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Rejoicing in New Holy Objects Created for the Success of FPMT and All Beings
Holy objects are so powerful one can purify negativities and create merit just by seeing them. According to the Sutra of the Mudra of Developing the Power of Devotion, “The minute you see a holy object you create infinite merits, ... Read more »
Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Practices for Ukraine
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has given the following advice regarding practices to do in response to the current situation in Ukraine at this time, to reduce the war and to help stop the violence and suffering. Rinpoche has also already arranged ... Read more »
Light of the Path 2022: An Important Update from Kadampa Center
Lama Zopa Rinpoche led the first Light of the Path retreat in 2009 in North Carolina, US, hosted by Kadampa Center. The last retreat was in 2017 and the next highly anticipated retreat is this year, August 14 – 28 ... Read more »
New Practice Booklet from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Advice for the Anniversary of the Guru’s Passing Away
Last year, Lama Zopa Rinpoche translated and commented on a short Tibetan text during his ongoing thought transformation teachings. The text explains the importance of making offerings on the anniversary of the passing away of one’s guru. Rinpoche’s translation and ... Read more »
Telo Tulku Rinpoche Visits Tsa-tsa Workshop of the Ganden Tendar Ling Center
The Tsa-tsa Workshop, an educational project of Ganden Tendar Ling Center, the FPMT center in Moscow, Russia, has been teaching the tsa-tsa making practice since November 2019. Center director Andrey Lomonosov shared the following update on the workshop. At the ... Read more »
The Power of 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 »
Practice Advice and Rejoicing for Losar and the Fifteen Days of Miracles
The Fifteen Days of Miracles—beginning on the first day of the Tibetan New Year, Losar, on March 3, 2022—commemorate the special time when Guru Shakyamuni Buddha showed miraculous powers in order to subdue six tirthikas, or non-Buddhist teachers, who lacked ... Read more »
February 2022 e-News Now Available
We are pleased to share our February e-News with you! This issue features news, updates, resources, opportunities, and causes for rejoicing including: A long life puja being offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche on March 11, Teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, ... Read more »
How to Help Sentient Beings Say Goodbye to the Suffering of Samsara
We can do many things with our perfect human rebirth. Lama Zopa Rinpoche consistently reminds us to not waste this human rebirth but use it to develop compassion and help others. Here is an excerpt of Rinpoche’s teachings on this ... Read more »
You Get Skies of Merits by Meditating on Immeasurable Loving Kindness
We can engage in many beneficial activities with our perfect human rebirth. Those activities include generating the four immeasurable thoughts, overcoming self-cherishing, living life with a good heart, and cherishing others. Here are short summaries of Rinpoche’s teachings on these ... Read more »
A Most Happy Birthday to Tenzin Ösel Hita!
On behalf of the entire FPMT organization, FPMT International Office wishes Tenzin Ösel Hita a very happy birthday and a long, healthy life. May his beneficial activities, including his Global Tree Initiative, flourish and may his wishes manifest without delay! ... Read more »