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Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive Releases New Website
“Thanks to your support, the LYWA team has just launched a brand new responsive website (http://www.LamaYeshe.com) that we think is very beautiful and exceptionally functional. We hope you agree!” the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive wrote about their brand new website. ... Read more »
Wildfires Threaten Buddha Amitabha Pure Land and Pamtingpa Center
Wildfires are burning out of control in many parts of the United States’ Pacific Northwest, including several large fires in Okanogan County, Washington, where both Buddha Amitabha Pure Land (BAPL) and Pamtingpa Center are located. Sangha were evacuated from Buddha ... Read more »
Root Institute’s Incredibly Compassionate Work in Bodhgaya, India
Root Institute in Bodhgaya, India, has been offering ongoing charity to the destitute of the area since 1991. Three onsite projects are now administered, bringing incalculable benefit to others. Maitreya School Free school benefiting local children from Bodhgaya and neighboring ... Read more »
August FPMT E-News Out Now!
We hope you enjoy the August edition of the FPMT International Office E-news – out now! This month we bring you: Highlights from Lama Zopa Rinpoche News, Recent Grants Offered by our Social Services Fund, Newest Online Feature from Mandala ... Read more »
Finding Freshness: Ven. Losang Drimay Attends the Interfaith Gethsemani Encounter IV
In May 2015, Ven. Losang Drimay, teacher and resident at Land of Medicine Buddha in Soquel, California, was one of 12 Buddhists to meet with 17 Catholics at Gethsemani Encounter IV. The first Encounter took place nearly 20 years earlier ... Read more »
The Incredible Teaching of Caregiving
“We also went to see quite a number of old folks’ homes. Also recently in Australia. The first one was in America, I think, in Madison, [Wisconsin.] I was extremely surprised to see those young girls working in old folks’ ... Read more »
News from Tushita Meditation Centre
Spiritual program coordinator Ven. Tenzin Kunphen shared a very brief summary of all that Tushita Meditation Centre in Dharamsala, India has accomplished over the first half of the 2015 season: Tushita’s latest news is out and there is much to ... Read more »![What to Think When Others Harm You [VIDEO]](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/19/what-to-think-when-others-harm-you-video/Screenshot-from-2015-08-05-131218-320x178.png)
What to Think When Others Harm You [VIDEO]
“The usual [way of thinking] is that you can harm anybody in the world who you don’t like. You kill, you do every bad thing to others who you don’t like. But, nobody can harm you!” Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches ... Read more »
Resources for Learning FPMT Preferred Tunes and Pronunciations
Education Services now has a variety of resources for those wishing to learn the FPMT preferred tunes and pronunciations for standard prayers, practices and mantras. Students can take advantage of these downloads and other available resources: Essential Buddhist Prayers Volume ... Read more »
Advice and Protection for Natural Disasters
Wildfires, typhoons, earthquakes and other natural disasters can affect FPMT students, centers, projects and services around the world. And Lama Zopa Rinpoche has given advice on practices for different natural disasters. This advice is always available on Rinpoche’s advice page ... Read more »
Amazing! Fourth Round of 108 Nyung Nä Retreats for Students in France
Six dedicated individuals have just finished 108 nyung nä retreats at Institut Vajra Yogini (IVY), France. One of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast Visions for the FPMT organization is to sponsor others to complete 1,000 nyung nä retreats. Institute Vajra Yogini ... Read more »