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Fifteen Days of Magic at the Seat of Enlightenment
During the entire Fifteen Days of Miracles (February 28-March 14, 2025), Root Institute organized fifteen days of pujas and offerings under the Bodhi Tree at the Mahabodhi Stupa for the swift return of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, combining the prayers and ... Read more »
A True Spiritual Friend: Rejoicing in the Life of Ven. Tencho
Ven. Tencho (Tenzin Chozum) passed away on February 19 after a lengthy illness in Northern New South Wales, Australia. Kunsang Yeshe Retreat Centre shares: Ven. Tencho first took rabjung vows in 1998 and received getsul vows from His Holiness Dalai ... Read more »
March 2025 e-News is Available!
Our March 2025 e-News is now available and brings many causes for rejoicing including: Teachings and advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lama Yeshe, The release of FPMT International Office’s 2024 Annual Review, 15 days of swift return prayers for ... Read more »
FPMT International Office Annual Review 2024 is Now Available!
We are so delighted to share our FPMT Annual Review 2024: “What a Difference We All Have Made Together.” As you will read in the many summaries included in the review, we continued to offer access to our lamas’ teachings; ... Read more »
The Second Gelug Monlam at Nalanda Has Successfully Concluded!
The Second Gelug Monlam Festival was held at Nalanda Monastery in France from March 11-March 15, 2025. Lama Zopa Rinpoche had expressed the wish to bring this special tradition to the West and the geshes and monks at Nalanda made ... Read more »
Lama Yeshe’s Wisdom: First Teaching of Intro to Tantra
Lama Yeshe gave a commentary to the Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig) yoga method at Grizzly Lodge, California, in May 1980. Here we share Lama’s introduction to this series, Intro to Tantra: First Teaching , which constitutes a wonderful explanation of the fundamentals ... Read more »
FPMT Inc. Board of Directors January 2025 Update
The FPMT Inc. Board of Directors would like to extend our very best wishes for you and yours in the new year! May 2025 bring you happiness, health, prosperity, inspiration and, perhaps most important of all, peace. We are just ... Read more »
The Care She Gave Others: Rejoicing in the Life of Sara Ritter
Sara Ritter passed away at the age of 51 on February 6, 2025, from complications from pneumonia. By Carina Rumrill As the person who puts together obituaries for fpmt.org and our community news blog, there are inevitably times when I ... Read more »
Rejoicing in the Pujas and Prayers Offered During the Fifteen Days of Miracles
During the Fifteen Days of Miracles (February 28-March 14), when any merit created is multiplied 100 million times, the FPMT Puja Fund has been sponsoring a number of pujas and prayers, including the recitation of the entire Kangyur, Guhyasamaja Root ... Read more »
Statement from the FPMT Inc. Board of Directors–March 11, 2025
Dear Friends, It has been brought to the attention of the FPMT Inc. Board that some distressing social media posts have been made regarding the situation of Osel Hita, and our involvement with him. Many of the statements made are ... Read more »
Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Dedicating Oneself to Others
From January 25 through February 7, 2010, Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered 12 sessions of teachings at Potowa Center in Indonesia. These teachings provided a comprehensive overview of key Buddhist concepts, focusing on how to integrate them into daily practice to ... Read more »