Category Archives: Lamrim (Path to Enlightenment)

The Meaning of Guru Devotion

Dharma in Daily Life, Guru Devotion, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Purification

Devotion is like the mother. From the mother comes many children, then grandchildren, then all the generations. Like that, from devotion all the qualities come, the realizations and all the qualities. From devotion comes the understanding of Dharma words and then the realization of their meaning. From devotion so many qualities come, and also with devotion you are able to protect those qualities.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche

These teachings were given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Root Institute, Bodhgaya, India, between December 26-31, 2006. Rinpoche describes the mystery of the guru deity and discusses the importance of guru devotion in developing all the qualities on the path to the enlightenment. Those who live their lives infused with devotion can progress much more quickly than by intellect alone. Rinpoche then illustrates this phenomena with engaging stories from his youth. You can read along with the transcript by visiting https://www.lamayeshe.com/article/chapter/day-four-meaning-guru-devotion

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The Nature of Samsara

Dharma in Daily Life, Introductory, Karma, Lama Zopa Rinpoche

These teachings were given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Root Institute, Bodhgaya, India, December 26-31, 2006.  The selection begins with a question and answer between Rinpoche and students on the nature of the mind followed by a discourse by Rinpoche on the nature of samsara.  You can also read along with a lightly edited transcript of these teachings at https://www.lamayeshe.com/article/chapter/day-six-nature-samsara

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The Urgency of Realizing Lamrim

Benefiting Animals, Compassion and Bodhicitta, Death and Transitions, Dharma in Daily Life, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Introductory, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lamrim (Path to Enlightenment), Perfect Human Rebirth, Renunciation

So we’re going to destroy, to totally cease, make it completely non-existent, this enemy, this inner enemy, this delusion, this demon, this self-cherishing thought that harms, that has been harming you, torturing you, and all the time, giving you problem all the time, even this life.

-Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Lama Zopa Rinpoche gives this introductory teaching during a lamrim retreat at Vajrapani Institute in 2006. In this session Rinpoche impresses upon us the urgent importance of concentrating all our efforts on realizing the stages of the path to enlightenment for ourselves and all sentient beings. Read along with the transcript on our website.

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The Best Attitude for Work

Compassion and Bodhicitta, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lamrim (Path to Enlightenment), Working for the Dharma

Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches on the best attitude to have during all the work we do. Excerpted from teachings on the power of compassion given in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on May 14, 2006 and organized by Kasih Hospice. You can read the edited transcripts of this entire teaching at lamayeshe.com/article/power-compassion.

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28th Kopan Meditation Course: Lecture 8

Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lamrim (Path to Enlightenment), Oral Transmission, Sutras, Mantras and Root Texts

This lecture is from teachings given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the 28th Kopan Meditation Course at Kopan Monastery in November, 1995. Included in this teaching are oral transmissions of the Heart Sutra, the Thirty-five Buddhas Confession Prayer, and Pabongka Rinpoche’s Heart-Spoon. You can read along with the transcript here and explore the rest of the teachings given during the 28th Kopan Course here.

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28th Kopan Course: Lecture 1

Compassion and Bodhicitta, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lamrim (Path to Enlightenment), Oral Transmission, Practice Commentary, Sutras, Mantras and Root Texts

These teachings were given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the 28th Kopan Meditation Course at Kopan Monastery, Nepal in December, 1995. This is the first talk on compassion and includes discussion of the mantra of Chenrezig, the Buddha of Compassion. You can read the transcript of this talk here.

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Teachings from Barcelona: Day 2 Part 3

Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lamrim (Path to Enlightenment), Oral Transmission, Sutras, Mantras and Root Texts

This talk includes an oral transmission by Lama Zopa Rinpoche of the Golden Light Sutra and is from the second day of a series of teachings given in Barcelona, Spain from September 2nd-4th 2005 hosted by the FPMT’s Centro Nagarjuna.  You can read the unedited transcripts for this session and for the entire series of teachings here.

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Teachings from Barcelona: Day 2 Part 2

Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lamrim (Path to Enlightenment)

These teachings were given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Barcelona, Spain on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of September 2005.  This talk is from the second day’s teaching. Hosted by the FPMT’s Centro Nagarjuna. This talk is from the second day of teachings. You can find unedited transcripts of all the teachings from this series here.

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Teachings from Barcelona: Day 2 Part 1

Emptiness, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lamrim (Path to Enlightenment)

This talk is from the beginning of the second day of teachings given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Barcelona, Spain from September 2-4, 2005 hosted by the FPMT’s Centro Nagarjuna. You can find unedited transcripts of this talk and for all the teachings from this series here.

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