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Lama Zopa Rinpoche Videos

We hope you enjoy these short video clips of Lama Zopa Rinpoche.  Full length video of Rinpoche teaching may be watched here as well as on the FPMT Media Center.


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Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching at the prayerwheel
Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching at the prayerwheel at Root Institute, Bodhgaya Dec 2011
Lama Zopa Rinpoche advice to Great Stupa of Universal Compassion 2011
During retreat at Atisha Center March 2011, a few days before stroke, Rinpoche gave a short teaching and dedication regarding the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion, that is being built in Bendigo, Australia: www.stupa.org.au
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's visit to Maratika Cave with Khandro la 2010
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's visit to Maratika Cave with Khandro la and advice on practice to do while at Maratika.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche chanting Calling the Guru From Afar 2010
Lama Zopa Rinpoche chanting Calling the Guru from Afar: shop.fpmt.org/Calling-the-Guru-From-Afar-and-Practicing-Guru-Devotion-with-the-Nine-Attitudes-c5_p_989.html
Lama Zopa Rinpoche blessing frogs in shop 2010
Lama Zopa Rinpoche blessing frogs in shop 2010
Lama Zopa Rinpoche meeting Kopan ex monk on the road 2010
In 2010 when Rinpoche was on the road driving to Vermont, Rinpoche suddenly stopped at a gas station and met one Kopan ex monk who was working there. Read more about this here: www.mandalamagazine.org/2010/gas-station-dreams/
Lama Zopa Rinpoche walking after stroke
Lama Zopa Rinpoche walking with assistance around Boudha stupa, 4 months after stroke. www.fpmt.org/teachers/zopa/rinpoches-health-updates-and-practices.html
Lama Zopa Rinpoche using right hand to eat
3 months after stroke, one of the first times Rinpoche used his right hand to eat. Kopan Monastery July 2011 www.fpmt.org/teachers/zopa/rinpoches-health-updates-and-practices.html
Lama Zopa Rinpoche extensive offerings at Kopan with Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and sangha, as well as Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche extensive offerings at Kopan Monastery, August 2011
Lama Zopa Rinpoche walking with assistance
Lama Zopa Rinpoche 3 months after stroke walking around Boudha stupa with assistance from Kopan monks www.fpmt.org/teachers/zopa/rinpoches-health-updates-and-practices.html
Lama Zopa Rinpoche progress after stroke turning prayer wheel
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's progress 4 months after stroke, turning prayer wheel with right hand. www.fpmt.org/teachers/zopa/rinpoches-health-updates-and-practices.html
Lama Zopa Rinpoche progress after stroke - writing
Lama Zopa Rinpoche using his right hand to write, with great effort, 3months after stroke,with Khandro la helping. www.fpmt.org/teachers/zopa/rinpoches-health-updates-and-practices.html
Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the Bendigo retreat 2011
Lama Zopa Rinpoche during the retreat at Atisha Center, May 2011. Filming Ven.Thubten Kunsang Editing: Ven.Freeman
Lama Zopa Rinpoche explaining the benfits of the Namgyalma mantra
Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Bendigo, Australia, May 2011, explaining the benefits of the Namgyalma mantra. To buy the hats: shop.fpmt.org/Namgyalma-Mantra-Card-5-x-7_p_861.html Filming: Ven.Thubten Kunsang, Editing: Ven.Freeman
Lama Zopa Rinpoche explaining the benefits of mantra hats
Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Bendigo, Australia, May 2011, explaining the benefits of the mantra hats. To buy the hats: shop.fpmt.org/Precious-Mantra-Hat-OM-MANI-PADME-HUM_p_606.html Filming: Ven.Thubten Kunsang, Editing: Ven.Freeman
Lama Zopa Rinpoche "all in the mind"
Very short teaching from Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Bendigo, Australia, May 2011. Teaching how everything comes from the mind. Filming: Ven.Thubten Kunsang, Editing: Ven.Freeman
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with ants for a free Tibet
In Australia in May 2011 Lama Zopa Rinpoche made some small floating devices with mantras to bless the insects who are in the water. Rinpoche is explaining about them. Filming: Ven.Thubten Kunsang, Editing: Ven.Freeman
Lama Zopa Rinpoche in hospital
Rinpoche suddenly appeared in the waiting area of the hospital, having a look around and then left.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche in hospital
3 days after stroke, Lama Zopa Rinpoche is in the hospital explaining how he is enjoying the hospital. Rinpoche is saying: "I'm enjoying the hospital to take all the suffering of sentient beings, especially the suffering of paralysis past, present, and future. Please enjoy the most wonderful life. Thank you very much. Everybody enjoy their life."
Lama Zopa Rinpoche in hospital
Few days after stroke, Rinpoche is discussing that the doctors asked to know everything that he is eating, and he is wondering if they also want to know about the migme (Lama Tsong Khapa 5 line) mantra that he is taking for the paralysis. Rinpoche's speech is still slurred and unable to move his right arm and leg.
Fly walks by at 4am - Lama Zopa Rinpoche
a fly walks by at 4am... Rinpoche stops everything to take the fly around the holy objects in Amitabha Pure Land and explains how kind the fly is as he is leading me to liberation (because made me also go around the holy objects at 4am)
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche in Kopan
Lama Zopa Rinpoche meeting Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery and Rinpoche is requesting Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche to teach in the future.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche circunambulating relics in North Carolina
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with students circumambulating the holy relics of the Buddha in North Carolina, Sep 2010
Lama Zopa Rinpoche explaining the benefits of Words of Manjrushri text 2
Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Madison, WI, exercising and using the time to recite the Words of Manjrushri text, here Rinpoche is explaining a little about the text, benefits of memorizing
Lama Zopa Rinpoche exercising and reciting the Words of Manjrushri text
Lama Zopa Rinpoche exercising in Madison, WI and reciting the Words of Manjrushri text

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