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Your Future Is in Your Hands

Your Future Is in Your Hands

Lama Thubten Yeshe, who founded the FPMT organization with Lama Zopa Rinpoche, is fondly remembered for his ability to communicate the essence of Buddhist teachings in a way that connected with Western students. In September 1983, Lama Yeshe gave a ... Read more »
There Is Nothing More Sublime Than Practicing the Higher Training of Morality

There Is Nothing More Sublime Than Practicing the Higher Training of Morality

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 continues offering teachings specifically intended for ordained Sangha, but everyone is welcome to benefit from ... Read more »
Rejoicing in Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Recent Compassionate Activities

Rejoicing in Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Recent Compassionate Activities

Since our last update, Lama Zopa Rinpoche has remained in Nepal, engaging in a variety of beneficial activities for others. We invite you to rejoice in Rinpoche’s constant compassionate service to others! Lama Zopa Rinpoche has been continuing his thought ... Read more »
Coming Together to Help Our Brothers and Sisters: Three UK FPMT Centers Create a COVID-19 Fund

Coming Together to Help Our Brothers and Sisters: Three UK FPMT Centers Create a COVID-19 Fund

Three FPMT centers in the United Kingdom joined together to helped those affected by the COVID-19 crisis in India and Nepal. Offering community and social service is one of FPMT’s Five Pillars of Service. Ven. Fabienne Pradelle, director of Jamyang ... Read more »
New Audio: Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Oral Transmission of the Sutra of Great Liberation

New Audio: Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Oral Transmission of the Sutra of Great Liberation

This album features Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s oral transmission of the Sutra of Great Liberation. Rinpoche gave this lung over many months of teachings in his ongoing video series Teachings on Thought Transformation during the Time of COVID-19. The album collects ... Read more »
Rejoicing in Offerings to Holy Objects in 2021

Rejoicing in Offerings to Holy Objects in 2021

When discussing his Vast Visions for the FPMT organization, Lama Zopa Rinpoche said, “My wish is for FPMT to build many holy objects everywhere, as many as possible. Making it so easy for sentient beings to purify their heavy negative ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Explains the Benefits of Writing the Prajnaparamita Sutra — Part One

Lama Zopa Rinpoche Explains the Benefits of Writing the Prajnaparamita Sutra — Part One

“Even writing one letter from Prajnaparamita, even writing one letter, one syllable, the benefits are unbelievable, unbelievable, more than making extensive offerings, skies of extensive offerings to all the buddhas, so many eons, the merits you collect are unbelievable.” — ... Read more »
Being Sangha Is Not a Trip

Being Sangha Is Not a Trip

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 teaching by reminding us that while we are so fortunate to have received ... Read more »
The Most Important Practice Is to Control Your Mind

The Most Important Practice Is to Control Your Mind

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 teaching by reminding us of how fortunate we are to wake up in ... Read more »
Don’t Let Your Mind Go Berserk

Don’t Let Your Mind Go Berserk

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 teaching by reminding us that we are so fortunate to have received a ... Read more »
We Invite you to Read the August FPMT e-News

We Invite you to Read the August FPMT e-News

We hope you enjoy our August edition of the monthly FPMT International Office e-News! We bring you news about: New Photo Album for Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Our New Education Program, New Practice Materials, Recent Charitable Giving, …and more! Have the ... Read more »
Lama Yeshe’s Legacy: Taking a Broad View

Lama Yeshe’s Legacy: Taking a Broad View

In 1983, more than 50 centers and projects constituted the international FPMT mandala. Representatives from those centers and projects gathered in January of that year at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa in Italy to discuss the registration of FPMT as a ... Read more »