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Western Monks and Nuns Are the Real Heroes and Heroines
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings on thought transformation from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. A Note About Safety: All who attended this teaching with Rinpoche have tested negative for COVID-19, are wearing masks, and are socially distanced from one ... Read more »
Update about Kopan Monastery and Prayers for Geshe Sherab
As we shared last week, there has been a COVID-19 outbreak at Kopan Monastery and Nunnery in Nepal. The latest information from Kopan is that unfortunately more people at Kopan Monastery have tested positive for COVID. Currently, there are four ... Read more »
Rejoicing in the White Tara Long Life Puja Offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche on April 19, 2021
Please join the entire FPMT community by rejoicing in the recent long life puja which was offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, on behalf of FPMT centers, projects, services, study groups, and students on April 19. This ... Read more »
How One Second of Anger Destroys Eons of Merit
In an advice recently published by the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, Lama Zopa Rinpoche warns that getting angry with a bodhisattva, a buddha, or the guru for even one second destroys all our merit, results in an unfortunate rebirth, and ... Read more »
Arvind Kumar Singh, Who Offered More Than 20 Years of Service at Root Institute, Passes Away
Arvind Kumar Singh, 55, died in Gaya District, Bihar, India, on April 25, 2021, of COVID-related complications By Ven. Tenzin Paldron, Root Institute for Wisdom Culture former director, and former volunteer Ven. Tashi Choedup Mr. Arvind Kumar Singh, affectionately known ... Read more »
COVID-19 at Kopan Monastery and Nunnery, Nepal
As COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, Kopan Monastery is now experiencing its first outbreak. Many individuals at Kopan Monastery and Khachoe Ghakyil Nunnery, both in Nepal, have now tested positive. Infected and non-infected individuals have been separated for ... Read more »
Questions and Answers on How We Exist in the World
Lama Yeshe, who founded FPMT with Lama Zopa Rinpoche, had a remarkable ability to connect with Western students. What follows are questions and answers from a teaching Lama Yeshe gave in July 1976 to Australian students on how we exist ... Read more »
Centers, Projects, and Services during the Pandemic: Turning a Difficult Situation into a Positive Result
“The lockdowns and stay at home orders in response to the Coronavirus pandemic affected nearly all of the more than 160 FPMT centers, projects, services, and study groups located in thirty-nine countries around the world,” Mandala reported in “Centers, Projects, ... Read more »
Important Update on the Maitreya Project in Bodhgaya
The creation of Holy Objects for World Peace is an important aspect of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s vast vision for the FPMT organization. Specifically, Rinpoche envisions the creation of many statues of Maitreya Buddha around the world. Currently, there are two ... Read more »
Tse Chen Ling Offers New Class ‘What Is Buddhism’
Tse Chen Ling, the FPMT center in San Francisco, California, US, has expanded their offerings with a new class. Ven. Carol Corradi, center director, and Monica Hung, interpreter and teacher, share the story. In March 2020, our center embarked in ... Read more »
What Is the Self?
We must give priority to changing and developing our inner world through learning and practicing Dharma in order to end our suffering and the suffering of others. Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave priceless and detailed advice on this topic last year ... Read more »