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See Photos from Rinpoche’s Visit to India and More!
Keep up with Lama Zopa Rinpoche on his travels throughout the world by viewing new photo albums of Rinpoche’s journeys. The new photo album of Rinpoche’s recent trip to India contains sixty photos, covering Rinpoche’s time at Root Institute in ... Read more »
Rinpoche Receives Oral Transmissions in Tso Pema, India
Lama Zopa Rinpoche arrived in Tso Pema, a place of pilgrimage in Himachal Pradesh, India, on January 21, coming from Bodhgaya. Rinpoche traveled to the holy site associated with the 8th-century Indian Buddhist master Padmasambhava, or Guru Rinpoche, to receive ... Read more »
Losar Tashi Delek!
All good wishes for Losar (Tibetan New Year) to you, from Lama Zopa Rinpoche and all at FPMT International Office. Our Losar greetings are part of the February FPMT International Office e-News. In addition to our Losar message, we invite ... Read more »
Losar Greetings from Mandala Magazine and Raven Jones
Currently a prisoner at Idaho Correctional Institution-Orofino (ICIO) in the United States, Raven Jones has been sharing his print copies of Mandala with fellow inmates. This small group of Dharma students recently offered two Losar (Tibetan new year) cards to ... Read more »
Large Stupa in Thame, Nepal, to Benefit the World
Recently, a grant was offered toward a large stupa being built in Thame in the Solo Khumbu district of Nepal to replace one that was destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. The new stupa, which will stand nearly 44 feet tall ... Read more »
When Offering Flowers or Tea, Dedicate for Worms and Calves
Lama Zopa Rinpoche sent this letter to a family with whom he stayed. The letter contains advice on how to make this precious human life meaningful, suggesting a dedication for the worms and insects who are harmed when growing, picking, ... Read more »
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)