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Amdo Eye Hospital Inauguration
August 2011: The inauguration of the building was in July 2010, it took a year to equip the hospital and get the necessary documents to be able to perform the surgeries and in August 2011 the hospital was officially opened ... Read more »
Message from Osel Hita, October 3, 2012
Occasionally Osel Hita shares his thoughts and experiences on his Facebook page. In this update, he details his recent visit to California, USA, where he attended an FPMT Board of Directors meeting. Osel Hita (right of Lama Zopa Rinpoche) with ... Read more »
Adele Hulse Takes ‘A Breath of Fresh Air’ with Goenka
Long-time FPMT student Adele Hulse describes her experience of vipassana at a Goenka course. FPMT’s Ven. Antonio Satta is known for specializing in vipassana from a Mahayana perspective. Check out his website for his schedule and audio recordings of some ... Read more »We’ve Reached 3,000!
We’ve reached 3,000! Thank you Mandala Facebook friends for your support. As we work to make 3,000 more friends, we look forward to offering even more archive articles and interesting blog posts to keep you connected to Lama Zopa Rinpoche ... Read more »
Jamyang London Olympics – Four Golds for Team FPMT GB!
FPMT News Around the World By Mike Murray, Director of Jamyang Buddhist Centre What does a Dharma center do when the Olympic Games come to town? Join in of course! Team FPMT GB (Jamyang Buddhist Centre London’s homage to the ... Read more »
How to Benefit the Dying and the Dead by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses how to benefit the dying and dead. This is important advice for an eventuality we must all face. From Mandala September-October 1997. FPMT offers support for support to Rinpoche’s students at the most crucial time of ... Read more »
Amitabha Buddhist Centre Offers Long Life Puja for Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi
FPMT News Around the World On July 22, Amitabha Buddhist Centre (ABC) in Singapore offered a long life puja based on the deity Amitayus for their resident teacher Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi in honor of his 50th birthday. Khen Rinpoche ... Read more »
A Panel of Maitripa College Community Parents
In August 2010, Maitripa College offered a panel discussion with four community parents, who also keep a spiritual practice, as part of a summer lecture series entitled, “The Enlightened Professional: Parenting as Spiritual Practice.” From Mandala October-December 2010
Time for a Stay-at-Home Retreat?
FPMT News Around the World Going on a meditation retreat can be an amazingly rewarding experience for a Dharma practitioner, but sometimes the conditions for an extended break from daily life aren’t there. The FPMT Online Learning Center, however, offers ... Read more »
Grappling with the Guru Principle by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
In “Grappling with the Guru Principle,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses Lama Tsongkhapa’s techniques for maintaining your devotion even when you see faults or imperfections in your teacher. “Rather than making you lose your devotion,” Rinpoche says, “your seeing faults in ... Read more »Adele Hulse on ‘Dealing with Grief’
“Whenever I am with a group of people who have experienced extraordinary suffering, the first thing I notice is a lightness in the air,” writes long-time FPMT student Adele Hulse. “… [I]f you spend your time with the suffering, you ... Read more »