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Lama Zopa Rinpoche Inspired By Maitripa College
Lama Zopa Rinpoche recently offered a series of teachings at Maitripa College in Portland, OR. These teachings were streamed live and are now available to watch at any time. Rinpoche was very inspired by the work being done at Maitripa ... Read more »
Please Enjoy a New Complimentary Module from Living in the Path!
Living in the Path, an FPMT study program, is continually evolving with course materials drawn from Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s “Light of the Path” retreat teachings, an annual event hosted by Kadampa Center in North Carolina, USA. The initial courses are ... Read more »
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 »