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4.3 Million Guru Rinpoche Mantras Offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche
“In mid-August, Amitabha Buddhist Centre (ABC) students were exceedingly happy to offer a total of 4.3 million Guru Rinpoche mantras to our most precious guru, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, for the success of the Maitreya Projects in India,” wrote Ven. Tenzin ... Read more »
New and Updated Essential Practices Now Available to Students
FPMT Education Services would like to remind you that we have several new and updated practice materials that are essential resources for FPMT students. FPMT Retreat Prayer Book The FPMT Retreat Prayer Book was originally compiled in 2008 in preparation ... Read more »
How to Make Your Life Most Beneficial for Sentient Beings, Even with Your Speech
During the recent Light of the Path retreat, Lama Zopa Rinpoche dictated this advice and had it distributed to all participants. Rinpoche also wanted it shared with people offering service at FPMT centers, projects and service as well as with ... Read more »
100 Million Mani Retreat Begins at Newly Built Tibetan Settlement Community Center
In July we reported that a new community hall at Rabagayling Tibetan Settlement in South India was completed. The Social Services Fund provided a grant for this new building which will be used by by 2,710 refugees. We are delighted ... Read more »
Every Step Brings Us Closer to Death
On August 17, Ven. Roger Kunsang shared on Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Twitter page this very brief teaching from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Walking meditation … Every step, every breath brings us closer to death … Only thing to do .. Practice ... Read more »
Rachen Nunnery Completes Community Retreat
“During July, a nine-day community mani retreat was held in Tsum, Nepal, during which also Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) mantras were recited,” shared Kopan Monastery’s Ani Fran Mohoupt. “On the last day, there was also 100,000 tsog offerings. The mani retreat ... Read more »
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 »