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‘The Moment You Are Born …’
“Lama Zopa: [The] moment you are born, wrinkles begin and you speed non-stop to death. Without hesitation, cut attachment and benefit others.” – From Ven. Roger Kunsang’s Twitter page, posted on September 19, 2014 Ven. Roger Kunsang, Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s ... Read more »
Belated Obituary for Jacques Haesaert
In September 2014 during the CPMT 2014 meeting, managing editor Laura Miller met with student Françoise Majeste who revealed that a close student of Lama Yeshe and a long-time student of Institut Vajra Yogini in France – Jacques Haesaert – ... Read more »
Rinchen Tsugtor for Dead Ants
“A few days ago, when Rinpoche was going down to the teachings at the Great Stupa in Australia, an ant slipped under his shoe,” executive assistant to FPMT International Office’s CEO and FPMT Charitable Projects coordinator Ven. Holly Ansett shared ... Read more »
The Golden Light Sutra: ‘The Whole World Benefits’
From September 26- October 10, 2014, Lama Zopa Rinpoche conferred an extremely rare lung (oral transmission) of the 21-chapter version of the Golden Light Sutra at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Australia to 250 people as part of ... Read more »
Annual Long Life Puja Offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Each year, a long life puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche is offered on behalf of the entire FPMT organization. This puja takes place at the close of the yearly Kopan lam-rim course, or at the end of a CPMT meeting. ... Read more »
‘I Blessed All the Light Offerings’
“On the way to Mongolia in August 2014, Rinpoche stayed in a Seattle Washington hotel overnight in the United States,” said Ven. Holly Ansett, executive assistant to FPMT International Office’s CEO and FPMT Charitable Projects coordinator. “The first thing Rinpoche ... Read more »
Mongolian Sutra Reading Picnic for His Holiness’ Birthday
Ven. Tenzin Tsapel, director of Golden Light Sutra Center in Darkhan, Mongolia, reports on the group’s celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s July 6, 2014 birthday: A group Golden Light Sutra Center students went on a sutra reading picnic ... Read more »
Can Negative Actions Have Positive Results?
Lama Zopa Rinpoche came to the 4 p.m. session of the Australia retreat on Thursday, October 9, for a question and answer session led by Ven. Sarah Thresher. She asked Rinpoche about the karma of the bodhisattva captain who killed ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Advises Israeli FPMT Study Group on Practices to Bring Peace to Area
Israel’s Shantideva Study Group was recently advised by Lama Zopa Rinpoche on pujas, practices and offerings to complete in order to help bring peace to the Palestine and Israel conflict and the whole world. Rinpoche advised the study group to ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche on Bringing Up Children and Practice on the Lunar Eclipse
Lama Zopa Rinpoche taught on bring up children during the October 8 teaching session of the ongoing retreat in Australia. You can watch the video of the teaching on FPMT’s Livestream page. https://new.livestream.com/accounts/2729219/events/3329712/videos/64296600/player?width=560&height=315&autoPlay=false&mute=false That evening in Australia was a lunar ... Read more »
Mandala Remembers Jim Blumenthal
Mandala is mourning the loss of our dear friend Dr. James Blumenthal, who passed away very early in the morning of October 8, 2014, at age 47, due to complications from cancer. Jim was a regular contributor to Mandala for ... Read more »