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![His Eminence Ling Rinpoche’s 2024 US Tour and Remarks Regarding Lama Zopa Rinpoche](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-05-08_LingRinpocheVisitsKadampa_DavidStrevel-114-960x1279.jpg)
His Eminence Ling Rinpoche’s 2024 US Tour and Remarks Regarding Lama Zopa Rinpoche
His Eminence Ling Rinpoche is currently engaged in a nine week teaching tour during April-June in the United States, visiting at least 28 different venues in a dozen states. The venues include Dharma centers and monastery gompas, and when those ... Read more »![Rejoicing in the Life of Lise Lotte Brooks: An Excellent Center Director with a Kind and Tender Mind](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Rinpoche-Lotte-and-Maria-960x1280.jpg)
Rejoicing in the Life of Lise Lotte Brooks: An Excellent Center Director with a Kind and Tender Mind
Lise Lotte Brooks passed away of ALS on May 29, 2024 at age 77 in Denmark. Lise Lotte founded Center for Wisdom and Compassion (CVM) in 1996 with Maria Damsholt. Here we share her obituary, which is also the story ... Read more »![Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Program Students Complete Their First Year](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Alvaro-visit-960x718.jpg)
Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Program Students Complete Their First Year
Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Program (LRZTP) is an FPMT project in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India. LRZTP has produced many gifted Dharma interpreters-translators for FPMT Dharma centers since its conception over twenty-three years ago. In addition to the two-year intensive training ... Read more »![Moving Video of Venerable Roger Kunsang Visiting Jampaling Elders Home, Dharamsala, India](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Venerable-Roger_s-visit-at-Jampaling-Elders_-Home-19-May-2024-Selection-08-960x640.jpg)
Moving Video of Venerable Roger Kunsang Visiting Jampaling Elders Home, Dharamsala, India
Recently, when Venerable Roger Kunsang was in Dharamsala meeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama, he also took the opportunity to visit Jampaling Elders Home. This home is located on the circumambulation path that surrounds the residence of His Holiness the ... Read more »![Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: How to Think When Death Comes](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/18/by-having-this-sickness-i-can-practice-pure-dharma-advice-from-lama-zopa-rinpoche/Lama-Zopa-Rinpoche-Health-Clinic-India-2017-540x432.jpg)
Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: How to Think When Death Comes
Lama Zopa Rinpoche received thousands of requests every year from people seeking guidance on a variety of issues familiar to us all. The below is advice Rinpoche offered to a student requesting pujas in support of taking treatment for fourth ... Read more »![Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Emptiness Teachings Shared during the 2024 Heart Sutra Retreat](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-355-960x659.png)
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Emptiness Teachings Shared during the 2024 Heart Sutra Retreat
Following the commemoration activities at Kopan Monastery honoring the one-year anniversary of Lama Zopa Rinpoche showing the aspect of passing away, a Heart Sutra Retreat was held from April 15-20, 2024 with commentary by His Eminence the 104th Ganden Tripa, ... Read more »![Saka Dawa: The Possiblity to Create Merit is Unbelievable!](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/18/use-pleasure-and-suffering-to-achieve-enlightenment-and-experience-the-virus-for-numberless-sentient-beings/Lama-Zopa-Rinpoche-flowers-Kopan-April-2020-Lobsang-Sherab.jpg)
Saka Dawa: The Possiblity to Create Merit is Unbelievable!
Today, May 23, 2024, is the day we observe the merit-making day of Saka Dawa which commemorates Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana when karmic results are multiplied by 300 million times as it commemorates Shakyamuni Buddha’s three major life ... Read more »![New Advice from His Holiness the Dalai Lama Concerning Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Swift Return](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240517-_NZ97008-e1716303415280-960x783.jpg)
New Advice from His Holiness the Dalai Lama Concerning Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Swift Return
We are happy to announce that we have received new precious advice from His Holiness the Dalai Lama regarding practices for creating the causes for the Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s swift return. Venerable Roger Kunsang met with His Holiness during his ... Read more »![Join Our Saka Dawa Day of Merit: 10,000 Sangha Praying for All Beings](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Tara-copy-1-960x540.jpg)
Join Our Saka Dawa Day of Merit: 10,000 Sangha Praying for All Beings
Saka Dawa falls on May 23, 2024, and is a very special day to create merit and offer prayers and practices*. On behalf of the entire FPMT organization we have arranged a full day of merit making practices undertaken by ... Read more »![May 2024 E-News is Available Now!](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20031030-DSCN2518-1-1-960x638.jpg)
May 2024 E-News is Available Now!
This month’s e-news brings you important news, updates, and causes for rejoicing regarding: An update on the Stupa of Complete Victory at Kopan Monastery, Teachings from Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Meritorious activities on Saka Dawa for the entire ... Read more »![Paving the Way for CPMT 2025 Meeting: First Regional Consultation at Kopan Monastery](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2-960x540.png)
Paving the Way for CPMT 2025 Meeting: First Regional Consultation at Kopan Monastery
The first of the four regional consultations planned in 2024 to pave the way for the CPMT 2025 meeting took place at Kopan Monastery on April 14-15. Thirty onsite and a dozen online participants joined, representing almost all the centers, ... Read more »![2024 Heart Sutra Retreat at Kopan Monastery](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/kopan-heartsutraretreat-083-960x640.jpg)