Published October 28, 2018
In order for our meditation on the lamrim to be effective in transforming our minds into the Dharma, we must first receive the guru’s blessings. To receive these blessings, we must generate the mind of devotion and then make strong, single-pointed requests to our personal gurus as well as to the lineage gurus.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Published June 24, 2018
This third multimedia in the Guru Puja is the Heart Practice series brings together teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche on the chanting and instructions for the seven limbs in the context of the Guru Puja (LC 18-42). These seven limbs—prostrations, offerings, confession, rejoicing, requesting to teach, requesting to live long, dedication—contain all the practices needed for extensive purification and accumulation of merit before entering the main body of the practice.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Published April 25, 2018
Lama Zopa Rinpoche introduces the method of chanting including how to learn the tunes and set our motivation. Rinpoche then teaches the melodies for the FPMT chanting lineage of the Guru Puja.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Published February 27, 2018
This is Part One in the GURU PUJA IS THE HEART PRACTICE series by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. The series is based on a very important commentary by Rinpoche on the Guru Puja given over several sessions at the first Light of the Path Retreat in 2009.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Published June 24, 2016
Lama Zopa Rinpoche compiles and gives commentary on verses to be used each morning as a daily practice after generating a bodhicitta motivation.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Published May 23, 2016
Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains how we must prepare our minds to listen to Dharma teachings by establishing a pure motivation.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Published September 23, 2015
Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Published September 23, 2015
Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Published September 23, 2015
Lama Zopa Rinpoche