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Thought Transformation Teachings 128: The Foundation of Thought Transformation Is to Understand the Kindness of Sentient Beings
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings on thought transformation. Here is a summary of a teaching given on June 26 from Kopan Monastery, Nepal, at the request of Telo Tulku Rinpoche, Ganden Tendar Ling FPMT Buddhist Center, Aryadeva FPMT ... Read more »
Thought Transformation Teachings 127: The Foundation of Thought Transformation Is to Stop Harming Others
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings on thought transformation. Here is a summary of a teaching given on June 25 from Kopan Monastery, Nepal, at the request of Telo Tulku Rinpoche, Ganden Tendar Ling FPMT Buddhist Center, Aryadeva FPMT ... Read more »
New Podcast Episode: #7 The Real Enemy Is Our Self-Cherishing Thought
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 »
Offering Support for Medical Care, Food, and Other Essential Service for those in Need in 2022
The FPMT Social Services Fund offers grants to beneficial projects primarily in India, Nepal, and Mongolia, which are aimed at serving children, the elderly, the sick, and very poor. We offer grants for schools, hospices, health clinics, soup kitchens, and ... Read more »
Thought Transformation Teachings 126 (Refuge Series): Your Main Practice in Life Should Be Cherishing Others
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings on thought transformation from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. Here is a summary of a teaching he offered to students from China and Malaysia via Zoom on June 13: All of the 84,000 teachings ... Read more »
Welcome to our July 2022 e-News!
We are pleased to share our July 2022 e-news with you! This issue features news, updates, resources, opportunities, and causes for rejoicing, including: An update on Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s health and practices offered for Rinpoche’s long life, An overview and ... Read more »
Thought Transformation Teachings 125 (Refuge Series): The Real Refuge Practice Is Cherishing Sentient Beings
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings on thought transformation from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. Here is a summary of a teaching he offered to students from China and Malaysia via Zoom on June 12: By taking refuge in the ... Read more »
Celebrate Chokhor Duchen and International Sangha Day on August 1, 2022
Chokhor Duchen, one of the four annual holy days of Guru Shakyamuni Buddha, takes place this year on August 1. On these holy days, the power of any meritorious action is multiplied by 100 million, as taught in the vinaya ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Recent Activities in Nepal and Singapore
Since our last update, Lama Zopa Rinpoche has remained in Nepal before traveling to Singapore for a simple medical procedure, engaging in a variety of auspicious activities, including maximizing every moment of merit-multiplying Saka Dawa and continuing to offer teachings ... Read more »
Students in Ukraine and Worldwide Recite the Sutra of Golden Light for Peace and Happiness
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has said about the Sutra of Golden Light, “This text is very precious; it brings peace and happiness and is very powerful to stop violence. By hearing this text, one’s karma is purified.” Rinpoche has made a ... Read more »
Thought Transformation Teachings 124: (Refuge Series): Having Taken Refuge, What to Abandon and What to Practice
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings on thought transformation from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. Here is a summary of Rinpoche’s June 11, 2022 teaching which he offered via Zoom to students in China and Malaysia: Numberless buddhas of the ... Read more »