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Chandrakirti Centre Starts Studying Its Second Subject of the Basic Program
From Phillipa Rutherford, director Chandrakirti Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Centre Nine students at Chandrakirti Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Centre, in Richmond, New Zealand, completed their first subject from the Basic Program , passing their exam after studying the Wheel of Sharp Weapons. ... Read more »
Cherishing Life and a Recipe for Mushroom and Kale Pâté
Inspired by Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s message to students in FPMT Annual Review 2011: Cherishing Life, FPMT International Office’s Carina Rumrill – former editor of Mandala and present editorial support for the office – and her partner, Nick Dickison, took their ... Read more »
Land of Medicine Buddha Keeps Busy
Land of Medicine Buddha (LMB) in Soquel, California, has had a busy summer. In June, they celebrated their Eleventh Medicine Buddha Festival Day, which also included a visit from the Maitreya Heart Shrine Relic Tour. Hundreds of people attended the ... Read more »
Watch Lama Zopa Rinpoche Teaching in Mongolia
Live and recorded webcasts of Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching during the 100 Million Mani Retreat in Mongolia can be watched on FPMT’s livestreaming webpage. Several videos of Rinpoche’s teachings, the first from August 16, have already been posted. Rinpoche will ... Read more »
Food Offering Practice
Eating is something we must do every day and offering our daily meals is an excellent way to practice generosity and create merit as we nourish our own bodies. FPMT Education Services has create a Food Offering Practice book which ... Read more »
A Community of Monks Help Serve One Another
Starting at 4 a.m. every morning, on-duty cooks start the work of preparing breakfast for 2,500. These cooks are monks studying at Sera Je Monastery who also benefit daily from the three nutritious meals offered by the Sera Je Food ... Read more »Shopping Buddha
Sarah Shifferd reflects on how Buddhist ethics can positively affect how and what we buy: … I show the candy bar to my mother, my best pleading look on my face. “Mommy?” She looks down. “No. We – we don’t ... Read more »
Update from MAITRI Charitable Trust in Bodhgaya
From Adriana Ferranti, director of MAITRI Charitable Trust Since February, MAITRI Charitable Trust, an FPMT-affiliated project in Bodhgaya, India, has been carrying out sterilizations of street dogs from Bodhgaya with a major three-week camp and two smaller ones. We’ve seen ... Read more »
Rinpoche Sends His Thanks for Practices Done
My very very dear friends, From my heart I would like to express billions, zillions, trillions of thanks, I highly appreciate you doing practices for me. This is also puja for yourself. Even if you don’t think that it naturally ... Read more »
Making Vegetarian Puffs for 2,500 monks
A giant batch of delicious vegetarian puffs were prepared for 2,500 monks as a test for a possible new addition to the regular rotation of menu items offered every day to the monks of Sera Je Monastery through the Sera ... Read more »
Rinpoche Available Online 24/7
Webcasts of Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching this year (and in previous years), including the teachings Rinpoche gave during this year’s Light of the Path retreat are available online 24/7 on FPMT’s livestreaming webpage. Also, all Light of the Path Retreat ... Read more »