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Renounce the Ego
Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave the following advice on the shortcomings of the self-cherishing thought and the benefits of cherishing others to a student and said it is applicable to anyone. If you are my student, then you must do the ... Read more »
Use Problems to Vanquish the Self-Cherishing Thought
Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered the following advice “Problems at a Dharma Center” to the director of a Dharma center who was having problems with his assistant and thinking about asking the assistant to leave. Here’s an excerpt from that advice: ... Read more »
New Long Life Prayer for His Holiness the Dalai Lama
In January 2019, Lama Zopa Rinpoche instructed students to begin replacing His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s long life prayer that begins with “GANG RII RA WÄ” with a new long life prayer. The new prayer, which begins with “JIG TEN ... Read more »
FPMT Centers Help Students Train Their Minds in Generosity
Lama Yeshe advised in The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind , “The ordinary understanding of charity is giving things to others, but as you can see, the Buddhist point of view is that material giving is not necessarily charity. ... Read more »
Offering Food to the Monks of Shalu Monastery
For the second year in a row, the Supporting Ordained Sangha Fund has offered a grant to Shalu Monastery to cover the costs of food for the 30 monks who study there. This year, US$16,116.94 was offered. Shalu Monastery was ... Read more »
How Problems Purify Past Negative Karma
Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave advice on how to utilize difficulties on the path to enlightenment to a student who had written to him about relationship problems. All the problems are very good because they purify negative karma accumulated in the ... Read more »
We Invite You Into the August FPMT e-News
We hope you enjoy the August FPMT International Office e-News, out now! This month we bring you: The opportunity to help create a Zangdog Palri temple, A new resource to help benefit animals, News about the next Foundation Service Seminar, ... Read more »
Benefiting Animals on FPMT.org
Students can now find information and resources on how to benefit animals on a new page on FPMT.org. Students can access the page to learn about how to complete animal liberation practices; perform animal blessings with mantras and holy objects; ... Read more »
Training the Mind in Generosity
It is always a challenge for a Dharma center to balance the wish to benefit all sentient beings with the practical day-to-day needs associated with running a nonprofit organization. Funds are needed not only for the expenses of rent or ... Read more »
Join us in Offering 1,000 Buddha Statues to His Holiness the Dalai Lama
On behalf of the entire FPMT organization, Lama Zopa Rinpoche is planning to offer one thousand statues of Shakyamuni Buddha to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. These nine inch statues are currently being made, painted, filled and consecrated. The statues ... Read more »