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Last Night’s Dream
“Life is like last night’s dream. Don’t hold on to it as too solid or inherently existent.” – Lama Zopa Rinpoche From Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive’s Twitter page, posted on May 16, 2014, at Light of the Path retreat. You ... Read more »
Being Truly Humble
“Lama Zopa: I found a note from Lama Yeshe saying ‘the real learned wise person is one who is truly humble.’” A quotation from Ven. Roger Kunsang’s Twitter page, posted on May 9, 2014, at the Light of the Path ... Read more »
Light of the Path Concludes
The Light of the Path concluded on Sunday, May 18, in North Carolina. If you were unable to attend, you can still watch recordings of teachings. Rinpoche offered the concluding teaching for this year’s retreat during the evening session on ... Read more »
Yeshe Norbu Association: Supporting Tibetan Refugees
Yeshe Norbu Association is an Italian FPMT non-profit association which supports important projects benefiting Tibetan refugees and children. One project that Yeshe Norbu has benefited immensely is the Sera Je Food Fund. Over the past ten years, Yeshe Norbu has ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Greets Mayra Rocha Sandoval
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues teaching at the Light of the Path, the two-week lam-rim retreat series hosted by Kadampa Center in Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States. Students attending the retreat, like Mayra Rocha Sandoval (right), have been rejoicing that ... Read more »Trillions of Dollars for Learning about Dharma
“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 suffering in the three lower realms and even not ... Read more »
Jhado Rinpoche’s Six-Session Guru Yoga Teachings
Tushita Meditation Centre is a bustling FPMT center in Dharamsala – the seat-in-exile of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Tushita staff wrote Mandala, sharing news about a recent visit from Jhado Rinpoche, a highly-respected touring lama: We were extremely ... Read more »
Romancing a River
With no food, clothes, or money, Mira Maddrell set out on pilgrimage along the sacred Narmada River in India, in November 1998. Her journey ended more than three years later in February 2001. She shared her story in Mandala March-May ... Read more »
Monthly Activities Offered by the Puja Fund
The extensive range of practices and pujas that are offered in India, Nepal and around the world through the Puja Fund is astounding. As Charitable Projects Coordinator, Ven. Holly Ansett, recently commented, “It is like Rinpoche has taken on the ... Read more »
Benefiting Ants
Lama Zopa Rinpoche works tirelessly to benefit all beings everywhere, including ants. While Rinpoche was at Buddha Amitabha Pure Land in north central Washington, US, Rinpoche spent time making offerings to ants for their benefit. Rinpoche’s practice for benefiting ants ... Read more »
Offering Three Meals Daily to 2,500 Monks
Every day, the Sera Je Food Fund offers three vegetarian meals to all of the monks studying at Sera Je Monastery (with an additional 800 monks from the Sera Je School joining for breakfast). The fund currently offers 8,300 meals ... Read more »