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Rebuilding and Improving Lawudo Retreat Centre
The Lawudo Retreat Centre, situated high in the Himalayan mountains of eastern Nepal, holds particular significance for FPMT. Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the reincarnation of the Lawudo Lama, Lama Kunzang Yeshe, who lived and practiced in Lawudo until his passing ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Kopan Monastery
Lama Zopa Rinpoche was greeted with great excitement when he arrived at Kopan Monastery in Nepal in November. His first day of teaching there was November 26. “The teachings have been incredible,” reported Ven. Holly Ansett two days later. “Rinpoche ... Read more »
Mandala Online: A Retreat Center Is Launched
As part of Mandala‘s January-June 2017 online content, long-time FPMT student Andy Wistreich reports on the founding of Land of Joy Retreat Centre in the UK, enthusing, “Creating Land of Joy has been a life-transforming experience for the key people ... Read more »
Resources for Creating and Offering to Holy Objects
The creation of holy objects for world peace is a key priority among Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast Visions for the FPMT organization. FPMT Education Services makes available many resources related to creating and offering to holy objects. Holy objects purify ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Blesses Lake-Bound Beings
In the autumn of this year, Lama Zopa Rinpoche blessed several lakes located near Buddha Amitabha Pure Land (BAPL), in Washington State, USA. Omak Lake was one of them. Tremendously beautiful, it has stunning hills rising up behind its light ... Read more »
Monlam Celebration for All Buddhist Traditions in Bhutan
The Preserving the Lineage Fund was pleased to offer US$4,000 toward a March 2017 Monlam festival in Bhutan for 300 individuals representing all Buddhist traditions. Prayers, teachings, discussions, and meals will be shared among the participants in celebration of Monlam ... Read more »
Mandala Online: Expanding a Meditator’s Paradise
“De-Tong Ling Retreat Centre,” says retreat manager Dani Guo proudly in “De-Tong Ling Retreat Centre: Down Under, a Meditator’s Paradise,” a Mandala January-June 2017 online content article, “is the kind of paradise sought after by serious meditators thirsting to actualize ... Read more »
FPMT Retreats at Land of Medicine Buddha
FPMT Center Services is pleased to announce three major retreats being held at Land of Medicine Buddha in Soquel, California, United States in 2017. In April 2017, a Yamantaka qualifying retreat—led by FPMT-registered teacher Ven. Steve Carlier with commentary by ... Read more »
Making Your Holiday Meals Meaningful
This time of year means, for many, an increase in festive meals celebrated with friends and family. There are a variety of ways to enjoy your meal while still practicing virtue. FPMT Education Services makes available a collection of practices, ... Read more »
Practices for Thanksgiving Day Turkeys and Remembering Gratitude
In 2007, Lama Zopa Rinpoche shared what he and some FPMT students did to benefit the millions of turkeys that are killed in the US for Thanksgiving Day. Rinpoche has long been a proponent of vegetarianism and thanks anyone who ... Read more »
An Update on Tenzin Ösel Hita
On October 21-22, Tenzin Ösel Hita attended teachings in Milan, Italy, with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. His Holiness taught on Lama Tsongkhapa’s Three Principal Aspects of The Path and In Praise to Dependent Origination. While in Italy Ösel gave ... Read more »