09 How to Practice of Lama Chopa 8-Sept-2004

[00:00:01] Lama Zopa Rinpoche guides Lama Chopa practice. [00:09:15] Rinpoche guides taking refuge in the Guru and three precious gems to be protected from the sufferings of samsara and the lower realms. One should generate bodhicitta to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings. [00:13:02] Rinpoche leads the motivation for the practice of Lama Chopa. [00:26:25] The prostration section of the seven limbs involves guru devotion meditation. The extensive and deep way to think of the guru’s kindness is to think of how the guru is guiding you, liberating you from all the sufferings of samsara, and bringing you to enlightenment. [00:50:48] An important practice from the seven limbs is rejoicing, feeling great happiness in all the merits collected from beginningless rebirths by oneself, sentient beings, bodhisattvas, and buddhas. Rejoicing creates the cause to achieve those same qualities and realizations. [01:08:16] Rinpoche guides the visualization of receiving the qualities and wisdoms of the Guru, such as profound wisdom, clear light wisdom, and debating skills. These enter oneself and all sentient beings, purifying obscurations and negative karma. [01:13:27] The section on the Guru's qualities is very important. Rinpoche recites these qualities extensively in Tibetan. It is better to read this section in one's own language to understand the meaning. This teaching was given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Lama Tsonkhapa Institute in Italy as part of the Ganden Lha Gyama retreat between September 3-30, 2004. Find out more about Lama Zopa Rinpoche, his teachings and projects at https://fpmt.org/