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Death and Dying Resources from FPMT Education Services
It is difficult to accept the inevitability of our own deaths or the deaths of our loved ones. And yet, all of us live our lives with reminders of impermanence and the loss of those we hold dear. While avoiding ... Read more »
Creating Happiness
Lama Zopa Rinpoche recently arrived at Kopan Monastery for the November course. On December 2, Ven. Roger Kunsang shared on his Twitter page: Lama Zopa: your coming to Kopan is to learn how to create the different levels of happiness. ... Read more »
Recently Released! Photos of Rinpoche from Down Under
FPMT.org has recently published two new photo albums containing 83 photos as part of its regularly updated Lama Zopa Rinpoche Photo Gallery. Rinpoche visited Chenrezig Institute in Queensland, Australia, in early September. He helped the center
Transforming the Mind in Everyday Life
“… Having a positive attitude, such as the altruistic thought to help other sentient beings and not harm them, is the cause of success in life. Even though some people might not have much education, they have no difficulties in ... Read more »
Decorations Completed on Canadian Stupa
Dianne Noort from Gendun Drubpa Centre in Williams Lake in central British Columbia, Canada, sent Mandala some news about their stupa, their public programming, and their support of Tibetan refugees in the country: Gendun Drubpa Centre is delighted to announce ... Read more »
Dealing with Stress
“… Many different conditions can cause stress: the fear of your partner dying or of losing them to someone else, failure in business, loss of a job, illness, or not getting some person or object that you want. With desires ... Read more »
Offering Back to Australian Centers
From September 13-October 23, a successful CPMT meeting was held and followed by a retreat with Lama Zopa Rinpoche. These events were jointly hosted by three Australian FPMT entities: The Great Stupa, Atisha Centre and Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery. Following ... Read more »
Hundreds of Thousands of Animals Sacrificed in Gadhimai Festival
On November 28-29, hundreds of thousands of animals will be sacrificed as part of the Gadhimai Festival, a Hindu religious festival that occurs every five years in Bariyarpur, Nepal, about 90 miles (145 km) south of Kathmandu. In 2009, Lama ... Read more »
Jamyang Bath Blessed by Visits from Geshe Tashi, Geshe Kelsang Wangmo and Geshe Sherab
“Jamyang Bath has a full program this autumn,” said study group coordinator Sandra Whilding. “We hosted a weekend of talks by Geshe Tashi Tsering on the subject of buddha nature. It was a great success and lots of people came ... Read more »
New eBook by Rinpoche: Practicing the Unmistaken Path
Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive has recently published the first book in a new ebook series of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s teachings: Practicing the Unmistaken Path: Lam-rim Teachings from Kopan 1991. You can read more about the book, which was edited by ... Read more »
The Benefits of Offering to Buddha
“Offering one tiny flower to a statue or picture of Buddha receives immeasurable, limitless, merit. All the paths to happiness result from that. With just one grain of rice or one tiny flower, you can enter the path and achieve ... Read more »