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March 2023 e-News is Now Available
We are very pleased to share with you our March 2023 e-News! This issue features news and causes for rejoicing including: Recently published teachings from Lama Zopa Rinpoche , An update on offering 1,000 Buddha statues to His Holiness the ... Read more »
Ven. Robina Courtin Once Again Leads Pilgrims to Lawudo
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the fourth annual Lawudo Trek to Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s cave at Lawudo in Solu Khumbu with Ven. Robina Courtin took place in Nepal’s autumn last year. Twenty-seven pilgrims met on October 3, ... Read more »
“The Effects of Smoking and Living a Healthy and Happy Life” Book Release
On December 24, 2022, Lama Zopa Rinpoche attended a book release celebration at Khachoe Ghakyil Ling Nunnery, Nepal, for his new book in Nepali, titled The Effects of Smoking and Living a Healthy and Happy Life. The event drew over ... Read more »
New Podcast Episode: #23 How to Maximize Your Offerings Through Visualization
There is a new episode of the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Essential Extracts Podcast. You can listen to the new episode on our website or find it in your favorite podcast app by searching for “Lama Zopa Rinpoche Essential Extracts.” New ... Read more »
Kopan Lamrim Course 2022 Teaching 17: The Benefits of Offering a Long Life Puja
A long life puja was offered by the entire FPMT organization to Lama Zopa Rinpoche on December 21, 2022 at Kopan Monastery during the fifty-third Kopan lamrim meditation course. This puja was offered in accordance with the advice of Khandro ... Read more »
Ven. Thubten Pemo: A Letter to Lama Zopa Rinpoche from Retreat
We recently received the very sad news that Ven. Thubten Pemo, ordained since 1974 and one of the first students of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, has passed away. In the late 1990s Ven. Pemo, an American nun, was ... Read more »
We Must Practice Patience
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s profound wisdom has guided the FPMT organization since its inception and his ongoing topical teachings provide the relevant advice we all need to practice Dharma in this modern world. Rinpoche’s message in this year’s FPMT Annual Review ... Read more »
Kopan Lamrim Course 2022 Teaching 16: Refuge Ceremony
Lama Zopa Rinpoche began a refuge ceremony on December 25, 2022 from the fifty-third lamrim meditation course at Kopan Monastery by explaining the importance of relying on Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. By protecting our karma we are able to be ... Read more »
Kopan Lamrim Course 2022 Teaching 15: Put All Your Effort into Realizing Dependent Arising
Put all of your effort into realizing dependent arising, Lama Zopa Rinpoche urges in his December 25, 2022 teaching from the fifty-third lamrim meditation course at Kopan Monastery, Nepal. It is childish to believe that things exist from their own ... Read more »Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Schedule
November 1 – 30, 2023 Teaching during the one month meditation course, Kopan Monastery, Nepal
FPMT Annual Review 2022: Rejoicing in a Year of Offering the Methods for Peace and Happiness
We are happy to share FPMT International Office’s Annual Review 2022: Rejoicing in a Year of Offering the Methods for Peace and Happiness. Please take some time to enjoy this year’s online annual report, which includes details about activities such ... Read more »