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Bodhgaya Teachings with His Holiness the Dalai Lama—a Feeling of ‘Home’ for Many
By Frances Howland-Moscatt More than 65,000 devotees attended the winter teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India, December 29 – January 1. It was his first visit to Bodhgaya in three years, the last time being ... Read more »
Kopan Lamrim Course 2022 Teaching 5: The Purpose of Being Born a Human Being Is to Practice the Good Heart
Things can suddenly change in life with no warning, Rinpoche explains in a teaching given at the fifty-third lamrim meditation course at Kopan Monastery on December 12, 2022. We never expect that someone close to our heart could die without ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Advice for Severe Weather Conditions
Lama Zopa Rinpoche recommends the following for mitigating severe weather conditions, which is something many of us around the world will face at one time or another: 1. Protector prayers, especially “Tea Offering to the Eight Classes” (Degye Serkyem) (page ... Read more »
How Everything Comes from Your Mind
Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered this very short teaching, recorded on September 19, 2022 at Amitabha Buddhist Centre, Singapore. All the pleasant things we experience, including beautiful plants, come from our good karma, Rinpoche explains. In this short video, Rinpoche discusses ... Read more »
Road to Kopan: ‘I Realized that My Life Couldn’t Be the Same Again’
For many long-time students of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Kopan Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, is where they first met the teachings of Buddha and where they saw their lives changed profoundly. In 2013, Mandala Magazine shared the story ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Recent Activities in India and Nepal
Since our last update, Lama Zopa Rinpoche spent beneficial time in India and Nepal in October and November, including a moving visit with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Rinpoche also visited Tashi Chime Gatsal Nunnery in Bigu, Nepal where he ... Read more »
New Podcast Episode: #19 All Problems Can Be Utilized in the Path to Enlightenment
There is a new episode of the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Essential Extracts Podcast. You can listen to the new episode on our website or find it in your favorite podcast app by searching for “Lama Zopa Rinpoche Essential Extracts.” New ... Read more »
Rejoicing in the Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund Activities in 2022
The Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund was established by FPMT in 1997, at the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Named after the great 14th-century founder of the Gelug tradition, the Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund’s purpose is to invest in ... Read more »
Practice Patience by Remembering Karma
In this video extract from a 2018 teaching, Lama Zopa Rinpoche describes a useful method for developing our practice of patience. It consists of reflecting on how everything that we experience is the result of our past actions. So, when ... Read more »
Kopan Lamrim Course 2022 Teaching 4: Others’ Happiness Depends on How You Act with Your Body, Speech, and Mind
The first way to quickly actualize the realizations of the path to enlightenment is to purify our obscurations, and the best way to purify is to fulfill the guru’s wishes and advice; Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains in his teaching from ... Read more »
Starting the New Year with Purification
With the new year approaching, many of us are reflecting on the past year— rejoicing in the blessings we received, and also assessing mistakes we have made in relation to ourselves and others. Fortunately, we have methods at our disposal ... Read more »