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How to Let Go
Lama Thubten Yeshe, who founded FPMT with Lama Zopa Rinpoche, gave a timeless teaching on emptiness and daily life in September 1983. Here’s an excerpt: Good morning all of you. The director of Vajra Yogini institute has asked me to ... Read more »
New Audio Recording: Mahasiddha Thangtong Gyalpo’s Prayers
Students can now find the audio recording Mahasiddha Thangtong Gyalpo’s Prayers as an MP3 download bundled with supporting digital materials in the Foundation Store. In this recording, four audio tracks have been extracted from the video “Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Advice ... Read more »
Four Large Buddha Statues Sponsored at Jyangchub Choeling Monastery, Nepal
Namgyal Jyangchub Choeling is a monastery in Boudha, Nepal, established in 2008 by Losang Namgyal Rinpoche who is also the present director. Losang Namgyal Rinpoche studied at Kopan Monastery and is a highly regarded lama of the Tamang people. Namgyal ... Read more »
Holding the I as Real and Most Precious Is the Most Frightening Garbage
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 explaining that this thought transformation (lojong) teaching series began due to the ... Read more »
Watch His Holiness the Dalai Lama Celebrate a New Book on Science and the Mind
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will join a live online event celebrating the publication of Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics, Volume 2: The Mind. Wisdom Publications is hosting the live book launch on Friday, November 13, at ... Read more »
Lhabab Duchen Is on November 7
Lhabab Duchen, one of the four great holy days of the Buddhist calendar, takes place this year on November 7. Lhabab Duchen celebrates Guru Shakyamuni Buddha’s return to Earth from the God Realm of the Thirty-Three after teaching Dharma for ... Read more »
Hayagriva Tsog Kong Puja Offered for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Long Life
Following the advice of Rangjung Neljorma Khadro Namsel Drolma (Khadro-la), a Most Secret Hayagriva tsog kong puja was offered at Kopan Monastery in Nepal on October 26 for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s long life. In addition, this puja was dedicated for ... Read more »
Family Feeling in the time of COVID: The FPMT North America Regional Meeting
At the end of September 2020, Drolkar McCallum, regional coordinator for FPMT North America and office manager for the International Mahayana Institute—FPMT’s international community of nuns and monks—held a successful and highly enjoyable regional meeting. Drolkar offered her reflections. This ... Read more »
Offering to a Sky Filled with Wish-Granting Jewels: The Sangha
Supporting monks and nuns is one of the highest priorities for the FPMT organization. As Lama Zopa Rinpoche has said, “The value of Sangha is more than the whole sky filled with wish-granting jewels.” The Supporting Ordained Sangha Fund was ... Read more »
The Reasons You Need to Meditate on the Right View
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 advising on the proper motivation for listening to the teachings. One ... Read more »
‘I Is Empty, Emptiness Is I’ Shows the Meaning of ‘Dependent Arising’
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 by asking, “What is the purpose of your life? And why do you do ... Read more »