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A Long, Slow Procession Leads Lama Zopa Rinpoche to the Gompa
On Wednesday, October 1, about 40 center directors and spiritual program coordinators (SPCs) from FPMT centers, projects and services around the world led FPMT spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche from Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery to the gompa in the Great ... Read more »
What Is Inside
“Lama Zopa: The great peace and happiness comes from inside. The real enemy is inside … Attachment to worldly pleasures of this life.” – From Ven. Roger Kunsang’s Twitter page, posted on October 1, 2014, during Bodhicaryavatara and Rinjung Gyatsa ... Read more »
Dharma Idea: Blessing Kayak Paddles
A third-year Maitripa College student sent Mandala this idea on how to use the Namgyälma mantra to make kayaking a more beneficial experience. “The Namgyälma mantra is extremely powerful,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches. “It is the main mantra to purify ... Read more »
Benefiting the ‘Darling Ants’
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has been staying at Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery very near the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion while leading the Bodhicaryavatara and Rinjung Gyatsa retreat. Ven. Holly Ansett, who is at the retreat, recently reported, “A few nights ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche on Lama Chöpa Jorchö
On the second day of the Bodhicaryavatara and Rinjung Gyatsa retreat with Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Rinpoche attended the 9 a.m. session for Lama Chöpa Jorchö. You can watch a video recording of most of the Lama Chöpa Jorchö with Rinpoche. ... Read more »
Maitreya Project Kushinagar Update
In October 2014, Maitreya Project Kushinagar published an update regarding the project. You can read this update which includes details on the history of the project as well as its current and future aims. One of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast ... Read more »
Rejoicing in CPMT 2014 – and Rinpoche’s Teachings Livestreamed
CPMT, FPMT’s international meeting, which was recently hosted in the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion, Bendigo, Australia, successfully concluded with the official long life puja offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche on September 19th. We invite you to read our
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Continues Golden Light Sutra Lung at Australia Retreat
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues to give the extremely rare lung (oral transmission) of the 21 chapter version of the Golden Light Sutra at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Australia. As part of the month-long Bodhicaryavatara and Rinjung Gyatsa ... Read more »
Inspiration ‘Reboot’ at CPMT 2014 – Wrapping Up a Packed Week
What will participants remember most about CPMT 2014? Judging by the feedback they provided, it’s getting a big dose of inspiration from an intense week of connecting with FPMT spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche, the international FPMT community and FPMT’s ... Read more »
Extensive Offerings at Kachoe Dechen Ling
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has requested Sangha at Kachoe Dechen Ling to make extensive offerings daily including the extensive offering practice. These offerings have been done every day for 16 years and include water bowls, light offerings and flower offerings outside ... Read more »![Retreat with Lama Zopa Rinpoche Begins in Australia [Video]](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/26/retreat-with-lama-zopa-rinpoche-begins-in-australia-video/IMG_20140921_154226-320x320.jpg)
Retreat with Lama Zopa Rinpoche Begins in Australia [Video]
FPMT spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave his first teaching for the month-long Bodhicaryavatara and Rinjung Gyatsa retreat on Friday, September 26, at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion near Bendigo, Australia. About 250 people are attending the beginning of ... Read more »