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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · 3d

Our October e-Newsletter is now available & includes

🪷Teachings from Lama Zopa Rinpoche & Lama Yeshe
🪷News about His Holiness the Dalai Lama
🪷Information about Lhabab Duchen on Nov 11
🪷News from FPMT centers
🪷Resources practice
🪷Job opportunities in FPMT

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FPMT International Office News October 2025

International Office News October 2025 Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching at the Kopan lamrim meditation course, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, December 9, 2022. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab. Teachings and News R...

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · 11d

Wisdom Publication’s new release, How to Live and Die: The Transformative Power of Meditating on Impermanence by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. In this overview of death & impermanence—Rinpoche shows us how this practice can free us from fear, & transform the way we live.

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How to Live and Die: A New Book by Lama Zopa Rinpoche

We are so pleased to share Wisdom Publication's new release, How to Live and Die: The Transformative Power of Meditating on Impermanence by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. In this overview of one of the most imp...

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · 26d

Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche expressed in His Vast Visions the wish for the FPMT organization to build many holy objects everywhere. In this way, countless beings can easily purify their negative karma & create merit. Read about the grants offered in 2025 toward holy objects.

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Grants Offered To Holy Object Creation in 2025

Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche expressed in His Vast Visions the wish for the FPMT organization to build many holy objects everywhere, as many as possible. In this way, countless beings can easily purify t...

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · Sep 20

Our September e-News is now available & includes:

🪷Teachings from Lama Zopa Rinpoche & Lama Yeshe
🪷An update from the FPMT Inc. Board
🪷Grants offered for health care & for animals
🪷Job opportunities in the FPMT including for FPMT International Office Executive Director

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FPMT International Office News September 2025

International Office News September 2025 Lama Zopa Rinpoche in the garden at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, October 2020. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab. Teachings and News Regarding Lama Zopa Rinpoche Sutra...

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · Sep 10

Lama Zopa Rinpoche chanting 'Calling the Guru from Afar" Nov 2011: youtu.be/RARznEaLqgU

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · Sep 8

In 2025, the FPMT Social Services Fund remained dedicated to its mission of uplifting the most vulnerable populations in India & Mongolia. These grants facilitated the operation of health camps, mobile clinics, soup kitchens, & outreach programs & impacted 44,000 individuals

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Rejoicing in Essential Services and Health Care Grants Offered in 2025

In 2025, the FPMT Social Services Fund (SSF) remained dedicated to its mission of uplifting the most vulnerable populations in India and Mongolia. With a strong focus on supporting children, the elder...

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · Sep 6

Tomorrow (7 September 2025) is a 🌒 lunar eclipse. Eclipses are considered an auspicious time for practice & provide opportunities for accumulating merit 700,000 times. See all the advice & links of practices:
👉https://fpmt.org/teachers/zopa/advice/practice-during-solar-and-lunar-eclipses/

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · Sep 5

Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered teachings in January 2017 at Root Institute, Bodhgaya, India. In these teachings Rinpoche put strong emphasis on mind training.

In one of these teachings, Rinpoche offered advice at about how to think & practice when working for a Dharma center.

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20170201 2000 LZR RI, India - How to think and practice when working for a center

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · Aug 29

Rinpoche walking and reciting Words of Manjrushri: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rhi...

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · Aug 22

In April 2019 Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave series of teachings at Nagarjuna Center in Madrid, Spain. Today we are sharing the first video from that event, “How to Have a Happy Life With a Happy Mind.”

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Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: How to Have a Happy Life With a Happy Mind

In April 2019 Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave series of teachings at Nagarjuna center in Madrid, Spain. Today we are sharing the first video from that event, "How to Have a Happy Life With a Happy

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · Aug 19

Our August 2025 e-News is now available & brings many causes for rejoicing including:
🪷Teachings from Lama Zopa Rinpoche & Lama Yeshe
🪷Support offered to 8 schools in India & Nepal
🪷Resources for study & practice
🪷New opportunities to offer service in the FPMT organization

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FPMT International Office News August 2025

International Office News August 2025 Panel of guests during the birthday celebration for His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Main Temple, Dharamsala, July 6, 2025. Photo by Tenzin Choejar, courtesy ...

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · Aug 14

Recently we shared that 44 new 2004 videos of Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa, Italy, are now available. Today we’d like to bring your attention to one of these precious teachings, Overcoming Obstacles with Lojong.

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Advice: Overcoming Obstacles with Lojong

Recently we shared that 44 new 2004 videos of Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa, Italy, are now available. Today we'd like to bring your attention to one of these precious teach...

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · Aug 8

In the Vast Visions for the FPMT organization, Lama Zopa Rinpoche said “Anybody who dedicates their life to achieving lamrim realizations with the goal to liberate numberless beings & to bring to enlightenment, this is what I regard as the most important thing in the world”
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Advice: The Importance of Retreat

Describing the significance of one of his Vast Visions for the FPMT organization, supporting practice and realizations, Lama Zopa Rinpoche said, "Anybody who dedicates their life to achieving lamrim r...

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · Aug 5

In the remote valleys & small communities of India and Nepal, FPMT’s Social Services Fund continues to play an important role in offering consistent support to schools that serve children from Tibetan, Nepali & Indian backgrounds.

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Rejoicing in Grants Offered to Schools in India and Nepal in 2025

In the remote valleys and small local communities of India and Nepal, education is more than a classroom experience – it is a lifeline to opportunity, cultural preservation, and spiritual growth. FPMT...

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · Aug 3

Every month Sera Mey Monastery offer extensive Medicine Buddha puja dedicated to the whole FPMT family, every center, student, volunteer, benefactor, to all our teachers, to all who are sick or experiencing obstacles.

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · Jul 29

“The best way we can become close to Tara, what pleases her the most, is when we fervently try to develop the mind of bodhichitta. The more we are able to practice bodhichitta & cherish others more than ourselves, the closer we will be to Tara, & the easier it will be for her to help.”

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · Jul 29

The precious nuns of Khachoe Ghakyil Nunnery reciting praises to Tara, Chanting the names of Manjrushri & Migtsema mantra today on Chokhor Duchen. This puja is dedicated to the entire FPMT family & for the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama & the swift return of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · Jul 28

Happy Chokhor Duchen (Turning the Wheel of Dharma) and merit-multiplying day. For rejoicing in…. all the monks of Gyudmed Tantric Monastery offered Yamantaka self initiation and extensive consecration, sponsored and dedicated to the entire FPMT family and all beings.

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · Jul 28

In 2004, Lama Zopa Rinpoche covered many topics during a Ganden Lha Gyama retreat from September 3-30 at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa, Italy. The 44 teaching sessions covered

🪷Integration of study & meditation
🪷The importance of lamrim & Guru Yoga
🪷How to do deity retreats

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Forty-four New Video Teachings from 2004 Available from Lama Zopa Rinpoche

In 2004, Lama Zopa Rinpoche covered many topics during a Ganden Lha Gyama retreat from September 3-30 at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa, Italy. The 44 teaching sessions covered the following topis, broadly...

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · Jul 28

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · Jul 28

Happy Chokhor Duchen 🙏🙏🙏all the monks of Sera Je & Sera Mey Monastery are performing 1000 sets of offerings to Namgyalma puja, reciting the names of Manjrushri & Migtsema mantra dedicated to all beings, for the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, & the swift return of Lama Zopa Rinpoche..

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · Jul 24

Chokhor Duchen, one of the four annual holy days of Guru Shakyamuni Buddha, takes place this year on July 28. On these holy days of Guru Shakyamuni Buddha, the power of any meritorious action is multiplied by 100 million, as taught in the vinaya text…

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Chokhor Duchen Is Approaching on July 28: Turning the Wheel of Dharma

Chokhor Duchen, one of the four annual holy days of Guru Shakyamuni Buddha, takes place this year on July 28. On these holy days of Guru Shakyamuni Buddha, the power of any meritorious action is

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Just Dharma @justdharma.org · Jul 23

Like molding dough ~ Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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#LamaZopaRinpoche #direction #mind

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · Jul 21

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche @lamazoparinpoche.bsky.social · Jul 21

Oser Rinpoche offering Lama Chopa tsog in Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s room.

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