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COVID-19 Impacts Schools Supported by FPMT Social Service Fund: Sagarmatha Secondary School, Nepal
Since 2015, the Social Services Fund has been offering support to Sagarmatha Secondary School in Chailsa, Nepal. The school stands on what was once a Tibetan refugee camp. Under normal conditions, 170 students receive education there including 79 young lay ... Read more »
The Way to Practice Lojong Is to Stop Disliking Suffering and Generate Happiness
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings from Kopan Monastery in Nepal during the coronavirus pandemic. Here is a summary of the most recent teaching: This video begins with Khen Rinpoche Geshe Thubten Chonyi, the current abbot of Kopan Monastery ... Read more »
Recommended Practices for the Fifteenth Day of Saka Dawa, June 5
An auspicious merit multiplying day, the full moon of the month of Saka Dawa, is coming up on June 5. The fifteenth day of Saka Dawa is one of the four great holy days of the Tibetan calendar, commemorating Shakyamuni ... Read more »
The Benefits of Bearing Hardships to Follow the Guru and Another Message from God
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings from Kopan Monastery in Nepal during the coronavirus pandemic. Here is a summary of the most recent teaching: This video begins Ven. Thubten Sangmo from Kopan Nunnery sharing her personal story, covering her ... Read more »
His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Live Online Teachings
You can watch His Holiness the Dalai Lama via webcast during the coronavirus pandemic. Live and recorded streaming video are available through DalaiLama.com. The next live webcast of His Holiness will be a two-day Avalokiteshvara empowerment on May 29-30, 2020, ... Read more »
God’s Message and the View of the Self-Cherishing Thought
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings from Kopan Monastery in Nepal during the coronavirus pandemic. Here is a summary of the most recent teaching: This teaching begins with Ani Janne (Ven. Tenzin Namdrol) reading a message from Lama Zopa ... Read more »
Everyone Needs to Take Care of and Subdue Their Mind
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings from Kopan Monastery in Nepal during the coronavirus pandemic. Here is a summary of the most recent teaching: This video begins with more scenes from Kopan Nunnery and a short talk by the ... Read more »
May FPMT e-News Out Now!
We hope you enjoy our May FPMT International Office e-News. This month you’ll find news about: Now is the Time to Practice Dharma, How the Merit Box Helped Centers in Need, New e-Books, How you can help the Spanish Translation ... Read more »
COVID-19 Impacts Social Services Offered within FPMT: Lamp of the Path NGO, Mongolia
As COVID-19 continues to impact individuals and communities, beneficiaries of charitable services aren’t as able to access the aid they are accustomed to relying on. Here we share an update on how Lamp of the Path NGO, Mongolia, is managing ... Read more »
Happiness and Suffering Depend on How You Think
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings from Kopan Monastery in Nepal during the coronavirus pandemic. Here is a summary of the most recent teaching: This video begins with scenes from Kopan Nunnery and a testimonial from Geshema Namdol Phuntsok, ... Read more »
COVID-19 Impacts Social Services Offered within FPMT: MAITRI Charitable Trust
As COVID-19 continues to impact individuals and communities, beneficiaries of charitable services aren’t as able to access the aid they are accustomed to relying on. Here we share an update on how MAITRI Charitable Trust in Bodhgaya, India, is managing ... Read more »