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It Is Good to Know About the Bön Religion
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings on thought transformation from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. Here is a summary of the most recent teaching: Lama Zopa Rinpoche begins by explaining that it’s very important to expand on the topic of ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Encouraging Talk During Nalanda Monastery’s Fortieth Anniversary Celebration
Nalanda Monastery, located in the South of France, was established in 1981 by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche and is one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries for Westerners. During Nalanda’s fortieth anniversary celebration, Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered the ... Read more »
New Video Features Offerings of Light, Advice, and Prayers
The Vajrayana Buddhist Council of Malaysia, which is an association of Malaysian Tibetan Buddhist centers and organizations, has created a beautiful video of advice and prayers, featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Ganden Tripa, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and many ... Read more »
Incredible Opportunity to Offer to 10,000 Sangha on Lhabab Duchen
The Puja Fund was established in 1995 as an expansive way for the organization to clear obstacles and generate the merit needed to be of most benefit in the world. Incredible Opportunity This Lhabab Duchen On the auspicious day of ... Read more »
Institut Vajra Yogini Hosts Vajrasattva Retreat with Yangsi Rinpoche
In August 2021, Institut Vajra Yogini (IVY), an FPMT center in southeastern France, hosted a ten-day Vajrasattva retreat with Yangsi Rinpoche. Christian Charrier, the spiritual program coordinator at IVY, shared this story of the retreat. In 2020, due to the ... Read more »
Rely on a Mind That Is Upset with Samsara
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings on thought transformation from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. Here is a summary of the most recent teaching: Rinpoche begins this video by reminding us why he is offering these teachings on refuge. Due ... Read more »
A Special In-depth Story About a Very Special Place: Maratika
Maratika, considered one of the six holiest places in the world, is a sacred pilgrimage site with ancient meditation caves. Located in eastern Nepal, it is where Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) achieved immortality. In a new in-depth story, “Maratika: Where All ... Read more »
Food Distribution for Tibetan Refugees Struggling due to the Pandemic
Recently His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Central Tibetan Relief Committee, the Department of the Home, arranged special support in the form of direct cash assistance as a relief measure to alleviate the financial burden of vulnerable Tibetans affected by the ... Read more »
You Tie Yourself to Samsara
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings on thought transformation from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. Here is a summary of the most recent teaching: Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his explanation of Buddhist refuge.* This teaching begins with Rinpoche explaining that ... Read more »
Maratika: Where All of Your Prayers Are Fulfilled
By Ven. Sarah Thresher Maratika, known locally as Halesi, is a sacred pilgrimage site with ancient meditation caves located in eastern Nepal where Guru Rinpoche achieved immortality. Ven. Sarah Thresher has undertaken the journey to Maratika annually since 2007 to ... Read more »
The Sutra ‘Going for Refuge to the Arya Three Rare Sublime Ones’
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings on thought transformation from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. Here is a summary of the most recent teaching: In this video, Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues a short series of teachings on refuge. These teachings ... Read more »