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Would you like to learn a bit more about the teachings of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche?

We have many free books written by our founders and other spiritual masters available for pick up.​ Email us and let us know if you’d like one and we can arrange for you to stop by and get yours.

You can also visit Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive and experience all the GREAT dharma they have to offer.

This expanded edition contains both of the very popular Lama Yeshe booklets:

Becoming Your Own Therapist

First published in 1998, this booklet contains three public  talks by Lama Yeshe on the general topic of Buddhism. Each lecture is followed by a question and answer session. Lama and his audiences always enjoyed the give and take of these lively exchanges, and pretty much anything went. Although these talks were called lectures, Lama would have each of us use them as a mirror for our minds and look beyond the words, find ourselves, and become our own psychologist.

Make Your Mind an Ocean

The talks in this booklet are on the general topic of the mind. Two were lunchtime lectures at Melbourne and Latrobe Universities. One was an evening lecture given to the general public. Perhaps of greatest interest is the lecture entitled “A Buddhist Approach to Mental Illness.” Lama presented this talk to a group of psychiatrists at Prince Henry’s Hospital who were delighted to meet and question Lama, and this historic exchange underscores the difference between Western and Buddhist concepts of mental health.

The Buddhist Path to Happiness and Liberation

Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche

In Lama Yeshe’s and Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s first trip to Europe in 1975 they offered a weekend seminar based on their famous month-long Kopan meditation courses. Preceded by Lama Yeshe’s lecture on meditation at Kensington Town Hall, these teachings at Royal Holloway College, Surrey, encompass the entire Buddhist path to enlightenment. This short course was also videotaped and is available on a historic DVD also entitled Freedom Through Understanding.

Reviewed in Mandala Magazine (January-March 2010)

In 1975 during their first trip to Europe, Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave a weekend seminar in England, once again demonstrating their charisma and knowledge, and the profound effect of Buddha’s wisdom on Western people. Freedom Through Understanding covers the purpose of meditation, bodhicitta, the importance of motivation, tong-len and the shortcomings of attachment, among other topics. Produced by the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, this is one of the few works that feature both Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. With the book being offered free in print and online formats, there is no excuse for not treating yourself and a friend to a copy of these beautiful teachings!

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