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Find Out What Five-year-old Dechen Bloom Asked Ven. Robina Courtin about the Heart Sutra

Find Out What Five-year-old Dechen Bloom Asked Ven. Robina Courtin about the Heart Sutra

April 21, 2014, was a big day for Dechen Bloom, age six. Lama Zopa Rinpoche was visiting Dechen’s hometown of Portland, Oregon, and Dechen had something special to offer Rinpoche. Leading up to Rinpoche’s visit, Dechen had been working very ... Read more »
Recite OM MANI PADME HUM for Every Single Sentient Being

Recite OM MANI PADME HUM for Every Single Sentient Being

Every month new advice is added to “Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Online Advice Book” on the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, which also has a list of recently added advice. Here’s an excerpt from a letter from Rinpoche on doing daily practice: ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Tenzin Ösel Hita

Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Tenzin Ösel Hita

Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Tenzin Ösel Hita both attended His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s recent public teachings in Livorno, Italy, June 14-15. The following day, Ösel joined Lama Zopa Rinpoche for lunch. Rinpoche was in Italy through the end of ... Read more »
Better to Not Have the Desire

Better to Not Have the Desire

Lama Zopa: far better to not have the desire for worldly objects than to have the objects of worldly desire. – From Ven. Roger Kunsang’s Twitter page, posted on June 11, 2014 Ven. Roger Kunsang, Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s assistant and ... Read more »
Special Saka Dawa Events at Tushita Meditation Centre

Special Saka Dawa Events at Tushita Meditation Centre

Tushita Meditation Centre is a bustling FPMT center in Dharamsala – the seat-in-exile of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Tushita staff recently wrote Mandala, sharing news about their Saka Dawa events: Saka Dawa is one of the most important ... Read more »
Om Mani Padme Hum Cap for Summer!

Om Mani Padme Hum Cap for Summer!

It is officially summer in North America and everyone could use a little shade from the sun. This charming OM MANI PADME HUM hat was designed by Lama Zopa Rinpoche and is covered with beautifully embroidered mantras. You can order ... Read more »
Trillions of Dollars for Learning about Dharma

Trillions of Dollars for Learning about Dharma

Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche, recently shared on fpmt.org: “If it was possible, I should offer you each trillions of dollars for learning about Buddhism. This means your mind is open for real happiness, to be free from the gross ... Read more »
An Update on Osel Hita

An Update on Osel Hita

After Ösel finished his semester of studies in Hawaii, he headed back to his home country of Spain. On the way, he stopped into California and visited Lama Zopa Rinpoche several times. One afternoon, Ösel offered drumming to Rinpoche and ... Read more »
How Things Appear

How Things Appear

How things appear to us is completely determined by our own level of mind. – Lama Zopa – From Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive’s Twitter page, posted on June 6, 2014 Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive shares pith sayings from His Holiness ... Read more »
Support Offered to New Temple Project of Ngari Khangtsen

Support Offered to New Temple Project of Ngari Khangtsen

Ngari Khangtsen, the khangtsen of Khensur Rinpoche Jampa Thegchok in south India, has recently begun their new Temple Project. In their own words, “We have outgrown the old 1983 prayer/ assembly hall made to house a maximum of 50 persons. ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Thank You, ABC Family! [Video]

Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Thank You, ABC Family! [Video]

On June 7, 2014, Amitabha Buddhist Centre (ABC) in Singapore celebrated its 25th anniversary. The center commissioned two videos, which were screened to an audience of about 130, including Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi, ABC’s resident teacher since 1999 and current ... Read more »
Transforming Depression

Transforming Depression

In a recent post on the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, you can read Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s advice on how to transform depression into the path of enlightenment: “Depression can be a good thing, because it is a sign of purification, ... Read more »