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A Real Cause for Excitement
“People get excited about strange things. I recently saw a group of men kicking a ball into a big net between two sticks and hundreds of thousands of people were cheering and throwing their hands up in the air, while ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche on the Benefits of Lam-rim Retreat
“Why retreat on the lam-rim? Because of every single teaching of Buddha, of all three vehicles, even one syllable appears as an instruction, as the practice of one person to achieve enlightenment. Not even one syllable should be left out ... Read more »
On Being Vegetarian
During the 2014 Light of the Path Retreat in North Carolina, Rinpoche spoke on the subject of vegetarianism. The transcript of these teachings is currently being worked on for future modules to the Living in the Path study program. Here ... Read more »
Challenging Orthodoxy in Tibetan Buddhism
In the July-September 2014 issue of Mandala, Master Program graduate and FPMT-registered teacher Patrick Lambelet answers the questions: How do I challenge orthodoxy in Tibetan Buddhism but still correctly rely on a spiritual guide? How do the ways in which ... Read more »
Analyze Your Time According to the Benefits
A nun wrote to Lama Zopa Rinpoche with questions about practice and expressing her concern at not being able to find time to study and do her practice commitments while she was working at a Dharma center. Here’s part of ... Read more »
Support for Dharma Teachings in Nepal
In 2006, for the first time in the history of the Nalanda Tradition, Nyingma, Kagyü, Sakya and Gelug traditions have formed an umbrella organization called Nepal Buddhist Federation (NBF). Among many other projects, NBF is organizing a regular broadcast of ... Read more »
FPMT Mission Statement Updated
Lama Zopa Rinpoche wished to update the FPMT Mission Statement in order to make it clear that FPMT’s mission of preserving the Mahayana tradition includes listening to correct teachings of the Buddha, then reflecting, meditating on, practicing and actualizing those ... Read more »
Why We All Need to Develop Compassion
“Whatever we are doing, in our everyday life or our Dharma practice – listening, reflecting and meditating – our basic motivation, our attitude, has to be compassion,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche taught during the 24th Kopan Course in 1991. This teaching ... Read more »
Buddha Amitabha Invited to Buddha Amitabha Pure Land
In early July, the residents of Buddha Amitabha Pure Land, the FPMT retreat land in Washington State in the United States, students of the near by Pamtingpa Center welcomed a large Amitabha statue to the retreat land property welcomed a ... Read more »
Puja Fund is a Heart Project of Lama Zopa Rinpoche
The Puja Fund is one of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s heart projects. An incredible amount of pujas are continually offered by as many as 15,650 Sangha and dedicated to the success of the whole FPMT organization (every single FPMT center, project, ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s New Advice on Israel and Palestine
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has offered new advice this week to bring peace to Israel and Palestine: “1. [The] Golden Light Sutra – this is the best one to read at this time; this brings healing for the whole area,” Rinpoche’s ... Read more »