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Losar Celebrations at Chandrakirti Meditation Centre
Chandrakirti Meditation Centre, an FPMT center in Upper Moutere, New Zealand, celebrated Losar in February 2019 with three days of activities: thukpa night at their FPMT resident teacher Geshe Jampa Tharchin’s house at Chandrakirti Meditation Centre on February 3; Guru ...
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Begins Teaching at Vajrayogini Retreat in France
Lama Zopa Rinpoche recently arrived at Institut Vajra Yogini (IVY) after giving teachings in Spain. A large gathering of students held khatas, glowing LED lights, and banners depicting the eight auspicious symbols as they awaited his night-time arrival at the ...
Pilgrims Offered Support to Liberation Prison Project
Since 2001 Liberation Prison Project (LPP), an FPMT project, and San Francisco, California, US tour company Himalayan High Treks have been working together to enable people to go on pilgrimage. Twenty-two pilgrimages have been offered so far, raising a grand ...This Issue
In the new issue of Mandala, we share the story of the success of the Sera Je Food Fund and the extraordinary generosity of Lama Zopa Rinpoche and the supporters of the fund. This project created an endowment that ensures that the monks of Sera Je Monastery in India have three nutritious meals every day of the year, making it a monumental achievement for Rinpoche and the FPMT organization, and a source of tremendous rejoicing. Also in this issue, we share the history of how the Tibetan monastic refugee community managed to preserve the authentic Dharma after the profound upheaval and displacement of going into exile in India. The kindness they demonstrated by persevering through unimaginable hardships to rebuild the monasteries and to teach Westerners is beyond measure. Plus, we have new teachings from Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Read this issue …
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Full teachings
Lama Zopa Rinpoche gives teachings throughout the year at FPMT centers around the world. Many of these teachings are livestreamed – these video and audio recordings together with other resources are available as part of our Rinpoche Available Now (RAN) project.
Short Clips
Watch short clips, miscellaneous teachings and recordings from on the road with Rinpoche as he travels and engages in meritorious activities throughout the world.
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