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Calm-Abiding and Lamrim Retreat at Nalanda Monastery
Sixty-eight participants attended a calm-abiding and lamrim retreat led by Ven. René Feusi at Nalanda Monastery, France, from August 15-30, 2025. Based on his own extensive meditative practice, Ven. René explained various topics such as guru devotion, various levels of ... Read more »
Lama Yeshe’s Wisdom: What is Dharma?
In this excerpt from the teaching, “What is Dharma?” Lama Yeshe discusses the real meaning of Dharma and the nature of the mind in this discourse given at Chenrezig Institute, Eudlo, Australia, on September 8, 1979. This discourse is now ... Read more »
Rejoicing in Essential Services and Health Care Grants Offered in 2025
In 2025, the FPMT Social Services Fund (SSF) remained dedicated to its mission of uplifting the most vulnerable populations in India and Mongolia. With a strong focus on supporting children, the elderly, the sick, and the extremely poor, the fund ... Read more »
Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: How to Think and Practice When Working for a Center
Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered a series of teachings in January 2017 at Root Institute, Bodhgaya, India. In these teachings Rinpoche put strong emphasis on lojong (mind training) and even gave a full commentary on the Seven-Point Thought Transformation by Kadampa ... Read more »
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 »