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The Way to Meditate: The Importance of Mindfulness

The Way to Meditate: The Importance of Mindfulness

Founder and president of Maitripa College Yangsi Rinpoche talks about the development of mindfulness in the August-September 2007 issue of Mandala: In order to have a faultless practice of calm abiding, we need to develop very strong concentration supported by ... Read more »
Benefiting Animals

Benefiting Animals

Lama Zopa Rinpoche regularly does animal liberation practice. At Kachoe Dechen Ling, Rinpoche’s home in California, animal liberation practice is done on a weekly basis even when Rinpoche is not there. Rinpoche has given the following advice on how to ... Read more »
Rinpoche in the Garden

Rinpoche in the Garden

Lama Zopa Rinpoche, while in the garden at Kachoe Dechen Ling, said, “Everywhere you look, you are reminded of Dharma … not samsara.” Learn more about FPMT spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche and his beneficial activities by visiting Rinpoche’s homepage, where you will find links to Rinpoche’s schedule, new advice, recent video, photos and ... Read more »
News from Do Ngak Sung Juk in Japan

News from Do Ngak Sung Juk in Japan

Do Ngak Sung Juk is the FPMT center in Tokyo, Japan. Center director Doc O’Connor shares news of hosting two esteemed teachers: Do Ngak Sung Juk in Tokyo had their annual nyung nä with FPMT Taiwan’s Ven. Thubten Dechen September ... Read more »
Baby Naming at Chenrezig Institute

Baby Naming at Chenrezig Institute

Ven. Lozang Pema shares how some nuns at Chenrezig Institute in Queensland, Australia, support the Buddhist and non-Buddhist members of their local community: Although many members of the Chenrezig Nuns Community are engaged in the study program at Chenrezig Institute, ... Read more »
Making Ordinary Life Actions Meaningful

Making Ordinary Life Actions Meaningful

[When] you go shopping, watch your motivation, prepare your motivation. When you are in the shop either fulfill the wishes of the guru or shop to benefit and serve other sentient beings. Think that the ultimate purpose is to fulfill ... Read more »
US$3,321 Offered to Small Tibetan Settlement for Gompa Repair

US$3,321 Offered to Small Tibetan Settlement for Gompa Repair

Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered US$3,321 to a small Tibetan settlement in the hills of Kulli Manali, India, for repairs to their gompa’s roof. This Tibetan settlement is where Zong Rinpoche’s mother lived previously. This is the second offering from the ... Read more »
Blessing All Sentient Beings in the Ocean with Rinpoche [Video]

Blessing All Sentient Beings in the Ocean with Rinpoche [Video]

Watch Lama Zopa Rinpoche as he blesses all the sentient beings in the ocean. While Rinpoche has been staying in California, he frequently goes with Sangha and Namgyälma mantra boards to a wharf near Kachoe Dechen Ling or to the ... Read more »
Monthly Full Moon Offering of Gold and Robes to Jowo Buddha

Monthly Full Moon Offering of Gold and Robes to Jowo Buddha

Every month on the full moon the Puja Fund sponsors the offering of gold and robes to the holy Jowo Buddha Statue in Tibet. This month, the full moon falls on November 17. Lama Zopa Rinpoche recently explained some of ... Read more »
‘Guru Devotion is the Root of the Path to Enlightenment’

‘Guru Devotion is the Root of the Path to Enlightenment’

“… All the suffering of samsara comes from the mind. Happiness, liberation and enlightenment come from the mind. Suffering comes from the unsubdued mind. Liberation and enlightenment come from the subdued mind, therefore, subduing the mind is essential. So what ... Read more »
Second 100 Million Mani Retreat Sponsored

Second 100 Million Mani Retreat Sponsored

Since 2009 the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund has sponsored a small nunnery, Tashi Chime Gatsal Nunnery, located in a remote area of Nepal, to undertake annual 100 million mani retreats. In 2012 the fund started to sponsor two 100 ... Read more »
A Buddhist’s Loss of a Beloved Pet

A Buddhist’s Loss of a Beloved Pet

By Tania Duratovic ‘How Long Will It All Take?’ Today I found out that one of our loving cats, Pema, has got cancer. It is in her nose and her throat and there is not much anyone can do. On ... Read more »