Advice from lama zopa rinpoche the lama yeshe wisdom archive collects advice from lama zopa rinpoche on many topics in the form of short talks or letters to students. Thubten zopa rinpoche, also called lama zopa rinpoche has an extensive biography of him in the book the lawudo lama by jamyang wangmo early in life, he was recognized as the reincarnation of the lawudo lama kunzang yeshe, from the same region hence the title rinpoche. It may have minor creases on the cover and some folded pages. Smashwords advice for monks and nuns a book by lama. Kadampa teachings by lama zopa rinpoche nook book ebook. The following is an extract of rinpoches reply to the student. Lama zopa rinpoche is a master at explaining buddhisms radical but effective methods for transforming suffering into happiness, which have been practiced and taught by tibetans for a thousand years. This collection of tools for the time of death has been assembled according to lama zopa rinpoches advice, and contains powerful methods for ensuring a fortunate rebirth for those who have died or are in the process of dying. Rinpoche was born in 1946 in thami, not far from the lawudo cave, in the mount everest region of nepal, where his predecessor meditated for the last 20. In this section of the online advice book, rinpoche offers guidance on raising children so that their lives become meaningful. When you wear the protection, you can wear it in the shower if it has a plastic cover on it. In this new edition of a classic book, lama zopa rinpoche reveals the essential meaning of an ancient text that he discovered in his retreat cave high in the himalayas. For advice on daily practice from lama zopa rinpoche click here. May 18, 2017 while taking his meal, lama zopa rinpoche gives advice to a student on the topic of taking off live support.
Lama zopa rinpoches online advice book is a collection of a wide range of advices given by rinpoche to specific students in responses to letters and requests. For more advice listed on the fpmt webpage click here. Lama zopa rinpoche, the spiritual director of the foundation for the preservation of the mahayana tradition fpmt, is the reincarnation of the sherpa nyingma yogi kunsang yeshe, the lawudo lama. Smashwords advice for monks and nuns a book by lama yeshe.
It is the first volume in lywas heart advice series. Dear lama zopa, i have been in and out of jails since i was years old. Advice on taking off life support by lama zopa rinpoche youtube. Bodhichitta is a sanskrit word meaning the mind of enlightenment or the awakening mindthe mind that wishes to achieve enlightenment in order to lead all other. Thubten zopa rinpoche, also called lama zopa rinpoche has an extensive biography of him in the book the lawudo lama by jamyang wangmo. In these talks, lama yeshe and lama zopa rinpoche explain the great benefits of practicing dharma as an ordained person, how to keep the ordination pure, the purpose of the monastic community, how to live together as monks and nuns, and much more. This page shares lama zopa rinpoches advice and video teachings in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The life and teachings of lama yeshe tells the story of lama yeshe, how he met lama zopa rinpoche and how they created the foundation for the preservation of the mahayana tradition fpmt, one of the worlds largest tibetan buddhist organizations.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading advice for monks and nuns. Advice from lama zopa rinpoche for the coronavirus fpmt. Heart advice for death and dying ebook kindle edition by. Lama zopa rinpoche sent the following advice to three students who had written him complaining about a center director. Welcome to our january 2020 eletter and big love news. Teachings download books, sacred, spiritual texts and. In door to satisfaction lama zopa rinpoche reveals a text he discovered in a cave in the himalayas that captures the essential point of buddhist training. Rinpoche explains better to keep the person alive, if one can afford it. Rinpoche explains the importance of guru devotion, the proper way to develop a studentteacher bond and offers commentary on each traditional guru devotion subtopic found in tsongkhapas lamrim. Lama zopa rinpoche is a tibetan buddhist scholar and meditator who for 30 years has overseen the spiritual activities of the extensive worldwide network of centers, projects and services that form the foundation for the preservation of the mahayana tradition. These teachings offer valuable advice related to our dharma studies and practice. Lama zopa rinpoche receives thousands of letters every year from people seeking guidance on a variety of issues. Since your objective is to achieve enlightenment, you have to look far ahead, just as when youre traveling to somewhere very distant, you have to generate a strong determination to go there.
Unconventional wisdom, affirmation, and advice from one of tibetan buddhisms most influential living teachers. Find advice from his holiness the dalai lama and rangjung neljorma khadro namsel dronme khadrola, plus updates and free online. His advice is made available here, so it may be of benefit to others. This book comprises several motivations taught by lama zopa rinpoche called bodhicitta motivations for life, intended for us to use first thing every morning to generate the mind of bodhicitta and dedicate our life to numberless sentient beings. Bodhichitta book by lama zopa rinpoche official publisher. For years lama zopa rinpoche has envisioned a practical book to inform students of how to help loved ones have a beneficial death. Welcome to lywa, the archive of the fpmt, bringing you the collected teachings of lama yeshe and lama zopa rinpoche. He took his monastic vows at dungkar monastery in tibet where he travelled in 1957. This blog posting has rinpoches advice for benefitting pets and animals, from the book dear lama zopa.
Lama yeshe and lama zopa rinpoche took the essence of all the wisdom of the buddha and put it into a format that is so incredibly accessible to westerners and is so perfect for putting into practice to transform ones relationships and ones own mind. Fears by kyabje lama zopa rinpoche at various locations last updated oct 7. Heart advice is a series of core teachingsthe heart advicetaken from the experiential teachings of lama zopa rinpoche. Mar 07, 2015 from the book dear lama zopa radical solutions for transforming problems into happiness introduction to dear lama zopa. We were very fortunate rinpoche came most recently to nz and dci in may 2015. Rinpoches words are like glittering lances that plunge deep into our hearts, cutting away delusions and letting in the light of new truth.
Atisha centre is a mahayana buddhist centre affiliated to fpmt. Lama zopa rinpoche author lama zopa rinpoche is a tibetan buddhist scholar and meditator who for 30 years has overseen the spiritual activities of the worldwide network of 160plus centers, projects and social services that form the foundation for the preservation of the m. Listen to rinpoche discuss guru devotion in our latest podcast. Welcome to the lama yeshe wisdom archive online book of lama zopa rinpoches free advice on a wide range of topics in the form of letters and short talks. A student wrote to lama zopa rinpoche about his anger and its impact on other people. Big love, the official, authorized biography of lama yeshe,contains personal stories of the lamas and the students who learned, lived and traveled with them, as well as more than 1,500 photos dating back to the 1960s. May 21, 2019 it is the attitude of the bodhisattva, of the person who makes the compassionate vow to save others from suffering.
Advice for monks and nuns ebook by lama yeshe 9781891868498. How to enjoy death has been compiled from years of rinpoches teachings and has been lovingly edited by venerable robina courtin. Welcome to the official facebook page of lama zopa rinpoche. For lama zopa rinpoches online advice book with advice written to various students on a variety of topics click here. This book is made possible by kind supporters of the archive who, like you, appreciate how we make these teachings available in so many ways, including in our website for instant reading, listening. An accessible, inspiring book on one of the most important topics in tibetan buddhismbodhichitta, or compassionwritten by one of its renowned masters who has an international following of thousands. Please do not reproduce any part of this book by any means whatsoever without our permission. Here lama zopa rinpoche provides detailed advice on how best to prepare ourselves. Preparing to meet lifes final challenge without fear wisdom publications, 2016. Bodhisattva attitude by lama zopa rinpoche overdrive.
Mar 12, 2012 heart advice is a series of core teachingsthe heart advice taken from the experiential instructions of lama zopa rinpoche. Rinpoche was born in 1946 in thami, not far from the lawudo cave, in the mount everest region of nepal, where his predecessor meditated for the last. While in prison, i have become a sincere buddhist, and study hard in jail, where i am sentenced to remain for life. Family and relationships lama yeshe wisdom archive. Advice on the visualization and benefits of namgyalma mantra. Heart advice is a series of core teachingsthe heart advice taken from the experiential teachings of lama zopa rinpoche. The reality is that there is negativity on both sides. Its a challenging way to thinkhow can it be that the. This text was opening the door to dharma, composed in the fifteenth century by a follower of the kadampa tradition. Lama zopa rinpoches visits to dci lama zopa rinpoche travels much of the year, giving teachings, initiations and leading retreats at different fpmt centres, while also taking care of many projects to benefit beings around the world. This is a book of letters to people all over the world from lama zopa rinpoche in response to requests for advice about their problems. People do not become saints or rinpoches by abusing animals. Advice for monks and nuns kindle edition by yeshe, lama.
Yeshe, lama, zopa rinpoche, lama, ribush, nicholas. With great care, rinpoche explains what to do in the months, weeks, and days that precede death, as well as how to handle the moment itself and the. This advice dealing with anger was originally published in lama zopa rinpoches online advice book on the lama yeshe wisdom archive website. A student wrote to lama zopa rinpoche in october 2016 to ask what to do when finding dead insects. Advice for monks and nuns kindle edition by yeshe, lama, zopa rinpoche, lama, ribush, nicholas. The lama yeshe wisdom archive compiles and edits these pieces, adding new ones.
Roger kunsang, lama zopa rinpoches tireless assistant, for asking us to produce lama yeshe wisdom archive. Advice from lama zopa rinpoche mandala publications. This book is an extensive teaching on guru yoga by lama zopa rinpoche, a contemporary exemplar of the practice. It is the attitude of the bodhisattva, of the person who makes the compassionate vow to save others from suffering. Lama zopas rinpoche,heart advice for death and dying, is an extremely valuable and remarkable book. Lama zopa rinpoches online advice book for more advice from lama zopa rinpoche on a wide range of topics in the form of short talks and letters go to the lama yeshe wisdom archive many of the following documents require. This title was published by the lama yeshe wisdom archive, a nonprofit organization established to make the buddhist teachings of lama yeshe and lama zopa rinpoche freely accessible in many ways, including on our website for instant reading, listening or downloading, and as printed and electronic books. Becoming your own therapistby lama yesh, e advice for monks and nuns,by lama yeshe and lama zopa rinpoche virtue and reality, by lama zopa rinpoche make your mind an oceanby lama yesh, e forthcoming for initiates only. Rinpoche responded from buddha amitabha pure land in washington state, taking the opportunity not only to give advice but to describe in detail how he and sangha members work to benefit insects, birds, and other small animals there. It provides such a clear, downtoearth presentation of buddhist meditation and practice. Rinpoche discusses the eight worldly dharmas at the fourth kopan course.
Lama zopa rinpoches online advice book lama yeshe wisdom. An opportunity to practice the path of patience a student wrote to lama zopa rinpoche about his anger and its impact on other people. The main resource is rinpoches major retreats, commentaries and transmissions since 2008, although other archive materials supplement these. Read lama zopa rinpoches introductions to dharma celebrations held in delhi. Somerville usa 2016 sooner or later, you will come face to face with your own death. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
First, lama zopa gives a clear and comprehensive explanation of bodhichitta, its benefits, and its importance to the path. In these talks, lama yeshe and lama zopa rinpoche explain the great benefits of practicing dharma as an ordained person. This book is drawn from lama zopa rinpoches essential teachings given from 2008 onward. Every word of advice rinpoche gives is based on teachings of the buddha. See more ideas about lama zopa rinpoche, buddhism and tibetan buddhism. If you knew lama, you will be reminded of his wisdom and charisma.
Lama zopa rinpoche advice on wearing protection items. Dec 7, 2017 lama zopa rinpoche is a tibetan buddhist scholar and meditator who for 30 years has overseen the spiritual activities of the extensive worldwide network of centers, projects and services that form the foundation for the preservation of the mahayana tradition fpmt which he founded with lama thubten yeshe. Here lama zopa rinpoche provides detailed advice on how best to prepare ourselves to face the inevitable end of our own and our loved ones lives with courage, grace, and a mind free of fear. With clarity, skill, and deep knowledge, lama zopa rinpoche beautifully brings to life a bodhisattvas motivation and actions. Jun 11, 2012 in these talks, lama yeshe and lama zopa rinpoche explain the great benefits of practicing dharma as an ordained person, how to keep the ordination pure, the purpose of the monastic community, how to live together as monks and nuns, and much more. Lama zopa rinpoche is one of the outstanding living tibetan buddhist masters, and his students have carefully archived hundreds of his teachings. He patiently guides us through the six perfections with many personal examples and insights. Its a perfect complement to the presentations from the classic texts. You have to look far ahead and generate a vast mind. The worst thing is if you wear a picture of a buddha or his holiness the dalai lama around your neck and then when you go to sleep it goes down under your arm or. Yes, i have also heard complaints from the director as well as from you. In this elegant little book of wisdom, lama zopa rinpoche reveals a lexicon of sound, practical, and transforming advice. Dear lama zopa book by thubten zopa rinpoche, robina.
Advice from khen rinpoche geshe thubten chonyi, resident teacher at amitabha buddhist centre, singapore. In this book, the renowned teacher lama zopa rinpoche shows us how to achieve it. The teachings and practices contained in the books heart advice for death and dying and heart practices for death and dying are complemented by the teachings and practices found in lama zopa rinpoches more recent book how to enjoy death. It is a good selection to approach directly to the practice and education of buddhism and especially to the topic of death, considered an essential practice of buddhism, and the purpose of this book. Read advice for monks and nuns by lama yeshe available from rakuten kobo.
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