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Community Hall in Tibetan Settlement of 2,710 Refugees
In July we reported that a US$116,8 48 grant from the Social Services Fund had been offered to Rabagayling Tibetan Settlement in South India for the building of a new community hall that will benefit the 2,710 refugees there. We ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Visits Tso Pema
Lama Zopa Rinpoche recently spent several weeks at Tso Pema (Lotus Lake, also known as Rewalsar) in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Rinpoche went to Tso Pema to receive rare oral transmissions on vinaya (monastic discipline) from the abbot ... Read more »
Happy 31st Birthday, Tenzin Ösel Hita!
FPMT International Office wishes Tenzin Ösel Hita a very happy birthday and a long, healthy life. May his beneficial activities flourish and holy wishes come instantly into fruition! Tenzin Ösel Hita, the recognized reincarnation of FPMT founder Lama Yeshe, turned ... Read more »
Rejoice in All the Practices Done to Pacify Earthquakes!
More than 1 million recitations of the Kshitigarbha long mantra have been accumulated as part of an effort to accomplish the advice of Lama Zopa Rinpoche for preventing and pacifying earthquakes in California and the rest of the world. In ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s ‘How to Enjoy Death’ Available Now!
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s much anticipated book How to Enjoy Death: Preparing to Meet Life’s Final Challenge without Fear is now available through the FPMT Foundation Store. The beautifully printed book is a practical guide for students on how to best ... Read more »
Taking the Eight Mahayana Precepts
Lama Zopa Rinpoche recommends taking the 24-hour eight Mahayana precept vows on days on which the karmic effects of positive actions are multiplied, such as Buddha days, full moon, new moon, and eclipses. The eight Mahayana precepts are a powerful ... Read more »
‘Many Problems Arise When Our Motivation Is the Selfish Mind’
“Many problems arise when our motivation is the selfish mind, concentrated in our heart,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches in The Power of Compassion, a 2006 Malaysia teaching now available through the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive. “The main achievement is our ... Read more »
Observations from Final Jangchup Lamrim Teaching
FPMT student Cynthia Karena shared with Mandala observations from the final teachings in the Jangchup Lamrim series given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. During the four-year series, His Holiness transmitted and taught on 18 important lam-rim texts and commentaries: ... Read more »
Losar Tashi Delek!
Happy Tibetan new year to all our dear friends! With love from Lama Zopa Rinpoche and everyone at FPMT International Office Wow, wow, wow! We have an unbelievable opportunity to create the causes for this life’s happiness, for all future ... Read more »
79,000 Sentient Beings Liberated in 2015 in California and Washington
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has requested the Sangha at his residences in California and Washington state to offer the practice of animal liberation every week dedicated to anyone who is sick or having life obstacles. Additionally, Sangha in California offer a ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche on Celebrating Losar
In 2014, while Lama Zopa Rinpoche was celebrating Losar at Root Institute in Bodhgaya, he gave an inspiring teaching during a long life puja being offered to him. Ven. Sarah Thresher shared this report: “… Following the tsog offering, Rinpoche ... Read more »