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Osel Hita’s Pilgrimage to India and Nepal: “I Don’t Want to Create Followers, I Want to Create Leaders”
On April 12, 2015, Ösel Hita led a small group people on a once-in-a-lifetime “Universal Pilgrimage” to India and Nepal. While the itinerary called for visits to monasteries, holy places, and an exploration of Tibetan Buddhist culture and history, an ... Read more »
Thank You for Becoming a Nun
Lama Zopa Rinpoche wrote this letter to a student who had just become a nun: My most dear, precious, kind, wish-fulfilling one, Thank you for your kind email, I am sorry for the long delay. You becoming a nun is ... Read more »
LRZTP Graduate Berthe Jansen Earns Ph.D. from Leiden University, Netherlands
Director of Maitreya Instituut Amsterdam Paula De Wys-Koolkin shared this achievement from past Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Programme (LRZTP) graduate Berthe Jansen: On February 24, 2015, Berthe Jansen was awarded her Ph.D. at Leiden University in a ceremony rich in ... Read more »
Tibetan Translation: Comments from a Master, Geshe Thupten Jinpa
In 2011 FPMT Translation Services organized “Taking Up the Challenge of Translating Buddhism,” a translation and editorial conference that focused on discussing the future of translation within the FPMT. Since this conference, FPMT Translation Services has been working towards creating ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche to Attend Long Life Puja for His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala; Australia Tour Schedule Change
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has been invited to attend the long life puja (tenshuk) for His Holiness the Dalai Lama in honor of His Holiness’ 80th birthday in Dharamsala, India, on June 21. The long life ceremony has been organized by ... Read more »
Watch Lama Zopa Rinpoche Teach Live at Vajrayana Institute in Sydney
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s teachings at Vajrayana Institute in Sydney, Australia, June 13-15 will be webcast LIVE on FPMT’s Livestream page: June 13: Teaching on “How to Apply Dharma in Daily Life,” Vajrayana Institute, scheduled 7 p.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time ... Read more »
How to Think While Getting Chemo
A student wrote that she had cancer that was removed, but the surgeon said it had spread. The doctor advised getting chemotherapy. The student requested advice from Rinpoche on what she should do. My most dear, most precious, most kind, ... Read more »
Tenzin Ösel Hita Talks to North American Regional Meeting
In May of 2013, participants of the North American Regional Meeting, which took place in Portland, OR, were delighted to hear a motivating talk from Tenzin Ösel Hita. In this talk, Ösel shares his wisdom on many topics such as ... Read more »
Ganden Do Ngag Shedrup Ling Celebrates Mani Retreat and New Resident Geshe
Ven. Tsenla, director of Ganden Do Ngag Shedrup Ling in Mongolia, shared with Mandala news of the center’s activities over the last year, including the second annual 100 Million Mani Retreat and the arrival of their resident geshe: Please rejoice ... Read more »
What Is the Mind?
During a 1991 talk in Adelaide, Australia, Lama Zopa Rinpoche responded to a question about low self-esteem with a teaching on the nature of the mind. Here’s a short excerpt from this talk, published by the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive: ... Read more »
Kopan Helping Hands Continues to Offer Essential Aid in Nepal
Immediately following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25, 2015, causing extensive devastation, the monks and nuns of Kopan Monastery and Nunnery (which were both badly damaged) did not hesitate to spring into action by establishing Kopan ... Read more »