
Teachings
Lama Thubten Yeshe: The Peaceful Prison
Lama Yeshe discusses the five lay vows with students at Chenrezig Institute.
Watch the video and read the transcript of this talk, as Rinpoche discusses the importance of living in vows and purifying negative karma, while staying focused on the goal, enlightenment.
A short teaching on Lama Chöpa (Guru Puja), an essential guru yoga practice
A translation and commentary on the 36 vows upheld by novice monks and nuns.
The eight Mahayana precepts should be taken with the motivation of bodhicitta, remembering the kindness of other sentient beings
His Holiness the Dalai Lama responds to general questions about Buddhism from students at Tushita Meditation Centre, Dharamsala
A teaching by abbot Achos Rinpoche, with a commentary by Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
Teachings given during a refuge ceremony. Topics include the motivation for refuge and the benefits of taking vows.
Rinpoche's advice on the benefits of working for Dharma centers
The Practice and Benefits of the Eight Mahayana Precepts
A student wrote to Rinpoche asking for practices for the rest of his life. Rinpoche responded with this advice.
A small collection of talks by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche to their ordained students.
A talk and video from Lama Zopa Rinpoche's visit to Nalanda Monastery, France in 2001.