Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Making Others Happy Is the Purpose of Our Life

Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches that developing a good heart through love and compassion is the primary purpose of life. In teachings drawn from the book How to Face Death without Fear, edited by Robina Courtin, Rinpoche states that cultivating these qualities helps individuals meet death with more peace and less fear.

Rinpoche explains that a good heart serves as the foundation for morality, ethics, and the Dharma. He identifies specific attitudes to cultivate, including equanimity, generosity, patience, loving kindness, and bodhichitta. According to Rinpoche, the happiness of families, societies, organizations, and countries depends on the cultivation of a good heart.