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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 »
We So Strongly, Concretely Believe
“We so strongly, concretely believe what we see exists from its own side! And then if we can’t see it, it doesn’t exist!” – From Ven. Roger Kunsang’s Twitter page, posted on April 4, 2014 Ven. Roger Kunsang, Lama Zopa ... Read more »
Holy Object Creation at Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Residence
Every day, Sangha at Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s residence in Aptos, CA, make three long life and 13 Mitukpa tsa-tsas as well as three small Kadampa stupas which are filled with a roll of the Four Dharmakaya Relic Mantras. These are ... Read more »No Time for Depression as So Much to Rejoice About
Lama Zopa Rinpoche replied to a student who had concerns about health and having given back their ordinations vows, which led to them feeling very isolated and depressed and being unable to study or practice: “If you can study lam-rim, ... Read more »
Strange Isn’t It?
“Live the life for others. We work so hard for the (inherently existing) ‘I’ that when you search, can’t find! Strange isn’t it?” – From Ven. Roger Kunsang’s Twitter page, posted on March 29, 2014 Ven. Roger Kunsang, Lama Zopa ... Read more »
Please Rejoice in Nyung-Nä Accumulation from 73 Participants
One of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s vast visions for the FPMT organization is to sponsor 1,000 Nung-Nä retreats. About this retreat practice Rinpoche commented, “Nyung-Näs take such a short time, but bring strong purification. So many eons can be purified in ... Read more »
Practicing Patience
“Practicing patience doesn’t mean that if someone asks you to immediately kill a gigantic lady, the size of Mount Meru or the size of a louse, you do everything that the person asks. It is not like that! What it ... Read more »
Register for the Next Foundation Service Seminar at IVY, France, this Summer!
The next Foundation Service Seminar will be held at Institut Vajra Yogini, Marzens, France: Aug 12-16, 2014 with seminar facilitators Wendy Ridley and Francois Lecointre. Register in English or French for this seminar which will explore how to best offer ... Read more »