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
Teachings
Why Be a Vegetarian
Rinpoche asks students to abandon eating meat and become vegetarian. Rinpoche also discusses animal liberation and other ways to benefit animals, and explains our karmic connection with animals.
Topics:
Benefiting Animals > Non-harming > Being Vegetarian
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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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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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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Bringing up Children
Advice on raising children in the best possible way by teaching them the five basic qualities of kindness, rejoicing, tolerance, contentment and forgiveness.
Topics:
Family and Relationships > Parenting > Bringing up Children
A Good Education and a Meaningful Life
Advice on Educating a Child
Caring for a Child With Special Needs
Guiding Children to a Happy Life
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Animal Liberation
Animal Liberation for Long Life
Animal Liberation, Projects in Ladakh and Practices for Deceased Father
Benefits of Liberating Animals
Buying Caged Birds for Release
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Saving Insects' Lives
Topics:
Benefiting Animals > Spare the Insects > Saving Insects' Lives
Ants in the House
Ants on the Road
Cockroaches in the House
Leading Insects to Enlightenment
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Various Practices for Animals
Advice for a Dying Dog
Animal Liberation Train
Benefiting Dude and Other Animals
Blessing Animals
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Animal Health Care and Healing
Advice on animal health care, including various practices and mantras that benefit animals.
A Stupa for Horses
Animal Welfare
Animals in Pain
Most Secret Hayagriva Mantras for Healing a Horse
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Fires
Topics:
Contemporary Issues > Natural Disasters > Fires
Bush Fires
Practices and Advice to Dispel Fires
Practices for Bushfire
Practices for California Wildfires
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