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The Importance of Wisdom Realizing Emptiness

The Importance of Wisdom Realizing Emptiness

“As explained by the fully enlightened being, Shakyamuni Buddha, from his own experience, by meditating on the reality or ultimate nature of the I, the five aggregates, the twelve doors of the senses, the eighteen elements and other phenomena, and ... Read more »
Choe Khor Sum Ling’s New Prison Project

Choe Khor Sum Ling’s New Prison Project

“Choe Khor Sum Ling (CKSL) in Bangalore, India has started a new Liberation Prison Project (LPP) initiative,” shared CKSL student Sadhana Nagendra, “where a few members guided by visiting teachers from Sera Je Monastery go once a fortnight to Parappana ... Read more »
Watch Lama Zopa Rinpoche Teach Live in Colombia

Watch Lama Zopa Rinpoche Teach Live in Colombia

Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s teachings in Colombia during September 18-20 will be webcast live. On Friday, September 18, Rinpoche gives a public talk on “Pacifying Inner and External Chaos” in Bogotá, Colombia. The talk is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ... Read more »
International Office News September 2015 Published!

International Office News September 2015 Published!

Please enjoy the September 2015 edition of International Office News, FPMT International Office’s monthly e-newsletter. This month, discover: Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche on “How to Overcome Depression”, Ways to stay up to date on Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s ever-changing schedule, ... Read more »
Support Given to Ganden Samlo Khangtsen

Support Given to Ganden Samlo Khangtsen

During the 2014 Jangchup Lamrim teachings, Lama Zopa Rinpoche stayed at Ganden Samlo Khangtsen at Ganden Monastery. While there, Rinpoche discovered that essential repairs were needed and Rinpoche wanted to help. Due to the generosity of an extremely kind benefactor, ... Read more »
Compassion for Every Single Sentient Being

Compassion for Every Single Sentient Being

“What differentiates Buddhism from other religions is COMPASSION for every single sentient being.” — Lama Zopa Rinpoche from “Compassion is of the Upmost Need” More information, photos and updates about FPMT spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche can be found on ... Read more »
Preliminary Practices at Tushita Meditation Center, Spain

Preliminary Practices at Tushita Meditation Center, Spain

Marina Brucet, the spiritual program coordinator at Tushita Retreat Center, sent us this update about the wonderful opportunities for practice in this peaceful Catalan retreat center. Twenty years have passed since Lama Zopa Rinpoche visited this beautiful and quiet place ... Read more »
Smoking Harms Your Virtuous Thoughts [VIDEO]

Smoking Harms Your Virtuous Thoughts [VIDEO]

“Even when people died and someone asked Panchen Losang Chokyi to do phowa, he asked whether the person had smoked or not,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche mentions in a new video on FPMT’s YouTube channel. “If the person had smoked, then ... Read more »
Welcoming His Holiness the Dalai Lama with Open Arms

Welcoming His Holiness the Dalai Lama with Open Arms

In preparation for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s visit to the United Kingdom, a group of FPMT students has been working with the office of Tibet and the local Tibetan community to ensure that His Holiness gets the warmest possible ... Read more »
Practicing the Good Heart for Happiness

Practicing the Good Heart for Happiness

On September 13, Ven. Roger Kunsang shared on his Twitter page this brief teaching from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Lama Zopa; the king of delusions, thinking our false “I” is real! We need to practice the good heart for happiness. You ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Visit to Shantideva Meditation Center in New York

Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Visit to Shantideva Meditation Center in New York

From visiting and doing prayers at the memorial for the victims of the September 11 attacks, to teaching at Tibet House, to receiving rare oral transmissions, to spending time with the former monks and nuns of Kopan, to engaging in ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Teaches on the ‘Essence of Nectar’ in Mexico

Lama Zopa Rinpoche Teaches on the ‘Essence of Nectar’ in Mexico

On the morning of September 11, Lama Zopa Rinpoche began the day leading the participants of the “Essence of Nectar” retreat in Mexico in Lama Chöpa with tsog. Ven. Steve Carlier served as umze, or chant leader, for the puja, ... Read more »