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Maitreya Instituut Celebrates First Group Water Bowl Retreat
Group water bowl retreat participants Inge Eijkhout, Ven. Tenzin Chodron, Diana Carroll, Jaclyn Yip, Annette van Citters, March 2014. Photo courtesy of Maitreya Instituut. Long-time student Annette van Citters shares news about the first group water bowl retreat held at ... Read more »
Path to Geshe: A Story of Monastic Life
“Path to Geshe” by William Judge and Bodhi Leaf Productions tells the story of monastic life at Sera Je Monastery. You can learn more about this wonderful film on the Bodhi Leaf Productions website. You can also view the trailer ... Read more »
Rinpoche en Español
FPMT has more than 20 centers and study groups in four Spanish-speaking countries. To meet the needs of these students, Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s teachings and advice have been translated into Spanish by FPMT Spanish Translation Services. Video recordings of Lama ... Read more »
Khadro-la Illuminates the Path at Chenrezig Institute
Andrea Dudley, a Dharma student at Chenrezig Institute in Eudlo, Australia, and participant of the April “Illuminating the Path of Wisdom and Compassion” retreat with Khadro-la, shares her experience: Chenrezig Institute was honored to be chosen by extraordinary Buddhist teacher ... Read more »
Verses to Inspire Offering
“… Once you have understood that wealth is like dew on the tip of a blade of grass And that your friends, body and life are like a bubble, Then you must engage in virtues such as making offerings to ... Read more »
A Year of Most Secret Hayagriva Pujas Sponsored at Sera Je Monastery
Every month on the Tibetan 29th day, an important day to offer protector pujas, The Puja Fund sponsors about 40 of the most senior monks of Sera Je Monastery, who specialize in the practice of Most Secret Hayagriva, to offer ... Read more »
Dharma Practice Is Most Important
“Even reciting OM MANI PADME HUM one time, the merit is unfathomable, even if every single drop of the Pacific Ocean is counted. The merits of reciting this mantra even just one time cannot be counted. Even if every single ... Read more »
Ultimate Happiness
“The purpose of having this precious human body is not simply to achieve happiness for oneself, but to eliminate the suffering of all other beings and to bring them happiness as well,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche instructs in his book Transforming ... Read more »
Rinchen Jangsem Ling Organizes First Sanghata Sutra Retreat
Selina Foong, director of Rinchen Jangsem Ling in Triang, Malaysia, reports on the virtuous activities the center engaged in during the Day of Miracles weekend, March 15-16: There are so many projects in the pipeline at Rinchen Jangsem Ling Retreat ... Read more »
Every Second
“Every second of this human life is more precious than skies of wish-granting jewels.” – Lama Zopa Rinpoche From Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive’s Twitter page, posted on May 16, 2014, at Light of the Path retreat. You can watch Rinpoche’s ... Read more »
$50,000 Offered to Land of Medicine Buddha’s Amazing New Stupa
Lama Zopa Rinpoche had previously pledged to support Land of Medicine Buddha’s planned 39-ft stupa which is a replication of the holy Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, India, the site where the Buddha attained enlightenment. We are happy to report that ... Read more »