receive our newsletters
join Friends of FPMT
FPMT News
Our main aggregated news feed contains articles from all of our news categories.
Narrow your results
An Irresistible Pull, Marcel Bertels’ Road to Kopan
“As a child, I had an enormous attraction to and curiosity about Christianity,” shares long-time student Marcel Bertels, “but as there was nothing and no one to nurture this curiosity, even in the Roman Catholic system of which I was ... Read more »
Finding Inspiration in FPMT Centers: An Interview with Geshe Sherab
Geshe Thubten Sherab was born in 1967 in the Manang district of Nepal. He entered Kopan Monastery at age nine. He completed his Geshe degree at Sera Je Monastic University in South India, followed by a year at Gyumed Tantric ... Read more »
The Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity, Addressing Drug Trafficking in Mexico
Within the FPMT mandala, there are many practitioners witnessing first-hand the violence, suffering and chaos that result from war, poverty, crime, corruption and other destructive social forces. In Mexico, the trafficking of illegal drugs has wrecked havoc on Mexican society. ... Read more »New Retreat Program at Vajrapani Institute
New Retreat Program at Vajrapani Institute! FPMT Education Services is pleased to announce a new advanced retreat program created in response to Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s expressed wish for FPMT students to actualize the Lam-Rim, especially attain shiné (calm abiding) and ... Read more »
The Mummification of His Holiness the 9th Bogd Jetsün Dampa Rinpoche
Mongolia, while a traditionally Buddhist country, faced decades of religious oppression in the 20th century. The importance of Mongolia’s spiritual leaders during that period, however, did not decrease. Özer Rinpoche explains the significance of His Holiness the 9th Bogd Jetsün ... Read more »
A New Generation of Ladakhi Nuns
Dr. Mary Wellhoner, a student of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, writes about the growing number of opportunities for Ladakhi nuns to access education and health care. “Supported by the progressive policies of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and ... Read more »
Over 1,000 Kadampa Stupas Created!
In 2012 The Stupa Fund sponsored the cost of Sangha at Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s house to make over 1,000 small kadampa stupas (filled with the Four Dharmakaya Relic Mantras as advised by Lama Zopa Rinpoche). Each stupa is dedicated with ... Read more »![Paul Donnelly on the Creation of “Like a Waking Dream” [Audio Interview]](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2012/12/Geshe-Sopa-at-Lama-Zopa-Rin-house-Aptos-2009_K-Mortensen-e1354862039675.jpg)
Paul Donnelly on the Creation of “Like a Waking Dream” [Audio Interview]
Wisdom Publications has just published Geshe Lhundub Sopa’s autobiography, Like a Waking Dream. In it, Geshe-la shares detailed memories of his youth and early days in the Tibetan monastic system and offers a first-hand perspective on exile and establishing Tibetan ... Read more »
His Holiness at Kurukulla Center Photo Gallery
On October 16, 2012, His Holiness the Dalai Lama spent part of the afternoon at Kurukulla Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies in Medford, Massachusetts, in the United States, near Boston. His Holiness’ visit was the fulfillment of a request made ... Read more »
Geshe Lama Konchog, “An Extraordinary Modern-day Milarepa”
Geshe Lama Konchog came to Kopan Monastery in 1984, where he spent nearly 18 years devoting himself to teaching the monks and nuns there. Before arriving at Kopan, Geshe Lama Konchog had spent twenty-five years meditating in caves in the ... Read more »
Ancient Philosophy in Everyday Life at the Himalayan Buddhist Meditation Centre, Nepal
In 1982, the Himalayan Buddhist Meditation Centre (HBMC) was founded in Kathmandu as the Himalayan Yogic Institute (HYI) by Pam and Karuna Cayton, long-time students of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Thirty years later, their daughter Arya became the ... Read more »