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FPMT Centers Help Students Train Their Minds in Generosity
Lama Yeshe advised in The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind , “The ordinary understanding of charity is giving things to others, but as you can see, the Buddhist point of view is that material giving is not necessarily charity. ...
Kadampa Center Practices Compassion in Action
Kadampa Center, an FPMT center in Raleigh, North Carolina, US, shares about their community service program, Compassion in Action. Community Service and Interfaith Activities are two of FPMT’s Five Pillars of Service. Elise Strevel, the center’s outreach coordinator, a member ...
Bengungyal Center Benefited Animals
Bengungyal Center, an FPMT center in Aguascalientes City, Mexico, organized animal blessing and liberation practices on February 11 and May 25, 2019. Laura Lugo Vàzquez, center director shares the story. Following the Mahayana Buddhist teachings, Bengungyal Center carried out an ...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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Watch video teachings of Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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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