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Supporting the Next Generation of  Teachers

Supporting the Next Generation of Teachers

As a boy, Lama Zopa Rinpoche was ordained and educated at the monastery of one of his teachers, Domo Rinpoche — Drugkar Monastery. Domo Rinpoche’s incarnation is now being educated at Sera Je Monastery in South India and Lama Zopa ... Read more »
Lama Tsongkhapa Day (Ganden Ngamchoe) Is on December 5

Lama Tsongkhapa Day (Ganden Ngamchoe) Is on December 5

Lama Tsongkhapa Day, or Ganden Ngamchoe, is a celebration of the anniversary of Lama Tsongkhapa’s parinirvana. It is celebrated on the 25th day of the 10th month on the Tibetan calendar. This year, Lama Tsongkhapa Day falls on Saturday, December ... Read more »
First Photo of 2015 Long Life Puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche Released

First Photo of 2015 Long Life Puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche Released

On December 2 , Ven. Roger Kunsang shared on Twitter this photo of Lama Zopa Rinpoche receiving the official FPMT long life puja at Kopan Monastery, Nepal. In the photo, specially selected dancers representing the five-colored dakinis petition the lama ... Read more »
Autumn News from Milarepa Center

Autumn News from Milarepa Center

Student Tommy Nimrod shares this news update from Milarepa Center in Barnet, Vermont in the United States: Blessed by the presence of our Dharma brothers and sisters from Tubten Kunga Center in Florida, Geshe Konchog Kyab led a vibrant five-day ... Read more »
Two New Photos of Lama Zopa Rinpoche from Kopan Monastery

Two New Photos of Lama Zopa Rinpoche from Kopan Monastery

On December 1 , Ven. Roger Kunsang shared on Twitter two new photos of Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, where he is teaching during the annual month-long November course. In the photo above, Rinpoche is “explaining the story ... Read more »
New Short Film on the Sera Food Fund Featuring Lama Zopa Rinpoche Just Released

New Short Film on the Sera Food Fund Featuring Lama Zopa Rinpoche Just Released

A beautiful new short film on the Sera Je Food Fund featuring Lama Zopa Rinpoche was released last week. In it Rinpoche candidly speaks on the importance of supporting the food fund and the role it plays in spreading the ... Read more »
Rinpoche Checks Relics Destined for Maitreya Projects

Rinpoche Checks Relics Destined for Maitreya Projects

On November 25, Ven. Roger Kunsang shared on Twitter this photo of Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Kopan Monastery “checking some of the collection of relics destined for the heart of the Maitreya statues in India.” The statues are part of ... Read more »
How to Bless Water

How to Bless Water

In the online content for Mandala July-September 2013, FPMT student Murray Wright describes the story of how he and friends Ven. Tenzin Chogkyi and Brian Rae offered holy crystals to bless the waters of New Zealand’s North Island during the ... Read more »
‘If We Have Met Dharma, Our Negativity Can Be Purified’

‘If We Have Met Dharma, Our Negativity Can Be Purified’

Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered this advice about karma in a letter to a student, recently published on the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive (LYWA). He emphasized the importance of living in pure morality and of understanding the suffering of this life. ... Read more »
Robes Offered on Losar to FPMT Touring and Resident Teachers on Losar

Robes Offered on Losar to FPMT Touring and Resident Teachers on Losar

As part of an array of offerings made through the FPMT Puja Fund on Losar, Lama Zopa Rinpoche sponsored 57 sets of robes for FPMT’s touring teachers and resident geshes. “If you were Sangha but you didn’t wear robes, then ... Read more »
‘There Is So Much in Which to Rejoice’

‘There Is So Much in Which to Rejoice’

“[T]he whole thing about whether (service to others) becomes a burden or whether it becomes a pleasure for you, it depends on your attitude,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche taught at a May 2003 teaching at Institut Vajra Yogini in France. “Whether ... Read more »
Enjoy Your Meal While Making Merit!

Enjoy Your Meal While Making Merit!

This time of year means, for many, an increase in festive meals celebrated with friends and family. There are a variety of ways to enjoy your meal while still practicing virtue. FPMT Education Services also makes available a collection of ... Read more »