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A Sea of Red
Bodhgaya, India — January 8, 2012 From Ven. Roger: They are saying that 400,000 or more people are at the Kalachakra Initiation, among them thousands of monks and nuns. It’s a spectacular sea of red when you look out over ... Read more »Another Airport
India — December 26, 2011 From Ven. Roger: Well, we were late to the airport, but so was the plane! So we made the flight to Delhi OK. Today we had to rush to the airport again. I don’t know ... Read more »Family Disharmony
From Mandala, February 2004: “A woman said there was some disharmony between her parents and her siblings. She asked Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s advice in improving relations, to bring about harmony between them.”
Ösel in the Sera Je Food Fund Kitchen
January 2012: Tenzin Ösel Hita visited Sera Je Monastery and made a point to check out the Sera Je Food Fund kitchen.
Osel’s Message to the South Asian Regional Meeting, January 2012
Osel gave this message at the January 2012 South Asian Regiona Meeting. Pictured below is Osel with other participants of this meeting. Lama Zopa Rinpoche is such an inspiration and someday he will have private time for himself. Up until ... Read more »A Buddhist Approach to Mental Illness
“A Buddhist Approach to Mental Illness” an interview with Lama Yeshe. Excerpted from Make Your Mind an Ocean, published by LYWA, and previously published in Mandala, May 1999.
The Sera Je Food Fund Menu
A Typical Day’s Food Offering for the Monks of Sera Je Monastery through the Sera Je Food Fund Breakfast 1-2 pieces of large bread (10-12 inches in diameter and 1/2 inch thick) Choice of Tibetan or Chai Tea More photos ... Read more »Giving Negativity a Body Blow
If you would like to start your New Year purifying the negativities of this past year, Vajrasattva practice can help! “Giving Negativity a Body Blow” includes advice about Vajrasattva practice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Heruka Vajrasattva practice from Lama ... Read more »What is Dharma?
“The Sanskrit word ‘Dharma’ refers to that which guides, or saves, our mind from suffering. However, there are thousands upon thousands of different types of suffering, and even within these, there can be many different kinds. For example, within illness, ... Read more »Back to Normal?
Dharamsala, India — December 25, 2011 From Ven. Roger: Time to go to the airport! We are all packed. Many suit cases are loaded. Where is Rinpoche? Now it is getting late. Rinpoche is still doing the last session of ... Read more »