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102 The Higher Training of Morality Is the Foundation for Helping Sentient Beings
Episode 1
Lama Zopa Rinpoche begins this teaching, recorded on July 20, 2021 at Kopan Monastery in Nepal, discussing two important and powerful holy objects.
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
51 Merit, Morning Motivation, And Practice 04-May-2004
Season 4 Episode 51
Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains that the purpose of visualizing the mandala is to attain those paths within one’s own heart. To collect the most extensiv…
9 months, 1 week ago
50 How To Make Extensive Offerings 04-May-2004
Season 4 Episode 50
Lama Zopa Rinpoche describes the motivation, visualizations, and dedications for making our offerings expansive. With a bodhicitta motivation, we sho…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
49 The Power Of Sutra And Holy Objects 03-May-2004
Season 4 Episode 49
Lama Zopa Rinpoche talks about the Arya Sanghata Sutra. He says it is an incredible source of collecting merit. The minute you hear this Arya Sanghat…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
48 Filling Stupas And Offering Bells 02-May-2004
Season 4 Episode 48
In recapping the benefits of stupas and the mantras to fill them, Rinpoche advises not to put all kinds of things inside the stupa, such as incomplet…
10 months ago
47 Relics And Prayer Wheels 02-May-2004
Season 4 Episode 47
Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains why Buddha manifested relics. He says that it was explained in the Golden Light Sutra that the Buddha showed a short life…
10 months, 1 week ago
46 Blessing The Speech 02-May-2004
Season 4 Episode 46
Lama Zopa Rinpoche reads the General Confession in the presence of two relics. He clarifies some of the points and explains how to mediate on how eve…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
45 The Unification Of Emptiness And Dependent Arising 01-May-2004
Season 4 Episode 45
Lama Zopa Rinpoche reads some verses from Phabongkha Dechen Nyingpo’s Calling the Guru from Afar and discusses the meaning. He talks about the rarity…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
44 The Benefits Of Stupas And Mantras 30-Apr-2004
Season 4 Episode 44
Lama Zopa Rinpoche gives an extensive presentation on the benefits of making stupas. He says that it’s so easy to benefit other sentient beings by ma…
11 months ago
43 The Mahamudra Lineage Prayer And Guru Devotion 30-Apr-2004
Season 4 Episode 43
Lama Zopa Rinpoche reads the Mahamudra lineage prayer and explains the fundamental meaning of mahamudra. He says it is the unification of emptiness a…
11 months, 1 week ago