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How to Bless Tea Sold at a Center: Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Lama Zopa Rinpoche was offered tea recently by Kunsang Yeshe Retreat Centre in Australia, which was selling the tea as a fundraiser. He responded with the following advice on how to “really” bless the tea. My most dear, most kind, ... Read more »
Dieter Kratzer on Becoming a Teacher
In an interview with Mandala now published online, FPMT registered in-depth teacher Dieter Kratzer, 75, talks about his life in the Dharma, and particularly the process of becoming a teacher. Dieter met the Dharma in 1973 and was among the ... Read more »
Merit Box Offerings Help Train the First Facilitators for the a.r.t. of Fulfillment Program
Seven months ago, the International Merit Box Project awarded twenty-one grants to a variety of Dharma projects, made possible solely from the collected offerings of Merit Box practitioners around the world. One of these grants funded a retreat to train ... Read more »
Dieter Kratzer on Becoming a Teacher
Dieter Kratzer is an FPMT registered in-depth teacher who has been teaching the Dharma for forty years. He spoke with Mandala associate editor Donna Lynn Brown about his development as a teacher from the early 1970s to the present day. ... Read more »![Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Name Mantra [Audio]](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/26/lama-zopa-rinpoches-name-mantra-audio/DSC02222-320x295.jpg)
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Name Mantra [Audio]
In 2014, Indian FPMT students heard Malaysian and Singaporean students chant Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s name mantra in Mundgod and had the wish to learn how to do the same. Ven. Kabir Saxena, now director of Maitreya Buddha Project Kushinagar, suggested ... Read more »
In Praise of Padmasambhava
While at Kopan Monastery in Nepal in late 2016, Lama Zopa Rinpoche attended a puja at Kopan Nunnery organized by the Kopan monks and nuns, making 100,000 tsog offerings to the great Indian yogi and teacher Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), who ... Read more »
Midday Meals Offered to Tibetan School Children in Bylakuppe, South India
The Central School for Tibetans, Cauvery Valley Project (CVP), located in Bylakuppe, South India, was established in 1971 to serve the children of refugees living at Dickey Larsoe Tibetan Settlement. Twenty-four staff help educate 217 elementary, middle, and secondary students. ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche on the Great Thangtong Gyalpo
While at Kopan Monastery in Nepal recently, Lama Zopa Rinpoche was shown a precious relic from the great Tibetan yogi Thangtong Gyalpo by Chusang Rinpoche, the spiritual head of Chusang Gompa, a Gelug monastery in Boudhanath, Nepal. Chusang Rinpoche was born ... Read more »
January FPMT International Office e-News Out Now!
Welcome to the January edition of our monthly FPMT International Office e-News! This month we invite you to read about: Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Schedule for 2017, Please Rejoice with Us!, Time to Count your Merit Box Offerings, 2017 Practice Calendar ... Read more »
Basic Program Progress, Completions, and Opportunities
FPMT Education Services would like to share some news about Basic Program progress and announce a wonderful new online opportunity. The Basic Program (BP) was designed by Lama Zopa Rinpoche for students who wish to progress beyond foundational level study ... Read more »
Offer ALL the Lights
“If we want to develop Dharma wisdom, then offer light.” So said Lama Zopa Rinpoche during a teaching in Singapore in 2013. What are the results of offering lights? Rinpoche explained, “It is mentioned that if we make offerings of ... Read more »