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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 »
Kadampa Center Practices Compassion in Action
Kadampa Center, an FPMT center in Raleigh, North Carolina, US, shares about their community service program, Compassion in Action. Community Service and Interfaith Activities are two of FPMT’s Five Pillars of Service. Elise Strevel, the center’s outreach coordinator, a member ... Read more »Update from International Office and FPMT Inc. Board of Directors
FPMT International Office and the FPMT Inc. Board of Directors continue in our commitment to help FPMT centers, projects, and services uphold a safe and respectful environment, where people’s minds and hearts can be transformed into their highest potential for ... Read more »
Whatever Appearances We See Are the Result of Past Karma
Lama Zopa Rinpoche sent the following advice to three students who had written him complaining about a center director. … Yes, I have also heard complaints from the director as well as from you. The reality is that there is ... Read more »
Rejoicing in Prayers Offered in Sponsored Community Hall at Tibetan Settlement
In 2015 a grant was offered from the Social Services Fund to Rabgayling Tibetan Settlement in Hunsur, India to build a community hall. The settlement is now actively utilizing this space for pujas, prayers, public talks, retreats, community events, workshops, ... Read more »