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‘Bringing Emptiness to Life,’ A Living in the Path Module
In the Living in the Path module “Bringing Emptiness to Life,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche gives detailed and very clear teachings on the extremely important subject of emptiness, the realization of which is necessary to achieve both liberation from samsara and ... Read more »
Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Program Welcomes New Teachers and Students
Yaron Bahir, director of FPMT project Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Program in Dharamsala, India, shares his excitement about the newest cohort of Tibetan language translation students: March 16, 2018, was a special day for us in the Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo ... Read more »
Moving Long Life Puja Offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Bendigo, Australia
On May 12 a moving long life puja was offered by over four hundred students to Lama Zopa Rinpoche at The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo, Australia, following the conclusion of an incredible six-week-long retreat. During the puja, ... Read more »
Keep Your Wisdom in the Pure Path
In this short video clip from a teaching given at the 2016 Light of the Path retreat, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, while explaining the meaning of a Tibetan phase, discusses the importance of studying one path well in order to avoid ... Read more »
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 »