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Family Feeling News Roundup: October 2026
The News Roundup is a digest of short community highlights from FPMT centers and individuals around the world, as part of our ongoing effort to nourish the “family feeling” and bring back the “News Around the World” and “News in ... Read more »
50 Years of FPMT. Tom and Kathy Vichta’s Story: Planting the Dharma in Australia
In 1974, Tom and Kathy Vichta helped organize the first lamrim course held in the West, at Diamond Valley in Queensland. From that course came Chenrezig Institute, bringing Tibetan Buddhism to Australia and becoming the first FPMT Center, now celebrating ... Read more »
Rejoicing as Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Stupa Nears Completion
The magnificent Stupa of Complete Victory that is being built at Kopan Monastery to create the causes for the swift return of our precious and kind guru, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, is nearing completion. We are so honored that His ... Read more »
Lhabab Duchen: A Day of Vast Offerings and Limitless Merit
On November 1, we celebrate Lhabab Duchen, one of the four great holy days in the Buddhist calendar, commemorating the day the Buddha Shakyamuni descended to Earth from the God Realm of the Thirty-Three after teaching the Dharma to the ... Read more »
An Extraordinary Audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama – A Journey Filled with Blessings
As the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) has celebrated its fiftieth anniversary over the past year, the 2026 Global Mani Retreat (GMR) has brought together students from around the world to recite the mantra of Chenrezig, ... Read more »
Science and Spirituality: Investigate Your Mind like a Scientist
This extract is from Lama Thubten Yeshe’s teachings during his and Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s tour of the United States in the summer of 1974, given as public and private lectures in San Francisco and Berkeley. It appears in chapter ... Read more »
Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Making Others Happy Is the Purpose of Our Life
In this extract from Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s teachings, he explains how preparing for death begins with the way we live our lives. By developing a good heart and understanding that the purpose of life is to benefit others, we can ... Read more »
Nurturing Dharma Teachers: TDSS 2026 at Kalachakra Centre
From September 23 to 26, 2026, Kalachakra Centre in Saint-Cosme, France, hosted a Teacher Development Service Seminar (TDSS) bringing together sixteen participants for four days of learning, reflection, and connection. Facilitated by senior Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana ... Read more »
Interview Series with Ven. Roger Kunsang Discussing Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Origins of FPMT
Study Buddhism, a project of the Berzin Archives, is releasing a multi-part interview with Ven. Roger Kunsang. Ven. Roger has been a member of the FPMT Inc. Board of Directors since 1989. He served as CEO of FPMT Inc. from ... Read more »
50 Years of FPMT: Scott Brusso’s Story, From Kopan Monastery to the Trading Floor
Scott Brusso was among the Western students who met Lama Thubten Yeshe in the early 1970s. He ordained, led the monks at Kopan Monastery, and served as spiritual program coordinator (SPC) at Chenrezig Institute and Tara House in Australia, where ... Read more »
From All Corners of the World to Dharamsala: The Global Mani Retreat Team Meets His Holiness
FPMT Global Mani Retreat (GMR) Coordinator Selina Foong and members of the GMR team had the privilege of meeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama last Saturday, October 17. Harald Weichhart -GMR multimedia manager and FPMT media resource manager shares more ... Read more »