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Rejoicing in Support Offered to 1,500 Students in India and Nepal in 2023!
Since 2012, FPMT’s Social Services Fund has been providing vital support to schools in India and Nepal that serve students from Tibetan, Nepali, Sherpa, and Indian backgrounds. This support encompasses essentials such as food, uniforms, school supplies, and teacher salaries, ... Read more »
His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Livestream of Chandrakirti’s “Entering the Middle Way”
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will continue last year’s teaching on Chandrakirti’s “Entering the Middle Way” in conjunction with the “Autocommentary” at the request of a group of Southeast Asians at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Blessing Animals in 2006
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s care for animals is legendary, and he used every opportunity to bless and benefit sentient beings of all shapes and sizes, wherever he traveled. In this 9 minute video of Rinpoche offering an animal blessing in Australia ... Read more »
August 2023 E-News is Now Available
This month’s e-news brings you important news, updates, and causes for rejoicing including: Recently shared teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, A teaching by Lama Yeshe, An update from the FPMT Inc. Board of Directors , Opportunities and resources for your ... Read more »
Update from the FPMT Inc. Board of Directors: August 24, 2023
Dear Friends, Years ago, at an FPMT Inc. Board meeting, someone used the expression: “Trust in God but tie up your camel”. The meaning is that although it is important to have faith in divine providence for a good outcome, ... Read more »
FPMT East & Southeast Asia Hosts Successful Virtual Mani Retreat!
When FPMT East & Southeast Asia first planned a Virtual Mani Retreat for this year, it was intended to be on a small scale and to complement the main programs with Lama Zopa Rinpoche as part of his Singapore and ... Read more »
Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Why the Guru Shows the Aspect of Making Mistakes
In this short yet powerful advice, Why the Guru Shows the Aspect of Making Mistakes, Lama Zopa Rinpoche discussed some of the key points of the practice of guru devotion, focusing on the concept of tshul, “showing the aspect”: because ... Read more »
Upcoming Online Courses Available from Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
The FPMT affiliate FDCW (Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom) brings us some wonderful initiatives, available to those interested in understanding their own mind and emotions and bringing compassion into daily life. In 1983 Lama Yeshe began formulating the idea ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Short Meditation on Emptiness
We are so fortunate that Lama Zopa Rinpoche left us with many opportunities to benefit from his teachings and advice. In this short impromptu video clip from 2009, Rinpoche shares a meditation on emptiness on top of a rock in ... Read more »
Karma, Reality, and Belief: A Teaching by Lama Yeshe
This timeless advice from Lama Yeshe is excerpted from a teaching on karma given by Lama Yeshe at Chenrezig Institute, Queensland, Australia, on 28 June 1976: We often talk about how we waste our lives following the eight worldly dharmas ... Read more »
Institut Vajra Yogini Has Completed 108 Nyung Na Retreats for the 12th Year!
Institut Vajra Yogini (IVY) in France has hosted its twelfth series of 108 Nyung Na retreats from November 2022 to June 2023. One of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast Visions for the FPMT organization was to sponsor people who make a ... Read more »