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Tenzin Ösel Hita’s Concern for Planet Earth
Occasionally Ösel shares his thoughts and experiences on his Facebook page. In this update, he pleads with us to shift our minds from oriented toward gaining wealth, self enjoyment and power, toward taking care of the earth and its inhabitants. ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Helps Fund Panchen Otrul Rinpoche’s Charitable Work in Mongolia
Lama Zopa Rinpoche met Panchen Otrul Rinpoche during his recent visit to Mongolia and was very inspired by the many charitable projects Panchen Otrul Rinpoche has initiated. These projects benefit hundreds of people now suffering as a result of the ... Read more »
Jetsün Pema Visits Nalanda Monastery
Jetsün Pema, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s sister, recently visited Nalanda Monastery. Jetsün Pema was welcomed by the resident Sangha and lay community on a sunny autumn Sunday in October. A large outdoor lunch was organized in Nalanda’s garden in ... Read more »
Blessing Sentient Beings in the Ocean
When Lama Zopa Rinpoche stays at Kachoe Dechen Ling, his home in Aptos, California, Rinpoche regularly goes to the ocean to do prayers and practices to benefit the ocean and all sentient beings living in it. Rinpoche and Sangha take ... Read more »
How to Let Go
Lama Thubten Yeshe gave this talk on how to integrate emptiness with everyday life at Vajra Yogini Institute, France, September 5, 1983. What is emptiness? Emptiness (shunyata) is the reality of the existence of ourselves and all the phenomena around ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Meets Early Student on Street
How far are we ever from our guru? Lama Zopa Rinpoche by chance met Robbie Solick, an early student of Lama Yeshe and Rinpoche, while out on the street in Santa Cruz. Rinpoche’s assistant Ven. Roger Kunsang said that Robbie took the Vajrasattva initiation in 1972, the first time Lama Yeshe gave it. Learn more about FPMT spiritual director Lama ... Read more »
Funds Raised to Offer 750,000 Meals through the Sera Je Food Fund!
Tremendous thanks to everyone who participated in the recent Sera Je Food Fund Campaign! Please Rejoice! Due to the kindness and generosity of many, we raised just over a quarter of the food fund’s annual budget. That’s more than 750,000 ... Read more »
The Blessing of Difficult Situations
From Ven. Roger Kunsang’s Twitter page, posted on October 5 and September 15 respectively: Lama Zopa: your Guru gives you teachings and then puts you in the situation so you have to practice that… Lojong. Lama Zopa: In samsara always ... Read more »
FPMT Foundation Service Seminar in London
A successful FPMT Foundation Service Seminar wraps up on Saturday, October 26. The gathering drew more than 40 people from 17 countries for five full days of sessions on skillfully offering service within the FPMT mandala. Jamyang Buddhist Centre London ... Read more »
The Real Chöd Practice
The Tibetan word “chöd” means “to cut off” or “to slay.” The traditional practice of Chöd cuts off self-cherishing and grasping at a truly existent “I.” It creates the conditions under which one can develop the mind of conventional bodhichitta, ... Read more »
Flowering Offerings at Kachoe Dechen Ling
Beautiful flowers and gardens surround Kachoe Dechen Ling, Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s home in California. The flowers are part of the many, many offerings at Rinpoche’s home and are due to the inspiring vision of Rinpoche, the work of gardener Nancy ... Read more »