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Lama Zopa Rinpoche full length teachings

Lama Zopa Rinpoche

This podcast brings to you the teachings given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in full length. Our current focus for new episodes lies on older teachings by Rinpoche that have not been published in video yet as well as major retreats that Rinpoche had led over the years. These episodes are mostly unedited in terms of content but often improved in terms of sound quality. See their video counterparts on our RAN page at fpmt.org/media/streaming/teachings-of-lama-zopa-rinpoche/

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03:15:10

11 Transformation Through Mantras, Holy Objects, and...

Lama Zopa Rinpoche full length teachings ·

2024/05/17

There is great positive transformation through the power of mantras, holy objects, and moral conduct. This power comes from the compassion of Buddha, who provided these methods for sentient beings to purify negative karma, accumulate merit, and progress on the path to enlightenment quickly. The more we understand the suffering of samsara, the more we can appreciate the kindness of Buddha in offering such methods for liberation.Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains the power and benefits of various mantras,

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04:14:50

10 Khunu Lama Rinpoche and Taming the Mind 25-Apr-2003

Lama Zopa Rinpoche full length teachings ·

2024/05/10

The great bodhisattva Khunu Lama Rinpoche, a profound scholar and yogi had extensive knowledge of Buddhist scriptures and teachings. His Holiness the Dalai Lama received extensive commentary on the Bodhicharyavatara from him. Lama Zopa Rinpoche attributes the origins of FPMT chanting practices to Khunu Lama Rinpoche.Khunu Lama Rinpoche's teachings became widely known, with people seeking blessings from him. His teachings for the monks at Kopan Monastery emphasized the need to tame their minds and

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03:10:34

09 Chenrezig Sadhana Commentary 24-Apr-2003

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2024/05/03

We can precede the Chenrezig visualization by calming techniques and breathing exercises, reciting prayers and reflecting on the kindness of Guru Shakyamuni Buddha. Buddha made immense sacrifices for the benefit of all sentient beings, practicing morality, charity, perseverance, concentration, and wisdom for three countless great eons. Integrating Lam Rim meditation with deity meditation and mantra recitation can make the practice more powerful. Chanting serves as a form of meditation, giving us

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02:50:44

08 Breaking the Cycle of Samsara: Eight Mahayana...

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2024/04/26

Our current bodies carry the seeds of disturbing thoughts and defilements, and they perpetuate samsara. The continuity of these aggregates, including consciousness, never breaks, constantly circling from one life to the next. The general suffering of samsara includes the impermanence of everything, the unsatisfactory nature of desires, and the inevitability of leaving our bodies behind.Sentient beings have never experienced even a moment of true happiness in samsara because even samsaric pleasures

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03:58:33

07 Integrating Wisdom and Compassion into Daily...

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2024/04/19

Everything we perceive, from objects to colours, is a result of the mind labelling and imputing meanings onto them. By recognizing the imputed nature of phenomena and the contradiction between appearance and reality, we can prevent the mind from solidifying mistaken beliefs and contributing to delusion, attachment, and other negative emotions. By focusing on wisdom and understanding the ultimate nature of things we can overcome the ignorance that perpetuates delusions and cultivate a more peaceful

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02:02:03

06 Exploring Emptiness 22-Apr-2003

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2024/04/12

The teachings of the Buddha provide a universal and fundamental path for liberation from suffering, which encompasses engaging in wholesome actions while refraining from unwholesome ones, subduing the mind, and following the Four Noble Truths.While these teachings might seem peculiar to those unfamiliar, they are universal truths. Understanding karma reveals that positive actions and virtuous thoughts lead to happiness, while negative actions and thoughts result in suffering. Just as doctors

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01:47:35

05 Enlightenment through Compassion 21-Apr-2003

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2024/04/05

Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses the importance of helping young people and the concept of universal education as a means to achieve this goal. He expresses a sense of urgency for universal education, as he believes there is a need for a method that can bring peace to individuals and the world, regardless of their religious background.Rinpoche envisions an organization that focuses on youth and promotes universal education, aiming to cultivate good hearts and inspire young individuals to become

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02:20:49

04 Chenrezig and Gelongma Palmo: Beings of Compassion...

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2024/03/29

Lama Zopa Rinpoche pays homage to Chenrezig (The Compassion Buddha) and Gelongma Palmo, a fully ordained nun who embodied the qualities of the three-time buddhas and had a deep understanding of the past, present, and future. In a blissful realm, a unique lotus was discovered, and the holy child, Chenrezig, was found inside. Chenrezig made a vow to lead all beings to enlightenment and emitted beams from his holy body, liberating beings in the six realms. However, feeling overwhelmed by the suffering

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01:04:20

03 Meditating on the Emptiness in Sound 20-Apr-2003

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2024/03/22

Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses a meditation practice focused on the sound of rain, suggesting two meditations: one on the conventional truth of the rain and the other on the emptiness of the rain. The meditation involves analyzing how the sound of rain appears to one's mind, questioning whether the sound is merely labelled by the mind or if it appears to exist independently from its own side. The correct view, according to the Prasangika school, is that the sound is merely imputed by the mind on the

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01:09:16

02 Doing This Retreat is to Repay the Kindness of His...

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2024/03/15

Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains how to think well about why we are doing this retreat; about how to make the retreat most beneficial. Many of us received the permission to practice the four Kadampa deities from HIs Holiness the Dalai Lama, and so doing this retreat well with lam-rim meditation, trying to develop our minds in the path to enlightenment, is to repay His Holiness’s kindness. Rinpoche also dedicates the retreat that the political leaders in mainland China come to recognize that His Holiness

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02:20:05

01 The Minute You Cherish Others, There Is Freedom ...

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2024/03/08

Without Lamrim, life is seen as problematic, creating suffering and lacking real happiness. Lamrim practice is more crucial than material wealth, as inner peace and happiness stem from the mind's development. All forms of happiness, whether mundane or supramundane, ultimately originate from Dharma. Having a strong mind, imbued with compassion, wisdom, and an understanding of Dharma, helps diminish the impact of life's difficulties and we can effectively cope with challenges, experiencing more

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01:05:27

White Tara Practice: Oral Transmission and Visualization

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2023/11/30

On April 8, 2023, five days before showing the aspect of passing away, Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered a White Tara oral transmission and visualization at Kopan Monastery to Glen H. Mullin and a group of his students.This was one of Rinpoche’s last recorded teachings in this life and offers timeless advice on benefiting and cherishing others.Rinpoche begins the White Tara oral transmission at 36:27 of the video

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02:39:18

The One Answer Is to Practice Lamrim

Lama Zopa Rinpoche full length teachings ·

2023/11/27

Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered teachings and advice to a group of Vajrasattva retreaters at Kopan Monastery on April 7, 8, and 9, 2023. In his final teaching from this series, Rinpoche discussed how to develop one's mind in Dharma, the necessity of practising the lamrim and concludes by offering the oral transmission of The Essential Nectar. This was one of the last teaching events Rinpoche offered before showing the aspect of passing away on April 13, 2023.

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01:41:10

Imprints Are Very, Very, Very Important

Lama Zopa Rinpoche full length teachings ·

2023/11/24

Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered teachings and advice to a group of Vajrasattva retreaters at Kopan Monastery on April 7, 8, and 9, 2023. In his second teaching from this series, on April 8, Rinpoche discussed the benefits of purification practice, the necessity of pleasing and receiving the blessings of the guru, the importance of meditating on death and impermanence, and continues offering the oral transmission of The Essential Nectar. This was one of the last teaching events Rinpoche offered before

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01:56:55

Purification Is the Most Important Thing

Lama Zopa Rinpoche full length teachings ·

2023/11/21

Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered teachings and advice to a group of Vajrasattva retreaters at Kopan Monastery on April 7, 8, and 9, 2023. In his first teaching from this series, Rinpoche overviewed some of the many benefits of purification practice and began offering the lung of The Essential Nectar. This was one of the last teaching events Rinpoche offered before showing the aspect of passing away on April 13, 2023.

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45:33

The Benefits of Offering a Long Life Puja

Lama Zopa Rinpoche full length teachings ·

2023/03/17

A long life puja was offered by the entire FPMT organization to Lama Zopa Rinpoche on December 21, 2022 at Kopan Monastery during the fifty-third Kopan lamrim meditation course. This puja was offered in accordance with the advice of Khandro Kunga Bhuma (Khandro-la), and is part of a collection of practices offered for Rinpoche’s health and the well-being of the entire FPMT organization.During this puja, Rinpoche spoke about the meaning and benefits of the long life puja and how to visualize all the

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01:56:39

Refuge Ceremony

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2023/03/14

Lama Zopa Rinpoche began a refuge ceremony on December 25, 2022 from the fifty-third lamrim meditation course at Kopan Monastery by explaining the importance of relying on Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. By protecting our karma we are able to be free from samsara.Before the refuge ceremony begins (at 13:33), Rinpoche explained the Lesser Vehicle refuge and also Mahayana refuge and shared the motivation for taking refuge.While guiding those in attendance in prostrations, Rinpoche discussed the

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01:41:58

Put All Your Effort into Realizing Dependent Arising

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2023/03/05

Put all of your effort into realizing dependent arising, Lama Zopa Rinpoche urges in his December 25, 2022 teaching from the fifty-third lamrim meditation course at Kopan Monastery, Nepal. It is childish to believe that things exist from their own side, Rinpoche explains, so don’t cling to hallucinated appearances.Whatever you are doing, meditate on how the I came into existence. Why? Because all problems come from believing that the I exists from its own side. The more you meditate, the more you

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03:39:06

Rinpoche Concludes the Oral Transmission of Essential...

Lama Zopa Rinpoche full length teachings ·

2023/03/02

Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered the complete oral transmission (lung) of The Essential Nectar of Holy Doctrine, also known as the Essence of Nectar, one of the eighteen great lamrim texts by Yeshe Tsondro. It was given over two teachings from the fifty-third lamrim meditation course at Kopan Monastery on December 22 and 23, 2022. This recording is the second teaching from December 23.This is one of the most important texts for anyone sincerely studying the lamrim or who receives lamrim preliminaries from

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03:48:05

Rinpoche Begins the Oral Transmission of Essential...

Lama Zopa Rinpoche full length teachings ·

2023/02/19

Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered the complete oral transmission (lung) of The Essential Nectar of Holy Doctrine, also known as the Essence of Nectar, one of the eighteen great lamrim texts by Yeshe Tsondro. It was given over two teachings from the fifty-third lamrim meditation course at Kopan Monastery on December 22 and 23, 2022. This recording is the first teaching from December 22.This is one of the most important texts for anyone sincerely studying the lamrim or who receives lamrim preliminaries from

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