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Vajrapani Founders’ Retreat Participants Record Early History
Long-time student and Vajrapani Institute co-founder Elaine Jackson shares some early Vajrapani Institute history and reports on the January 2016 Vajrapani Institute’s founders’ retreat: It was 1977. Two hundred or more baby Dharma students gathered in Yucca Valley, California for ... Read more »
Mandala Online: How Does Mindfulness Relate to Middle Way Philosophy?
We hear about mindfulness everywhere, it seems. Many of us practice it. But what is it doing? And how does it relate to Buddhist teachings on the emptiness of the self? If both mindfulness and Madhyamaka are methods to transform ... Read more »
An Eventful Visit: Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Kopan Monastery
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has been staying at Kopan Monastery since late February. Rinpoche first celebrated Tibetan New Year (Losar) at Kopan. He also circumambulated and made offerings at stupas in Boudhanath and Swayambu. As well, he presided over the enthronement ... Read more »New Self / No Self: Jacob Sky Lindsley on Mindfulness and Madhyamaka
Jacob Sky Lindsley is a graduate of two Buddhist schools in the US, having received a bachelor degree from the University of the West near Los Angeles, California, and a master of arts degree from FPMT-affiliated Maitripa College in Portland, ... Read more »
Dharma Resources Available to You
In this year’s annual review, Lama Zopa Rinpoche mentioned two practices that he’s asking students to focus on: The Method to Transform a Suffering Life into Happiness (Including Enlightenment) and How to Make Life Most Beneficial for Sentient Beings, Even ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Visits the Himalayan Buddhist Meditation Centre, Kathmandu
On March 2, 2017, Lama Zopa Rinpoche visited the new location of FPMT’s center in Kathmandu, Nepal, known as the Himalayan Buddhist Meditation Centre (HBMC). HBMC was established in 1982 by Lama Yeshe and offers teachings and meditation. In recent ... Read more »
Prajnaparamita Project Enters Fifteenth Year
According to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, one of the main ways to create the cause needed to build the large Maitreya Buddha statue in India, is to write out the Prajnaparamita Sutra in pure gold. One of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s vast ... Read more »
Thubten Rigsel Rinpoche Enthroned at Kopan Monastery
Monday March 6—today—is the start of the enthronement celebrations for the reincarnation of Kopan Monastery’s beloved long-time abbot, Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup. The official enthronement of Thubten Rigsel Rinpoche took place this morning (Nepal time) in the main Kopan gompa, ... Read more »
Please Rejoice in a Year of Charitable Giving!
In 2016, FPMT Charitable Projects provided grants totaling US$3,512,326 toward various beneficial activities, including offering food to ordained Sangha and children; providing Buddhist philosophy scholarships; sponsoring beneficial pujas and practices; monthly offerings to the main teachers of the Lama Tsongkhapa ... Read more »
Purification Practice during the Fifteen Days of Miracles
We are currently amid a group of Buddha Multiplying Days and wanted to bring your attention to some resources available for students interested in purification practices during this time. Days one through fifteen of the first month of the Tibetan ... Read more »
Please Rejoice! FPMT Annual Review 2016: Working to Benefit Sentient Beings as Infinite as the Sky
International Office has just released FPMT Annual Review 2016: Working to Benefit Sentient Beings as Infinite as the Sky, a collection of warm-hearted messages, beautiful photos, and informative reports reflecting International Office’s activities in 2016. FPMT Annual Review 2016 includes ... Read more »