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Bodhisattva Vows

September 20, 2023May 19, 2023 by TFTblog

Khen Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup gave this teaching on the eighteen root bodhisattva vows at the 20th Kopan Course at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 1987.

Categories Khen Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup Tags bodhicitta, bodhisattva, enlightenment, q&a, vows

Question and Answer

May 11, 2023June 1, 2017 by TFTblog

Statements from Sutra Relating to Eating Meat

Categories Uncategorized Tags buddha, killing, offering, q&a

Commentary on the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

January 28, 2026April 22, 2017 by TFTblog

A commentary given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the text written by Kadampa Geshe Langri Tangpa in Dharamsala, India, 1981.

Categories HH Dalai Lama, Teachings From Tibet Tags anger, cherishing others, dependent arising, eight verses, mind training (lo-jong), patience, pride, q&a, self-cherishing, selfishness

Creating Space for Dharma

May 11, 2023April 22, 2017 by TFTblog

Lama Thubten Yeshe clarifies dharma practice and the role of the mind, New Delhi, India, October 31, 1979.

Categories Lama Thubten Yeshe, Teachings From Tibet Tags belief, concentration, dharma, god, non-duality, q&a, religion, renunciation, samsara (cyclic existence), wisdom

First Discourse: Dharma & Samsara (Teachings from the 45th Kopan Course)

September 24, 2023April 17, 2017 by TFTblog

Tenzin Ösel Hita gave these Dharma talks during the 45th Kopan Course at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, November 27, and December 07, 2012.

Categories Other Teachers, Tenzin Ösel Hita Tags dharma, q&a, Samsara

Bliss and Emptiness in the Gelug Tradition

May 11, 2023April 14, 2017 by TFTblog

An overview of the teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism given by Lati Rinpoche in New York, New York, 1991.

Categories Lati Rinpoche Tags buddha nature, delusions, dependent arising, five paths, karma, q&a, samsara (cyclic existence), tantra

Method, Wisdom and the Three Paths

May 11, 2023April 13, 2017 by TFTblog

Geshe Sopa gave this teaching at Tushita Mahayana Meditation Centre on July 30, 1980.

Categories Geshe Lhundub Sopa, Teachings From Tibet Tags happiness, ignorance, method, q&a, three principal aspects, wisdom

Commentary on “The Foundation of All Good Qualities”

January 28, 2026April 13, 2017 by TFTblog

A commentary on Lama Tsongkhapa’s text given in Boudhanath, Nepal, 1975.

Categories Khunu Lama Rinpoche, Teachings From Tibet Tags guru devotion, q&a, spiritual teacher (guru / lama)

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