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The True Meaning of the Guru
On last year’s Lama Tsongkhapa Day, Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave a teaching on the true meaning of the guru at Kopan Monastery, while seated in front of the large statue of Lama Tsongkhapa in Kopan’s main gompa. Here is an ... Read more »
Lama Tsongkhapa Day (Ganden Ngamchoe) Is on December 2
Ganden Ngamchoe, literally “Ganden Offering of the Twenty-Fifth Day,” or Lama Tsongkhapa Day, is a celebration of the anniversary of Lama Tsongkhapa’s parinirvana. It is celebrated on the 25th day of the 10th month of the Tibetan calendar. This year, ... Read more »
Maitreya Instituut’s Resident Teacher, Geshe Sonam Gyaltsen, Recounts His Life Story
Born in Lhasa, Tibet, on June 4, 1941, Geshe Sonam Gyaltsen—also known as Geshe Dhonden—is one of forty-six resident geshes serving FPMT around the world. Geshe-la has written a 695-page book about his life, in collaboration with Maitreya Instituut student ... Read more »
Annual Long Life Puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche on December 17, Kopan Monastery
Every year, the Long Life Puja Fund supports a long life puja offered on behalf of FPMT centers, projects, services, and students to our most kind and immeasurably precious spiritual director, Lama Zopa Rinpoche. The next puja will be offered ... Read more »
Aryatara Institut Hosted Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Munich, Germany
Aryatara Institut, a FPMT center in Munich, Germany, hosted Lama Zopa Rinpoche from November 3-12, 2018. Sabine Kehl, a long-term member of the center who manages Aryatara Institut’s Facebook page and translates for the center shares the story. After months ... Read more »
A Young Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Domo Monastery Near Sikkim, India
Lama Zopa Rinpoche sent this story to a student, mentioning in his letter that Domo Geshe Rinpoche built Domo Drugkar Gompa in Tibet, where Rinpoche tells the student he became a monk: This great yogi Domo Geshe Rinpoche and some ... Read more »
‘Offering Food and Drink,’ A Living in the Path Module
In the complimentary Living in the Path module “Offering Food and Drink,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche gives teachings on taking the essence of a perfect human life by making offerings of whatever food and drink we consume. Lama Zopa Rinpoche is ... Read more »
Vajrayana Institute Organizes a Six-Day Vajrasattva Retreat
Vajrayana Institute, a FPMT center just outside of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, organized a Vajrasattva retreat with Ven. Robina Courtin that took place at Peter Canisius House from August 28-September 2, 2018. Anna Carmody, a long-time FPMT student who ... Read more »
Phase One of Vajrapani Institute’s Prayer Wheel of Compassion Complete
Vajrapani Insititute, an FPMT retreat center in Northern California, is now well on its way to building the Prayer Wheel of Compassion which was announced in December 2016. The 10 ft x 7 ft prayer wheel will contain 5 trillion ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Talks about Lama Yeshe
Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive recently published The Path to Ultimate Happiness , an ebook of teachings given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche during the 42nd Kopan lamrim course. Here’s a short excerpt where Rinpoche talks about his precious teacher Lama Yeshe, ... Read more »
We Invite You to Read Our November e-News
Out Now – the FPMT International Office e-News for November! This month we bring you news about: Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche , Our new project to protect the environment , Results of our recent Translation Fund campaign , A ... Read more »