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Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: The Cause of Death
Lama Zopa Rinpoche received thousands of letters every year from people seeking guidance on a variety of issues. In 2013 Rinpoche dictated a letter about the three types of suffering to a student’s mother who was worried about death. “In ... Read more »
Reminder to Students of Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Chanting the Names of Noble Manjushri
In October 2023 we shared the very precious advice we received from His Holiness the Dalai Lama to recite Chanting the Names of Noble Manjushri continuously for a few months, for the swift return of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s reincarnation. We ... Read more »
Advice for Losar and the Fifteen Days of Miracles (February 10-24)
The Fifteen Days of Miracles—from the first day of the Tibetan new year, Losar, (this year on February 10, 2024) until the fifteenth, Chotrul Duchen (this year on February 24, 2024)—commemorate the special time when Guru Shakyamuni Buddha showed miraculous ... Read more »
Rejoicing in New Holy Objects Created for the Success of FPMT and For All Beings
Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche always emphasized the importance of holy objects and how they are wish-fulfilling. This is evident in the amount of teachings that Rinpoche has given on their benefits and importance, how to make extensive offerings to them, ... Read more »
Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Transforming Loss into Virtuous Action
In The Six Perfections: The Practice of the Bodhisattvas (2020), Lama Zopa Rinpoche walks us through the six perfections, which are a key Mahayana Buddhist teaching. Today we share an excerpt from Rinpoche’s teaching on the perfection of charity from ... Read more »
Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Patience Is of Utmost Importance
In a 2022 letter to an FPMT center director, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, the perfect epitome of patience, offered an unmissable teaching on why patience is critically important, and how to protect and cultivate it through applying conscientious effort. Explaining the ... Read more »
Rejoicing in the Activities Supported by the FPMT Education & Preservation Fund in 2023
In 2023, an incredible US$173,156 was disbursed in grants from the FPMT Education and Preservation Fund to promote the development of Buddhist education programs and the preservation of the Dharma through the publication of Buddhist practice materials and translations. We ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Preparing Apple Strudel on the Path to Enlightenment
In late September 2017, Lama Zopa Rinpoche visited Panchen Losang Chogyen Gelugzentrum in Vienna, Austria. This was Rinpoche’s first official stay in Austria and his first visit to the FPMT center. Following the 2017 Light of the Path retreat, and ... Read more »
January 2024 e-News is Now Available
FPMT International Office wishes you a happy and auspicious new year! This issue of our monthly e-news brings you news, resources, and special announcements including: News about Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Stupa of Complete Victory, Wisdom Publications releases a new book ... Read more »
FPMT Students Attend His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Teachings on “In Praise of the Dharmadhatu”
His Holiness the Dalai Lama offered teachings on “In Praise of the Dharmadhatu” by Nagarjuna in Bodhgaya, India, from December 29-31, 2023. Cynthia Karena, Tara Institute (Australia) student stayed at Root Institute during these teachings and was able to talk ... Read more »
Lama Yeshe’s Wisdom: The Experiential Nature of Lord Buddha’s Teachings
Lama Thubten Yeshe (1935–1984), who founded the FPMT organization with Lama Zopa Rinpoche, was able to translate Tibetan Buddhist teachings into clear ideas that resonated with the Western students he met and taught in the 1970s and ’80s. These teachings ... Read more »