@FPMTInc

Buddhist organization devoted to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation and community service

 Portland, OR 97214 USA
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Joined December 2009
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Please enjoy this very beautiful podcast with Charok Lama: youtu.be/XtYqsrjRBzs?is=DVxB…

Love Is Not Attachment - Charok Lama Rinpoche | Naked Mindfulness |...

Is love truly unconditional, or have we confused love with attachme...

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fpmt.org/fpmt-community-news… Nurturing Dharma Teachers: TDSS 2026 at Kalachakra Centre

Nurturing Dharma Teachers: TDSS 2026 at Kalachakra Centre

From September 23 to 26, 2026, Kalachakra Centre in Saint-Cosme, France, hosted a Teacher Development Service Seminar (TDSS) bringing together sixteen participants for four days of learning, reflec...

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fpmt.org/fpmt-community-news… Interview Series with Ven. Roger Kunsang Discussing Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Origins of FPMT

Interview Series with Ven. Roger Kunsang Discussing Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Origins of FPMT

Study Buddhism, a project of the Berzin Archives, is releasing a multi-part interview with Ven. Roger Kunsang. Ven. Roger has been a member of the FPMT Inc. Board of Directors since 1989. He served as

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fpmt.org/fpmt-community-news… 50 Years of FPMT: Scott Brusso’s Story, From Kopan Monastery to the Trading Floor

50 Years of FPMT: Scott Brusso's Story, From Kopan Monastery to the Trading Floor

Scott Brusso was among the Western students who met Lama Thubten Yeshe in the early 1970s. He ordained, led the monks at Kopan Monastery, and served as spiritual program coordinator (SPC) at Chenre...

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fpmt.org/fpmt-community-news… From All Corners of the World to Dharamsala: The Global Mani Retreat Team Meets His Holiness

From All Corners of the World to Dharamsala: The Global Mani Retreat Team Meets His Holiness

FPMT Global Mani Retreat (GMR) Coordinator Selina Foong and members of the GMR team had the privilege of meeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama last Saturday, October 17. Harald Weichhart -GMR multime...

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fpmt.org/fpmt-community-news… Tara Institute Celebrates World Animal Day with Blessings and Liberations

Tara Institute Celebrates World Animal Day with Blessings and Liberations

On October 4, 2026, Tara Institute in Australia celebrated World Animal Day, an international day of action for animal welfare. The community gathered for an animal blessing ceremony, an animal...

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Ven. Roger Kunsang spent almost forty years as attendant to Lama Zopa Rinpoche. In four decades he never once saw Rinpoche get into a bed or take off his robes. He describes a little of what it was like to be around Rinpoche and his incredible compassion: youtu.be/0KWH3oPb-XM?is=BY8C…

I Never Saw Him Lie Down or Sleep | Ven. Roger Kunsang

Ven. Roger Kunsang spent almost forty years as attendant to Lama Zo...

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fpmt.org/media/newsletters/a… October 2026 Newsletter
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fpmt.org/fpmt-community-news… From Visitor to Family Feeling: Building Community Belonging in Dharma Centers

From Visitor to Family Feeling: Building Community Belonging in Dharma Centers

Jamyang Buddhist Centre (JBC) sits in the heart of bustling London, with around 10 residential volunteers at any time and a network of about 100 more, local and remote, who serve in roles from...

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fpmt.org/fpmt-community-news… Guru Bumtsog 2026 – a Weekend of Wonder in Australia

Guru Bumtsog 2026 – a Weekend of Wonder in Australia

On September 5-6, 2026 FPMT Australia and Langri Tangpa Centre organized 110,000 tsog offerings to Guru Rinpoche, also known as a Guru Bumtsog practice. This powerful practice, offered every two...

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fpmt.org/fpmt-community-news… A Pilgrimage of Unity: His Eminence Jhado Rinpoche in Sri Lanka

A Pilgrimage of Unity: His Eminence Jhado Rinpoche in Sri Lanka

For many FPMT students, His Eminence Jhado Rinpoche needs little introduction. A former abbot of Namgyal Monastery — His Holiness the Dalai Lama's own monastery in Dharamsala — and one of the most...

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fpmt.org/charitable-activiti… Recovery Efforts Continue Following the August Floods in Nepal

Recovery Efforts Continue Following the August Floods in Nepal

More than a month has passed since the devastating floods of August 26 in the Rasuwa-Bhotekoshi area, and the focus of humanitarian efforts has gradually shifted from search and rescue operations to...

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fpmt.org/lama-yeshes-wisdom/… Lama Yeshe’s Wisdom: On Religion

Lama Yeshe's Wisdom: On Religion

This extract comes from one of Lama Yeshe's teachings during his 1975 visit to Australia, collected in The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind (2004), edited by Nicholas Ribush and published by...

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fpmt.org/fpmt-community-news… Family Feeling News Roundup: September 2026

Family Feeling News Roundup: September 2026

The News Roundup is a digest of short community highlights from FPMT centers and individuals around the world, as part of our ongoing effort to nourish the "family feeling" and bring back the “News...

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fpmt.org/fpmt-community-news… Rejoicing in Fifteen Consecutive Years of Nyung Na Retreats at Institut Vajra Yogini

Rejoicing in Fifteen Consecutive Years of Nyung Na Retreats at Institut Vajra Yogini

One of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Vast Visions for the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) was to sponsor people who make a serious commitment in this life to complete...

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fpmt.org/charitable-activiti… Supporting Practice and Rejoicing Across the FPMT Mandala

Supporting Practice and Rejoicing Across the FPMT Mandala

Across the FPMT mandala, students are creating the causes and conditions for Dharma practice to flourish — from long-term intensive solitary and group retreats to the construction and preservation of...

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fpmt.org/lama-zopa-rinpoche-… Motivation for Mantra Recitation

Motivation for Mantra Recitation

The FPMT Global Mani Retreat is in its final month!  Since its start on May 17, the retreat has included teachings from Khen Rinpoche Geshe Thubten Chonyi, a rare oral transmission and commentary...

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fpmt.org/fpmt-community-news… 50 Years of FPMT. Ian Green’s Story: Monumental Dedication

50 Years of FPMT. Ian Green's Story: Monumental Dedication

As part of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition's (FPMT) fiftieth anniversary celebration, we continue to gather stories from the pioneer students whose devotion and steady...

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fpmt.org/lama-zopa-rinpoche-… Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Advice on Raising a Child

Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Advice on Raising a Child

In 2008, Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave this advice to a student who was about to give birth, outlining the five attitudes and qualities to teach a child. This is timeless advice for all who are

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Anybody who experiences anger needs to practice patience. If you have a sickness, you need medicine. Like that, patience is needed. It is not a burden; it’s necessary. When you practice patience, anger becomes gradually more and more rare. Eventually, there is no anger.
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