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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 »
Losar Greetings from Raven Jones & Mandala Magazine
Liberation Prison Project student Raven Jones recently wrote Mandala to share his annual Losar (New Year) greeting card. Raven hand drew and colored the card and sent it in the mail to Mandala. In celebration of the year Fire Monkey ... Read more »
Advice on Practices to Do for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Health and Long Life
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has recently said that in order to purify our karma students can do the following practices dedicated for the health and long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama: “Prayer to Guru Rinpoche to Clear Away Obstacles ... Read more »
Please Offer Lama Chöpa with Tsog on Losar in Honor of Lama Yeshe
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has recently reminded FPMT centers to offer extensive Lama Chöpa with Tsog on Losar (Tibetan New Year) in honor of the anniversary of FPMT founder Lama Yeshe’s passing away. Rinpoche added that it would be good to ... Read more »
‘We Can Cut Attachment and Be Totally Free’
“The whole life, busy with attachment and anger, is like an elephant caught in a quagmire. It cannot get out, it is completely caught in a quagmire of mud,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche taught in 2013 at Amitabha Buddhist Centre in ... Read more »