Advice and prayers for the millions of turkeys being killed for the Thanksgiving holiday in the USA.
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.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains how to benefit animals by becoming vegetarian. Rinpoche also discusses tsog offering, a Highest Yoga Tantra practice.
Advice on how to help animals and protect them from harm. This topic includes various practices and mantras for animals.
Advice on pilgrimage to the holy places including Bodhgaya, Rajgir and Nalanda, and practices which can be done at the sacred sites.
In these teachings, Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises how to make pilgrimage to Bodhgaya and other Buddhist sacred sites most meaningful.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave this practice advice while he was circumambulating and reciting texts at the Mahabodhi Stupa, Bodhgaya.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains the benefits of practicing in Bodhgaya and advises specific practices to be done while on pilgrimage.
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.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche suggested these prayers and practices for a student who was going to Bodhgaya, Rajgir and Nalanda in India.
A "must-read" for all Buddhists, this text presents a detailed discussion in support of vegetarianism and animal welfare. Now available as an ebook.
