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Maitreya Statues Around the World
FPMT News Around the World Lama Zopa Rinpoche, spiritual director of FPMT, offered 26 life-size statues of Maitreya Buddha to FPMT centers, services and projects. In just one month, many centers have already received their Maitreya statue. Mandala is celebrating ... Read more »A Buddhist Approach to Mental Illness, an interview with Lama Yeshe
“A Buddhist Approach to Mental Illness,” an interview with Lama Yeshe. Excerpted from Make Your Mind an Ocean, published by Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive (LYWA). From Mandala May-June 1999.
Drawing the Face of the Buddha
FPMT News Around the World Have you ever wanted to improve your visualization practice? Instead of struggling to retrieve a fuzzy image, have you wished for Buddha’s face to pop clearly into mind as soon as you closed your eyes? ... Read more »Working with Mentally Unstable People at the Dharma Center
Miffi Maximillion of Langri Tangpa Centre in Brisbane, Australia – “I’ve had one foot in the nether world of boarding houses and the street for years” – makes some down-to-earth recommendations for dealing with mentally unstable people who come to ... Read more »
Maitreya Comes to Thubten Shedrup Ling
FPMT News Around the World In March, FPMT spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered to sponsor life-size Maitreya statues at any FPMT center, service or project that wished to have one. Thubten Shedrup Ling (TSL) in Victoria, Australia, accepted the ... Read more »Remarkable Meetings with Lama Yeshe: Encounters with a Tibetan Mystic
Glenn H. Mullin describes meeting Lama Yeshe in what was for Mullin a truly mystical encounter. From September-October 1995.
Creating Collages of Holy Images at Land of Medicine Buddha
FPMT News Around the World Over the past few years volunteers at Land of Medicine Buddha (LMB) in Soquel, California, have cut pictures of deities, holy objects and lineage lamas out of Dharma publications – including Mandala magazine – before ... Read more »How to Meditate by Lama Yeshe
Lama Yeshe describes mantra and meditation in this fascinating excerpt taken from Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive’s Freedom Through Understanding, one of the archive’s books offered freely to the public. You can also find the audio that is the source of ... Read more »Creating the Causes: Special Advice on the Guru Shakyamuni Puja from Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses his recommendations for Guru Shakyamuni Puja on Buddha days, special days in the Tibetan Buddhist calendar when it is said that the power of virtuous activity is multiplied. A version of this puja can already be ... Read more »
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Says ‘Aloha’ to Hawaii
FPMT News Around the World His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama just wrapped up a busy four-day visit to Hawaii, kicking off a visit to the United States and Canada. During his stay in Hawaii, His Holiness’ visit touched on ... Read more »An Interview with Tenzin Palmo
Thubten Pemo speaks with Ani-la Tenzin Palmo in this very early interview from Mandala April 1988. Ani-la Tenzin Palmo later became Jetsünma Tenzin Palmo, a title recognizing for her significant spiritual achievements and bestowed on her by His Holiness the ... Read more »