherishing oneself to cherishing others who are most precious and kind.
Burdened by Obstacles
Everything Comes from the Mind
Experiencing Problems for Others
How to Enjoy Obstacles
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Seeing the Suffering of Others
In this teaching excerpt from the 52nd Kopan Course, Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains that when we think of the deep suffering of others, we have no choice; compassion must arise for them.
Nourishing Our Loving Kindness Wisdom Energy
Lama Yeshe discusses the profound yoga method of Gyalwa Gyatso in this excerpt from a commentary given at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa, Italy, in September 1983.
You Are Loving Kindness Wisdom Energy
Lama Yeshe discusses our potential for pure love, compassion and wisdom in this excerpt from a commentary on the yoga method of Gyalwa Gyatso given at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa, Italy, in September 1983.
On Being Vegetarian
Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains how to benefit animals by becoming vegetarian. Rinpoche also discusses tsog offering, a Highest Yoga Tantra practice.
Topics:
Benefiting Animals > Non-harming
How to Benefit Animals
Advice on how to help animals and protect them from harm. This topic includes various practices and mantras for animals.
Advice About Caring for Dogs
Building an Animal Sanctuary
Compassion Brings Us Closer to Enlightenment
Compassion for the Animals
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