Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains that the meaning of our life or the purpose of our life is to benefit other sentient beings, to free others from suffering and to cause happiness to others. Bringing them ultimate happiness, liberation is the most important service for you to offer. This is the greatest service, the most important service to other sentient beings.

There are an inconceivable number of sentient beings who have connection to you and they don’t become enlightened until you actualize the path and reveal them Dharma. Therefore, you must achieve enlightenment as quick as possible. You need to achieve full enlightenment to be able to do perfect works for sentient beings.

The ultimate goal of life is just one, not many, just one. So it’s just very clear direction, the purpose of our being alive each day, is to benefit other sentient beings. So this is the goal of life, this is the purpose of life. By practicing the Mahayana path, only then one can achieve full enlightenment and do perfect work for sentient beings, liberating them from the oceans of samsaric suffering and bringing them to enlightenment.

From April 10 to May 10, 2004, Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave extensive teachings during the Mahamudra Retreat at Buddha House in Australia. While the retreat focused on Mahamudra, Rinpoche also taught on a wide range of Lamrim topics. This retreat marked the beginning of a series of month-long retreats in Australia. Subsequent retreats were held in 2011, 2014, and 2018, hosted by the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo.

Find out more about Lama Zopa Rinpoche, his teachings and projects at https://fpmt.org/