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Happy 33rd Birthday, Tenzin Ösel Hita!
The international FPMT family wishes Tenzin Ösel Hita a very happy birthday and a long, healthy life. May his beneficial activities flourish and wishes come instantly into fruition! Tenzin Ösel Hita, the recognized reincarnation of FPMT founder Lama Yeshe, turns ... Read more »![How to Think When Making Charity to Beggars [Video]](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/09/how-to-think-when-making-charity-to-beggars-video/Lama-Zopa-Rinpoche-charity-Russia-2017-320x252.jpg)
How to Think When Making Charity to Beggars [Video]
When making charity to people who are begging, Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches, first think of bodhichitta. In a short video clip recorded during the 2017 Light of the Path retreat, Rinpoche explains that one should think, “The purpose of my ... Read more »
New Advice for Prostrations from Lama Zopa Rinpoche
FPMT Education Services has recently published a short text with updated advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche on how to do the practice of prostrations. In Advice for Prostrations from Lama Zopa Rinpoche, you can find holy names and mantras to ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Visited Sera Je Monastic University in India
L ama Zopa Rinpoche traveled to Sera Je Monastic University in South India in November 2017. Ven. Gyalten Lekden, an International Mahayana Institute (IMI) monk who is in the geshe studies program at Sera Je, shared this report of Rinpoche’s ... Read more »
Remedy for Obstacles, Fear, and Worry
Lama Zopa Rinpoche sent a letter to a student who was experiencing a lot of obstacles, as well as fear, unhappiness, and worry. Here’s an excerpt from Rinpoche’s advice given in January 2016: My most dear, most kind, most precious, ... Read more »![Change the Label, Change Your View [Video]](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/02/change-the-label-change-your-view-video/lama-zopa-rinpoche-chenrezig-iltk-2017-320x452.jpg)
Change the Label, Change Your View [Video]
How you see something depends on past karma as well as on how you label it, Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches in a short video clip recorded during the 100 Million Mani Mantra Retreat in Italy in October 2017. “Even if ... Read more »
Ideas and Advice for Losar, the Fifteen Days of Miracles, and Chotrul Duchen
The Fifteen Days of Miracles—from the first day of the Tibetan new year (Losar, February 16) until the fifteenth (March 1)—commemorate the special time when Guru Shakyamuni Buddha showed miraculous powers in order to subdue the Six Founders, who lacked ... Read more »
The Last Foundation Service Seminar of 2017 Was the First to Be Delivered Entirely in Spanish
In December 2017, a Foundation Service Seminar (FSS) was held near Madrid. Organized and facilitated by Spain national coordinator Paloma Fernandez and senior facilitator and center director François Lecointre, this was the first FSS to be held entirely in Spanish. ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Visits Elderly Homes in India
In recent years, thanks to the kindness of generous donors, FPMT has been able to invest more resources into taking care of the elderly Tibetans living in India. Recently Lama Zopa Rinpoche visited elderly homes in southern India, giving teachings ... Read more »
Many Lamas Join Lama Zopa Rinpoche to Celebrate Root Institute
During Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s stay at Root Institute, he was joined there by many important lamas. On January 12-13, His Eminence Ling Rinpoche visited Root Institute and gave teachings, which were attended by Lama Zopa Rinpoche and many Sangha members ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Visits Root Institute, Offered Long Life Puja
Lama Zopa Rinpoche arrived at Root Institute in Bodhgaya, India, on January 3, traveling from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. The day after arriving, Rinpoche invited Khadro-la (Rangjung Neljorma Khandro Namsel Drönme) to Root Institute for lunch. When Rinpoche meets his ... Read more »