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October 2026 Newsletter

October 2026 Newsletter

Our latest newsletter is now available! In addition to precious advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lama Yeshe, we are happy to share many causes for rejoicing from last month, and we hope you will take the time to enjoy ... Read more »
From Visitor to Family Feeling: Building Community Belonging in Dharma Centers

From Visitor to Family Feeling: Building Community Belonging in Dharma Centers

Jamyang Buddhist Centre (JBC) sits in the heart of bustling London, with around 10 residential volunteers at any time and a network of about 100 more, local and remote, who serve in roles from hospitality to tech to blog writing. ... Read more »
Guru Bumtsog 2026 – a Weekend of Wonder in Australia

Guru Bumtsog 2026 – a Weekend of Wonder in Australia

On September 5-6, 2026 FPMT Australia and Langri Tangpa Centre organized 110,000 tsog offerings to Guru Rinpoche, also known as a Guru Bumtsog practice. This powerful practice, offered every two years, was led by Geshe Rabten from Atisha Centre , ... Read more »
A Pilgrimage of Unity: His Eminence Jhado Rinpoche in Sri Lanka

A Pilgrimage of Unity: His Eminence Jhado Rinpoche in Sri Lanka

For many FPMT students, His Eminence Jhado Rinpoche needs little introduction. A former abbot of Namgyal Monastery — His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s own monastery in Dharamsala — and one of the most highly regarded lamas of the Gelug lineage, ... Read more »
More than Fifty Years of Ordination: An Interview with Ani Karin

More than Fifty Years of Ordination: An Interview with Ani Karin

As FPMT marks its 50th anniversary, we have been honored to share the important history of FPMT’s early students. Here Ven. Thubten Chokyi, Director of IMI (International Mahayana Institute) in conversation with Ani Karin Valham, goes through her road to ... Read more »
Recovery Efforts Continue Following the August Floods in Nepal

Recovery Efforts Continue Following the August Floods in Nepal

More than a month has passed since the devastating floods of August 26 in the Rasuwa-Bhotekoshi area, and the focus of humanitarian efforts has gradually shifted from search and rescue operations to relief, recovery, and helping families rebuild their lives. ... Read more »
A Summer of Connection: Serkong Rinpoche’s European Teaching Tour

A Summer of Connection: Serkong Rinpoche’s European Teaching Tour

His Eminence Serkong Tsenshap Rinpoche embarked on a three-month European tour beginning in May 2026, we are delighted to share an overview of his visits to FPMT centers compiled by Rommy Johnson. There is a particular kind of joy that ... Read more »
Lama Yeshe’s Wisdom: On Religion

Lama Yeshe’s Wisdom: On Religion

This extract comes from one of Lama Yeshe’s teachings during his 1975 visit to Australia, collected in The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind (2004), edited by Nicholas Ribush and published by Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, in Chapter Four: Attitude ... Read more »
Family Feeling News Roundup: September 2026

Family Feeling News Roundup: September 2026

The News Roundup is a digest of short community highlights from FPMT centers and individuals around the world, as part of our ongoing effort to nourish the “family feeling” and bring back the “News Around the World” and “News in ... Read more »
Rejoicing in Fifteen Consecutive Years of Nyung Na Retreats at Institut Vajra Yogini

Rejoicing in Fifteen Consecutive Years of Nyung Na Retreats at Institut Vajra Yogini

One of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast Visions for the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) was to sponsor people who make a serious commitment in this life to complete 1,000 Nyung Na retreats. Institut Vajra Yogini ... Read more »
Supporting Practice and Rejoicing Across the FPMT Mandala

Supporting Practice and Rejoicing Across the FPMT Mandala

Across the FPMT mandala, students are creating the causes and conditions for Dharma practice to flourish — from long-term intensive solitary and group retreats to the construction and preservation of retreat centers where students can dedicate themselves to the path. ... Read more »
FDCW Facilitation Skills Training Program

FDCW Facilitation Skills Training Program

In the vision of Lama Yeshe, Universal Education as a radical rethinking of education. He saw the need for “a new system of education because the old one is too dated for the intelligent people of today and produces a ... Read more »