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        The FPMT is an organization devoted to preserving and spreading Mahayana Buddhism worldwide by creating opportunities to listen, reflect, meditate, practice and actualize the unmistaken teachings of the Buddha and based on that experience spreading the Dharma to sentient beings. We provide integrated education through which people’s minds and hearts can be transformed into their highest potential for the benefit of others, inspired by an attitude of universal responsibility and service. We are committed to creating harmonious environments and helping all beings develop their full potential of infinite wisdom and compassion. Our organization is based on the Buddhist tradition of Lama Tsongkhapa of Tibet as taught to us by our founders Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche.

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      • Die Stiftung zur Erhaltung der Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) ist eine Organisation, die sich weltweit für die Erhaltung und Verbreitung des Mahayana-Buddhismus einsetzt, indem sie Möglichkeiten schafft, den makellosen Lehren des Buddha zuzuhören, über sie zur reflektieren und zu meditieren und auf der Grundlage dieser Erfahrung das Dharma unter den Lebewesen zu verbreiten.

        Wir bieten integrierte Schulungswege an, durch denen der Geist und das Herz der Menschen in ihr höchstes Potential verwandelt werden zum Wohl der anderen – inspiriert durch eine Haltung der universellen Verantwortung und dem Wunsch zu dienen. Wir haben uns verpflichtet, harmonische Umgebungen zu schaffen und allen Wesen zu helfen, ihr volles Potenzial unendlicher Weisheit und grenzenlosen Mitgefühls zu verwirklichen.

        Unsere Organisation basiert auf der buddhistischen Tradition von Lama Tsongkhapa von Tibet, so wie sie uns von unseren Gründern Lama Thubten Yeshe und Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche gelehrt wird.

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      • La Fundación para la preservación de la tradición Mahayana (FPMT) es una organización que se dedica a preservar y difundir el budismo Mahayana en todo el mundo, creando oportunidades para escuchar, reflexionar, meditar, practicar y actualizar las enseñanzas inconfundibles de Buda y en base a esa experiencia difundir el Dharma a los seres.

        Proporcionamos una educación integrada a través de la cual las mentes y los corazones de las personas se pueden transformar en su mayor potencial para el beneficio de los demás, inspirados por una actitud de responsabilidad y servicio universales. Estamos comprometidos a crear ambientes armoniosos y ayudar a todos los seres a desarrollar todo su potencial de infinita sabiduría y compasión.

        Nuestra organización se basa en la tradición budista de Lama Tsongkhapa del Tíbet como nos lo enseñaron nuestros fundadores Lama Thubten Yeshe y Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

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      • L’organisation de la FPMT a pour vocation la préservation et la diffusion du bouddhisme du mahayana dans le monde entier. Elle offre l’opportunité d’écouter, de réfléchir, de méditer, de pratiquer et de réaliser les enseignements excellents du Bouddha, pour ensuite transmettre le Dharma à tous les êtres. Nous proposons une formation intégrée grâce à laquelle le cœur et l’esprit de chacun peuvent accomplir leur potentiel le plus élevé pour le bien d’autrui, inspirés par le sens du service et une responsabilité universelle. Nous nous engageons à créer un environnement harmonieux et à aider tous les êtres à épanouir leur potentiel illimité de compassion et de sagesse. Notre organisation s’appuie sur la tradition guéloukpa de Lama Tsongkhapa du Tibet, telle qu’elle a été enseignée par nos fondateurs Lama Thoubtèn Yéshé et Lama Zopa Rinpoché.

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      • L’FPMT è un organizzazione il cui scopo è preservare e diffondere il Buddhismo Mahayana nel mondo, creando occasioni di ascolto, riflessione, meditazione e pratica dei perfetti insegnamenti del Buddha, al fine di attualizzare e diffondere il Dharma fra tutti gli esseri senzienti.

        Offriamo un’educazione integrata, che può trasformare la mente e i cuori delle persone nel loro massimo potenziale, per il beneficio di tutti gli esseri, ispirati da un’attitudine di responsabilità universale e di servizio.

        Il nostro obiettivo è quello di creare contesti armoniosi e aiutare tutti gli esseri a sviluppare in modo completo le proprie potenzialità di infinita saggezza e compassione.

        La nostra organizzazione si basa sulla tradizione buddhista di Lama Tsongkhapa del Tibet, così come ci è stata insegnata dai nostri fondatori Lama Thubten Yeshe e Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

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        “护持大乘法脉基金会”( 英文简称:FPMT。全名:Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition) 是一个致力于护持和弘扬大乘佛法的国际佛教组织。我们提供听闻,思维,禅修,修行和实证佛陀无误教法的机会,以便让一切众生都能够享受佛法的指引和滋润。

        我们全力创造和谐融洽的环境, 为人们提供解行并重的完整佛法教育,以便启发内在的环宇悲心及责任心,并开发内心所蕴藏的巨大潜能 — 无限的智慧与悲心 — 以便利益和服务一切有情。

        FPMT的创办人是图腾耶喜喇嘛和喇嘛梭巴仁波切。我们所修习的是由两位上师所教导的,西藏喀巴大师的佛法传承。

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        護持大乘法脈基金會”( 英文簡稱:FPMT。全名:Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition )是一個致力於護持和弘揚大乘佛法的國際佛教組織。我們提供聽聞,思維,禪修,修行和實證佛陀無誤教法的機會,以便讓一切眾生都能夠享受佛法的指引和滋潤。

        我們全力創造和諧融洽的環境,為人們提供解行並重的完整佛法教育,以便啟發內在的環宇悲心及責任心,並開發內心所蘊藏的巨大潛能 — 無限的智慧與悲心 –– 以便利益和服務一切有情。

        FPMT的創辦人是圖騰耶喜喇嘛和喇嘛梭巴仁波切。我們所修習的是由兩位上師所教導的,西藏喀巴大師的佛法傳承。

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Apr
17
2013

His Holiness, Maitripa College and the Environment

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Maitripa College President Yangsi Rinpoche on KGW’s Straight Talk

As preparations continue in Portland, Oregon, for the Environmental Summit with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Maitripa College President Yangsi Rinpoche went to the studios of KGW for an interview about the visit and summit. On the local TV program “Straight Talk,” Yangsi Rinpoche discussed His Holiness’ acceptance of Maitripa’s invitation to come to Portland, how His Holiness offers inspiration to people and how Buddhism touches people in our hyper-digital age.

The Dalai Lama Environmental Summit, hosted by Maitripa College May 9-11, 2013, is inviting people to submit a question for His Holiness the Dalai Lama via their website. Maitripa is the first Buddhist college in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and is affiliated with FPMT. 

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Apr
15
2013

His Holiness Visits Italy and Switzerland

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama with interpreter Fabrizio Pallotti giving a public address in Trento, Italy, April 2013. Photo by Sirianni.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Europe last week for a two-week tour. On April 11, His Holiness gave a public talk called “Happiness in a Troubled World” in Trento, located in Northern Italy. Senior FPMT student Fabrizio Pallotti served as an interpreter for His Holiness during the visit in Italy and many teachers and students from FPMT Italian centers were in attendance. Photographer Sirianni, another Italian senior student and regular Mandala contributor, shared photos of the Trento event on his Facebook page.

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FPMT resident geshes and children at His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s public talk in Trento, Italy, April 2013. Photo by Sirianni.

While in Trento, His Holiness also addressed the local government, saying:

“I prefer to begin by greeting you as my brothers and sisters. Why? Because so many of the problems we face today are due to our focusing on secondary differences between us, while neglecting the basic oneness of humanity. As human beings we are all the same mentally, physically and emotionally, and we need to increase our awareness of this.”

Over the weekend, His Holiness was in Fribourg, Switzerland, April 13-14 for public events co-organized by Gendun Drupa Centre, a Swiss FPMT center since 2006. During the two days, His Holiness offered commentary on Atisha’s “Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment,” gave a White Tara empowerment and spoke on “Ethics Beyond Religion.” His Holiness speaks in Lausanne on Monday, April 15, and Bern on Tuesday, April 16.

Later in the week, His Holiness travels to the United Kingdom where he visits Derry/Londonderry in Northern Ireland for events organized by Children in the Crossfire and then travels to Cambridge to give a talk at the Global Scholars Symposium discussing Nonviolence for Conflict Resolution. For more news and information on His Holiness’ schedule visit dalailama.com.

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Apr
11
2013

Remembering Lama Lhundrup

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Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup memorial stupa (left) nearing completion, Geshe Lama Konchog stupa (right), Kopan Monastery, March 31, 2013. Photo by Daryl Dunigan.

“The main method to achieve enlightenment is bodhichitta, the altruistic aspiration towards enlightenment generated out of the mind of compassion,” Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup, former abbot of Kopan Monastery, taught on the 18 root bodhisattva vows in 1987. “Bodhichitta, the altruistic mind seeking solely the welfare of others, needs to be enhanced limitlessly. It is not enough just to habituate our mind, and generate or cultivate the altruistic mind in our meditation – besides generating the altruistic mind, we also need to actually venture into the deeds of such a mind.”

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In late March 2013, the Lama Lhundrup memorial stupa was almost complete, Kopan Monastery, March 31, 2013. Photo by Daryl Dunigan.

In May 2013, Kopan Monastery hosts a special program in conjunction with the consecration of the recently completed memorial stupa for Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup, who passed away in September 2011. Lama Zopa Rinpoche will perform the opening ceremony of the stupa on May 3. The program is scheduled to run May 1-5 at Kopan Monastery. Contact Kopan Monastery for booking information during the stupa consecration events. 

You can read Lama Lhundrup’s short teaching on the 18 bodhisattva vows, given during the twentieth Kopan Course in December 1987, on the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive. 

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Apr
9
2013

Video: Geshe Thubten Soepa Talks about His Life

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Geshe Soepa on YouTube

 FPMT touring teacher Geshe Thubten Soepa is well known for his advocacy of vegetarianism and is a familiar teacher to students at Land of Compassion and Wisdom in Austin, Texas, United States, and  Aryatara Institut in Germany. 

In Mandala’s April-June 2013 online edition, we feature an video interview with Geshe Thubten Soepa in which he shares a bit about his background and his deep interest in animal welfare. 

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Mar
28
2013

His Holiness and Lama Zopa Rinpoche on Climate Change

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaking at Kurukulla Center, Massachusetts, U.S., October 2012. Photo by Kadri Kurgun.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaking at Kurukulla Center, Massachusetts, U.S., October 2012. Photo by Kadri Kurgun.

In May 2013, His Holiness the Dalai Lama will participate in an Environmental Summit hosted by Maitripa College in Portland, Oregon, U.S. His Holiness will be joined in panel discussions by religious leaders and politicians to talk about spirituality and the environment and universal responsibility.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been advocating publicly for the environment for several decades. In 2006, Mandala reported on the impending climate crisis, a topic that both His Holiness and Lama Zopa Rinpoche have addressed. In 1988, in a speech entitled “Humanity and Ecology,” His Holiness said:

“Peace and the survival of life on earth as we know it are threatened by human activities that lack a commitment to humanitarian values. Destruction of nature and natural resources results from ignorance, greed, and lack of respect for the earth’s living things. … Just as we should cultivate gentle and peaceful relations with our fellow human beings, we should also extend that same kind of attitude toward the natural environment. Morally speaking, we should be concerned for our whole environment. … This, however, is not just a question of morality or ethics, but a question of our own survival. … We must now help people to understand the need for environmental protection. We must teach people to understand the need for environmental protection. We must teach people that conservation directly aids our survival.”

In the article “What Does Al Gore Know that Everyone Should Know?” Mandala shared Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s perspective on the environment. When Rinpoche saw the movie An Inconvenient Truth, Rinpoche commented that former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, who helped create the movie, knows something everyone should know: We are in an environmental decline of global proportions … Action must be taken. Rinpoche said:

An Inconvenient TruthWhat Al Gore really wishes is for every sentient being, regardless of religion or nationality, including creatures of the land and sea, all to be free of the impure substances, pollution, and the atomic bomb that are harmful to all of us and the environment. … This includes beings such as nagas and worldly gods who are also involved in the elements, and who are harmed and even destroyed due to these man-made pollutions, harmful chemicals, and other things that are damaging the earth and air. 

People in business who think only of personal profit without consideration for others and the environment are causing great danger to all of us – the country we live in and this whole world. 

Al Gore is making us aware of so many things that harm us and our environment. Your happiness depends on others, and others’ happiness depends on you. We all have to live in this world, so we need to be harmonious and happy in a healthy way. No matter who you are or where you are, we all have a responsibility to protect this world.

Maitripa College is the first Buddhist college in the Pacific Northwest and is affiliated with FPMT. Yangsi Rinpoche, Maitripa’s founder and president, extended the invitation to His Holiness to come to Portland and has been closely involved with the development of the summit. Mandala will offer ongoing coverage of the summit and His Holiness’ visit to Portland. 

Read more about Buddhism’s environmental roots in “What Does Al Gore Know that Everyone Should Know?” from Mandala October-December 2006.

With more than 160 centers, projects and services around the globe, there is always news on FPMT activities, teachers and events. Mandala hopes to share as many of these timely stories as possible. If you have news you would like to share, please let us know.

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Mar
28
2013

Message from Ösel: 2012 FPMT Annual Review

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Dear Family,

812576 580264175334366 58110740 oÖsel with Geshe Gendun Choephel and Mai Le Turquais, India Feb 2013.Time passes and already it has been another year gone – 29 years since Lama Yeshe passed away – and we keep evolving in a very healthy and organic way. I’m very happy and full of admiration for the whole FPMT family. This year is strong and we are here to bring about a magical change to this planet and its inhabitants by making available a series of ideologies, philosophies, motivations on true living and a way of life that helps awaken that inner self we all talk about.

Please keep your focus as much as you can in your everyday life; every moment we have, every aspect of life is essential for our evolution. Keep the joy in your heart and spread the positive vibes. Point your path to awakening this child in each and every one of us.

Thank you very much and take care everyone.

Big love,

Ösel

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Mar
26
2013

Watch Interviews from Being Your True Nature

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Participants at the Universal Education for Compassion and Wisdom Gathering 2011, August 2011, Institut Vajra Yogini, France. Photo by Ven. Freeman Trebilcock.

Being Your True Nature, a film by Tenzin Ösel Hita and Matteo Passigato, introduces the work of the Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom (FDCW) and the programs that comprise Universal Education for Compassion and Wisdom. Since its December 2012 premiere, Being Your True Nature has been viewed almost 8,000 times in more than 100 countries.

In response to requests for more detailed information about Universal Education, FDCW has shared video interviews with some of the key people who appear in the movie talking about their work. They include Pam Cayton (founder of Tara Redwood School), Rasmus Hougaard (founder of The Potential Project) and Dekyi-Lee Oldershaw (founder of the Transformative Mindfulness program) as well as many others who have developed programs responding to the needs of their communities, including family camps, programs for fostering compassion and wisdom in the workplace and work with prisoners.

Video: Interview with Dekyi-Lee Oldershaw

You can find all of the interviews by visiting the “Cast” page on Being Your True Nature’s website.

The Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom is a non-profit organization established in 2005 with the aim of helping people everywhere to develop their natural capacity to be kind and wise. FDCW is affiliated with FPMT.

With more than 160 centers, projects and services around the globe, there is always news on FPMT activities, teachers and events. Mandala hopes to share as many of these timely stories as possible. If you have news you would like to share, please let us know.

It’s not too late to become a Friend of FPMT at the Basic level or higher and receive the April-June 2013 issue, featuring the complete “Skies of Benefit” article!

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Mar
25
2013

Choe Khor Sum Ling Studies Bodhisattva Attitude

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Choe Khor Sum Ling Study Group during retreat with Ven. Tenzin Namjong, Bangalore, India, March 2013. Photo courtesy of Choe Khor Sum Ling.

Choe Khor Sum Ling, FPMT’s study group in Bangalore, India, had an intensive three-day retreat led by Ven. Tenzin Namjong on the topic “How to Transform Your Mind.” The “city retreat” attracted many new students to the active South Indian study group. In preparation for this retreat, Ven. Namjong, who is an FPMT registered teacher and resident of Sera IMI House, encouraged students to read His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s commentary on the Eight Verses of Mind Training and Bodhisattva Attitude: How to Dedicate Your Life to Others by Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

Choe Khor Sum Ling student Dee Shekhar writes:

On each of the three days of retreat, Ven. Namjong led us through the two kinds of meditation and also the visualization practice of the Avalokiteshvara. He emphasized the need to read and practice the Eight Verses of Mind Training. The retreat also had discussions between Ven. Namjong and students about Buddhism, focusing on the meaning of the Eight Verses. Together, we also recited prayers and practices from the FPMT Prayer Book and read selections from Bodhisattva Attitude. 

The format of the retreat worked well, as it led all participants to read and contemplate the teaching in an immersive and intensive manner. On the last day, students also learned tong-len practice and dedicated for the benefit of all sentient beings. 

With more than 160 centers, projects and services around the globe, there is always news on FPMT activities, teachers and events. Mandala hopes to share as many of these timely stories as possible. If you have news you would like to share, please let us know.

It’s not too late to become a Friend of FPMT at the Basic level or higher and receive the April-June 2013 issue, featuring the complete “Skies of Benefit” article! 

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Mar
21
2013

Nalanda Monastery Offers Masters Program

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Geshe Lobsang Jamphel, abbot of Nalanda Monastery. Image www.nalanda-monastery.eu.

Geshe Lobsang Jamphel, abbot of Nalanda Monastery. Image www.nalanda-monastery.eu.

Nalanda Monastery has opened the application process for their residential Masters Program. Beginning in September 2013, this is the first time the full-time study program will be offered in France. Nalanda Monastery abbot, Geshe Lobsang Jamphel, will be the main teacher for the Masters Program, which is the most advanced and in-depth of the FPMT education courses. Sze Gee Toh, a well respected translator and scholar, will serve as the teaching assistant. Classes will be held in English.

The Masters Program is based on Lama Yeshe’s vision for a comprehensive educational course similar to the traditional geshe programs of the Gelug monasteries. Geshe Jampa Gyatso helped develop the seven-year program of study and retreat. The program has been offered twice at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa in Italy. With its combined focus on study, meditation, behavior, service and teacher training, the Masters Program offers students the opportunity to become well-rounded Dharma practitioners as well as qualified teachers to others in the FPMT community.

With more than 160 centers, projects and services around the globe, there is always news on FPMT activities, teachers and events. Mandala hopes to share as many of these timely stories as possible. If you have news you would like to share, please let us know.

It’s not too late to become a Friend of FPMT at the Basic level or higher and receive the April-June 2013 issue, featuring the complete “Skies of Benefit” article! 

 

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Mar
20
2013

Watch Lama Zopa Rinpoche Live from Hong Kong

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FPMT spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his tour of Asian centers, offering teachings at Mahayana Buddhist Association (Cham Tse Ling) in Hong Kong on March 23-24. The teachings, which are scheduled for 3-7 p.m. local Hong Kong Time (UTC +8), will be streamed live. 

On Saturday, March 23, Rinpoche teaches on “How to Face Death without Fear.” On Sunday, March 24, Rinpoche will give a motivational teaching before offering a Vajrasattva initiation. 

This will be the last live webcast from Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Asia tour. Video of other recent teachings given by Rinpoche in Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia are available to watch online.

With more than 160 centers, projects and services around the globe, there is always news on FPMT activities, teachers and events. Mandala hopes to share as many of these timely stories as possible. If you have news you would like to share, please let us know.

It’s not too late to become a Friend of FPMT at the Basic level or higher and receive the April-June 2013 issue, featuring the complete “Skies of Benefit” article! 

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Mar
19
2013

Shedrup Zungdel Inspired by Weekend Teaching with Ven. Rita

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Ven. Rita Riniker. Photo by Martin Schwall.

Ven. Rita Riniker. Photo by Martin Schwall.

Shedrup Zungdel, an FPMT study group in Belgium, welcomed FPMT registered teacher Ven. Rita Riniker in February. Ven. Rita taught on “The Four Immeasurables,” calling them “the immune system for our consciousness.”

Shedrup Zungdel wrote to Mandala:

Some of the audience remarked on how pleased they were with Ven. Rita’s way of teaching, commenting: “She is so grounded;” “She speaks out of her experience;” “She speaks in a suitable way for me;” and “I can understand; it’s not too high for me.” Others felt encouraged and inspired to continue their efforts in practicing loving kindness and compassion.

Shedrup Zungdel formed as a study group two years ago. The success of the weekend teaching with Ven. Rita reinforced “our confidence in our innate potential,” the group shared.

With more than 160 centers, projects and services around the globe, there is always news on FPMT activities, teachers and events. Mandala hopes to share as many of these timely stories as possible. If you have news you would like to share, please let us know.

It’s not too late to become a Friend of FPMT at the Basic level or higher and receive the April-June 2013 issue, featuring the complete “Skies of Benefit” article! 

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Mar
13
2013

Discounted ‘Mystic Tibet’ in Celebration of ‘Skies of Benefit’

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COVER Mandala April-June 2013 The recently published April-June 2013 issue of Mandala focuses on several different aspects of pilgrimage and a variety of holy sites. “Skies of Benefit: The Path of Pilgrimage” leads readers through Tibet, China, India and Nepal, offering fascinating stories, rare photos and invaluable advice to encourage, inspire and guide future Buddhist pilgrims. The issue also includes Lama Yeshe’s teaching on the internal pilgrimage process, arguably more beneficial than “hassling with airplanes, hotels and all our heavy luggage,” and some practical advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche to prevent pilgrimage from turning into “just traveling like a tourist.”

If you’ve ever wanted to see what pilgrimage is for a teacher like Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Mystic Tibet, the 2007 documentary by Christina Lundberg, offers a priceless portrait of amazing selflessness and devotion, chronicling the experiences of a rare 2002 retreat with Rinpoche to Tibet. In celebration of Mandala’s newest issue, the Foundation Store is offering Mystic Tibet at a 40% discount.

“We are doing pilgrimage, but we have to understand the benefits. We have to understand what skies of benefit we get each time we see a statue of Buddha, a picture of Buddha. Like that, [we have to understand] what happens to this mental continuum,” Rinpoche told his students and fellow pilgrims. “Pilgrimage is to subdue one’s own mind; to use every opportunity to do the most extensive purification and to accumulate the most extensive merit so that we can have the realizations of the path.”

Find the trailer of Mystic Tibet below. Read a review of Mystic Tibet on fpmt.org/mandala/.

With more than 160 centers, projects and services around the globe, there is always news on FPMT activities, teachers and events. Mandala hopes to share as many of these timely stories as possible. If you have news you would like to share, please let us know.

It’s not too late to become a Friend of FPMT at the Basic level or higher and receive the April-June 2013 issue, featuring the complete “Skies of Benefit” article!

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