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Join the 100 Million Mani Retreat Organized by FPMT Mongolia
One of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast Visions for the FPMT organization is to establish 100 Million Mani Retreats (100,000 recitations of 100 million OM MANI PADME HUM) around the world. For the thirteenth year, FPMT Mongolia is currently hosting a ... Read more »
Nalanda Tradition Debate: Investigating the Teachings Through Reasoning
The tradition of Buddhist debate originated in Nalanda University in the 5th century CE in Bihar, India. The historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, famously encouraged students to investigate the teachings through reasoning, saying, “Do not accept what I say on faith, but ... Read more »
First European Heart Sutra Retreat Completed Following Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Instructions
In July 2022, Lama Zopa Rinpoche expressed his wish to lead a Heart Sutra Retreat, but did not do so before showing the aspect of passing away in April 2023. To honor the first anniversary of Rinpoche’s parinirvana and to ... Read more »
Welcoming the Medicine Buddha Statue into Sri Lanka
Tara Lanka study group is committed to fulfilling the wish of Lama Zopa Rinpoche to build a five-story high (approximately 15 meters/50 feet) Medicine Buddha statue in Sri Lanka. Ven. Tenzin Lekdron has led this initiative and a 1.5-meter high ... Read more »
Chenrezig Resources for Practicing During the Year of Compassion
On July 6, 2025, students, friends, and admirers around the world celebrated His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday with strong prayers for His Holiness to remain among us for a very long time. The events surrounding His Holiness’s birthday ... Read more »
Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: How to Have a Happy Life With a Happy Mind
In April 2019 Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave series of teachings at Nagarjuna center in Madrid, Spain. Today we are sharing the first video from that event, “How to Have a Happy Life With a Happy Mind.” The purpose of one’s ... Read more »
Lawudo Trek Upcoming in October
A wonderful opportunity to trek to Lawudo is upcoming—a trek and retreat from Kopan Monastery to Lawudo Gompa and back will take place October 6-21, 2025 this year. Ven. Katy Cole will be joined by special guest Charok Lama to ... Read more »
August 2025 e-News is Now Available!
Our August 2025 e-News is now available and brings many causes for rejoicing including: Teachings from Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lama Yeshe, Support offered to eight schools in India and Nepal, Resources and opportunities for study and practice, Information about ... Read more »
Mind Protection: Mantra Resources for Daily Life
A mantra is a series of syllables, most often in Sanskrit, that is the subject of recitation, meditation, or other spiritual practice. The term “mantra” means “mind protection,” because mantras function to protect the mind from ordinary impure appearances as ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Advice: Overcoming Obstacles with Lojong
Recently we shared that 44 new 2004 videos of Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa, Italy, are now available. Today we’d like to bring your attention to one of these precious teachings, Overcoming Obstacles with Lojong: Transforming ... Read more »
Eleven Students in Taiwan Receive Ornament for Clear Realization Completion Certificates
On June 25, 2025, eleven students at Jinsiu Farlin, the Taiwanese FPMT center based in Taipei, completed 16 years of study of Ornament for Clear Realization, an FPMT Masters Program text. To honor this remarkable achievement FPMT Education Services issued ... Read more »