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Celebrating Land of Medicine Buddha’s 10th Annual Namgyalma Retreat
By Ven. Tenzin Tsomo Land of Medicine Buddha (LMB) in Soquel, California, completed its tenth annual Namgyalma Retreat in October 2025, once again fulfilling the holy wishes of Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche to make it a yearly event. The initial impetus ... Read more »
Solitary Retreat as Practice and a Way of Life
Milarepa Center is an FPMT retreat center located in rural Barnet, Vermont, in the United States. The center is situated on 275 acres of serene Vermont beauty with a Stupa of Many of Doors, a set of 10 prayer wheels, ... Read more »
A Life Full of Genuine Care for Others: Geshe Tenzin Wangdak
Geshe Tenzin Wangdak passed away from cancer on September 8, 2025 in Dharamshala, India. Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Program (LRZTP)’s dear teacher, Geshe Tenzin Wangdak touched the hearts of so many students and all who knew him. Dr. Filip Majkowski, ... Read more »
Institut Vajra Yogini Has Completed 108 Nyung Na Retreats for the 14th Year!
Institut Vajra Yogini (IVY) in France will soon start a new series of Nyung Na retreats (November 11, 2025 – June 15, 2026). It hosted its fourteenth series of 108 Nyung Na retreats from November 2024 to June 2025! One ... Read more »
A Prayer for the Swift Return of Ganden Trisur Rinpoche Jetsun Lobsang Tenzin
At the request of many organizations and students, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, composed a swift return prayer for His Eminence the 104th Ganden Trisur Rinpoche Jetsun Lobsang Tenzin (1934–2025), who showed the aspect of passing away ... Read more »
2024 Grants Offered Through the Education and Preservation Fund
The Education and Preservation Fund supports Dharma study and contributes to the development of Buddhist education programs and the preservation of the Dharma through the publication of Dharma practice materials and translations. The fund also supports the publishing of the ... Read more »
Our October Newsletter is Now Available
Our October e-Newsletter is now available and we are sharing news, resources, and causes for rejoicing including: Teachings from Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lama Yeshe, News about His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Information about Lhabab Duchen approaching on November 11, ... Read more »
Continuing the Legacy of Geshe Lhundub Sopa: The Enthronement of His Reincarnation in America
By Namdrol Miranda Adams In late September 2025, a historic event took place at Deer Park Buddhist Center in Oregon, Wisconsin: the enthronement of Tenzin Nawang Rinpoche, a seven-year-old boy recognized by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation ... Read more »
How to Move a Dharma Center: Tekchen Choeling, Spain, Shares Their Story
How do you move a Buddhist Center? That is the question that the team at Tekchen Choeling Buddhist Center in Spain had to ask themselves last month, when they had to relocate the center’s holy objects to a new location. ... Read more »
Festival of Tibet at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa
From September 12-14, 2025, Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa (ILTK), Italy, hosted the fifth edition of Festival of Tibet in Pomaia with thousands of participants benefiting from the event. The Tibetan community in Italy was brought together for a weekend of ... Read more »
Lama Yeshe’s Wisdom: Refuge is a State of Mind
In this excerpt from the teaching, “Refuge is a State of Mind” given at Chenrezig Institute, Eudlo, Australia, on September 12, 1979, Lama Yeshe discusses many aspects of Refuge to consider. This teaching is now published in the LYWA book: ... Read more »







