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Photos from the 100 Million Mani Retreat in Mongolia
The new issue of Mandala features a first-hand report from the historic 100 Million Mani Retreat in Mongolia held in August 2013 in Ulaanbaatar. Lama Zopa Rinpoche led the month-long retreat, which was hosted by FPMT Mongolia. As part of ... Read more »
Playing the Damaru
Ven. Roger Kunsang, Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s assistant and CEO of FPMT, shared that “Rinpoche [is] playing the damaru with his right hand. [It’s] a little difficult, but managing. The right leg and arm continue to improve.” Rinpoche manifested a stroke in 2011, which affected his right arm and leg. His recovery continues to progress. Rinpoche is able to do ... Read more »
Students begin 108 Nyung-Na Retreats Sponsored by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
On November 15, students began the first of 108 Nyung-Nä retreats at Institut Vajra Yogini, France. Four of these students are sponsored by the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund. The retreats will be completed in June of 2014. The cost ... Read more »
Long Life Puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Kopan
The annual long life puja for FPMT spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered on behalf of FPMT centers, projects, services and students took place at Kopan Monastery in Nepal on December 9. Hundreds of people attended the puja, which took ... Read more »
Rejoice! Prayer Flags for Rinpoche’s Long Life
Special new prayer flags for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s health and long life are flying and flapping in the breeze throughout the international FPMT mandala. Since July 2013, the Tendil Nyersel prayer flags are being hung based on advice given by ... Read more »
The Purpose of FPMT
“Lama Zopa: The purpose of the FPMT is to teach Dharma, to end the suffering of living beings.” – From Ven. Roger Kunsang’s Twitter page, posted on November 28, 2013 Ven. Roger Kunsang, Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s assistant and CEO of ... Read more »
Update from the Sera Je Food Fund
The Sera Je Food Fund continues to offer three nutritious meals daily for all 2,500 monks living at Sera Je Monastery in southern India. We currently offer 3,029,500 meals every year, that is 8,300 every day! This project is only ... Read more »
Destroying Ignorance
“Lama Zopa: We need to destroy our ignorance that grasps at true existence. Thru reasoning, understand the extensive kindness of living beings.” – From Ven. Roger Kunsang’s Twitter page, posted on November 28, 2013 Ven. Roger Kunsang, Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s ... Read more »Peace and Harmony
“In his death the world has lost a great leader, whose steadfast and unflinching determination played a key role in securing peace and reconciliation during South Africa’s transition from apartheid rule. Under his leadership South Africa was transformed through peaceful ... Read more »Self-Inflatuation
By Ven. Chönyi Taylor My brain loves playing with words which is why, one day, I read “self-infatuation” as “self-inflatuation.” Only a small change, but what possibilities my new word held. What a wonderful combination: flatulence and infatuation. Actually, I ... Read more »
Total of Practices Being Offered to Rinpoche
THANKS TO ALL who participated in the practices requested to be done for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s health and long life back in April this year. On Dec 9th, an amazing total of practices will be offered to Rinpoche as part ... Read more »