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Practicing Patience with Our Enemy
“The four undesirable things [of the eight worldly dharmas] are suffering, not receiving material things, uninteresting words and a bad reputation,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche taught at the 14th Kopan Course in 1981. “We wish to avoid these four undesirable objects, ... Read more »![Watch Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Public Teaching in London [Video]](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/DSC07086-320x320.jpg)
Watch Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Public Teaching in London [Video]
Rinpoche’s public teaching in London, “Enlightened Courage,” can be watched as a streaming video recording. Rinpoche began the July 10 teaching by talking about the importance of the mind for creating happiness. He discussed how Dharma practice is the best ... Read more »
Give Happiness to Others
Rinpoche in London, public talk. “If you want to be happy you need to create the cause… Give happiness to others.” – From Ven. Roger Kunsang’s Twitter page, posted on July 10, 2014 Ven. Roger Kunsang, Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s assistant ... Read more »
Benefits of Offering to Buddha
“Offering one tiny flower to a statue or picture of Buddha receives immeasurable, limitless, merit,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche advised. “All the paths to happiness result from that. With just one grain of rice or one tiny flower, you can enter ... Read more »Confessions of a Mahamudra Junkie
“Buddhist in the Trenches” columnist Sarah Shifferd offers insight into her personal experience with Mahamudra, a practice of the “mind focused on mind” in the July-September 2014 issue of Mandala. Mahamudra is like standing in front of an aquarium. Normally, ... Read more »![Blessing All the Sentient Beings in the Ocean, Part 2 [Video]](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/IMG_8834-001-320x228.jpg)
Blessing All the Sentient Beings in the Ocean, Part 2 [Video]
In May 2014, Lama Zopa Rinpoche went to the beach in California to bless all the sentient beings in the ocean. Ven. Thubten Kunsang recorded a video of the beach visit. Last year, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Dagri Rinpoche and about ... Read more »
8300 Meals Offered Every Single Day
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 »
WEBCAST UPDATE: Lama Zopa Rinpoche Arrives in London
UPDATE: Webcast will happen for July 10 teaching! Lama Zopa Rinpoche arrived in London to teach this week. Jamyang Buddhist Centre organized the teachings with Rinpoche, which begin on July 10 at 7:30 p.m. BST (UTC+1) when Rinpoche teaches on ... Read more »
FPMT Education Services Updates Webpages
To help FPMT students around the world access the resources they need, FPMT Education Services have been working to restructure the pages, links and downloads on the FPMT Education Services sections of fpmt.org. You can find links to prayers and ... Read more »
Newly Organized Webpages for FPMT Education Services
In accordance with the wishes, guidance, and advice of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, FPMT Education Services creates high quality study programs suitable for all levels which are available in FPMT centers, as homestudy materials, or via our Online Learning Center; publishes ... Read more »
Making Offerings to the Pretas
“How can you make your life beneficial for your most kind, precious mother sentient beings, especially the pretas, and receive all happiness of the three times, including liberation from samsara and the great liberation – peerless, full enlightenment?” asks Lama ... Read more »