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The FPMT is an organization devoted to preserving and spreading Mahayana Buddhism worldwide by creating opportunities to listen, reflect, meditate, practice and actualize the unmistaken teachings of the Buddha and based on that experience spreading the Dharma to sentient beings. We provide integrated education through which people’s minds and hearts can be transformed into their highest potential for the benefit of others, inspired by an attitude of universal responsibility and service. We are committed to creating harmonious environments and helping all beings develop their full potential of infinite wisdom and compassion. Our organization is based on the Buddhist tradition of Lama Tsongkhapa of Tibet as taught to us by our founders Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche.
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Die Stiftung zur Erhaltung der Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) ist eine Organisation, die sich weltweit für die Erhaltung und Verbreitung des Mahayana-Buddhismus einsetzt, indem sie Möglichkeiten schafft, den makellosen Lehren des Buddha zuzuhören, über sie zur reflektieren und zu meditieren und auf der Grundlage dieser Erfahrung das Dharma unter den Lebewesen zu verbreiten.
Wir bieten integrierte Schulungswege an, durch denen der Geist und das Herz der Menschen in ihr höchstes Potential verwandelt werden zum Wohl der anderen – inspiriert durch eine Haltung der universellen Verantwortung und dem Wunsch zu dienen. Wir haben uns verpflichtet, harmonische Umgebungen zu schaffen und allen Wesen zu helfen, ihr volles Potenzial unendlicher Weisheit und grenzenlosen Mitgefühls zu verwirklichen.
Unsere Organisation basiert auf der buddhistischen Tradition von Lama Tsongkhapa von Tibet, so wie sie uns von unseren Gründern Lama Thubten Yeshe und Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche gelehrt wird.
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La Fundación para la preservación de la tradición Mahayana (FPMT) es una organización que se dedica a preservar y difundir el budismo Mahayana en todo el mundo, creando oportunidades para escuchar, reflexionar, meditar, practicar y actualizar las enseñanzas inconfundibles de Buda y en base a esa experiencia difundir el Dharma a los seres.
Proporcionamos una educación integrada a través de la cual las mentes y los corazones de las personas se pueden transformar en su mayor potencial para el beneficio de los demás, inspirados por una actitud de responsabilidad y servicio universales. Estamos comprometidos a crear ambientes armoniosos y ayudar a todos los seres a desarrollar todo su potencial de infinita sabiduría y compasión.
Nuestra organización se basa en la tradición budista de Lama Tsongkhapa del Tíbet como nos lo enseñaron nuestros fundadores Lama Thubten Yeshe y Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
A continuación puede ver una lista de los centros y sus páginas web en su lengua preferida.
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L’organisation de la FPMT a pour vocation la préservation et la diffusion du bouddhisme du mahayana dans le monde entier. Elle offre l’opportunité d’écouter, de réfléchir, de méditer, de pratiquer et de réaliser les enseignements excellents du Bouddha, pour ensuite transmettre le Dharma à tous les êtres. Nous proposons une formation intégrée grâce à laquelle le cœur et l’esprit de chacun peuvent accomplir leur potentiel le plus élevé pour le bien d’autrui, inspirés par le sens du service et une responsabilité universelle. Nous nous engageons à créer un environnement harmonieux et à aider tous les êtres à épanouir leur potentiel illimité de compassion et de sagesse. Notre organisation s’appuie sur la tradition guéloukpa de Lama Tsongkhapa du Tibet, telle qu’elle a été enseignée par nos fondateurs Lama Thoubtèn Yéshé et Lama Zopa Rinpoché.
Visitez le site de notre Editions Mahayana pour les traductions, conseils et nouvelles du Bureau international en français.
Voici une liste de centres et de leurs sites dans votre langue préférée
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L’FPMT è un organizzazione il cui scopo è preservare e diffondere il Buddhismo Mahayana nel mondo, creando occasioni di ascolto, riflessione, meditazione e pratica dei perfetti insegnamenti del Buddha, al fine di attualizzare e diffondere il Dharma fra tutti gli esseri senzienti.
Offriamo un’educazione integrata, che può trasformare la mente e i cuori delle persone nel loro massimo potenziale, per il beneficio di tutti gli esseri, ispirati da un’attitudine di responsabilità universale e di servizio.
Il nostro obiettivo è quello di creare contesti armoniosi e aiutare tutti gli esseri a sviluppare in modo completo le proprie potenzialità di infinita saggezza e compassione.
La nostra organizzazione si basa sulla tradizione buddhista di Lama Tsongkhapa del Tibet, così come ci è stata insegnata dai nostri fondatori Lama Thubten Yeshe e Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
Di seguito potete trovare un elenco dei centri e dei loro siti nella lingua da voi prescelta.
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“护持大乘法脉基金会”( 英文简称:FPMT。全名:Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition) 是一个致力于护持和弘扬大乘佛法的国际佛教组织。我们提供听闻,思维,禅修,修行和实证佛陀无误教法的机会,以便让一切众生都能够享受佛法的指引和滋润。
我们全力创造和谐融洽的环境, 为人们提供解行并重的完整佛法教育,以便启发内在的环宇悲心及责任心,并开发内心所蕴藏的巨大潜能 — 无限的智慧与悲心 — 以便利益和服务一切有情。
FPMT的创办人是图腾耶喜喇嘛和喇嘛梭巴仁波切。我们所修习的是由两位上师所教导的,西藏喀巴大师的佛法传承。
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護持大乘法脈基金會”( 英文簡稱:FPMT。全名:Found
ation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition ) 是一個致力於護持和弘揚大乘佛法的國際佛教組織。我們提供聽聞, 思維,禪修,修行和實證佛陀無誤教法的機會,以便讓一切眾生都能 夠享受佛法的指引和滋潤。 我們全力創造和諧融洽的環境,
為人們提供解行並重的完整佛法教育,以便啟發內在的環宇悲心及責 任心,並開發內心所蘊藏的巨大潛能 — 無限的智慧與悲心 – – 以便利益和服務一切有情。 FPMT的創辦人是圖騰耶喜喇嘛和喇嘛梭巴仁波切。
我們所修習的是由兩位上師所教導的,西藏喀巴大師的佛法傳承。 察看道场信息:
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However the very bottom line is to do all ones actions with bodhichitta. That is the best, the most meaningful way to think during your break time. This makes your life most beneficial. As much as possible with awareness keep ones attitude and thoughts in bodhichitta, the thought of benefiting others, try to do all the activities with that mind, including doing your job and throughout the day. This way even in your break time whatever you do becomes the cause of happiness.
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International Office News
September 2022
Long Life Puja and Praise Offered
Thanking All for Their Prayers for Ven. Roger
Eleventh Year of Nyung Na Retreats at Institut Vajra Yogini
Stunning Images of the Sixteen Arhats Available to All
New Blogs and Stories from FPMT.org
Resources to Support Your Dharma Study and Practice:
Materials for Your Study & Practice
New FPMT Basic Program Course on the Online Learning Center
Lama Zopa Rinpoche:
Teachings and Advice
Throughout August and September, Lama Zopa Rinpoche has been offering very precious teachings at Amitabha Buddhist Centre, Singapore. Some of these teachings have been part of the ongoing thought transformation series, and some were various talks given on particular occasions to specific groups. Here are some recently published teachings from this period as well as timely advice for generating world peace, and links to new episodes of the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Essential Extracts Podcast:
- Thought Transformation Teachings 129: Dharma Is Any Action That Becomes an Antidote to Delusion.
- With This Human Rebirth, You Can Be Happy Day and Night
- Thought Transformation Teachings 130: Anger Destroys Your Happiness
- Thought Transformation Teachings 131: The Purpose of Living Life as a Couple
- Thought Transformation Teachings 132: Whatever Happens in Your Life, Be Happy
- Thought Transformation Teachings 133: How to Make Your Life Happy
- The Kindness of the Buddha is Limitless Like the Sky
- Rinpoche’s Recent Advice for Generating Peace in the World
- Recent episodes of the “Lama Zopa Rinpoche Essential Extracts Podcast” include, “A Long Life Should Be Used to Benefit Others,” and “The Guru Appearing in Ordinary Form Is Most Kind to Us.” New episodes are released every other Monday and previously published episodes are available on the Essential Extracts Podcast page as well.
All teachings from Lama Zopa Rinpoche are published regularly, unedited on our full-length teachings podcast shortly after the teaching finishes.
Long Life Puja and Praise Offered
On September 11, 2022, Amitabha Buddhist Centre (ABC), Singapore, offered a moving long life puja to Lama Zopa Rinpoche who has been teaching at the center since August 1. The joyful proceedings involved the five dakini dance, a procession bearing an array of the traditional offerings, long life prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Rinpoche by ABC’s choir, Mudita, with musical accompaniment, and also a composition of praise written by long-time student Cecilia Tsong. Please read these touching words of praise, and rejoice in the long life puja recently offered.
Thanking All for Their Prayers for Ven. Roger
FPMT International Office would like to thank the entire FPMT community for their thoughtful concern and swift prayers for the recovery of our most precious CEO and long-time personal assistant of Lama Zopa Rinpoche who suffered a fall in Singapore last week and fractured his hip. Ven. Roger is recovering well.
We’re Rejoicing About:
Eleventh Year of Nyung Na Retreats at Institut Vajra Yogini
Institut Vajra Yogini (IVY) in France has now hosted its eleventh series of 108 Nyung Na retreats. One of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast Visions for the FPMT organization is to sponsor and encourage 1,000 Nyung Na retreats and IVY is working hard to help actualize this wish of Rinpoche’s. Please join us in rejoicing in this incredible effort. You can read more about this cycle of retreats that occurred at Institut Vajra Yogini and receive information about their next cycle (November 15, 2022 to mid-June 2023).
Stunning Images of the Sixteen Arhats Available to All
With the project almost three decades in the making now completed, we are happy to share with you beautiful images of the Sixteen Arhat statues which are housed at Nalanda Monastery, France, for your own home and practice. Please read more about the manifestation of this incredible project involving so many, and take advantage of this opportunity to obtain a set of these powerful images.
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New Blogs and Stories from FPMT.org
You can keep up on all of our latest blogs, featured stories, community news, and teachings by checking in regularly to the What’s New page on FPMT.org.
Recent highlights include:
- The Experiential Nature Of Lord Buddha’s Teachings is excerpted from a teaching given by Lama Yeshe in Christchurch, New Zealand, June 14, 1975, discussing the skillfulness of Lord Buddha in giving us methods for every situation.
- Look Within Rather than Externally: His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Teaching to 9,000 Students From July 8-9, 2022, His Holiness gave teachings in the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India, to 9,000 students. His Holiness offered the Heruka Initiation of the Luipa Tradition. FPMT Australia student Cynthia Karena, a regular contributor to FPMT.org, who attended the initiation with others from Tara Institute, Australia, spoke to participants about their experience, and shared her own.
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Newly Available:
- The Dharani of the Goddess Parnashavari: Parnashavari, or Loma Gyonma in Tibetan, is a goddess of the kriya tantra class whose practice protects from contagious diseases.
- Holy Objects to Place on the Body at the Time of Death: This PDF contains four sets of holy objects to be placed on the body of the person or animal that is in the process of dying.
- White Umbrella Deity Amulet PDF (Tibetan): This deity is relied upon for protection; healing illness; dispelling interferences, spirit possession, and harmful forces; quelling disasters; averting obstacles; and bringing auspiciousness. This PDF contains the Practices of Arya Sitatapatra in Tibetan formatted to be used as a wearable amulet.
- Freedom Through Correct Knowing: Composed at the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, this translation with commentary on key parts of Khedrup Jé’s Clearing Mental Darkness: An Ornament of Dharmakirti’s “Seven Treatises on Valid Cognition” is intended for all levels of understanding.
- The Fourteenth Dalai Lama’s Stages Of The Path Vol. 1: Guidance For The Modern Practitioner: Discover His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s advice for finding happiness, helping others, and applying insights from Buddhist thought to everyday life
- Please also read above about the new opportunity for all to have stunning images of the Sixteen Arhats!
Updates:
- How to Make Your Life Most Beneficial for Sentient Beings, Even with Your Speech: This essential advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche from 2016 has been updated as a PDF
- Chittamani Tara Retreat Sadhana PDF
- Six-Session Guru Yoga eBook & PDF
- The Yoga of the Three Purifications of Shri Chakrasamvara PDF
- The Abbreviated Sadhana of Five-Deity Chakrasamvara PDF
- Amitabha Pure Land Prayers and Mantra – MP3 Download
For a complete list of FPMT Education Services prayers and practices, please visit our catalogue page. You can also find all new arrivals, updated materials, and translated materials in our Foundation Store.
New FPMT Basic Program Course on the Online Learning Center
The supplementary Basic Program (BP) subject Seventy Topics has been added to BP Online as a complementary course, free of charge.
In accessible teachings, offered through Zoom for the BP at Thubten Norbu Ling, NM, US, Ven. Sangye Khadro, FPMT Masters Program graduate and experienced FPMT registered teacher and meditation leader, generously shares many points of understanding that have touched and inspired her during her studies. Much benefit is to be derived from engaging with these teachings and meditations, whether as a stand-alone course or as an introduction for the study of the Ornament for Clear Realization.
Opportunities and Changes within the Organization:
New Opportunities Available
Would you like to spend your days making a meaningful contribution? Have a look below at these meritorious opportunities to offer service as a volunteer or as paid staff in FPMT centers, projects, and services around the world.
Newly Added:
Opportunities to offer service as a center director: In India: at Tushita Meditation Center, Dharamsala; In US: Land of Medicine Buddha, and Thubten Norbu Ling.
Other opportunities: FPMT International Office is looking for freelance editors; Vajrapani Institute, US, is looking for an SPC; Chenrezig Institute, AUS, needs a Tibetan-English interpreter.
Impermanence at Work
Contact information for the following, and all FPMT centers, projects, and services, can be found in the FPMT Directory.
Nalanda Monastery, France
We welcome new spiritual program coordinator – Ven. Losang Tenzin
With grateful thanks to outgoing SPC – Ven. Rigchog
Oseling, Spain
We welcome new spiritual program coordinator – Maud Thiry
With grateful thanks to outgoing SPC – Ivan Platero
Shakyamuni Center, Taiwan
We welcome new resident geshe – Geshe Tenzin Tsultrim
Tse Chen Ling, US
We welcome new spiritual program coordinator – Effie Fletcher
With grateful thanks to outgoing SPC – Gina Marsala
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