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The Real Religions
“People always advertise their goods as the best: ‘Mine is best!’ How do you decide what to choose? What are you going to believe? If you make the wrong choice, you will be cheated. You will obtain something of poor ... Read more »
Sharing Thanks from the Students of Yogi Saraha Study Group, Argentina
“This is a photo of our weekend meditation group in the gompa of the center,” said Yogi Saraha Study Goup coordinator Ven. Thuben Kundrol. “When students come to our center, as a symbol of appreciation, I like give them something ... Read more »
Rebuilding Kopan Nunnery
Earlier this week we reported on rebuilding which is now underway at Kopan Monastery due to severe damage sustained at the monastery by the earthquake and aftershocks in April 2015. Rebuilding has also begun at Kopan Nunnery which also experienced ... Read more »
FPMT Education eBooks Available on Amazon and the Foundation Store
Students can access FPMT Education materials, prayers and practices in a variety of formats including eBooks. A wide selection of eBooks can be found at the Foundation Store and a growing number are being made available on the Amazon Kindle ... Read more »
Dying with Tong-len Is the Best Olympic Game
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has given advice to many students who have cancer and are preparing for death. Here is an excerpt from a letter title, “Prepare for Death Everyday”: … Also, if you can, chant these verses from the Guru ... Read more »
Lojong: The Quickest Way to Lam-rim Realizations
“I asked [Gen Jampa Wangdu], ‘What is the quickest way to have success in the realizations of the lam-rim?’ That is the other thing I asked. He said, ‘Practicing the remedy to the self-cherishing thought,'” Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches in ... Read more »
The Pure Land Incense Factory at Kopan Nunnery
Since 1997, the Pure Land Incense Factory has employed nuns from Khachoe Ghakyil Ling (also known as Kopan Nunnery) in Kopan, Nepal to make traditional, Tibetan-style stick incense. Income from the sales helps cover the everyday expenses of the nunnery, ... Read more »
Verses to Inspire Offering
… Dear friends, Once you have understood that wealth is like dew on the tip of a blade of grass And that your friends, body and life are like a bubble, Then you must engage in virtues such as making ... Read more »
Rebuilding the Kopan Chenrezig Gompa Following the Earthquake
The Chenrezig gompa at Kopan Monastery is one of FPMT’s most precious destinations. Since the early days of the organization, this gompa has been a place for new and seasoned students to engage with the Dharma, strengthen their practice, and ... Read more »
Meditate Until You Realize the Prasangika’s View of Emptiness
“First, you see the ultimate truth of the table. Then, with that as a cause, as a result you see the merely labeled table. [The ultimate truth of the table] supports, helps, the existence of the table merely labeled by ... Read more »
Jamyang Buddhist Centre Welcomes His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Thubten Jinpa and Tashi Lhunpo Monks
Alison Murdoch and Natascha Sturny share news from Jamyang Buddhist Centre in London, which recently helped welcome His Holiness the Dalai Lama in September and Geshe Thubten Jinpa, His Holiness’ principle English interpreter, in June. In June, Jamyang enjoyed the ... Read more »