Teachings
In this excerpt from the 39th Kopan Course, Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses ignorance, the root of samsara.
In this video extract, Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains that we live our entire life grasping at the real I, but in Buddhism we learn that the way the self appears is a total hallucination.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses the merely labeled I in this excerpt from a teaching given at Root Institute, Bodhgaya, in 2012.
Rinpoche's teachings on the emptiness of the "I" are presented here in a multimedia format.
A step-by-step guide on how to realize emptiness and cut the root of samsara.
The I appears to exist from its own side, but it is merely imputed by the mind
Self-grasping ignorance believes the I to be concrete and inherently existent
A teaching on the mind, the death process and the ultimate nature of the I
The I and the aggregates are merely imputed by the mind
The I appears to exist, but it can't be found anywhere on the aggregates
Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave these teachings in Crestone, Colorado, in June 2008.
Teachings given at Tara Institute, Australia on June 2, 2006.
An audio recording and unedited transcript of Chapter Five of "How Things Exist."
An unedited transcript and recording of Chapter Two of "How Things Exist."
An audio recording and unedited transcript of Chapter Three of "How Things Exist."