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Kshitigarbha Practice to Pacify Earthquakes
Lama Zopa Rinpoche recently advised that the following must be completed by February 1, 2016 to help pacify an earthquake that Rinpoche has been predicting will hit California in the very near future: 1,800,000 recitations of the long Kshitigarbha mantra ... Read more »
Think About the Continuation of Life
“Courage is so important,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche instructed a student worried about his father’s thoughts of suicide in the advice “Think About the Continuation of Life,” recently posted on the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive. “Perhaps you might know this, but ... Read more »
Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery Rebuilds (and Purifies)
Long-time student and monk, Thubten Gyatso, shared with Mandala news from Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery (TSL) in Australia: All the monks and several volunteers have been working for six months to repair the fire damage to our new building, and ... Read more »
Tomorrow or the Next Life?
“We just cannot be sure which will come first, tomorrow or our next life,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche taught in July 2014 at Jamyang Buddhist Centre in London. “Because of that it is unbelievably worthwhile to work for the next life, ... Read more »
52,254 Pounds of Flour Used Every Six Months by the Sera Je Food Fund
Every day, an incredible effort from many individuals, and a large quantity of food and supplies is needed to prepare, cook, and serve three meals per day to all of the monks studying at Sera Je Food Fund. Over the ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche in South India
On December 13 , Ven. Roger Kunsang shared on Twitter this photo of Lama Zopa Rinpoche “enjoying coconut juice on the way back from teachings in Gyurme Tantic College.” Lama Zopa Rinpoche is currently at Osel Labrang at Sera Monastery ... Read more »
The Quick Path of Experiencing Problems on Behalf of Others
“As I mentioned already one morning during one of the morning motivations, even heavy diseases like cancer and AIDS, all those heavy problems, become much more beneficial than a powerful retreat of many hundreds of thousands of Vajrasattva mantras, those ... Read more »
Rebuilding Lawudo After the Earthquake
As reported in July, the Lawudo Retreat Centre, in eastern Nepal, was damaged by the earthquake and aftershocks the area experienced in April 2015. The Nepal Earthquake Support Fund offered US$50,000 toward the renovation needed due the kindness of many ... Read more »
New Issue of MANDALA Published!
The new issue of Mandala has just been published and is headed towards mailboxes now. This new issue takes a focused look at the future of the Gelug tradition through interviews with three important high lamas: Ganden Tripa Rizong Rinpoche, ... Read more »
Wish Lust
By Ven. Chönyi Taylor As part of the January-June 2016 online content, Mandala is happy to share the most recent Dharma Realities column by Ven. Chönyi Taylor, who has been contributing to Mandala‘s online edition since 2010. What better way ... Read more »
Cultivating Compassion: Geshe Thupten Jinpa Brings Dharma into the Secular World
In May 2015, Geshe Thupten Jinpa, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s principal English-language interpreter, came to Maitripa College in the United States to talk about his newest book A Fearless Heart: How the Courage to Be Compassionate Can Transform Our ... Read more »