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New from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Sun of Devotion, Stream of Blessings
Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive (LYWA) recently announced the arrival of our latest book from Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Sun of Devotion, Stream of Blessings. Sun of Devotion, Stream of Blessings is the record of a remarkable series of powerful and clear ... Read more »
Praise and Request to Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
At the conclusion of the Light of the Path retreat with Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Nick Ribush composed and delivered a praise of Rinpoche that also requested for him to live a long life. Nick is a long-time student of Lama ... Read more »
Sera Je Food Fund is Twenty-five Years Old
We’d like to invite you to rejoice in twenty-five years of the Sera Je Food Fund offerings meals to the monks of Sera Je Monstery! The Sera Je Food Fund began in 1991 when Tenzin Ösel Hita, the recognized incarnation ... Read more »
Advice for Depression
“If you can find a reason for why you’re feeling depressed, you can try to use that situation or those conditions as the basis for meditation to overcome the depression. But if you can find no obvious reason, the best ... Read more »
What We Do to Protect This Nonexistent Real I
“If we do some profound scientific analysis, some inner scientific analysis, we can see how much we believe in this totally real I that actually does not exist. It appears to be real from its own side, we believe it ... Read more »
Bringing the Light of the Path Retreat to Students Around the World
Light of the Path Retreat 2016 is four days from completion in Black Mountain, North Carolina. This retreat is the fourth in a series of teaching retreats led by Lama Zopa Rinpoche and hosted by FPMT’s Kadampa Center. While 300 ... Read more »
A Landmark Step Forward for Maitreya Buddha Project Kushinagar
At the Light of the Path Retreat on Friday, August 19, there was tremendous rejoicing when Lama Zopa Rinpoche announced that the land for the very large Maitreya Buddha statue in Kushinagar had been officially signed over by the state ... Read more »
Rebuilding Kopan Monastery and Nunnery After the 2015 Earthquake
At the end of last year we reported on the extensive rebuilding needed at Kopan Monastery and Nunnery following the devastating April 2015 earthquake in Nepal. Kopan Monastery is FPMT’s most precious destinations as the very first FPMT teachings happend ... Read more »
News from the Light on the Path Retreat with Lama Zopa Rinpoche
More than 300 people are attending the 2016 Light of the Path retreat with Lama Zopa Rinpoche, currently taking place in North Carolina, US, now in its second week. In addition, many more people are watching Rinpoche teach live in ... Read more »
Invitation to Read the August FPMT International Office e-News
The August FPMT International Office e-News is out now! This month you’ll find: Links so you can listen to Rinpoche’s teachings during the Light of the Path Retreat, What is a holiday from Rinpoche’s point of view, Rejoice in Offerings ... Read more »
One Million Prostrations and Counting at Amitabha Buddhist Centre
“We are rejoicing for the one million prostrations recently completed by a group of students at Amitabha Buddhist Centre!” anncounced Ven. Tenzin Tsultrim, student and staff person at Amitabha Buddhist Centre (ABC) in Singapore. “Here is a message that organizers ... Read more »