Fifty Years of FPMT: A Personal History
by Nicholas Ribush 1975 was an amazing year for the (as-yet-unnamed) FPMT. First, there was the enthronement of Yangsi Rinpoche in early January, followed by a visit and teaching by Gomchen Gampala, a manifestation of the great Thang Tong Gyalpo. At the end of January Lama Yeshe gave the IMI monks and nuns a Manjushri…
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Rinpoche’s Animal Friends
We are constantly delighted by Rinpoche’s Animal Friends. This LYWA free book showcases more than one hundred images of the soft toys, also known as plushies, which appeared regularly in Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s video teachings from Kopan during the COVID-19 pandemic and were later gifted to delighted students around the world. May you enjoy this taste from…
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My Last Trip to Lawudo, Spring 1977
by Nicholas Ribush First published in the Love Lawudo Newsletter The story of my second trip, 1974, finished with “The Lamas arrived in India from Australia towards the end of October and went to Mussoorie for a short break. Rinpoche got back to Kopan in the first week of November while Lama stayed in India…
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