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Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s 2010 Teachings from Potowa Center, Indonesia
From January 25 through February 7, 2010, Lama Zopa Rinpoche granted 12 sessions of teachings at Potowa Center in Indonesia. These teachings provided a comprehensive overview of key Buddhist concepts, focusing on how to integrate them into daily practice to ... Read more »
Helping People Live Their Best Lives: A Success Story at Nalanda Monastery from FDCW
FDCW (Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom) brings us some wonderful initiatives, available to those interested in understanding their own mind and emotions and bringing compassion into daily life. In 1983 Lama Yeshe began formulating the idea of Universal Education. ... Read more »
Merit Box Grants Have Been Awarded for 2024
The International Merit Box Project was created in order to cultivate generosity as part of a daily practice and in turn help provide resources for local projects that are fulfilling the FPMT mission. The program began in 2001 with students ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Emptiness, Dependent Arising, and Overcoming Delusions
We were so pleased to recently make available, via video, teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Langri Tangpa Center, Brisbane, Australia from June 16-18, 2006. These four sessions of profound teachings are on the Eight Verses of Mind Training, a ... Read more »
Lama Yeshe’s Wisdom: Experiencing Silent Wisdom
The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind is one of the most beloved free books from the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive. The six teachings contained in this volume come from Lama Yeshe’s 1975 visit to Australia. They are all filled ... Read more »
Please Enjoy Our August E-news!
This month’s e-news brings you important news, updates, and causes for rejoicing including: Introducing the Unmistaken Incarnation Fund, Teachings from Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lama Yeshe , Upcoming public teachings with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Support offered to Sangha ... Read more »
Larger than Life and Deeply Devoted: Rejoicing in the Life of Peter “Stripes” Langham
Peter (“Stripes”) Langham passed away on August 25, 2024, age 82, at his home in Glenlyon, Australia Peter was a long-time Dharma practitioner after meeting Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche in the 1970s. He was a great contributor to ... Read more »
Mantras: Protection for the Mind
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 »
A Valuable Resource: Lama Zopa Rinpoche Essential Extracts Page
As students of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, we are unbelievably blessed by the vastness of beneficial teachings left for us over decades, and in a wide variety of formats. We thought to bring your attention to one resource available to you, ... Read more »
Two Essential FPMT Practice Booklets Available in eBook Formats
We are pleased to share that two essential FPMT booklets are now available as eBooks (epub and mobi) for those who prefer these formats. In 2022 we updated the PDF of How to Make My Lives Wish-Fulfilling: The Method to ... Read more »
His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Upcoming Public Teachings
His Holiness the Dalai Lama underwent a successful knee replacement surgery on June 28, 2024. “His Holiness is recovering well,” stated Dr. Mayman, MD, Chief of the Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement Service at the Hospital for Special Surgery in ... Read more »