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Khadro-la Visits Centro Nagarjuna Valencia, Spain

Khadro-la Visits Centro Nagarjuna Valencia, Spain

FPMT News Around the World From Steve Milton, Director of Centro Nagarjuna Valencia Khadro-la visited Centro Nagarjuna Valencia in Spain July 10-12, giving two-hour public teachings during two evenings. Topics included practicing the good heart and the wisdom realizing emptiness. ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Lawudo Gompa, Ven. Lobsang Deden Visits

Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Lawudo Gompa, Ven. Lobsang Deden Visits

FPMT News Around the World After her ordination on March 27, 2012 at Kopan Monastery, Christel Hammerby (now, Ven. Lobsang Deden) went on pilgrimage to Lawudo, the site where Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s previous incarnation, Lawudo Lama Kusang Yeshe (biography available ... Read more »
The Healing Power of Meditation

The Healing Power of Meditation

Paul Leonard shares his story of being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and the comfort he found at Tara Institute, an FPMT center in Australia, shortly after. From Mandala December 2001 – February 2002.
Look at What We Did Together to Celebrate Compassion Day!

Look at What We Did Together to Celebrate Compassion Day!

July 6 was His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 77th birthday, and in recognition of the day, FPMT North America (FPMT NA), the regional group representing centers, projects, services and students from Canada and the United States, launched Compassion Day, making ... Read more »
Sponsor Teachings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on The Eighteen Great Lam-rim Commentaries in 2012!

Sponsor Teachings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on The Eighteen Great Lam-rim Commentaries in 2012!

Lama Zopa Rinpoche with His Holiness the Dalai Lama November 2011.July 2012: On the very auspicious occasion of the 610th Anniversary of Lama Tsongkhapa’s composition of his masterpiece Lam-rim Chen-mo (The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to ... Read more »
Love for the Helpless, MAITRI Charitable Trust’s Adriana Ferranti

Love for the Helpless, MAITRI Charitable Trust’s Adriana Ferranti

Learn the story of MAITRI Charitable Trust’s Adriana Ferranti, one incredible woman with a lot of energy and a lot of compassion for Bodhgaya’s poorest residents. From Mandala December 2001 – February 2002. You can find more information about MAITRI ... Read more »
A Nurse Finds Right Livelihood

A Nurse Finds Right Livelihood

Although Tibetan Buddhism isn’t known for being socially engaged, there are many instances of devoted FPMT students making an effort to impact the world around them. In “A Nurse Finds Rights Livelihood,” Ven. Bob Alcorn describes how his job as ... Read more »
Hey, Do You Know the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive?

Hey, Do You Know the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive?

FPMT News Around the World You don’t? Then let’s get you two acquainted. The Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive (LYWA) is the organization responsible of collecting, organizing and preserving the works of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, the founding teachers ... Read more »
My November Course, Tenzin Ludup talks about Kopan Monastery’s most famous offering

My November Course, Tenzin Ludup talks about Kopan Monastery’s most famous offering

Read Tenzin Ludup’s story about attending Kopan Monastery’s famous November Course and how the course connects him and his family to their spiritual and cultural heritage. From Mandala July-September 2012.
Let’s Celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 77th Birthday!

Let’s Celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 77th Birthday!

FPMT News Around the World Today is His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 77th birthday and the world is celebrating! In recognition of the day, FPMT North America (FPMT NA), the regional group representing centers, projects, services and students from Canada ... Read more »
Young Minds 2012 Conference Inspires All Ages

Young Minds 2012 Conference Inspires All Ages

FPMT News Around the World Vajrayana Institute, an FPMT-affiliated center in Sydney, Australia, is celebrating the success of its recent inaugural Young Minds conference. More than 600 delegates converged on the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre to attend the youth-focused ... Read more »
A Heart for Dying Children, words from Alan Joyce, founder of Dharma Foundation

A Heart for Dying Children, words from Alan Joyce, founder of Dharma Foundation

Alan Joyce, founder of the Dharma Foundation in Bogotá, has been working with dying children in Colombia for 12 years. The former mechanical engineer and his Colombian fashion designer wife, Monica, have been married for 30 years. Ten years into ... Read more »