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Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Sangha Liberate Many Mother Sentient Beings
When Lama Zopa Rinpoche is at his residence in Calfornia, Kachoe Dechen Ling, he often joins in the weekly animal liberations that the Sangha do on behalf of all who are sick. These liberations include extensive prayers and practice, according ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Upcoming Portland Teaching Event: Materials Available
This upcoming week, on Saturday April 19 and Monday April 21, Lama Zopa Rinpoche will offer Vajrasattva Initiation and the Oral Transmission for Dorje Khadro at Maitripa College in Portland, Oregon. All public portions of the Vajrasattva initiation and oral ... Read more »
24-Hour Stupa Wheelathon at Land of Medicine Buddha
On April 6, students of Land of Medicine Buddha in Soquel, California launched a 24-hour “Wheelathon” fundraiser for the construction of a four-story replica of the Mahabodhi Stupa on their property. The original Mahabodhi Stupa in Bodhgaya, India, marks to ... Read more »
Live Webstream: Lama Zopa Rinpoche Teaches at Maitripa College, April 19 & 21
On Saturday, April 19 at 7 p.m. PDT, Lama Zopa Rinpoche will offer a Vajrasattva initiation at Maitripa College in Portland, Oregon, United States. Then on Monday, April 21 at 7 p.m., Rinpoche will offer the oral transmission of the ... Read more »
Strong Compassion Serving Others
“… Tong-len practice is extremely good and we collect limitless skies of merit. When we give our merit from the past, present and future, as well as our body and material things, this results in happiness from now up to ... Read more »
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We are pleased to announce that now you can subscribe to get the latest news about the Sera Je Food Fund delivered to your email inbox! Just enter your email and we’ll do the rest.The Simple Art of Meditation
In 1975, FPMT founder Lama Yeshe explained why “meditation is simple” to a group of students in Bloomington, Indiana, United states. Mandala shared some of that teaching in the September-November 2002 issue: Meditation is very simple. When hearing about meditation ... Read more »
Rinpoche in Sarnath
Lama Zopa Rinpoche visited Sarnath, India, in March 2014. Sarnath is the location where Buddha Shakyamuni first taught Dharma and is one of the four major Buddhist pilgrimage sites. While at the deer park at Sarnath, Rinpoche made prayers at ... Read more »
A Meaningful Life
“There is no question what to do to make your life meaningful. The most important thing is to practice Dharma, because everyone wants happiness and does not want suffering, even the tiniest insect does not want to suffer. In order ... Read more »
The Twins: Faith and Doubt
Stephen Batchelor shares his views in the September-November 2002 issue with Mandala editor Nancy Patton on agnosticism, and whether one can have both faith and doubt about the Buddhist path: NP: I’ve heard you describe your agnostic views as deep ... Read more »
Purifying Past Karma
A new post on the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive features Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s advice on purifying past karma. Rinpoche responds to a letter from a student diagnosed with breast cancer at length. Here’s an excerpt: “… Even this life’s problems ... Read more »