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Discovering Dharma

Discovering Dharma

“My very dear most kind precious [student],” Lama Zopa Rinpoche wrote to a student who had written to Rinpoche about his book How to Practice Dharma, published by the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive. “Skies of thanks for your discovering Dharma, ... Read more »
‘What If Your Dear Mother Were Caught in a Blazing Fire?’

‘What If Your Dear Mother Were Caught in a Blazing Fire?’

What if your dear mother were caught in a blazing fire? You would not relax and say, “Let her burn. I don’t have time to get her out right now. I’ll do it later.” Of course you would stop whatever ... Read more »
Practices to Benefit Pretas, Nagas and Spirits

Practices to Benefit Pretas, Nagas and Spirits

The practices of offering charity to spirits, pretas and nagas are often recommended by Lama Zopa Rinpoche – both for the benefit of the practitioner and for the benefit of the beings to which the practices are dedicated. This new ... Read more »
‘Put Enlightenment Second’

‘Put Enlightenment Second’

“So, what is it that brings all that [Dharma] happiness?” Lama Zopa Rinpoche asks in The Joy of Compassion, a free ebook from Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive. “It’s cherishing sentient beings; living your life cherishing sentient beings. Not that I ... Read more »
Benefits of Offering Gold to Statues

Benefits of Offering Gold to Statues

Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered this advice in a letter to a student who offered gold to 1,000 buddha statues at Kopan Monastery in Nepal: I thought to tell of some benefits. In the time of Buddha Kashyapa, one person offered ... Read more »
Sponsorship of Annual Gelug Winter Debate

Sponsorship of Annual Gelug Winter Debate

Monks from various Gelugpa monasteries participated in the extensive month-long debate on Buddhist logic at Sera Je Monastery, India, this January known as the Winter Jang Debate. This annual debate dates back to the time of Lama Tsongkhapa and was ... Read more »
‘Happiness or Unhappiness Come from the Mind’

‘Happiness or Unhappiness Come from the Mind’

Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave teachings in New Delhi, India on January 23-26. On January 24, Ven. Roger Kunsang shared this on his Twitter page: Lama Zopa: happiness or unhappiness come from the mind. If self-cherishing mind, then problems; if mind ... Read more »
Thubten Norbu Ling Grows

Thubten Norbu Ling Grows

In late October, Rowena Mayer, director of Thubten Norbu Ling in Santa Fe, New Mexico, US, shared a brief news update with Mandala. Thubten Norbu Ling has been experiencing promising and beneficial developments. Geshe Thubten Sherab finished his six-month stay ... Read more »
‘I Am a Most Fortunate Kangaroo’

‘I Am a Most Fortunate Kangaroo’

While Lama Zopa Rinpoche was in the Bendigo-area for the CPMT 2014 meeting and the retreat that followed, he added mantras to statues of an elephant and a
Support Offered to Young Mongolian Tulku Entering Sera Je Monastery

Support Offered to Young Mongolian Tulku Entering Sera Je Monastery

Lama Zopa Rinpoche, through the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund, recently made a substantial offering toward the costs associated with a young Mongolian tulku, Lama Jamyang Garpo, said to be an emanation of White Manjushri, entering Sera Je Monastery. Traditionally, ... Read more »
Jeffrey Hopkins’ Transmission of Honesty

Jeffrey Hopkins’ Transmission of Honesty

Dr. Jeffrey Hopkins, now 74, is professor emeritus at the University of Virginia and one of the world’s top scholars of Buddhism. He has published 42 books, acted as His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s translator, and had a long academic ... Read more »
‘Even If Buddha Appeared to Us’

‘Even If Buddha Appeared to Us’

Lama Zopa Rinpoche taught in January 9-15 at Choe Khor Sum Ling in Bangalore, India. On January 13, Ven. Roger Kunsang shared on his Twitter page: Lama Zopa: We have had an ordinary view from beginningless time. Even [if] Buddha ... Read more »