FPMT East & Southeast Asia

7th Dec : Happy Lama Tsongkhapa Day!

Lama Tsongkhapa Day (Ganden Ngamchoe) is December 7 - FPMT Ganden Ngamchoe, literally “Ganden Offering of the Twenty-Fifth Day,” or Lama Tsongkhapa Day, is a celebration of the anniversary of Lama Tsongkhapa’s parinirvana. It is celebrated on the twenty-fifth day of the tenth month of the Tibetan calendar. This year, ... Read more »

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Time: 10am – 5pm
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[Sponsorship of Artworks for ABC Altar✨]

𝘈𝘉𝘊’𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘯-𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘴. 𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘺𝘢𝘣𝘫𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘡𝘰𝘱𝘢 𝘙𝘪𝘯𝘱𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘸𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺!❤️

ABC’s President Tan Hup Cheng sends a 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:🙏

𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴,
Firstly, I want to say a very big thank you to all of you who have sponsored the making of the 21 Tara auras. The auras have been installed, accentuating each Tara’s magnificent compassion. The 21 Taras with their haloed auras are a source of peace and inspiration for all who set eyes on her.

In the next phase of bringing the altar’s magnificence to another level, we are embarking on adding Tibetan-style decorative artwork to the 2 columns and beams in front of the altar. We have commissioned the artist Peter Griffin, in France, to make the mouldings. The pillars will be in red and decorated at the capital with intricate Tibetan designs. The beams will have special purifying mantras carved on them. Upon seeing the mantras, the person can purify eons of negative karma.

We would be grateful for your support in making this project a reality. 7 December, Lama Tsongkhapa Day, in particular, will be an auspicious day for sponsorship. Thank you very much for your kind sponsorship to transform ABC’ altar to another level. May this create the cause for our Guru’s swift return.🪷

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
500 shares are available at $100 per share for sponsorship until fully subscribed, online at https://bit.ly/3N78unp or at the ABC office. Please note that any collection in excess of the project cost will go towards supporting the Centre’s other activities.

In addition to dedication by names, a general dedication will be made upon completion of the project for the 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢 for the sponsors, the people they dedicate to and for all sentient beings.🫶

Tan Hup Cheng, Director of Amitabha Buddhist Centre (ABC) and Fengshui master, had been tasked by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to offer fengshui consultations to FPMT centres around the world, in order to restore balance and harmony of energies. He will be giving a talk at Chenrezig Institute on this topic, and also sharing stories of Rinpoche. Bound to be very interesting!

If you don't happen to be at Chenrezig Institute, you can always join on Zoom...
Date: Tuesday 5th Dec 2023
Time: 6:30pm (AEST) which is 4:30pm in Singapore/Malaysia (GMT+8)
Zoom link: Refer to original post attached.

Commemoration of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Birthday, December 3

On December 3 we observe the birth date of Lama Zopa Rinpoche and FPMT International Office is sponsoring Lama Chopa with Tsog and recitation of Chanting the Names of Noble Manjushri at Kopan Monastery.

Students of Lama Zopa Rinpoche are encouraged to engage in these practices themselves, as a way to honor Rinpoche's extremely beneficial and inspiring life, and to pray and create merit for the swift return of his reincarnation as advised by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche (1945-2023) was the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), a Tibetan Buddhist organization dedicated to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation and community service.

Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: The Merit of Offering to the Guru - FPMT In this short and intimate teaching from Lama Zopa Rinpoche, which was recorded over lunch at Maitreya Instituut, the Netherlands, in July 2015, Rinpoche explains the incredible merit that is collected by offering to the guru. https://youtu.be/_gUIT1aXRRY?feature=shared Lama Zopa Rinpoche ... Read m...

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One of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s last teachings, 5 days before manifesting passing away : “….if you want happiness, you must help others. If you don’t want to suffer, you don’t harm others. Stop.
If you want happiness, you cause happiness to others.”
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche Offering White Tara Oral Transmission and Visualization - FPMT On April 8, 2023, five days before showing the aspect of passing away, Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered a White Tara oral transmission and visualization at Kopan Monastery to Glen H. Mullin and a group of his students. This was one ... Read more »

It’s His Eminence Ling Rinpoche’s birthday today! Join us in wishing him a LONG life, GOOD health and may all his holy wishes be fulfilled 🙏🎂🙏

Tenzin Khentse
Ling Rinpoche

"Dharma in the 21st Century" - Practical words of wisdom from Lama Osel (Tenzin Osel Hita) at LDC FPMT on 16th November.

An Evening with Lama Osel on "Dharma in the 21st Century" We are honored to host Lama Osel, the reincarnation of Lama Yeshe, a prominent figure in the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT)...

A new resource page of Rinpoche’s essential advice… may it benefit all! 🙏

Life Practice Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche. - FPMT One of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s highest priorities was providing guidance to students’ requests for advice on daily and lifetime practices. We are so happy to let you know we have created a new page that is based on Rinpoche’s essential ... Read more »

An extraordinary video of how Amoghapasha was actually painted! 😮😮😮🙏🙏🙏

Thirty-one Foot Amoghapasha Painted Above Lawudo Video by Ven. Tenzin Michael of the incredible Amoghapasha painted on a 100-foot high cliff named Drak Karma above Lawudo in Nepal, 6,200 meters above sea le...

*** SIGN UP TO RECITE “CHANTING THE NAMES OF MANJUSHRI” FOR LAMA ZOPA RINPOCHE'S SWIFT RETURN ***

As advised by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to FPMT on 18th October 2023, all students of Lama Zopa Rinpoche are recommended to recite “Chanting the Names of Manjushri (Jampal Tshen Jo)” continuously from now, until His Holiness makes another observation in a few months’ time.

With much gratitude for His Holiness’ guidance and to collectively create the causes for Rinpoche’s swift return, please DO JOIN this wonderful initiative by (International Mahayana Institute, the community of FPMT sangha) to ensure that the recitation of this prayer is indeed continuous, from November 2023 to January 2024.

How powerful it will be to have someone, somewhere in the world recite this prayer at any second, over the next 3 months!

HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE:
a) Please choose any 30-minute time slot and fill in the google spreadsheet (link below), during which you will do the recitation. It is up to you whether you recite on your own or with others….just as long as you don’t forget your time. 😊
b) Nevertheless, each time slot should ideally be taken up by 2 people, in case one of them does forget!
c) You are welcome to do many more recitations of your own, outside of this schedule.
d) You can of course recite the prayer in your own language.
e) The recitations will be broadcast live on Zoom once a week:
Zoom start time: Saturday 5:00am IST
Zoom end time: Sunday 5:00am IST
Everyone who signs up for slots between the above times is requested to login to Zoom to recite the prayer aloud. Others are welcome join on Zoom as well, to recite or simply listen.

Sign up for your time slot here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15mIa0nKibvLa8LXnnfG6RqmvKLAoq2MwdUJTq6imaEY/edit?usp=sharing

Download "Chanting the Names of Noble Manjushri" here:
https://fpmt.app.box.com/s/pwy9xdrwuk8q4e38b058j6uteaofc5ee

Zoom link (Once a week only - Between Saturday 5:00am IST to Sunday 5:00am IST):
Meeting ID: 878 5810 9055
Passcode: 956224
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87858109055?pwd=2mTG0c9JX7ZCWcXGgJFIaiOAH1hqP7.1

Everyone is encouraged to participate. Let’s combine our individual efforts to make a singular and powerful prayer, as one united FPMT family, to honour His Holiness’ advice and pray for Rinpoche’s swift return!

Amitabha Buddhist Centre (ABC)
Chokyi Gyaltsen
LDC FPMT
FPMT Taiwan
Монгол дахь Их Хөлгөний Төв - FPMT Mongolia
Potowa Center
Rinchen Jangsem Ling Fpmt

The unbelievable benefits of seeing the holy deity Amoghapasha !
Look, read, contemplate, rejoice 🙏🙏🙏🙏

To read: Accomplishing the Guru’s Wishes: 31-Foot Tall Amoghapaha on Drak Karma Cliff Above Lawudo https://fpmt.org/lama-zopa-rinpoche-news-and-advice/accomplishing-the-gurus-wishes-31-foot-tall-amoghapaha-on-drak-karma-cliff-above-lawudo/

[Ethics and Self-Growth🌱❤️]
by Tenzin Ösel Hita
18 November 2023 (Saturday)
7.30pm – 9pm
On site at ABC

ABC is very delighted that Tenzin Ösel Hita, the recognized incarnation of FPMT’s co-founder, Lama Thubten Yeshe, will be giving a talk at the Centre.🙏

In this talk, Ösel will share his personal life-long experience of Buddhist philosophy and culture. He will discuss how 21st century media has become a potent tool empowering more people of all ages, cultures, and traditions to engage with and benefit from Buddhism, which can help them lead happier and more meaningful lives and be of service to others.

This event is for on-site participation only. All are welcome, and registration is not required. Please note that the gompa will open 30 minutes before the event, and seating is on a first come, first served basis.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿
Tenzin Ösel Hita, born in 1985, is a radical freethinker, humanitarian, documentary filmmaker, musician, father, friend, lifelong student, and former 21st-century Buddhist monk.

When just 14 months old, Ösel was formally recognized by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of Lama Thubten Yeshe. At 18 years old, Ösel made the decision to leave monastic life to explore modern ways of living and thinking. He has engaged in the study of diverse disciplines such as Western philosophy, human rights, filmmaking, finance, organizational behaviour and so forth. Ösel also returned several times to continue his Buddhist philosophical studies at Sera Je Monastery with his beloved teacher Geshe Gendun Choephel, who passed away in 2016.

Ösel served on the FPMT board of directors from 2008 to 2013. He continues to attend teachings and supports the organization by sharing love, experience, and knowledge with the FPMT family around the world.

We are honored to host Lama Osel, the reincarnation of Lama Yeshe, a prominent figure in the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), who will share his insights on "Dharma in the 21st Century." His wisdom and perspective are invaluable for navigating the challenges of our modern world. Join us on November 16 at 8PM for this enlightening talk that bridges the timeless teachings of Buddhism with the needs of today.

This is amazing! Rejoice 🙏🙏🙏

Accomplishing the Guru's Wishes: 31-Foot Tall Amoghapaha on Drak Karma Cliff Above Lawudo - FPMT Twenty-five years ago, Lama Zopa Rinpoche began expressing the wish for a large painting of 1,000-Armed Chenrezig to be painted on a 100-foot high cliff named Drak Karma above Lawudo in Nepal, approximately 6,200 meters above sea level (over 20,000 ... Read more »

Wow! The English translation of this precious sutra is now available for download. With much gratitude 🙏

Ksitigarbha Ten Wheels Mahayana Sutra from the Great Collection

For the benefit of students, Lama Zopa Rinpoche advised the translation of the Kṣitigarbha Ten Wheels Mahāyāna Sūtra from the Great Collection into English, kindly sponsored by Amitabha Buddhist Centre, Singapore. This 292 page translation is now available according to the wishes of Rinpoche!

In the wide-ranging discourse the Buddha expounds on the “ten wheels” that define a just king’s rule; the knowledge and qualities of a tathagata; the ethics, conduct and practices to be adopted by the Buddha’s ordained followers; the features and qualities of the three vehicles; the practice of confession; the ten virtues and their ripening results; and the ten perfections.

The Tibetan text in the Kangyur is a translation of the Chinese rendition; there is no extant Sanskrit edition. The masterful and uplifting English translation quoted below and available to all was undertaken by Gavin Kilty.

We are so happy to make this precious translation available to all. Please read more about this powerful sutra and download this new translation.
https://fpmt.org/edu-news/ksitigarbha-ten-wheels-mahayana-sutra-from-the-great-collection/

Happy Lhabab Duchen! There are so many meritorious practices we can do on this Special Buddha Day…. Rejoice and don’t waste a second of this precious human life 🙏

https://fpmt.org/edu-news/lhabab-duchen-is-on-november-4-2023/ #:~:text=Lhabab%20Duchen%2C%20one%20of%20the,this%20year%20on%20November%204.

Lhabab Duchen is on November 4, 2023! - FPMT Lhabab Duchen, one of the four great holy days of the Buddhist calendar, takes place this year on November 4. Lhabab Duchen celebrates Guru Shakyamuni Buddha’s return to Earth from the God Realm of the Thirty-Three after teaching Dharma for ... Read more »

A extremely moving and inspiring tribute to our most beloved Holy Guru. A bodhisattva who never once rested, never once thought about himself. A life lived solely for the benefit of others. Rinpoche, please please please return swiftly!

Thank you to Ven Robina for this obituary, thank you 🙏

This Is the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, This Is the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life

As we all are now very aware, on April 13, 2023, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, our most precious guru and spiritual director, entered his final meditation at Kopan Monastery.

Although it is difficult to convey the extraordinariness of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s life, Ven. Robina Courtin has written a deeply moving tribute to Rinpoche's many accomplishments, teachings, blessings, and activities.

We share it with the hopes that those who read it will be inspired to follow in Rinpoche's footsteps, and continue to help fulfil all of Rinpoche's wishes for the FPMT organization and the world:
fpmt.org/teachers/zopa/obituary/

The way to solve the problems in your life is to open your heart to others and to think differently. This has a better result and brings more peace and happiness in your life, especially ultimate happiness that you will experience forever and that you can give to everyone who is suffering and to everyone who needs your help.
~ Lama Zopa Rinpoche~

photo taken in Singapore July 2022

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When we don’t practice Dharma, when we don’t practice meditation in daily life, it is like we are totally living in a prison of attachment, in the eight worldly dharmas, the attachment grasping this life’s pleasure. There is no space to think of others, no space for compassion, no space for bodhicitta. There is only total attachment to our own happiness, to the happiness of this life, not to that of future lives and not to liberation for ourselves, but just for this life. So, we are totally imprisoned, with no space to help others who are suffering; the mind is totally occupied by attachment.

In the West there is so much talk about how we should love ourselves. Here, the definition of loving ourselves, the way to love ourselves, to take care of ourselves, is to live our daily life in meditation, in the Dharma, rather than surrendering ourselves to attachment, becoming its slave, being totally used by it like garbage, like toilet paper. Whatever attachment wants, we totally become its slave.

Instead of that, by the mind living in the Dharma, in meditation, we are free, independent. Independent of that most dangerous enemy, we are happy and peaceful. Then, we are able to engage in many virtuous activities. On that basis, it is much easier to develop compassion for others, to help others. Engaging in virtuous activities is the cause of happiness, not only temporary happiness but liberation and enlightenment.

The other way, as I mentioned before, by constantly following desire, worldly concern, without meditation, without the Dharma, we constantly engage in many negative karmas with our body, speech and mind. We harm ourselves and others so much by doing the ten nonvirtuous actions. Like the examples I gave and so many others, we harm ourselves and others directly or indirectly, and then we constantly experience problems, one after another. Our life is filled with problems. And life goes on like that. It is very, very sad.

-Lama Zopa Rinpoche

in 𝘋𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 https://www.lamayeshe.com/article/dharma-best-psychology where Rinpoche advises that when we practice Dharma in our daily life we are protected from the tsunami of the delusions. Image of Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, 2006. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang. From https://fpmt.org/teachers/zopa/gallery/india-dharamsala-2006-mar/

Such love from Rinpoche, through these gorgeous (and squeezable) Dharma Plushy Toys 🧸!

Yes! for the benefit of all 😘 𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘡𝘰𝘱𝘢 𝘙𝘪𝘯𝘱𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘋𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢 𝘗𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘺 𝘛𝘰𝘺𝘴 https://fpmt.org/teachers/zopa/gallery/lama-zopa-rinpoches-dharma-plushy-toys/

Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Advice for Practice during Solar and Lunar Eclipses

Lama Zopa Rinpoche often spoke about solar and lunar eclipses, which are considered auspicious for practice and provide opportunities for accumulating merit by multiple folds. As stated in the vinaya text Treasure of Quotations and Logic, the karmic results of actions are multiplied by 700,000 times on lunar eclipses, and 100 million times on solar eclipses.

We have created a new page which containing all of Rinpoche's most essential advice for solar and lunar eclipses, a resource we hope students will find very valuable:
fpmt.org/teachers/zopa/advice/practice-during-solar-and-lunar-eclipses

There is a partial lunar eclipse occurring this Saturday, October 28.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche pointed out that the multiplying effect of eclipses occurs regardless of whether the eclipse is partial or full. Rinpoche advised, however, that the merit-multiplying effect does not last the whole calendar day and as such, merit-making activities should be carried out during the occurrence of the eclipse. Therefore, to use the opportunity for practice, students should check for the timing of the eclipse in their own location. Such information may be found at timeanddate.com and similar websites.

For practice advice on merit-multiplying days associated with the major life events of Buddha Shakyamuni Buddha, see Practice on the Four Great Holy Days.

Sad news. May Chung Han have a good rebirth and reach the enlightened state as quickly as possible 🙏🙏🙏

Dear Compassionate Members and Friends,

We are sad to inform the passing of Dato’ Lee Chung Han (age 43), this morning (22 Oct,2023). Chung Han was an ex-exco of LDC and student of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche. LDC has conducted Medicine Buddha Puja the moment his clinically death was pronounced and wil have group recitation of the 8 prayers at LDC at 7 pm on Oct 22,2023.

Our deepest condolence to Dato Lee HB, Juanita Lee and Png Tze Hua for their loss of a very loved one.

With love and prayers,
LDC

Nobody likes a person with a selfish mind, even in the office, because with that attitude their behavior is different. There is no respect when speaking. So many problems arise because the person becomes unkind to others. The result is most people in the office don’t like them. Wherever the person goes, even to different parts of the world, they always find problems with people. They are constantly unhappy because people don’t like them, and then they are always very depressed, very sad and angry because of all those problems.

So, with the self-cherishing thought, we become alone. Nobody loves us, nobody likes us, nobody wants to help us. Nobody invites us to parties; nobody takes us for outings. We might be working in a busy office or living in a family, with many people around, but we are alone. Even though physically there are many people around, we are alone. That is the shortcoming of the self-cherishing thought. People don’t come to see us. They don’t even like to greet us when we are on the road. If they see us coming, they cross to the other side or take another road, until we go away.

The person who is selfless, who has a good heart, who thinks of others, who cares about others, who cherishes others, the compassionate person, the good-hearted person—when that person is with the family everybody is happy; they enjoy that person’s company. Everybody in the office is happy to see them, to have them working there. Inside the house or outside, wherever they go, others enjoy their company; they can feel the compassion or the warm heart of the person.

-Lama Zopa Rinpoche

✨ from a discussion of the shortcomings of the self-cherishing thought held during Lecture Three of Kopan Course 39, held at Kopan Monastery, Nepal in November-December 2006. ✨ Image of Lama Zopa Rinpoche in the garden near the ruins of Nalanda Buddhist monastic university, Baragaon, Bihar, India, February 13, 2001. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang. From https://fpmt.org/teachers/zopa/gallery/lama-zopa-rinpoche-photos-through-the-years-part-1/

Congratulations to LDC for such a powerful Naga Puja. 🙏🙏🙏

Advice from His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Swift Return - FPMT His Holiness the Dalai Lama has offered us all the precious advice to recite Chanting the Names of Noble Manjushri continuously for a few months, for the swift return of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s reincarnation. We request all students of Lama ... Read more »

BIG NEWS : The Stupa of Complete Victory at Kopan Monastery is in the planning stage. May Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche swiftly return! 🙏🙏🙏

Stupa of Complete Victory for Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Kopan Monastery - FPMT We are sharing big news about the undertaking of a new project: The Stupa of Complete Victory for Lama Zopa Rinpoche. This magnificent stupa will be 42 ft high (12.8 meters) and is being built at Kopan Monastery and is ... Read more »

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, and then there is no enemy to destroy your merit. That is how you can achieve liberation. When there is no enemy to destroy your merit, you can have realizations. Realizations come, liberation comes, then enlightenment, and you will be able to liberate so many sentient beings from cyclic existence. That is the benefit. Each time you practice patience, the benefit is as vast as the sky. Think in the long term.
Practicing patience is the path of the bodhisattva. When you meet obstacles, be strong. Then the obstacles won’t last. If you are strong and practice compassion, patience, thought transformation, and emptiness, then obstacles don’t last.
– Lama Zopa Rinpoche