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The Golden Light Sutra and World Peace
In May 2007, Lama Zopa Rinpoche requested that students recite the Golden Light Sutra as much as possible for world peace. Rinpoche said: Anybody who wants peace in the world should read the Golden Light Sutra (Ser.ö dam.päi do wang.gyi ... Read more »
Seeing the True Beauty of Inner Potential
During a five-day meditation course in 1975 held at Dromana, near Melbourne, Australia, FPMT founder Lama Thubten Yeshe discussed our warped understanding of our bodies. During the talk, Lama Yeshe encourages students to closely examine the ego’s superficial projections. He ... Read more »
Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund offers US$11,500 Toward 2013 Special Debate Held in Nepal
2010 Meeting of Geluk Committee in Nepal.April 2013: The Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund is very happy to be able to offer US$11,500 towards 2013 Special debate held in Nepal in August 2013. This year the special debate will be held ... Read more »French Version of Masters Program Texts in Progress!
FPMT’s French-language translation office, Service de traduction de la FPMT, is happy to share their enthusiasm for a new promising project: creating French versions of the Masters Program (MP) study texts. Inspired by the unique vision of Lama Yeshe, the ... Read more »
A Typical Day at the Sera Je Monastery Kitchen
Kitchen helpers working hard. Please visit Sera Je Food Fund Office’s Facebook page for a photo gallery of a typical day in the Sera Je Kitchen, which is sponsored by the Sera Je Food Food. You can also read Geshe ... Read more »
Update and thank you from Tashi Chime Gatsal Nuns Doing Two 100 Million Mani Retreats in 2013
Some of the Tashi Chime Gatsal Nuns undertaking 100 Million Mani Retreats.April 2013: Lama Zopa Rinpoche just received this message from the Tashi Chime Gatsal Nuns who are currently doing their 2nd 100 million mani retreat: The Tashi Chime Gatsal ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche offers $100,000 toward new classrooms at Sera Je Monastery
April 16, 2013: Lama Zopa Rinpoche and the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund are very happy to offer US$100,000 toward new classrooms being built at Sera Je Monastery, India. (Photos, right, from April 2013.) The Sera Je Monastery Secretary, Geshe ... Read more »
Supporting the Next Generation
It is a high priority of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s and of the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund to offer support directly and indirectly towards the next generation of Dharma teachers. This support can be annual offerings toward food expenses or ... Read more »
His Holiness, Maitripa College and the Environment
FPMT News Around the World As preparations continue in Portland, Oregon, for the Environmental Summit with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Maitripa College President Yangsi Rinpoche went to the studios of KGW for an interview about the visit and summit. ... Read more »
Medicine Buddha Prayers for Those Suffering, Injured and Killed
From FPMT International Office and Mandala: Our hearts and prayers go out to the victims of the tragedy that occurred on Monday, April 15, at the Boston Marathon. Lama Zopa Rinpoche always advises to make strong prayers to Medicine Buddha ... Read more »
His Holiness Visits Italy and Switzerland
FPMT News Around the World His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Europe last week for a two-week tour. On April 11, His Holiness gave a public talk called “Happiness in a Troubled World” in Trento, located in Northern Italy. ... Read more »