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During the coronavirus pandemic, Lama Zopa Rinpoche is giving recorded video teachings on thought transformation (lojong) from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. In this video series Rinpoche urges students to use these difficult times to deepen their Dharma practice. More information…
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In a new video from Kopan Monastery in Nepal, Lama Zopa Rinpoche reminds us that the coronavirus, and the suffering that is being experienced from this, can be used to motivate us to practice Dharma, to purify as much as…
In these uncertain times of quarantines and social distancing, students around the world are missing the connections they formed at their local FPMT centers. Efforts by FPMT regional and national coordinators to fill this gap in community among students are…
In a new video from Kopan Monastery in Nepal, Lama Zopa Rinpoche offers an introduction to lojong and tonglen practices. Rinpoche teaches on how to approach these practices in this hour-and-fifteen-minute-long video. Rinpoche emphasizes the importance of the guru and…
In a new video, Lama Zopa Rinpoche gives advice and an oral transmission (lung) of the Verses for the Eight Auspicious Noble Ones to stop the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and to bring success. After a brief introduction from young Kopan…
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi, and senior Kopan Monastery monks performed a Padmasambhava incense puja to benefit beings affected by COVID-19 and to help mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus. Lama Zopa Rinpoche consulted with Rangjung Neljorma…
Dharma practitioners around the world have been advised to isolate themselves from others as much as possible to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. This can be a challenge to those wishing to study without access to their local centers.…
A new video from Lama Zopa Rinpoche focuses on advice for students supporting someone who is dying. Rinpoche recorded this video in March 2020 at Kopan Monastery in Nepal. In the video, Lama Zopa Rinpoche recites various mantras and teaches…
We recently shared a new video from Lama Zopa Rinpoche in which Rinpoche shares his advice for practices concerning protection and healing from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as well as oral transmissions of the Vajra Armor mantra and four other recommended…
Welcome to the March FPMT International Office e-News! This month we bring you news about: New Page with Resources for the Coronavirus Pandemic, Prayers and Practices for the Benefit of All, New Issue of Mandala magazine!, LRZTP 8 Concludes, LRZTP…
There is a new video from Lama Zopa Rinpoche on his advice for practices for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Rinpoche recorded this video in March 2020 at Kopan Monastery in Nepal. The new video from Lama Zopa Rinpoche begins with a…
In these challenging and anxious times, FPMT International Office offers our prayers and best wishes to all who are navigating uncertainty and change during the coronavirus pandemic. We have created a page of resources and advice related to this crisis…