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Retreat with Thubten Gyatso, ‘Like Finding Gold in a Field of Mud’
FPMT News Around the World From Cherry Rattue, Director of Atisha Centre In April 2012, over a dozen students participated in the extraordinary and beneficial nine-day Lam-rim Retreat led by Thubten Gyatso. Thubten Gyatso traditionally leads an annual retreat at ... Read more »
Senior Wisdom, Working with Older Adults
Advice from Lama Yeshe eventually lead Judy Weitzner to work with older adults. Read how she was able to integrate Dharma into her work. From Mandala December 2001 – February 2002. For the April-June 2009 issue, Mandala got into contact ... Read more »
Nagarjuna Valencia’s New Altar: A Reason to Rejoice!
FPMT News Around the World By Steve Milton Centro Nagarjuna Valencia in Valencia, Spain has just completed construction of a new altar. Center director Steve Milton recently shared with Mandala the inspiring story of the altar’s creation. The center has ... Read more »
Healing the Scars of Sexual Abuse
Read what Ven. Anet Engel learned about by working with survivors of sexual abuse and why she eventually stopped counseling to become a Buddhist nun. From Mandala December 2001 – February 2002.
Creative Cake from Canada, Lama Yeshe Ling Centre Celebrates
FPMT News Around the World From Deborah Seigel, Director of Lama Yeshe Ling Centre On July 6 our Compassion Day celebration included a potluck dinner where members were engaged in many ways to honor the 77th birthday of His Holiness ... Read more »
Padmasambhava Project for Peace Accomplishments as of July 2012
Padmasambhava statue for Lawudo nearly finished.US$14,000 offered to build one 11-foot (3-meter) and two life-sized statues of Padmasambhava in Lawudo, Nepal. Lawudo is the site of particular significance for FPMT as the meditation cave of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s previous incarnation, ... Read more »
Lama Yeshe Buys His Guru’s Old House in Dharamsala
Big Love, the long-anticipated authorized biography of Lama Yeshe written by Adele Hulse, provides an intimate portrait of FPMT’s founder. This excerpt is taken from the chapter chronicling the purchase of Nowrojee Kotee, renamed Tushita Retreat Centre, and now Tushita ... Read more »
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
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
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!
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 »