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Remarkable Meetings with Lama Yeshe: Encounters with a Tibetan Mystic
“Remarkable Meetings with Lama Yeshe: Encounters with a Tibetan Mysitc” is a truly moving account of meetings with Lama Yeshe by Glenn Mullin. “The lama sat there chanting, seemingly oblivious to the danger we were in. I wanted to jump ... Read more »Buddhism in Action: The Attitude Behind Social Service
Many Buddhists are heavily involved in social action. Mandala asked LAMA ZOPA RINPOCHE why this is so, when other students devote prayers and practice, sometimes through lengthy retreats, to the solitary task of alleviating suffering. In his response, Rinpoche redefines ... Read more »How to Meditate
“How to Meditate” by Lama Yeshe. Previously published in Mandala January-March 2010 and excerpted from the fourth chapter, “How to Meditate,” from Freedom Through Understanding, a book by Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive offered freely to the public.A Longing to Change
“Longing for Change” an interview with Ven. René Feusi. Ven. René talked to Ven. Robina Courtin at Kopan Monastery in Nepal in 1996 about his two-and-a half year retreat at Osel Ling in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Spain.Dying is Better than this Flower
“Dying is Better than this Flower,” by Lama Yeshe. From Lama Yeshe’s last teaching given in the West, Geneva, Switzerland, September 1983. Excerpted from Life, Death and After Death, edited by Nicholas Ribush and published by the Lama Yeshe Wisdom ... Read more »Inner Peace and Happiness During Three-Year Retreat
Inner Peace and Happiness During Three-Year Retreat. From Mandala July-Sept 2009. Owen Cole talks to Ven. Thubten Gyatso about his three year retreat which he describes as, “the most powerful experience in his thirty-three years as a Buddhist monk.”Postcard 18 from Robina: Ven. Robina in Boston, New York, Maine, California
The latest addition to Postcards from Robina, Ven. Robina Courtin’s blog from travels and teachings around the world, details her recent visits to Boston, New York, Maine and California.Osel’s Letter for the FPMT Annual Review 2011
The following, from Osel, was included in FPMT’s Annual Review, February 2011: 2011 was a great year for me. I was able to travel so much and had the opportunity to become involved in many FPMT activities. I was thrilled ... Read more »Editor's Choice: Media Reviews
Please enjoy some excellent book reviews including, Remembering Impermanence and Understanding What is True Dharma by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Compassion in Emptiness by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Veggiyana: The Dharma of Cooking by Sandra Garson, plus several more! From ... Read more »