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A Most Happy and Auspicious Birthday to His Holiness the Dalai Lama!
Tibetans around the world, along with an international community of students of Tibetan Buddhism, celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 87th birthday on July 6. FPMT International Office joins the world in gratefully rejoicing in His Holiness’s exceptionally beneficial life ... Read more »
Illumin8 Festival at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion
On June 4, 2022, the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion, in Bendigo, Australia, offered a sold-out Illumin8 Festival for the first time since 2019, enabling them to showcase all of the new Peace Park lighting features onsite. Thanks to funding ... Read more »
New Practice Advice for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Health and Rejoicing in Practices Completed
Every year Ven. Roger Kunsang, on behalf of the FPMT organization, consults Khandro Kunga Bhuma to determine what practices should be done to help create the conditions for Lama Zopa Rinpoche to have a long life and good health for ... Read more »
Practice Resources for Celebrating His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Birthday
On July 6, 2022, the world celebrates His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 87th birthday! We’ve collected several resources for students to use in their celebration of His Holiness and in their ongoing Buddhist study. Great Festival Celebrating His Holiness Lama ... Read more »
Tara Lanka Study Group Organizes Medicine Buddha Pujas and Welcomes a Visit from Khandro-la
Tara Lanka Study Group in Sri Lanka has been organizing Medicine Buddha pujas in accordance with advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche. The island country, which is currently experiencing many extreme hardships, has a rich Buddhist history dating back two millennia. ... Read more »
Rejoicing in Animal Care and Rescue from Untimely Death
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has made it very clear that our job as Buddhists is to help all living beings achieve their highest potential, including the most vulnerable among us. While animals cannot create much merit on their own, there are ... Read more »
New Podcast Episode: #5 The Real Meaning of Practicing Dharma Is to Renounce This Life
There is a new episode of the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Essential Extracts Podcast. You can listen to the new episode on our website or find it in your favorite podcast app by searching for “Lama Zopa Rinpoche Essential Extracts.” New ... Read more »
First Pilot of the Online Foundation Service Seminar!
The Foundation Service Seminar (FSS) is the “FPMT immersion retreat.” It provides essential information and nourishment for all serving, or wishing to serve, in the FPMT organization. The FSS retreat is key to deeply understanding the FPMT organization and the ... Read more »
All About Vajrasattva
Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave this teaching to students attending the three-month Vajrasattva retreat at Kopan Monastery in Nepal on April 28, 2022. Here’s a summary of Rinpoche’s teaching. You can find the video of the teaching and a link to ... Read more »
Rejoicing in the Life of Andrew Vahldieck: Transforming Disability into the Path
Andrew Vahldiek, 69, died in Santa Cruz, CA, on June 7, 2022. Long-time student of FPMT, Andrew Vahldiek, became a quadriplegic at the age of 17, following a near-death swimming accident in Wisconsin, US. This experience devastated him both physically ... Read more »
The Real Refuge Is Your Wisdom Realizing the Ultimate Nature
Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave a teaching over Zoom about Buddhist refuge for the graduation ceremony of the first cohort of Human Spirit, an Israel-based Buddhist-psychoanalytic training program. Here’s a summary of Rinpoche’s teaching, which was offered on June 8, 2022, ... Read more »