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October 2024 e-News is now Available!

October 2024 e-News is now Available!

This month’s e-news brings you important news, updates, and causes for rejoicing including: An update on the Stupa of Complete Victory, Teachings from Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, An update from the FPMT Board of Directors, Newly available and ... Read more »
Lama Yeshe’s Wisdom: Attitude is More Important than Action

Lama Yeshe’s Wisdom: Attitude is More Important than Action

The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind is one of the most beloved free books from the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive. The six teachings contained in this volume come from Lama Yeshe’s 1975 visit to Australia. They are all filled ... Read more »
The Stupa of Complete Victory at Kopan Monastery Reaches the Vase Level!

The Stupa of Complete Victory at Kopan Monastery Reaches the Vase Level!

As we have previously reported, a Stupa of Complete Victory is being built at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, for the swift return of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche and actualization of all his wishes. Venerable Tenzin Tsultrim was recently at Kopan Monastery ... Read more »
LMB’s 100,000 Stupa Project Makes Exciting Progress

LMB’s 100,000 Stupa Project Makes Exciting Progress

On the advice of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Land of Medicine Buddha (LMB) has been building a 39-foot-tall Mahabodhi Stupa in California. This stupa will be the main attraction of the 100,000 Stupa Project in a beautiful garden featuring an area ... Read more »
Rejoicing in Healthcare and Essential Services Offered in 2024

Rejoicing in Healthcare and Essential Services Offered in 2024

In 2024, the FPMT Social Services Fund, driven by a commitment to compassion to others, made a significant impact by allocating over US$501,284 to support various initiatives in India, Nepal and Mongolia. Dedicated to improving the lives of those in ... Read more »
A Very Special Amitabha Buddha Festival in Washington State

A Very Special Amitabha Buddha Festival in Washington State

After a week of preparations, Buddha Amitabha Pure Land (BAPL), in Washington State, USA, hosted an Amitabha Buddha Festival for the seventh time, attended by thirty people. The festival was envisioned by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to honor the large Amitabha ... Read more »
An Update from Thame: Ven. Sarah Thresher Reports

An Update from Thame: Ven. Sarah Thresher Reports

As previously reported, on August 16 of this year, the village of Thame, birthplace of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, was hit with a devastating flood which destroyed homes, community property, and everything owned or cherished by villagers. Remarkably, not a single ... Read more »
FPMT Inc. Board of Directors October 2024 Update

FPMT Inc. Board of Directors October 2024 Update

An update from the FPMT Inc. Board of Directors: Thank you to those who responded to our previous update. It’s always helpful for us to receive feedback from you – positive or negative. It’s our aim to be more transparent ... Read more »
The Warmth of Family Feeling: How the FSS Filled My Heart with Joy and Inspiration

The Warmth of Family Feeling: How the FSS Filled My Heart with Joy and Inspiration

Led by experienced facilitators Amy Cayton and François Lecointre, the latest Foundation Service Seminar (FSS) held at Vajrapani Institute, USA, from September 10-14, 2024, was a great success, with the 16 participants from seven different FPMT affiliates from the North ... Read more »
Retreat of a Lifetime: Video of Lama Zopa Rinpoche from 2011 Australia Retreat

Retreat of a Lifetime: Video of Lama Zopa Rinpoche from 2011 Australia Retreat

Recently we reminded students about three teaching events Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered on Bodhicaryavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life) and Rinjung Gyatsa Retreat at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo, Australia. These events occurred in ... Read more »
Welcome to Our September e-News!

Welcome to Our September e-News!

This month’s e-news brings you important news, updates, and causes for rejoicing including: How to help the devastating situation in Thame, Teachings from Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lama Yeshe, Information on this year’s Kopan November Course, Writing out the Prajnaparamita ... Read more »
Devastation of Thame and How to Help Through the Thame Support Fund

Devastation of Thame and How to Help Through the Thame Support Fund

On August 16, 2024, the serene Himalayan village of Thame, birthplace of our kind guru Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, faced an unprecedented calamity. Two Thyanbo glacial lakes burst their banks, unleashing a devastating flood that would forever alter the landscape ... Read more »