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The first teaching featured on this page is fittingly
by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on what is probably the most well-known mantra
in Buddhism, with comments from Lama Zopa, the Spiritual Director of the FPMT,
on the benefits of reciting it. Check it out, it could change your life - and
you'll be able to say you know some Sanskrit!
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OM MANI PADME HUM | ||
| The Meaning of Om Mani Padme Hum |
His Holiness the Dalai Lama | ||
| Benefits of Reciting Om Mani Padme
Hum |
Lama Zopa Rinpoche | ||
THE GURU |
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| Prolonging the Life of the Guru | Lama Zopa Rinpoche | ||
| Gathering for the Guru | Ven. Thubten Dondrub | ||
| The Importance of the Guru |
Lama Thubten Yeshe | ||
LIVING LIFE WITH A GOOD HEART |
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| The Purpose of Life |
His Holiness the Dalai Lama |
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| Making your life meaningful | Lama Zopa Rinpoche | ||
| Practising the Good Heart | Lama Zopa Rinpoche | ||
| The Antidote to Selfishness | Lama Thubten Yeshe | ||
TAKING REFUGE |
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| Taking Refuge | Pabongka Rinpoche | ||
| Taking Refuge | Lama Thubten Yeshe | ||
MEDITATION |
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| What is Meditation? | A Vajrayana Institute Fact Sheet with practical instructions | ||
| Introduction to Meditation |
Ven. Geshe Doga | ||
| Visualisation - An Important Step on the Tantric Path | Kathleen McDonald (Sangye Khadro) | ||
| Meditation on Compassion | Kathleen McDonald | ||
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LAMA THUBTEN YESHE |
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| Clarity and Non-duality | |||
| Introduction to Tantra | |||
| True Love | |||
| What Is Tsog? | |||
| What is a Religious Person? | |||
| Making Space | |||
| Integrating Dharma into Everyday Life | |||
| Creating Space for Dharma | |||
| What Does It Mean To Renounce? | |||
| Integrating Emptiness into Everyday Life | |||
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LAMA ZOPA RINPOCHE |
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| Eliminating Anger | |||
| Everything comes from the mind | |||
| Circumambulating Stupas | |||
| Buddhism, Euthanasia and Compassion | |||
| Remembering Impermanence and Death | |||
| Desire is the source of all problems | |||
| Creating Peace of Mind | |||
| Understanding Suffering and Controlling the Mind | |||
| Fulfilling Life's Purpose | |||
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HH THE DALAI LAMA |
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| Compassion: A Religion for All | His Holiness the Dalai Lama | ||
| Healing Hatred | His Holiness the Dalai Lama | ||
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OTHER LAMAS |
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| Geshe Dawa's Heart Advice | |||
| A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life: Guarding Alertness | by Acharya Shantideva (translated by Stephen Batchelor) | ||
| Immeasurable Equanimity | Pabongka Rinpoche | ||
| The Eight Mundane Concerns | Compiled by Ven. Karin Valham, Lama Zopa | ||
VEN. THUBTEN GYATSO - Teachings from Mongolia Great news! The Venerable Gyatso's Teachings are being collected
in a new book called "The Perfect Mirror" to be published by Lothian
Books,
Melbourne, Australia. Alison Ribush of Mandala Books will be handling
distribution in Australia. Any income will go
to the building fund at Thubten Shedrup Ling monastery in Australia. |
35 teachings by Australian monk Gyatso (formerly Adrian Feldmann) |
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OTHER MATERIALS |
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| The Kalachakra Initiation: An Outline | |||
| The Heart Sutra | Translation of perhaps the most essential Buddhist teaching | ||
| Suggested Reading on Tibetan Buddhism | Some useful books suitable for different levels | ||
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STUFF TO THINK ABOUT |
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| Buddhism and the Illusion of Time |
Contribution to BV Forum by Tom Huston | ||
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