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Rejoicing in the Meridian Trust’s New Website
For more than three decades, the Meridian Trust has been using film and video to document Buddhist teachings and traditions around the world. The UK-based organization has collected an archive of more than 3,500 hours of footage, including rare recordings ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Offers Milarepa Initiation in Shivapuri Village, Nepal
The great yogi Milarepa (1040-1123) is one of the most revered figures in Tibetan history and among all sects of Tibetan Buddhism. Milarepa’s guru was the famous translator, Marpa (1012-1097), himself the main disciple of Naropa (1016-1100). Marpa taught Milarepa ... Read more »
Wisdom Podcast: Liberation Prison Project
Wisdom Publication’s Wisdom Podcast is a Buddhist podcast featuring interviews with diverse and influential thinkers from the Buddhist world. Each episode provides an exploration of Buddhism and meditation as guests share stories and discuss life-changing practices, timeless philosophies, and new ... Read more »
New Lama Zopa Rinpoche Podcast Series! Listen to Episode 1: By Changing the Channel of Your Mind, You Can Stop Problems
Welcome to the new Lama Zopa Rinpoche Essential Extracts Podcast series. We’re happy to share the first episode with you. You can listen to the new episode on our website or find the show in your podcast app, search for ... Read more »
Bringing the Teachings Alive: Geshe Tenzin Namdak Encourages Students with Innovation and Patience
FPMT Spiritual Director Lama Zopa Rinpoche regularly encourages Western students to undertake serious, in-depth study of Buddha’s teachings. Rinpoche advises this to his students not only for their personal benefit, but because once they complete their studies, they are able ... Read more »
Everybody Needs the Chenrezig Mantra
In the new book The Power of Mantra: Vital Practices for Transformation , Lama Zopa Rinpoche guides students through understanding the power and benefit of mantras. Rinpoche explains many popular mantras, giving specific instructions for practicing them, including Shakyamuni Buddha, ... Read more »
With Bodhicitta, Whatever Action You Are Doing, You Are Doing It for Sentient Beings
During these difficult times, FPMT Spiritual Director Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues to offer profound advice and inspiration to the FPMT organization. Rinpoche’s message in the FPMT Annual Review 2021: Sharing and Preserving the Dharma in a Changing World focuses on ... Read more »
Ask Yourself, “How Do I Interpret Myself?”
Lama Thubten Yeshe (1935–1984), who founded the FPMT organization with Lama Zopa Rinpoche, was able to translate Tibetan Buddhist teachings into clear ideas that resonated with the Western students he met and taught in the 1970s and ’80s. These teachings ... Read more »
New Practice Advice: Offerings to the Boudha Stupa
In January, Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave advice on how to collect “the most unbelievable merit” when making offerings, recently published as Offerings to the Boudha Stupa. Rinpoche offered this advice in relation to a rented room that overlooks Boudha Stupa, ... Read more »
Our April 2022 e-News is Now Available!
Welcome to the April 2022 edition of our e-news! This issue features news, updates, resources, opportunities, and causes for rejoicing including: News of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s recent activities, Links to new video teachings from Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Rejoicing in our ... Read more »
Rejoicing in the Recent Activities of Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Since our last update, Lama Zopa Rinpoche has remained in Nepal, engaging in a variety of auspicious activities, including doing a personal retreat. Rinpoche also was offered a long life puja, met with important people and lamas, offered prayers and ... Read more »