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Support Given to Ganden Samlo Khangtsen
During the 2014 Jangchup Lamrim teachings, Lama Zopa Rinpoche stayed at Ganden Samlo Khangtsen at Ganden Monastery. While there, Rinpoche discovered that essential repairs were needed and Rinpoche wanted to help. Due to the generosity of an extremely kind benefactor, ... Read more »
Compassion for Every Single Sentient Being
“What differentiates Buddhism from other religions is COMPASSION for every single sentient being.” — Lama Zopa Rinpoche from “Compassion is of the Upmost Need” More information, photos and updates about FPMT spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche can be found on ... Read more »
Preliminary Practices at Tushita Meditation Center, Spain
Marina Brucet, the spiritual program coordinator at Tushita Retreat Center, sent us this update about the wonderful opportunities for practice in this peaceful Catalan retreat center. Twenty years have passed since Lama Zopa Rinpoche visited this beautiful and quiet place ... Read more »![Smoking Harms Your Virtuous Thoughts [VIDEO]](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/16/smoking-harms-your-virtuous-thoughts-video/smoking_harms-320x180.jpg)
Smoking Harms Your Virtuous Thoughts [VIDEO]
“Even when people died and someone asked Panchen Losang Chokyi to do phowa, he asked whether the person had smoked or not,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche mentions in a new video on FPMT’s YouTube channel. “If the person had smoked, then ... Read more »
Welcoming His Holiness the Dalai Lama with Open Arms
In preparation for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s visit to the United Kingdom, a group of FPMT students has been working with the office of Tibet and the local Tibetan community to ensure that His Holiness gets the warmest possible ... Read more »
Practicing the Good Heart for Happiness
On September 13, Ven. Roger Kunsang shared on his Twitter page this brief teaching from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Lama Zopa; the king of delusions, thinking our false “I” is real! We need to practice the good heart for happiness. You ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Visit to Shantideva Meditation Center in New York
From visiting and doing prayers at the memorial for the victims of the September 11 attacks, to teaching at Tibet House, to receiving rare oral transmissions, to spending time with the former monks and nuns of Kopan, to engaging in ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Teaches on the ‘Essence of Nectar’ in Mexico
On the morning of September 11, Lama Zopa Rinpoche began the day leading the participants of the “Essence of Nectar” retreat in Mexico in Lama Chöpa with tsog. Ven. Steve Carlier served as umze, or chant leader, for the puja, ... Read more »
8,300 Meals Offered Every Day to Monks of Sera Je Monastery
Since 1991, the Sera Je Food Fund has offered meals to the monks studying at Sera Je Monastery in southern India. Today, the fund sponsors 8,300 meals every single day for all 2,500 Sera Je Monastery monks (3,300 monks are ... Read more »
His Eminence Choden Rinpoche Passes Away
We are very saddened to share the news that His Eminence Choden Rinpoche passed away on September 11 at 1:30 a.m. India time at Sera Je Monastery in South India. Choden Rinpoche was a highly respected Buddhist master and a ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Offers Lama Chöpa Tsog
Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered Lama Chöpa tsog early Friday morning in Mexico, where he is leading retreat, after hearing the news that His Eminence Choden Rinpoche showed the aspect of passing away. Lama Zopa Rinpoche mentioned that others could do ... Read more »