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Indila Dora with Tenzin Osel Hita.
Osel with baby Tenzin Norbu.
On September 15, 2017, a tsog day, Tenzin Osel Hita and partner Indila Dora welcomed Tenzin Norbu into the world.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche was offering prayers during Tenzin Norbu’s birth.
Warm wishes for much happiness in this new chapter for Osel, Indila, and precious Tenzin Norbu.
Tenzin Ösel Hita speaking at Aryatara Institut, Munich, Germany, February 2017. Photo by Hermann Wittekopf.
During the first three months of 2017, Tenzin Ösel Hita, the recognized reincarnation of FPMT founder Lama Yeshe, toured European FPMT centers giving talks to hundreds of eager students.
The tour began on January 25 at Maitreya Instituut Amsterdam in the Netherlands with a talk entitled “Easy Ways to Lessen Egoism and Develop Compassion to Increase True Joy.” The next day, Ösel went to Maitreya Instituut Loenen to give an improvised talk to the community of students there.
After the Netherlands, Ösel continued on to the United Kingdom to visit Jamyang Buddhist Centre London and the Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom in the nation’s capital, and Land of Joy, a Buddhist retreat center in the north. Next, Ösel visited Aryatara Institut in Munich, Germany; Tong-nyi Nying-je Ling in Copenhagen, Denmark; Centre Kalachakra in Paris, France; Institut Vajra Yogini and Nalanda Monastery near Toulouse, France; and O.Sel.Ling Centro de Retiros in the Alpujarras of southern Spain.
Watch Tenzin Ösel Hita speak at Aryatara Institut in Munich, Germany, on YouTube:
All of the centers have made recordings of the talks available to the wider FPMT community. Please find a complete list below:
Maitreya Instituut Amsterdam, January 25
Maitreya Instituut Loenen, January 26
Jamyang Buddhist Centre Lodon, January 28
Tenzin Ösel Hita speaking at Maitreya Instituut Loenen, the Netherlands, January 2017. Photo courtesy of Maitreya Instituut Loenen.
Tong-nyi Nying-je Ling, February 11
Centre Kalachakra, February 15
Institut Vajra Yogini, February 17 and February 19
Nalanda Monastery, February 20
O.Sel.Ling Centro de Retiros, March 25
Find more information about Tenzin Ösel Hita on his resource page on FPMT.org, including news, photos, videos, and links to his official Facebook page.
Tenzin Ösel Hita speaking at Aryatara Institut, Munich, Germany, February 2017. Photo by Hermann Wittekopf.
The Big Love Fund provides financial resources that enable Tenzin Ösel Hita to continue his endeavors on behalf of FPMT.
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Fabrizio Pallotti, Indila Dora, Tenzin Ösel Hita, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Richard Gere, Alejandra Silva, Ven. Roger Kunsang, Bodh Gaya, India, January 2017. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
FPMT International Office wishes Tenzin Ösel Hita a very happy birthday and a long, healthy life. May his beneficial activities flourish and wishes come instantly into fruition!
Tenzin Ösel Hita, the recognized reincarnation of FPMT founder Lama Yeshe, turns 32 on February 12, 2017.
Tenzin Ösel Hita with Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Bodh Gaya, India, January 2017. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
The Big Love Fund provides financial resources that enable Ösel to continue his endeavors on behalf of FPMT.
You can follow news and updates about Ösel on the Tenzin Ösel Hita news feed.
Tenzin Ösel Hita, Jamyang Buddhist Centre, London, UK, January 2017. Photo by Natasha Sturny.
On January 28, the Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom (FDCW) hosted a talk by Tenzin Ösel Hita on “Educating the Heart.”
“And what a sweet treat it was,” said FDCW student Esther Garibay. “The last time I had the opportunity to spend time with Ösel was precisely at the 2011 Universal Education gathering, where he was mostly filming what later became the Being Your True Nature film. So I hadn’t really had an opportunity to hear him talk. Before the talk I felt curious and excited to hear this person I have been following on Facebook for years, but don’t really know that well.
“The atmosphere was electric as people gathered at the Jamyang lobby in expectation. Once the introductions were over and Ösel started to speak, I felt as if a magnet had pulled my attention toward him. His style is so direct and personal. Filled with anecdotes, stories, and wisdom that felt so relevant to my life and today’s world.
Students participate in a conversation with Tenzin Ösel Hita, Jamyang Buddhist Centre, London, UK, January 2017. Photo by Natasha Sturny.
“The talk started with a short meditation on gratefulness. ‘Everyday of our life, every morning that we wake up is like a rebirth, so everyday is a new life … but do we ever thank our heart or our lungs? Are we aware of the work they do?’ Ösel asked.
“With lightness and humor Ösel connected so easily to people, leading the talk as a conversation and inviting people to comment and answer questions. He covered such a wide range of themes: urban live, everyday kindness, forgiveness, inner values, the self-cherishing mind, and self-love, to name a few. He introduced us to the concept of inner gold: the more we have, the more we receive, and when we share it, that gold multiplies. And we don’t have to be afraid of losing it as it can’t be take from us.
Students participate in a conversation with Tenzin Ösel Hita, Jamyang Buddhist Centre, London, UK, January 2017. Photo by Natasha Sturny.
“He ended the talk on the importance of believing in our potential and the importance of compassion: ‘If we have compassion then we would have no problems. Through compassion we can really transform problems. It is very important to have the wisdom but also the method, and that is what FDCW does, it brings out the compassion, the empathy we already have.’
“I felt so inspired and energized after his talk, and this sentiment was shared with every person I spoke to afterwards.”
Watch a recording of the live streamed event, courtesy of The Meridian Trust:
https://www.facebook.com/themeridiantrust/videos/10156055085419852/
https://www.facebook.com/themeridiantrust/videos/10156055085419852/
In 2016, Ösel attended Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s long life puja in Singapore; gave talks in Singapore, Malaysia, and Spain; and attended His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s teachings in Italy.
Ösel is currently giving talks at various FPMT centers in Europe. His schedule is: February 5—Aryatara Institut, Munich, Germany; February 11—Tong-nyi Nying-je Ling, Copenhagen, Denmark; February 15—Centre Kalachakra, Paris, France; February 17-19—Institut Vajra Yogini, Marzens, France; and March 25—Centro de Retiros O.Sel.Ling, Órgiva, Spain.
Please contact center directly for specific event information.
FPMT continues to support Ösel in all of his Dharma and educational endeavors through the Big Love Fund. All are welcome to be part of this offering.
You can learn more about Ösel including his biography, photos, videos and more
Osel greeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Milan, October 22, 2016. Photo by Tenzin Choejor.
Osel with Ven. Thupten Wangchen, director of Tibet House in Barcelona, Italy. Photo by Paolo Regis Photography.
On October 21-22, Tenzin Ösel Hita attended teachings in Milan, Italy, with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. His Holiness taught on Lama Tsongkhapa’s Three Principal Aspects of The Path and In Praise to Dependent Origination.
While in Italy Ösel gave a talk at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa which you can listen to in English or Italian. In this talk, Ösel explains, “Through spirituality and religion it has been discovered that when we want to help, when we want to give the best of ourselves to other people we receive more happiness and more joy. It is more fulfilling. And when our actions, our thoughts, our speech is based on self with the motivation of selfishness to make ourselves happy, to make us feel better and to fill us up, then the result always is suffering.”
In September, Ösel was in Spain and gave a wonderful talk at O.Sel.Ling’s outreach group in Gibraltar, which you can watch in Spanish on YouTube.
Osel attending His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s teachings in Milan, October 22, 2016. Photo by Olivier Adam.
Ösel has recently been in India and gave a talk at Tushita Retreat Center and we look forward to updating all on his planned upcoming travels.
FPMT continues to support Ösel in all of his Dharma and educational endeavors through the Big Love Fund. All are welcome to be part of this offering.
You can learn more about Ösel including his biography, photos, videos and more.
Tenzin Ösel and Tara Melwani greet His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Japan before His Holiness begins teaching.
Tenzin Ösel Hita recently spent time in Southeast Asia. In March he was in Singapore to attend the long life puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche organized by Amitabha Buddhist Centre. He then traveled to Malaysia later in the month to receive the Most Secret Hayagriva initiation along with Gomo Tulku. In early April, Ösel went to Kuala Lumpur and had dinner with Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
Osel enjoying lunch with Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Gomo Tulku, Chung Han and Tze Hua.
While in Singapore and Malaysia Ösel and Gomo Tulku gave talks and engaged in Q & A sessions at Amitabha Buddhist Centre, Losang Dragpa Centre, and Chokyi Gyaltsen Center.
Ösel with Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi, Gomo Tulku and friends in Singapore.
Last week, Ösel was in Japan to attend teachings with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and he commented that he was “so blessed and lucky” for this opportunity.
In April of 2015, Ösel led a pilgrimage to India and Nepal. During that pilgrimage they visited Tushita Meditation Centre and Ösel was kind enough to give a talk about his life, his experiences, and some lessons he has learned along his path. You can enjoy a clip of this talk on YouTube.
In this video clip Ösel says to those in attendance, “I am not a teacher, at all. I’m a student and I think I will always be a student. And I think we all have to learn together. So that’s what I am trying to do. Trying to learn from you and maybe you can learn from me. In just the same way that we learn from life, through everybody. From the moment we are born until the moment we die we are always learning.”
The full length recording of Ösel’s talk will be available on Rinpoche Available Now (RAN) soon in the “Tenzin Ösel Hita Videos” section.
FPMT continues to support Ösel in all of his Dharma and educational endeavors through the Big Love Fund. All are welcome to be part of this offering.
You can learn more about Ösel including his biography, photos, videos and more.
Ösel Hita with friends before greeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama at teachings in Japan. May 12, 2016. Photo courtesy of Nad Prive’s Facebook page.
Tenzin Ösel Hita occasionally shares his insights and experiences on Facebook. Here Ösel discusses why compassion and humility are so important to put into practice:
People tend to judge others, especially when they don’t know much about them. We tend to jump to conclusions easily. It is easier to find fault in others than oneself. It is easier to blame the rest for our problems. That is where we have to really understand why compassion and humility are so important. Even though it hurts and it’s something that has followed us all our life since childhood, sometimes we have to understand that it’s not part of us, but the way the human mind works. As long as we keep a good motivation and are humble, compassionate and open to criticism in order to learn and improve; the pain will dissipate. Do not take the burden of others if it cannot help them. Do not take any burden if you can, only joy and lightness in your heart. Adapt and move on. Be positive, I say. Be happy, for we are alive and it’s a new day where we can all grow and love each other. Biglove life, feel it and live.
Ösel saying hello to an owl.
La gente tiende juzgar a los demás, especialmente cuando no saben mucho de ellos. Tenemos la tendencia a sacar conclusiones fácilmente, es más fácil de encontrar faltas en los demás que en uno mismo. Es más fácil culpar a los demás por nuestros problemas. Ahí es donde tenemos que entender realmente por qué la compasión y la humildad son tan importantes. Aunque duele y es algo que nos ha seguido durante nuestra vida desde la infancia, a veces tenemos que entender que no somos nosotros, sino la forma en que funciona la mente del ser humano. Mientras mantengamos una buena motivación, la humildad, la compasión y ser abiertos a la crítica con el fin de aprender y mejorar; el dolor se disipará. No tomes la carga de los demás si no les puedes ayudar. No tomes ninguna carga si es posible, únicamente alegría y ligereza en tu corazón. Adaptarse y seguir adelante, ser positivo es lo que digo. Sé feliz porque estamos vivos y es un nuevo día en el que todos podemos crecer y amarnos unos a los otros. GranAmor vida, sentirla y vivirla.
The Big Love Fund helps support the education and creative endeavors of Ösel. You can learn more about this project or follow news about Ösel.
Tenzin Ösel with Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Khadro-la, Kike, Beatriz, Marcel and Oanh at Kopan Monastery, 13 February 2016
Friends around the world recently observed Tenzin Ösel Hita’s 31st birthday on February 12. Ösel joined Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Khadro-la (Rangjung Neljorma Khadro Namsel Drönme) for a vegetarian momo lunch at Kopan Monastery the following day. Ösel is in Kathmandu at this time working on the Revive Nepal Project that is coordinating the reconstruction of sustainable public buildings and homes in areas of Nepal which are in urgent need of support following the devastating April 2015 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks. Ösel was in Kathmandu during the earthquake and witnessed the incredible destruction and immediately wanted to do something to help and bring lasting benefit to the area.
Ösel and other organizers meet on site to discuss plans for Revive Nepal.
Since the earthquake Ösel, Kike & Beatriz have been working on this project and after a very successful fundraising event in Spain, Revive Nepal Project is now actually beginning reconstruction on a primary school in the area of Masel and assessing the needs for water throughout the village. Revive Nepal is also working on offering education on bio-construction, sanitation and other needs. Everyone is doing the work free of charge and working directly on the ground with the villagers.
The Big Love Fund provides financial resources that enable Ösel to continue his endeavors on behalf of FPMT: fpmt.org/projects/fpmt/big-love-fund
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with Tenzin Ösel Hita at Chenrezig Institute, Australia, 1991. Photo by Thubten Yeshe, courtesy of Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.
FPMT International Office wishes Tenzin Ösel Hita a very happy birthday and a long, healthy life. May his beneficial activities flourish and holy wishes come instantly into fruition!
Tenzin Ösel Hita, the recognized reincarnation of FPMT founder Lama Yeshe, turned 31 on February 12, 2016. Ösel was born in Bubión, Spain.
The Big Love Fund provides financial resources that enable Ösel to continue his endeavors on behalf of FPMT. You can follow news and updates about Ösel on the Tenzin Ösel Hita news feed.
Tenzin Ösel Hita, Losang Dragpa Centre, Sengalor, Malaysia, February 2015. Photo courtesy of Ldc Fpmt Facebook.
On February 19, Tenzin Ösel Hita, the recognized reincarnation of FPMT founder Lama Yeshe, made a surprise visit to Malaysian center Losang Dragpa Centre to participate in its Guru Puja for Losar, Tibetan New Year. Just before the puja began, Ösel gave a short talk and answered a few questions, which were transcribed by Carolyn Chan and edited by Yeo Puay Huei and Mandala for publication on FPMT.org. He began the question and answer portion saying, “I will try to answer as best as I can and if you have opposing views, then better still as we can then debate and understand better.”
Malaysia went through a lot of difficulties last year that affected a lot of young people too. The world is also seeing more terrorists. We get upset at all this, but at the same time, we are supposed to be like our guru. How do we gain a positive mind towards such harmful people?
Ösel: Very, very modern, ah. (Laughter) Very, very good question. To tackle this question, one point of view is the absolute bodhichitta mind. You slap me and I offer the other cheek. Then both of my cheeks will get red. Just joking.
One side is the bodhichitta mind where you give love even if you are beaten up. I think on the one hand, this is very good to do, but the extreme is not good. So, one has to put a limit. You can take the abuse up to one point and if you keep accepting this abuse, then it is not good for the abuser either. They might think they have the right to abuse people, and this will not help them. You are not really creating the cause for them to see their mistakes. If you always go, “OK, OK,” they keep doing the same. You have to cut the vicious pattern.
Some people say that the way to cut the cycle is to get more aggressive than the aggressor, in order to wake him up. But the solution to violence can never be violence. And even if you use aggressiveness to help the aggressor, it should come with love. It should be just a wake-up call for the aggressor. Everybody has their own point of view, but I think I would say that the solution to violence can never be violence. It leads to more suffering. My advice to you is to pray for the aggressor’s bad karma to clear away and for her to be able to recognize the fact that making other people suffer is bringing on more suffering for herself. For the one receiving the aggression, be aware of the need for balance. Don’t go to extremes. It is the middle path. That is what the lam-rim teaches.
Tenzin Ösel Hita at Amitabha Buddhist Centre, Singapore, November 2012. Photo courtesy of Amitabha Buddhist Centre.
Could you please share some insight about your predecessor? Have you seen your predecessor in your dreams?
Ösel: Actually, Lama Yeshe is my best friend. If it were not for him, I would probably work in a bar and be a singer. Thinking about life, “OMG, life is so complicated. What should I do? Should I try to read a book or search for a teacher? I am confused.” At least, I have some information due to my education. I have some answers to my questions. I have the luck and the blessing to be in contact with Buddhism and with some people.
I have only seen Lama Yeshe in photos and videos. And I love him very much. He is my best friend. He helps me a lot. Thanks to him, I have the luck to return.
What are your future plans?
Ösel: Right now, I am organizing a pilgrimage to India with Beatrix. [The pilgrimage took place in April 2015.] She is the work designer and also the organizer for the pilgrimage. Please, if any of you want to know, this is publicity time. (Laughter) We are organizing a pilgrimage to India, starting with Delhi, then to Dharamsala. In Dharamsala, we will be staying at Tushita Meditation Centre, then visiting Norbulingka and proceeding to the mountains. We will be going to Bodhgaya, Mahabodhi Stupa, Vulture’s Peak, Nalanda, Varanasi, Sarnath, Lumbini, Kathmandu, Kopan Monastery and Kopan Nunnery and thereafter Boudhanath and Swayambunath and Mahakala Caves. There will be talks along the way.
The group will be small. Because it is the first time I’m doing this, I want it to be as smooth as possible. But I also want to warn you, it will be hard practice and not just happy, happy. You have to do some hard work and put your mind into practice. It is going to be a practical way and will last for a total of 15 days.
And this is the first pilgrimage I am organizing, and I do not know whether it will be the last. Hopefully, it won’t be the last. But you never know. So, this is the opportunity to invite you and also to tell your friends. That is my project now. I think it will be a practical way to help people and at the same time form part of my practice, to donate to monasteries and to other projects we have.
Beatrix also knows Ayurvedic therapy. We hope to start an Ayurvedic school because medicine is important education for people. Ayurveda is one of the early medical systems dating back thousands of years. The other thing for me is to create an education system to not only teach you how to work, but also teach you how to live, basically. That’s my future idea. And maybe do a movie. I want to do a good movie, that is why I want to take my time. It will be about quantum mechanics, quantum physics, and emptiness coming together, through graphics. I don’t know. That’s an idea for the future. Thank you, Thank you. I am leaving Malaysia very soon but I feel very strong connection with the center. I want to thank everyone.
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Osel visiting Akshay Educational Centre in Amwan, India.
On April 12, 2015, Ösel Hita led a small group people on a once-in-a-lifetime “Universal Pilgrimage” to India and Nepal. While the itinerary called for visits to monasteries, holy places, and an exploration of Tibetan Buddhist culture and history, an unexpected experience came to participants when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on April 25. All in the pilgrimage left Nepal unharmed and the two weeks leading up to departure were filled with laughs, talks from Ösel, and many profound experiences in India and Nepal. While visiting Tara Nunnery, Ösel explained in a talk, “I don’t want to create followers, I want to create leaders.”
Osel and the pilgrimage group visited Tara Children’s Project and Maitreya School, Root Institute, Bodhgaya, India.
Osel visiting Tara Nunnery, Saranath, India, April 21, where he said in a talk, “I don’t want to create followers, I want to create leaders.”
Osel and the pilgrimage visited Tushita Meditation Centre, in Dharamsala, India, April 14 and also during this time met Jetsnuma Tenzin Palmo who was happy to spend some time with Osel.
North American Regional Meeting participants with Ösel at Maitripa College, May 12, 2015.
In May of 2013, participants of the North American Regional Meeting, which took place in Portland, OR, were delighted to hear a motivating talk from Tenzin Ösel Hita. In this talk, Ösel shares his wisdom on many topics such as the FPMT organization, how to work harmoniously with others, how to think about offering service, and he fields questions from the audience.
“Life sometimes puts tests, brings tests. So in those situations we have to keep our cool, not think selfishly, we have to be humble, we have to be open, we have to work together as a community. In that way we create a harmonious community, we create the foundation so that other people are attracted to that energy. And then, slowly, slowly, keep growing, growing, growing…. Many people think the purpose of life is to have a good job, to have a family, nice car, and then have some heritage to give to the children. And basically they struggle their whole life like that. And then when it is about time and they see they will pass away soon, they start having stress, about ‘Wow… What have I done with my life?’
The Big Love Fund was established to provide financial resources to support the educational endeavors of Ösel.