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‘Only Birds and Crickets to Distract the Mind’: First Retreat in the New Gompa at De-Tong Ling
Will Abram, director of De-Tong Ling Retreat Centre on Kangaroo Island, Australia, shared some exciting news with Mandala for the October-December 2013 issue. Australia’s De-Tong Ling Retreat Centre is located on Kangaroo Island, a 20-minute flight or a 40-minute ferry ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Gyalwa Gyatso Buddhist Center
Gyalwa Gyatso Buddhist Center in Campbell, California, hosted Lama Zopa Rinpoche who gave teachings and Amitabha long life initiation on Sunday, October 13. The preliminary teachings were streamed live over the internet from Gyalwa Gyatso. The video of the teachings ... Read more »
Daily Meditation eBook: Essential Advice for Daily Practice by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has been diligently working on a complete daily practice for students for several years. FPMT Education Services is very pleased to announce that this advice, Daily Meditation, is now available. This practice is the basis of what ... Read more »
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Meets Mexican FPMT Students
FPMT Mexico, representing the FPMT students in Mexico, met with His Holiness the Dalai Lama during His Holiness’ four-day visit to Mexico City. His Holiness taught on Shantideva’s The Bodhisattva Way of Life and spoke to over 15,000 in Mexico ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Many Visitors
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s home in California is Kachoe Dechen Ling in Aptos. While he’s staying there, Rinpoche has many visitors. Tenzin Ösel Hita, who is studying at a nearby college, visited Rinpoche recently and the two of them kicked around ... Read more »
Tenzin Ösel Hita’s New Car
Tenzin Ösel Hita recently visited Lama Zopa Ripoche to show Rinpoche his new car. This autumn, Tenzin Ösel moved to California to continue his studies and needed a car to get to class. Rinpoche and many others helped sponsor the ... Read more »
Life at Kachoe Dechen Ling with Lama Zopa Rinpoche
When FPMT spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche is in California, he lives at Kachoe Dechen Ling in Aptos on California’s central coast near Santa Cruz. Life at Kachoe Dechen Ling is very busy for Rinpoche and the resident Sangha who ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast Vision for 100,000 Stupas Around the World
In 2007, Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave advice about several of his Vast Visions for the FPMT organization spanning lifetimes into the future. One of his wishes is for the organization to build 100,000 stupas around the world. About this initiative ... Read more »
Helping Children in Bodhgaya
Root Institute, the FPMT center in Bodhgaya, India, helps offer care and education to children through Shakyamuni Buddha Community Health Care Centre, Maitreya School for Universal Education and the Tara Children’s Project (TCP), which takes care of HIV-affected children and ... Read more »
New Photos of Long Life Puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Photographer Chris Majors captured in vivid and glorious detail the long life puja offered to FPMT spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Land of Medicine Buddha in California. You can see all of his photos from the festive and beautiful ... Read more »
Ile de la Réunion Celebrates His Holiness’ Birthday
Gyaltsab Je Study Group in Ile de la Réunion, situated east of Madagascar, shares some news with Mandala from their island home: On July 6, 2013, a good number of students responded to our invitation to share a moment in ... Read more »