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New Video: Merit in a Circle
Ven. Tenzin Tsulrim, a long-time member and student at FPMT Center Amitabha Buddhist Centre in Singapore, shares a video she made in 2017 about her practice of circumambulation around holy objects: Since receiving ordination from His Holiness the Dalai Lama ... Read more »
FPMT International Office e-News for April – Out Now!
We hope you enjoy the April edition of the FPMT International Office e-News! This month we bring you: Updates to Rinpoche’s schedule, including an initiation particularly beneficial to those serving in the organization; , New materials from Education Services; , ... Read more »
By Cherishing Sentient Beings You Will Achieve Enlightenment
“Achieving enlightenment by depending on Buddha, Victorious One, is exactly the same as achieving enlightenment by depending on sentient beings,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches during a session of the 2017 Light of the Path retreat, captured in this six-minute video ... Read more »
‘The Happiness of Dharma,’ A Living in the Path Module
In the Living in the Path module “The Happiness of Dharma,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche gives teachings on the topic of the precious, or perfect, human rebirth and shows us how all our happiness comes from practicing Dharma. “When constantly the ... Read more »
An Inside Look at The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion
Lama Zopa Rinpoche is currently leading the Bodhicaryavatara and Rinjung Gyatsa Retreat at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo, Australia . The six-week retreat began on March 30 and is scheduled to conclude on May 12, 2018. Lama ... Read more »
Vajrapani Institute’s Ambitious Infrastructure Overhaul
Vajrapani Institute, an FPMT retreat center, is located in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Boulder Creek, CA at the end of a five-mile dirt road on the border of Castle Rock State Park. Being entirely off-grid has been an ongoing ... Read more »
Retreat with Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Australia Begins Third Week
Lama Zopa Rinpoche begins a third week of teachings at The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo, Australia, for the six-week long Bodhicaryavatara and Rinjung Gyatsa Retreat. During the first two weeks of the retreat, Rinpoche’s teachings, more than ... Read more »
Rinpoche Gives Oral Transmission of Golden Light Sutra in Delhi
Rinpoche visited Tushita Mahayana Meditation Centre in New Delhi, India, before traveling to the Bodhicaryavatara and Rinjung Gyatsa Retreat in Bendigo, Australia. On March 10-11, Rinpoche gave teachings, including oral transmissions of the Golden Light Sutra and of “The Method ... Read more »‘Cutting the Concept of Permanence,’ A Living in the Path Module
In the complimentary Living in the Path module “Cutting the Concept of Permanence,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche shows students that by living their lives with the wrong concept that thinks they are going to live forever, they will experience “a whole ... Read more »
Foundation Service Seminar in Mexico
FPMT service seminars provide support and training to those offering service, and those wishing to offer service, within FPMT centers, services, and projects. The seminars help develop a shared understanding of the FPMT mission set out by Lama Thubten Yeshe ... Read more »
New Tracksuits Offered to the Children of Root Institute’s Maitreya School and Tara Children’s Project
The charitable mission of Root Institute, located in Bodhgaya, India, is to provide support to impoverished children, adolescents and adults in neighboring areas through three focused projects. Maitreya School is a primary school providing free education for local children; Tara ... Read more »