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Update on 5 Trillion Mantra Prayer Wheel Project at Vajrapani Insititute, CA
In December 2016, Vajrapani Institute, in California, US, launched the 5 Trillion Mantra Prayer Wheel Project. The prayer wheel, called the Compassion Wheel and standing 7 ft x 10 ft when completed, will contain 5 trillion (5,000,000,000,000) copies of OM ... Read more »
How to Think While Watching the News
Lama Zopa Rinpoche made these comments in April 2014 after seeing images of the suffering of many people on television. It’s important to use the situation to remind yourself how fortunate you are to still have a human body and ... Read more »
Rejoicing in 1,000 Statues Completed for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Long Life
Last August we shared Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s wish to offer 1,000 statues of Shakyamuni Buddha to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on behalf of the entire FPMT organization. Thanks to the support of many generous donors, we quickly raised the ... Read more »
The Benefits of Keeping Vows and the Shortcomings of Degenerating Them
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 keeping morality is the basis for practicing lojong (thought transformation). ... Read more »
Wake Up—Don’t Waste the Four Holy Days of Guru Shakyamuni Buddha
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings on thought transformation from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. Here is a summary of the most recent teaching: This teaching was offered on Chokhor Duchen (July 24), which is one of the holy days ... Read more »
Fire Pujas for Purification and Healing
More than forty fire pujas are being done in Nepal to purify and heal the coronavirus pandemic situation and its negative impact in Nepal and around the world. Based on advice from Rangjung Neljorma Khadro Namsel Drönme (Khadro-la), several high ... Read more »
How Sangha Can Protect Themselves
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings on thought transformation from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. Here is a summary of the most recent teaching: Lama Zopa Rinpoche begins this teaching reminding us that the real purpose of life is to ... Read more »
Attachment Causes You to Lose Your Precious Human Life
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings on thought transformation from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. Here is a summary of the most recent teaching: Lama Zopa Rinpoche beings this teaching explaining that the foundation of lojong (thought transformation) is not ... Read more »
Meditate on Emptiness Every Day
The Six Perfections: The Practice of the Bodhisattvas is a recent book from Lama Zopa Rinpoche. In it, Rinpoche walks us through this key Mahayana Buddhist teaching. Here’s an excerpt from Rinpoche’s teaching on the perfection of wisdom: We have ... Read more »
By Habituating Yourself with Negative Karma, You Do It Again and Again
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings on thought transformation from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. Here is a summary of the most recent teaching: Lama Zopa Rinpoche begins this teaching by continuing to discuss vows. Rinpoche explains that lay people ... Read more »
Writing of the Prajnaparamita Sutra for as Long as FPMT Exists
The Prajnaparamita Sutra contains the highest teachings of the Buddha and is among the most precious texts available in the world today. Due to the power of this text, writing it out is a way to generate tremendous merit, remove ... Read more »