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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My Second Trip to Lawudo, Summer 1974
by Nicholas Ribush First published in the Love Lawudo Newsletter The story of my first trip, 1973, finished with “We got back to Kopan around the twenty-fifth of October, about three weeks before the fifth course was due to start.” A lot of amazing stuff happened between my first and second trips to Lawudo, the…
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My First Trip to Lawudo, Summer 1973
by Nicholas Ribush First published in the Love Lawudo Newsletter Kopan 1973 I first got to Kopan in October, 1972, just in time for the third Kopan meditation course. I knew practically nothing about Tibetan Buddhism when I arrived; by the end, I knew quite a bit more, but not enough, so I decided to…
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A Tribute to Lama Yeshe
In 1984, shortly after Lama Yeshe’s death, Wisdom Magazine (the magazine of the FPMT, the precursor to today’s Mandala magazine) paid this tribute to Lama’s life and work. Big Love, the official, authorized biography of Lama Yeshe contains personal stories of the lamas and the students who learned, lived and traveled with them, as well as more…
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The Advantages of Monastic Life
From a talk offered by Lama Yeshe to the fledgling Western sangha as part of a series of talks given at Tushita Retreat Centre in Dharamsala, India in April, 1982 during the first Enlightened Experience Celebration. Edited by Nicholas Ribush and published by LYWA in Advice for Monks and Nuns. Multimedia presentation created by Megan Evart. May the…
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The Manifestation of Enlightened Activities of A Perfect Guru
Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche How He worked day and night, without stopping, for the benefit of all sentient beings. Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive We are so happy to share with you our latest multimedia title based on a book by Venerable Thubten Osel, and edited by Venerable Thubten Munsel, LYWA transcriber extraordinaire, highlighting the perfect…
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Big Love: The Life and Teachings of Lama Yeshe
We are delighted to offer you another taste from Big Love: The Life and Teachings of Lama Yeshe. This chapter is drawn from Volume 1 and begins in 1969 as the lamas and their early Western students go on pilgrimage to Lawudo and begin to establish Kopan Monastery.
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Making Life Meaningful
The Motivation In this teaching, Lama Zopa Rinpoche rejoices for the rarity and great opportunities afforded by our present human rebirth and encourages us to examine fearlessly whether or not we are creating the causes necessary to attain human rebirth again in the future. These teachings were offered by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at a weekend…
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