Category Archives: Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche How He worked day and night, without stopping, for the benefit of all sentient beings. Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive We are so happy to share with you our latest multimedia title based on a book by Venerable Thubten Osel, and edited by Venerable Thubten Munsel, LYWA transcriber extraordinaire, highlighting the perfectContinue reading “The Manifestation of Enlightened Activities of A Perfect Guru”

The Motivation In this teaching, Lama Zopa Rinpoche rejoices for the rarity and great opportunities afforded by our present human rebirth  and encourages us to examine fearlessly whether or not we are creating the causes necessary to attain human rebirth again in the future. These teachings were offered by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at a weekendContinue reading “Making Life Meaningful”

THE MISTAKE WE MAKE We don’t practice what we know Lama Zopa Rinpoche explores the path to happiness through the practice of patience, right here and right now. Rinpoche gave these introductory teachings during Lama Yeshe’s profound weekend seminar on the death process held in Geneva, Switzerland in 1983, just five months before Lama Yeshe passed away. TheseContinue reading “Finding Peace in Everyday Life”

Cultivating Pure Motivation The Importance of Motivation presents Chapter 5 from Freedom Through Understanding, edited by Nicholas Ribush and based on teachings given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the Royal Holloway College, England, in 1975. Multimedia presentation by Megan Evart. Before listening to this teaching you need to cultivate a pure motivation, because the action of listening to teachings hasContinue reading “The Importance of Motivation”

Transforming Your Life Into Gold Bodhisattva Attitude is a commentary to verses compiled by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to be used each morning as a daily practice after generating a bodhicitta motivation. It contains a wealth of precious and inspiring advice on how to dedicate your life to others by cultivating the bodhisattva’s attitude. Edited by Venerable Sarah Thresher with Megan Evart. Since weContinue reading “Bodhisattva Attitude”

I Myself Can Die Even Today Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains how to cut the concept of permanence—our habitual ingrained belief that we are going to live for a long time and which stops us from engaging in continual intensive Dharma practice—and how to practice tong-len with loving-kindness and compassion. Edited by Venerable Sarah Thresher with Megan Evart. Start byContinue reading “Cutting the Concept of Permanence”

An Introduction to the Guru Puja This multimedia series edited by Venerable Sarah Thresher with Megan Evart is based on a very important teaching by Lama Zopa Rinpoche given over several sessions at the first Light of the Path retreat in 2009. In this first part of the teaching Rinpoche introduces the Guru Puja and explains why tantra is such a quick path to enlightenment.Continue reading “The Importance of Practicing Guru Puja”

An Introduction to the Chanting In this second teaching in the Guru Puja is the Heart Practice series, Lama Zopa Rinpoche primarily focuses on the chanting aspect of the puja. First Rinpoche introduces why it is important to learn the chanting, the different lineages of chanting, the motivation for chanting, and how to set about learning the chanting. Then RinpocheContinue reading “An Introduction to the Chanting Lineage of the Guru Puja”

An Introduction to the Seven Limbs Prostrations, Offerings, Confession, Rejoicing, Requesting to Teach, Requesting to Live Long and Dedication (LC 18-42) This third multimedia in the Guru Puja is the Heart Practice series brings together teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche on the chanting and instructions for the seven limbs in the context of the Guru Puja (LC 18-42). These seven limbs—prostrations, offerings,Continue reading “The Seven-Limb Practice”

Why We Make Requests Mandala Offerings to Mantra Recitation (LC 43-54) In this fourth multimedia of the Guru Puja is the Heart Practice series edited by Venerable Sarah Thresher with Megan Evart, Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches the chanting and instructions for making requests to the gurus and receiving their blessings prior to the meditation on the stages of the path to enlightenment.Continue reading “Making Requests to the Gurus”