Buddhist Practices

Chöd 1. Chöd Sadhana (Lama Thubten Yeshe): A practice to counter one's selfish attitude.; Tags > chöd

2. Teachings Before Chöd Initiation (Audio and Unedited Transcripts) (Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche): Extracted from a series of teachings given by Kyabje Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche at Maitripa College, Portland, Oregon in June 2009.; Tags > chöd | dharma

Deity Practice 3. Amitayus Sutra and Mantra (Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche): Amitayus long mantra, practice sadhana, and long life sutra; Tags > amitayus

4. Bodhgaya Teachings: 2006 (Audio and Unedited Transcript) (Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche): Days 1-3: Maitreya Buddha puja, Dharma teachings, meditation on Maitreya Buddha, and an oral transmission of the Maitreya mantra.; Tags > maitreya | holy objects | happiness | compassion | karma | offering | tong-len (exchanging self and others)

5. Bodhgaya Teachings: 2006 (Audio and Unedited Transcript) Continued (Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche): Days 4-6: includes teachings, oral transmissions of Maitreya prayer, King of Prayers and Stainless Beam Mantra.; Tags > purification | holy objects | happiness | refuge | karma | delusions | bodhicitta

6. Chanting the Names of Manjushri (Manjushri-nama-samgiti) (Audio) (Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche): An oral transmission of the Manjushri-nama-samgiti, which consists of 160 verses and mantra sentences, condensing an enormous tantric lore.; Tags > manjushri | deity practice

7. Mahamudra Teachings and Medicine Buddha Teachings (Audio and Unedited Transcript) (Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche): Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave these teachings in Crestone, Colorado, in June 2008. Included is the oral transmission of the First Panchen Lama's Root Text for the Precious Gelug/Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra and the Medicine Buddha jenang.; Tags > mahamudra | medicine buddha | emptiness (shunyata) | spiritual teacher (guru / lama) | I | happiness | suffering | dharma practice | enlightenment

8. Mahamudra Teachings and Medicine Buddha Teachings (Chinese Audio) (Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche): Included is the oral transmission of the First Panchen Lama's Root Text for the Precious Gelug/Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra.; Tags > mahamudra | medicine buddha

9. Praises to the 21 Taras (Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche): Lama Zopa Rinpoche chants The Praises to the 21 Taras; Tags > tara

10. Teachings at Amitabha and White Tara Initiations and Retreat (Audio and Unedited Transcripts) (Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche): Amitabha long-life initiation, Bringing to the Pure Land and White Tara long-life initiation and retreat at Shakyamuni Center, Taichung, Taiwan, Feb 18-21 2007.; Tags > retreat | deity practice

11. Teachings at Medicine Buddha Puja (Audio and Unedited Transcripts) (Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche): Teachings given during a Medicine Buddha Puja at Shakyamuni Center, Taiwan in March 2007.; Tags > 35 buddhas | medicine buddha | offering | dedication

12. Teachings before Mitukpa Initiation, Taiwan 2007 (Audio and Unedited Transcripts) (Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche): Teachings given before Mitukpa Initiation at Shakyamuni Center, Taichung, Taiwan 25 Feb – 26 Feb 2007.; Tags > initiation | purification | dharma practice | motivation

13. Teachings from 100 Million Mani Retreat 2009 (Audio and Unedited Transcripts) (Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche): Lama Zopa Rinpoche's teachings at the 100 Million Mani Retreat - Institut Vajra Yogini, Lavaur, France. May 2009.; Tags > retreat | chenrezig (avalokiteshvara) | om mani padme hum (chenrezig mantra)

14. Teachings from the Medicine Buddha Retreat (Audio and Unedited Transcripts) (Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche): Land of Medicine Buddha, October-November 2001; Tags > medicine buddha

15. Teachings from the Thousand-Arm Chenrezig Retreat (Audio and Unedited Transcripts) (Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche): Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave these teachings during a Thousand-Arm Chenrezig Retreat held in Taichung, Taiwan, February-March 2001.; Tags > chenrezig (avalokiteshvara) | retreat | deity practice

Mantra Recitation 16. Teachings at Maitreya Puja (Audio and unedited Transcripts) (Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche): Teachings given at Maitreya Puja, Shakyamuni Center, Taichung, Taiwan on March 11, 2007.; Tags > maitreya | mantra | holy objects

17. The Benefits of Chanting Om Mani Padme Hum (Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche): From Lama Zopa Rinpoche's invitation to join the one hundred million manis retreat; Tags > mantra | om mani padme hum (chenrezig mantra) | chenrezig (avalokiteshvara) | compassion | karma

Preliminary Practices 18. Teachings from 100 Million Mani Retreat 2000 (Audio and Unedited Transcripts) (Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche): Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave these teachings during the 100 Million Mani Retreat at Chenrezig Institute, Australia, in December 2000.

19. Teachings on Offerings (Audio and Unedited Transcript) (Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche): Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave these teachings on offering practices during a Cittamani Tara Puja at Amitabha Buddhist Center, Singapore in 1992.; Tags > mandala offering | rejoicing | preliminary practices

Purification Practices 20. Teaching on Purification (Audio and Unedited Transcript) (Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche): A short teaching given before a Vajrasattva je-nang on the benefits of purifying negative karma.; Tags > vajrasattva | karma | purification | rebirth | lower realms | ten non-virtuous actions | cherishing others

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