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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)
Change the Label, Change Your View [Video]
How you see something depends on past karma as well as on how you label it, Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches in a short video clip recorded during the 100 Million Mani Mantra Retreat in Italy in October 2017. “Even if ... Read more »
Ideas and Advice for Losar, the Fifteen Days of Miracles, and Chotrul Duchen
The Fifteen Days of Miracles—from the first day of the Tibetan new year (Losar, February 16) until the fifteenth (March 1)—commemorate the special time when Guru Shakyamuni Buddha showed miraculous powers in order to subdue the Six Founders, who lacked ... Read more »
The Last Foundation Service Seminar of 2017 Was the First to Be Delivered Entirely in Spanish
In December 2017, a Foundation Service Seminar (FSS) was held near Madrid. Organized and facilitated by Spain national coordinator Paloma Fernandez and senior facilitator and center director François Lecointre, this was the first FSS to be held entirely in Spanish. ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Visits Elderly Homes in India
In recent years, thanks to the kindness of generous donors, FPMT has been able to invest more resources into taking care of the elderly Tibetans living in India. Recently Lama Zopa Rinpoche visited elderly homes in southern India, giving teachings ... Read more »
Many Lamas Join Lama Zopa Rinpoche to Celebrate Root Institute
During Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s stay at Root Institute, he was joined there by many important lamas. On January 12-13, His Eminence Ling Rinpoche visited Root Institute and gave teachings, which were attended by Lama Zopa Rinpoche and many Sangha members ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Visits Root Institute, Offered Long Life Puja
Lama Zopa Rinpoche arrived at Root Institute in Bodhgaya, India, on January 3, traveling from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. The day after arriving, Rinpoche invited Khadro-la (Rangjung Neljorma Khandro Namsel Drönme) to Root Institute for lunch. When Rinpoche meets his ... Read more »
Upcoming Lunar and Solar Eclipses
Lunar and solar eclipses are auspicious days for practice and provide opportunities for accumulating increased merit. Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises that the merit generated on lunar eclipses is multiplied by 700,000 and by 100 million on solar eclipses. Upcoming lunar ... Read more »
From FPMT Mongolia, The Mahayana Children’s Programme Shares Merits of Mantra Video
The Mahayana Children’s Programme, a program of FPMT Mongolia, is now celebrating its tenth anniversary. To mark the occasion, FPMT Mongolia director Ianzinha Bartanova shared a video of the children, recorded in Ulaanbaatar, the nation’s capital. Ianzinha writes the following ... Read more »
Investing in a Recycling Program at Lugsum Samduling Home for the Aged and Disabled in Bylakuppe, India
The Social Services Fund offered a grant to Lugsung Samdupling Tibetan Settlement in Bylakuppe, India for investment into a recycling initiative which will raise money for the elderly home located on the settlement. The grant paid for a recycling truck, ... Read more »
Rinpoche Attends Guru Bumtsog at Khachoe Ghakyil Ling
In December, Khachoe Ghakyil Ling in Nepal hosted a 100,000 tsog offerings for Guru Rinpoche in front of the gigantic Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) thangka. Lama Zopa Rinpoche attended the special puja, known as a “Guru bumtsog,” along with the young ... Read more »