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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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        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.

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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.

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        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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Feb
17
2014

Planting the Seed of Enlightenment

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The Mahabodhi Stupa with gold offering on the pinnacle, Bodhgaya, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

The Mahabodhi Stupa with gold offering on the pinnacle, Bodhgaya, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

“Every time you look at holy objects – pictures of the Buddha, statues, scriptures, stupas – they plant the seed of liberation and enlightenment in your mental continuum. So every time you look at them they purify your mind. They plant the seed of enlightenment, which includes all the causes to achieve enlightenment. How? When you look at them they plant a seed or positive imprint on your mental continuum so that later when you meet Buddhadharma, either in this life or in future lives, you are able to understand the words and the meaning of the teachings. From that, you are able to practice the meaning of the Dharma you have understood, which causes you to cease the gross and subtle defilements by actualizing the path and then your mental continuum becomes omniscient mind. This is what is meant when we say that by seeing holy objects it plants the seed of enlightenment on the mind – it contains the whole path from guru devotion and the three principles up to the two stages of tantra and enlightenment. Seeing holy objects makes us actualize all of this as a result. This is the effect we get from seeing them and this is how they cause us to achieve enlightenment.”

– Lama Zopa Rinpoche, from “Why Holy Object Are Precious and Wish-fulfilling,” posted on fpmt.org

Learn more about Lama Zopa Rinpoche, spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), and Rinpoche’s vision for a better world. Sign up to receive news and updates.

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Feb
14
2014

Bringing Happiness to the World

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche arriving at Maitreya School, a project of Root Institute, Bodhgaya, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche arriving at Maitreya School, a project of Root Institute, Bodhgaya, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

“My most dear, most kind, most precious, wish-fulfilling one, 

“… You are so precious, so kind, so dear and so wish-fulfilling just like a flower bud about to gradually blossom and to shine, giving great happiness and peace to your family and your parents, who are most kind and precious to you. Not only that, but also giving happiness to your neighbors, society, country, and to the whole world and universe.

“There is not only this universe; there are numberless universes. This is even mentioned by scientists, as well as by Buddha. So you are bringing great happiness and peace to all the beings in the numberless universes – to the numberless human beings and the numberless animals in the numberless universes. So there are all kinds of beings that we don’t see at this moment. They have their own world according to their mind, but some people can see them – especially omniscient ones and those with clairvoyance, who can see the different worlds and the different beings, according to their view and also through meditation.

“Besides the future, even now you are giving so much happiness to your family by not harming others and not giving problems, and by giving happiness to others, who are numberless. This is the best way to fulfill all your wishes and bring happiness. Even if you don’t think that way, it just happens.

“This is the real purpose of living. This is the best meaning of life and this is the root of our happiness. In this way you can fill up the world with happiness – not only your own family, but the whole world. So you are in this school to bring happiness to the world; you are in this school to learn to make the whole world happy, besides your family.

“Thank you very much. I hope to see you soon.

“With big love and prayer…”

– Lama Zopa Rinpoche, from a letter written to the children of Tara Redwood School in Soquel, California, recently posted on the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive

Learn more about FPMT spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche and his beneficial activities by visiting Rinpoche’s homepage, where you will find links to Rinpoche’s schedule, new advice, recent video, photos and more.

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Feb
13
2014

Releasing Self-Cherishing

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Lama Zopa Rinoche in front of the new bus that serves children attending the Maitreya School and who are part of the Tara Children's Project, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinoche in front of the new bus that serves Maitreya School students and the children who are part of the Tara Children’s Project, Root Institute, Bodhgaya, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

“As soon as your object of concern changes from yourself to someone else, your heart is released from the bondage of the self-cherishing thought. As soon as you change the object of your cherishing, there is peace in your heart.”

– Lama Zopa Rinpoche, from the book Door to Satisfaction, published by Wisdom Publications

Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), an organization dedicated to preserving Mahayana Buddhism through offering the Buddha’s authentic teachings and to facilitating reflection, meditation, practice and the opportunity to actualize and directly experience the Buddha’s teachings. Sign up to receive news and updates.

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Feb
12
2014

Loving Kindness

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His Holiness the Karmapa and Lama Zopa Rinpoche walking from Maitreya School to Root Institute, Bodhgaya, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

His Holiness the Karmapa and Lama Zopa Rinpoche walking from Maitreya School to Root Institute, Bodhgaya, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

“Each one of us is responsible for all other living beings’ happiness, besides our own. As a result, your loving kindness is the most wish-fulfilling thing in life, more precious than anything else in this world. That makes for a most satisfying, fulfilling life.”

– Lama Zopa Rinpoche, from the “Lam-Rim Topics: Compassion” page on “Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Online Advice Book,” created by the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive 

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Feb
11
2014

The Benefits of Practice in Bodhgaya

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Mahabodhi Tempe and grounds at night, Bodhgaya, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Mahabodhi Temple and grounds at night, Bodhgaya, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

“I think you are very fortunate to be able to come to Bodhgaya, where a thousand buddhas will descend, place their holy feet, display holy deeds, and achieve enlightenment. Guru Shakyamuni Buddha is the fourth of the thousand buddhas. The rest of the buddhas will descend here and will also display the twelve deeds, and the holy deed, achieving enlightenment.

“There is a place in Bodhgaya called the Vajra Seat. This ground is blessed. Before becoming enlightened, Buddha blessed this ground so it would not be destroyed or cracked, but would stay firm. It is said that there are no earthquakes in Bodhgaya because it is blessed by Buddha, and also that this will be the last place to exist when the world ends.

“On top of receiving the blessings from this holy place, where already four buddhas have descended, so many other enlightened beings, yogis, and great bodhisattvas have come here to do pilgrimage, to pray, and to bless this place.

“It is very good while you’re here to make as many circumambulations and prayers as you can under the bodhi tree and inside the temple in front of the Buddha. Even though it is said that the bodhi tree has been cut down three times, it has the same roots as at the time of the Buddha. …”

— Lama Zopa Rinpoche, advice given to a group of Russian students on the benefits of doing practice in Bodhgaya from the “Lama Zopa Rinpoche Online Advice Book” on the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive

Lama Zopa Rinpoche doing korwa at the Mahabodhi Temple, Bodhgaya, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche doing korwa at the Mahabodhi Temple, Bodhgaya, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

More information, photos and updates about FPMT spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche can be found on Rinpoche’s homepage. If you’d like to receive news of Lama Zopa Rinpoche via email, sign up to Lama Zopa Rinpoche News.

 

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Feb
10
2014

Without Dharma There Is No Happiness

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching and giving oral transmissions to children from Ladakh in Bylakuppe, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven.Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching and giving oral transmissions to children from Ladakh at Sera Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

“Your inspiration to practice Dharma is the most important thing in your life. Without Dharma there is no happiness, and there is no question that you can’t achieve enlightenment. You can’t liberate sentient beings from all the sufferings and causes and bring them to enlightenment. You can’t even achieve for yourself total liberation from samsara. All the happiness of future lives has to come from Dharma because it comes from past good karma, that which is Dharma. So, without Dharma, one can’t have any success in this life: success in business, marriage, or any happiness you want.

“So, the best thing to help others is Dharma, and the best thing to help oneself is Dharma. Among the best, most important things in this life is to meditate on the lam-rim and to have realizations –to complete the path to enlightenment and to make yourself fully qualified to liberate numberless sentient beings who are obscured and suffering and to bring them to peerless happiness and full enlightenment.”

– Lama Zopa Rinpoche, from “Advice for New Students” on the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive

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Feb
7
2014

Lama Zopa Rinpoche with Children from Ladakh

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Rinpoche with the children from the Ngari Institute of Buddhist Dialectics, Sera Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven.Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche with the children from the Ngari Institute of Buddhist Dialectics, Sera Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

In January, Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave many oral transmissions and teachings to school children from the Ngari Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in Ladakh, India. The school was set up by the monks of Ngari Khangtsen at Sera Je Monastery in South India. The children had been brought to Sera Je for the recent Jangchup Lamrim teachings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.  

Lama Zopa Rinpoche sponsors the school childrens’ meals through the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund. The children at the Ngari Institute are orphans or have come from abusive or very poor families. They follow the standard government educational curriculum during the day and learn about Tibetan Buddhism and culture during after-school hours.

Rinpoche’s assistant Ven. Roger Kunsang reported that the children have memorized many prayers and Lama Chöpa and “they know the tunes!”

Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching and giving oral transmissions to children from Ladakh in Bylakuppe, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven.Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching and giving oral transmissions to children from Ladakh at Sera Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

More information, photos and updates about FPMT spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche can be found on Rinpoche’s homepage. If you’d like to receive news of Lama Zopa Rinpoche via email, sign up to Lama Zopa Rinpoche News.

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Feb
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2014

‘It Is Great Compassion’

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching and giving oral transmissions to children from Ladakh in Bylakuppe, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven.Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching and giving oral transmissions to children from Ladakh at Sera Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

“The Destroyer Qualified Gone Beyond One (Bhagawan) said, ‘The bodhisattva does not follow many Dharmas. The bodhisattva holds one Dharma well and realizes it well. The whole Buddhadharma will be in the hand of that person.’ What is that Dharma? It is great COMPASSION. (From the Chenrezig Sutra Well-Condensed Dharma.)”

– Lama Zopa Rinpoche from “Compassion Is of the Utmost Need”

Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), an organization dedicated to preserving Mahayana Buddhism through offering the Buddha’s authentic teachings and to facilitating reflection, meditation, practice and the opportunity to actualize and directly experience the Buddha’s teachings. Sign up to receive news and updates.

 

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Feb
5
2014

His Holiness the Karmapa and Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Root Institute

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His Holiness the Karmapa and Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Root Institute, Bodhgaya, India, January 31, 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

His Holiness the Karmapa and Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Root Institute, Bodhgaya, India, January 31, 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

His Holiness the Karmapa visited Root Institute and Maitreya School in Bodhgaya, India, on January 31. Lama Zopa Rinpoche, who is currently staying at Root Institute, welcomed the Karmapa. After giving a talk to students and teachers at the Maitreya School, His Holiness offered a teaching in the main gompa at Root Institute.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), an organization dedicated to preserving Mahayana Buddhism through offering the Buddha’s authentic teachings and to facilitating reflection, meditation, practice and the opportunity to actualize and directly experience the Buddha’s teachings. Sign up to receive news and updates. 

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Feb
4
2014

Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Gen Lamrimpa

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche talking to the reincarnation of Gen Lamrimpa, Sera Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang

Lama Zopa Rinpoche talking to the reincarnation of Gen Lamrimpa, Sera Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

While staying at Sera Monastery in India, Lama Zopa Rinpoche visited with many young tulkus including the reincarnation of Gen Lamrimpa, who is currently studying at Sera Me. The previous Gen Lamrimpa was born in Tibet in 1936 and was an accomplished meditator and teacher. He is well known to many Western Dharma students for leading a year-long shamatha retreat at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center in the US Pacific Northwest. His teachings from this retreat were published in the books How to Practice Shamatha Meditation (also published as Calming the Mind) and How to Realize Emptiness.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche with the tulku of Gen Lamrimpa, Sera Me Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche with the tulku of Gen Lamrimpa, Sera Me Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), an organization dedicated to preserving Mahayana Buddhism through offering the Buddha’s authentic teachings and to facilitating reflection, meditation, practice and the opportunity to actualize and directly experience the Buddha’s teachings. Sign up to receive news and updates. 

 

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Feb
3
2014

Rejoice in Your Efforts

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche explaining the path to enlightenment and how fortunate all are for a video interview, Osel Labrang, Sera Je Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche explaining in a video interview the path to enlightenment and how fortunate all are, Osel Labrang, Sera Je Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

“Think, ‘How fortunate I am that I am able to offer (service) in the present, in the future,’ so rather than taking it as a burden, follow the bodhisattvas’ path. Follow the bodhisattvas’ attitude – that’s the way to achieve enlightenment. So in that way you achieve enlightenment very fast, without taking many eons. So the stronger compassion you have, how much good heart you have, you are able to achieve enlightenment quicker. So how much you are able to offer service to sentient beings, that much negative karma, so many eons of negative karma gets purified and you collect inconceivable merit and so that makes you able to achieve enlightenment quickly – quicker.”

– Lama Zopa Rinpoche from “Rejoice in Your Efforts,” new from the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.

Learn more about FPMT spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche and his beneficial activities by visiting Rinpoche’s homepage, where you will find links to Rinpoche’s schedule, new advice, recent video, photos and more.

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Jan
31
2014

Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Bodhgaya

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche doing korwa around Mahabodhi Stupa at night, Bodhgaya, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche doing korwa around Mahabodhi Stupa at night, Bodhgaya, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche arrived in Bodhgaya this week. Bodhgaya is the location of the Mahabodhi Stupa, marking the location where Shakyamuni Buddha became enlightened. 

Mahabodhi Stupa, Bodhgaya, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Mahabodhi Stupa, Bodhgaya, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), an organization dedicated to preserving Mahayana Buddhism through offering the Buddha’s authentic teachings and to facilitating reflection, meditation, practice and the opportunity to actualize and directly experience the Buddha’s teachings. Sign up to receive news and updates. 

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