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Practice During Solar and Lunar Eclipses

Practice During Solar and Lunar Eclipses

On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. Lama Zopa Rinpoche often spoke about solar and lunar eclipses, which are considered auspicious for practice and provide opportunities ... Read more »
Anniversary of Lama Zopa Rinpoche Showing the Aspect of Passing Away: April 13

Anniversary of Lama Zopa Rinpoche Showing the Aspect of Passing Away: April 13

April 13, 2024 marks the one-year anniversary of Lama Zopa Rinpoche showing the aspect of passing away. As a reminder to students, Advice for the Anniversary of the Guru’s Passing Away is a short text translated by Rinpoche that explains ... Read more »
Lama Yeshe’s Wisdom: How to Meditate

Lama Yeshe’s Wisdom: How to Meditate

In 1975 during their first trip to Europe, Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave a weekend seminar in England, once again demonstrating their charisma and knowledge, and the profound effect of Buddha’s wisdom on Western people. This seminar was ... Read more »
Rejoicing in FPMT Education Services Accomplishments in 2023

Rejoicing in FPMT Education Services Accomplishments in 2023

We hope you have now received a link to FPMT International Office’s 2023 Annual Review, Repaying the Kindness, Looking to the Future, and have enjoyed reading about and rejoicing in the many accomplishments from the past year. Today we would ... Read more »
The One Answer is to Practice Lamrim

The One Answer is to Practice Lamrim

Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered four teachings at Kopan Monastery on April 7, 8, and 9 before leaving for Tsum Valley on April 10. As we now all know, Rinpoche showed the aspect of passing away on April 13, and as ... Read more »
Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Overcoming Laziness

Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Overcoming Laziness

We recently shared news that Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s newest volume from Wisdom Publications, Perseverance: The Determination of the Bodhisattva is available. Today we offer you a chapter from this book made available from Wisdom titled “Overcoming Laziness.” In this transformative ... Read more »
Grants Offered Through FPMT Charitable Projects in 2023

Grants Offered Through FPMT Charitable Projects in 2023

Last week we shared FPMT International Office’s 2023 Annual Review, Repaying the Kindness, Looking to the Future. We hope you have enjoyed reading about our various accomplishments from the past year. Today we would like to bring your attention to ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Sharing Details of His Early Life and the Lawudo Cave

Lama Zopa Rinpoche Sharing Details of His Early Life and the Lawudo Cave

In a talk given to a few students in the Lawudo cave in 2015, Lama Zopa Rinpoche shared details of his early life. The Lawudo cave is the location where Rinpoche, in his past life as the Lawudo Lama Kunsang ... Read more »
Four Kadampa Deities Retreat: Enlightenment through Compassion

Four Kadampa Deities Retreat: Enlightenment through Compassion

Recently we shared the addition to our Rinpoche Available Now page of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s 2003 twenty-three part teachings from a Four Kadampa Deities Retreat offered at Institut Vajra Yogini, France. The retreat focused on the four Kadampa deities, however, ... Read more »
Please Read Our March 2024 e-News

Please Read Our March 2024 e-News

This issue of our monthly e-news brings you news, resources, and special announcements including: Reminder about the upcoming anniversary of Lama Zopa Rinpoche passing away, A teaching by Lama Yeshe, Our 2023 Annual Review, An update from the FPMT Inc. ... Read more »
2023 Annual Review Is Now Available!

2023 Annual Review Is Now Available!

We are happy to share this year’s Annual Review, “Repaying the Kindness, Looking to the Future.” We invite you to take your time with the various reports as this was an unprecedented year and we have a lot to share ... Read more »
Heart Sutra: Practice and Instructions for Retreat

Heart Sutra: Practice and Instructions for Retreat

The Heart Sutra is the most widely known sutra of the Mahayana tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. It is part of the Prajnaparamita Sutras, which is a collection of about 40 sutras composed between 100 BCE and 500 CE. The Heart ... Read more »