Category Archives: Lama Yeshe

In 1984, shortly after Lama Yeshe’s death, Wisdom Magazine (the magazine of the FPMT, the precursor to today’s Mandala magazine) paid this tribute to Lama’s life and work. Big Love, the official, authorized biography of Lama Yeshe contains personal stories of the lamas and the students who learned, lived and traveled with them, as well as moreContinue reading “A Tribute to Lama Yeshe”

From a talk offered by Lama Yeshe to the fledgling Western sangha as part of a series of talks given at Tushita Retreat Centre in Dharamsala, India in April, 1982 during the first Enlightened Experience Celebration. Edited by Nicholas Ribush and published by LYWA in Advice for Monks and Nuns. Multimedia presentation created by Megan Evart. May theContinue reading “The Advantages of Monastic Life”

Analyze the object of fear and worry Lama Yeshe gave this talk in Berkeley, California in 1983 after being asked to comment on how to deal with our fear and anxieties about the future in the context of the development of nuclear power and the nuclear arms race between the United States and Soviet Russia. While the situation todayContinue reading “Switch Your Mind from Emotion to Peace”

Recognizing What’s Going On These boisterous, punchy, direct, funny, loving and compassionate teachings are from a weekend seminar on death, the intermediate state and rebirth given by Lama Yeshe in Geneva, Switzerland in 1983. Particularly poignant is the fact they are among the very last teachings Lama gave in the West before Lama directly taught the profound meaning of death and impermanenceContinue reading “The Death Process”

Removing the Blankets One by One During 1983 Lama Yeshe continued to travel and teach constantly, this time in Italy, Spain, Italy again, India, America, France, back to Italy, Switzerland, and finally, India and Nepal. The teachings below are from a weekend seminar on death given by Lama in Geneva, Switzerland and published by LYWA as Life, Death andContinue reading “The Nature of the Mind”

The Computer of Meditation The Best Answers Come Through Meditation presents Chapter 11 from Freedom Through Understanding and is based on teachings given by Lama Yeshe with Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the Royal Holloway College in England in 1975 during the Lamas’ first trip to Europe. Edited by Nicholas Ribush. Multimedia presentation by Megan Evart. Whenever human problems arise,Continue reading “The Best Answers Come Through Meditation”

All This Worry Comes From Attachment The Shortcomings of Attachment presents Chapter 8 from Freedom Through Understanding, edited by Nicholas Ribush and based on teachings given by Lama Yeshe at the Royal Holloway College, England, in 1975. Multimedia presentation created by Megan Evart. Sometimes you might think, “I want inner freedom; I want some kind of magic, higherContinue reading “The Shortcomings of Attachment”

Freak Out Your Ego and Attachment Giving and Taking on the Breath presents Chapter 9 from Freedom Through Understanding and is based on teachings given in 1975 by Lama Yeshe at the Royal Holloway College in England during the lamas’ first trip to England and edited by Nicholas Ribush. Multimedia presentation created by Megan Evart. In this chapter Lama YesheContinue reading “Giving & Taking on the Breath”

MANTRA Focusing your mind into the here and now How to Meditate presents Chapter 4 from Freedom Through Understanding, edited by Nicholas Ribush and based on teachings given by Lama Yeshe at the Royal Holloway College, England, 1975. Multimedia presentation by Megan Evart. Mantra has the power to separate your body, speech and mind from ordinary, mundaneContinue reading “How To Meditate”

We Are Very Fortunate This multimedia title presents Chapter 3 from Freedom Through Understanding, edited by Nicholas Ribush and based on teachings given in 1975 by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the Royal Holloway College in England. Multimedia presentation created by Megan Evart. This weekend we are very fortunate in that we have the opportunity to cultivateContinue reading “Making the Most of Your Life”