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‘Put All the Blame to One’

‘Put All the Blame to One’

Rinpoche gave this advice to one student and said it is applicable to anyone. If you are my student, then you must do the morning motivation, The Method to Transform a Suffering Life into Happiness (Including Enlightenment). Do not just ... Read more »
Grant Offered to the Animal Liberation Sanctuary in Nepal

Grant Offered to the Animal Liberation Sanctuary in Nepal

Every day around the world millions of animals are killed and mistreated needlessly. In countries like Nepal, the care and management of animals is very poor and animal sacrifices are common creating tremendous suffering for the animals and those involved. ... Read more »
‘In Lamrim, Bodhichitta should be the Emphasis’ [Video]

‘In Lamrim, Bodhichitta should be the Emphasis’ [Video]

When training in the graduated path to enlightenment (lamrim), Lama Zopa Rinpoche emphasizes that bodhichitta is most important. In the video clip below, recorded during the Light of the Path 2016 retreat, Rinpoche notes that although bodhichitta as a topic ... Read more »
Helping Monasteries and Nunneries Thrive

Helping Monasteries and Nunneries Thrive

The Supporting Ordained Sangha Fund was established to support monasteries, nunneries, and individual monks and nuns with food, accommodation, health care, education and Dharma practice. Supporting monks and nuns is one of the highest priorities for the FPMT organization, because ... Read more »
Amitabha Buddhist Centre’s 20th Vesak Celebration (Video)

Amitabha Buddhist Centre’s 20th Vesak Celebration (Video)

Student Ven. Tenzin Tsultrim shares news from the the 20th Vesak Celebration hosted by Amitabha Buddhist Centre in Singapore: The 2017 Vesak Celebration at Amitabha Buddhist Centre (ABC) carved out a special milestone for us this year. The four-day festival ... Read more »
Bodhichitta Mindfulness Practices for Daily Life

Bodhichitta Mindfulness Practices for Daily Life

FPMT Education Services would like to remind students about an essential practice, Cultivating Mindfulness of Bodhichitta in Daily Activities, a collection of daily bodhichitta mindfulness practices. In Cultivating Mindfulness of Bodhichitta in Daily Activities, Lama Zopa Rinpoche shows us how ... Read more »
How to Practice Skilfully and Collect Extensive Merit [Video]

How to Practice Skilfully and Collect Extensive Merit [Video]

Want to benefit others? In the short video below, Lama Zopa Rinpoche talks about how to benefit others extensively, how to collect great merit, and how to reach full enlightenment. The video is an excerpt from his teachings at the ... Read more »
Grant Offered to MAITRI Charitable Trust for Social Service in Bodhgaya

Grant Offered to MAITRI Charitable Trust for Social Service in Bodhgaya

MAITRI Charitable Trust provides essential education, medical care, aid to mothers and children, animal care, and various forms of charitable service to the destitute in Bodhgaya, India. MAITRI began its work in 1989 when Adriana Ferranti put her leprosy training ... Read more »
Gendun Drubpa Centre Survives 2017 British Columbia Wildfires

Gendun Drubpa Centre Survives 2017 British Columbia Wildfires

In early July, massive wildfires in central British Columbia, Canada, broke out forcing tens of thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes, including some students from Gendun Drubpa Centre in Williams Lake. They were relieved to hear on ... Read more »
Mandala Online: Buddhist Conduct in the Modern World

Mandala Online: Buddhist Conduct in the Modern World

This month’s Mandala online feature discusses an important new book: The Just King: The Tibetan Buddhist Classic on Leading an Ethical Life, recently published by Snow Lion/Shambhala. The book presents a lengthy work on ethics by Tibetan luminary Jamgön Mipham ... Read more »
Buddhist Conduct: A New Resource from Old Tibet

Buddhist Conduct: A New Resource from Old Tibet

The Just King: The Tibetan Buddhist Classic on Leading an Ethical Life has recently been published by Snow Lion/Shambhala. It presents a lengthy work on ethics by Tibetan luminary Jamgön Mipham (1846-1912) translated by distinguished scholar-practitioner and former Sera Je ... Read more »
Celebrating Chokhor Duchen and International Sangha Day

Celebrating Chokhor Duchen and International Sangha Day

July 27 is Chokhor Duchen, which is one of the four great holy days of the Tibetan Buddhist calendar and marks the occasion of Buddha’s first teaching. Specific advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche for practices to do on Buddha Multiplying ... Read more »