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‘Your Dog Smells’
By Ven. Chönyi Taylor “Your dog smells,” says my granddaughter. “He smells even after you wash him.” “Well, that’s true, but you smell too.” “No, I don’t.” “Of course you do. Everyone has their own smell.” “Well, my smell is ... Read more »
The Sounds of Silence, a personal story from Steven J. Moss
From Mandala June-August 2002, San Francisco writer Steven Moss shares the story of how silence can sometimes allow for long-overdue communication: “I haven’t spoken to her in twenty-two years, and I don’t intend to start now,” my mother proclaimed, scrubbing ... Read more »
Puja Fund Activities
The following is an extensive list of all the pujas and offerings sponsored by the FPMT Puja Fund. A description of these pujas follows below. Annual: Four Buddha Days Losar (Tibetan New Year and the 15 days of miracles) Saka ... Read more »
US$21,058 Offered to Sera Je Dhakpo Khangtsen
June 2013: Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund was very happy to offer US$21,058 to Sera Je Dhakpo Khangtsen for the building of new rooms for the monks. Dhakpo Khangtsen remains one of the poorest Khangtsens (houses) at Sera Je Monastery. ... Read more »
Puja Fund Yearly and Ongoing Activity
Since 1995 the Puja Fund has been sponsoring pujas, prayers and practices performed by as many as 9,000 Sangha, on behalf of the entire FPMT organization. Recently, Lama Zopa Rinpoche revised all of the yearly and ongoing activity that the ... Read more »
His Holiness the Sakya Trizin Speaks on Guru Devotion
His Holiness the Sakya Trizin had some surprising answers to Julia Hengst’s questions about devotion to one’s teacher. She traveled to Pullawari, India to meet with him in February. Julia: You commented in the March 2000 issue of Mandala that ... Read more »
Continuation of the the Eighteen Great Lam-Rim Commentaries in 2013 by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
His Eminence Ling Rinpoche and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, India, 2012. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is continuing teachings and transmissions on the 18 Great Lam-Rim Commentaries at the request of His Eminence Ling Rinpoche. This year’s teaching event will take ... Read more »
Chag-tong Chen-tong Rejoices in Retreats Offered in 2013 Program
Ven. Lindy Mailhot, director of Chag-Tong Chen-Tong Centre (CTCT) in Snug, Tasmania, Australia, shared with Mandala a quick message about the center’s 2013 program. CTCT has enjoyed a wonderful beginning to our 2013 program with visiting teachers bringing great benefit, ... Read more »New Gyalwa Gyatso Materials for Initiates
FPMT Education Services is pleased to announce three new resources for students who have received initiation into the practice of Gyälwa Gyatso. Tsog of the Great Compassionate One Gyälwa Gyatso is a tsog offering practice written by Lama Yeshe in 1983 at ... Read more »
Dharmachakra Offered Twice
From Ven. Roger Kunsang: Dharamsala, India – June 4, 2013 Very early in the morning Rinpoche decides to go to the long life initiation His Holiness the Dalai Lama is giving at the temple here in McLeod Ganj. So far, ... Read more »
Law Enforcement Brings Student to Dharma
Student and assistant warden in the California prison system Bill Wilson shares on FPMT retreat center Vajrapani Institute’s V-Voice Blog the story of how a mentor profoundly changed his life, an experience that coincidentally brought him to the Dharma: “I ... Read more »