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Generate Bodhichitta to Benefit Every Single Sentient Being
Lama Zopa Rinpoche advised a student seeking life practice advice to make the most of their life by practicing lamrim and bodhicihtta, thereby bring as much benefit as possible to all sentient beings. Practice lamrim and bodhichitta, so that everything ... Read more »
Sutra of Golden Light Resources
Students can find a variety of helpful resources for the Sutra of Golden Light (also known as the Golden Light Sutra) on FPMT.org. Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches that “the most beneficial thing to have peace and to stop wars is ... Read more »
Dr. Jan Willis on Making the Invisible, Visible: a Discussion on Ignorance, Race, and Bias
Last Fall, Jan Willis, PhD, offered a three-week course, “Making the Invisible, Visible: The Other Side of ‘Perfect’: A Multi-media and Interactive Exploration of Race and Racism in the US,” as well as a public talk at Maitripa College in ... Read more »
Supporting the Rebuilding of a Kagyu Nunnery in Nepal
Shri Sengedrak Ngedhon Samten Choeling Retreat Center, a Kagyu nunnery, was badly damaged in the 2015 earthquake that devastated Nepal and surrounding areas. This nunnery, located on the border of Nepal and Tibet (on the Nepal side), is under the ... Read more »
Students Reflect on the Recent Retreat in Australia with Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Thanks to Amy Hursthouse, spiritual program coordinator at FPMT center Chandrakirti Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Centre in New Zealand, and long-time student Lozang Hursthouse for interviewing retreat participants during the recent Bodhicaryavatara and Rinjung Gyatsa Retreat with Lama Zopa Rinpoche at ... Read more »
Collect Merit by Making Offerings to the Pores of Your Guru
Lama Zopa Rinpoche answered a student’s question about why monks receive offerings before nuns during pujas, and advised that if the student makes offerings to the pores of the guru then the student will collect the same merit as having ... Read more »
Ebook! Service as a Path to Enlightenment
Service as a Path to Enlightenment, available in ebook formats through the Foundation Store, is a compilation of two letters—“Cultivating a Skillful Attitude” and “Leading with the Mind of a Servant”—dictated by Lama Zopa Rinpoche for FPMT staff members concerning ... Read more »
A Record-Breaking Year for Tushita Meditation Centre
Acting director Archhana Kombrabail , spiritual coordinator Ven. Tenzin Kunphen, and the staff and volunteers at Tushita Meditation Centre in Dharamsala, India, shared this summary of 2017 accomplishments: Without exaggeration, we can say that our 2017 season running from February ... Read more »
Saka Dawa: Celebrating Lord Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment, and Parinirvana
Saka Dawa is the most important Tibetan Buddhist festival day, celebrating Lord Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana. Buddhists around the world engage in many auspicious and merit-making activities such as sponsoring or engaging in beneficial pujas, practices, and prayers; and ... Read more »
Unveiling and Blessing of Saint Francis of Assisi Statue at The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion
On May 12, 2018, as the Bodhicaryavatara and Rinjung Gyatsa Retreat with Lama Zopa Rinpoche drew to a close, some of the retreat participants were able to join in the unveiling and blessing of a new statue at the Peace ... Read more »
‘Ground Shifting’ Retreat with Lama Zopa Rinpoche Concludes in Australia
The six-week long Bodhicaryavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life) and Rinjung Gyatsa Retreat at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo, Australia, came to a conclusion on Saturday, May 12. Ven. Holly Ansett, executive assistant to ... Read more »