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New Podcast Episode: #24 The Most Scary Things Are the Beginningless and Endless Sufferings of Samsara
There is a new episode of the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Essential Extracts Podcast. You can listen to the new episode on our website or find it in your favorite podcast app by searching for “Lama Zopa Rinpoche Essential Extracts.” New ... Read more »
Ven. Thubten Pemo: The Beginnings of FPMT in West, and Advice for Retreat
Earlier this month we received the news that Ven. Thubten Pemo, ordained since 1974 and one of the first students of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, passed away. We shared an inspiring letter she wrote to Lama Zopa Rinpoche ... Read more »
Wisdom Publications Releases The Swift Path
We are pleased to share news about the Wisdom Publications release of The Swift Path: A Meditation Manual on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment by Panchen Losang Yeshe and translated by Szegee Toh into English. This book is ... Read more »
Wish-fulfillment for all Animals
Lama Zopa Rinpoche compiled a list of mantras and buddhas’ names that are powerful for benefiting animals. We are pleased to make this available in booklet form in Wish-fulfillment for all Animals: Their Happiness and Liberation—Powerful Buddha Names and Mantras ... Read more »
March 2023 e-News is Now Available
We are very pleased to share with you our March 2023 e-News! This issue features news and causes for rejoicing including: Recently published teachings from Lama Zopa Rinpoche , An update on offering 1,000 Buddha statues to His Holiness the ... Read more »
Ven. Robina Courtin Once Again Leads Pilgrims to Lawudo
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the fourth annual Lawudo Trek to Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s cave at Lawudo in Solu Khumbu with Ven. Robina Courtin took place in Nepal’s autumn last year. Twenty-seven pilgrims met on October 3, ... Read more »
“The Effects of Smoking and Living a Healthy and Happy Life” Book Release
On December 24, 2022, Lama Zopa Rinpoche attended a book release celebration at Khachoe Ghakyil Ling Nunnery, Nepal, for his new book in Nepali, titled The Effects of Smoking and Living a Healthy and Happy Life. The event drew over ... Read more »
New Podcast Episode: #23 How to Maximize Your Offerings Through Visualization
There is a new episode of the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Essential Extracts Podcast. You can listen to the new episode on our website or find it in your favorite podcast app by searching for “Lama Zopa Rinpoche Essential Extracts.” New ... Read more »
Kopan Lamrim Course 2022 Teaching 17: The Benefits of Offering a Long Life Puja
A long life puja was offered by the entire FPMT organization to Lama Zopa Rinpoche on December 21, 2022 at Kopan Monastery during the fifty-third Kopan lamrim meditation course. This puja was offered in accordance with the advice of Khandro ... Read more »
Ven. Thubten Pemo: A Letter to Lama Zopa Rinpoche from Retreat
We recently received the very sad news that Ven. Thubten Pemo, ordained since 1974 and one of the first students of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, has passed away. In the late 1990s Ven. Pemo, an American nun, was ... Read more »
We Must Practice Patience
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s profound wisdom has guided the FPMT organization since its inception and his ongoing topical teachings provide the relevant advice we all need to practice Dharma in this modern world. Rinpoche’s message in this year’s FPMT Annual Review ... Read more »