HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CURRENT PRINT ISSUE
Cover: From left, Lama Lhundrup, Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lama Yeshe posing for a photo next to Kopan Hill, Fourth Meditation Course, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 1973. Photo courtesy of Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive
- ‘Bodhichitta Means Wanting to Be Used By Others,’ an excerpt from Bodhisattva Attitude: How to Dedicate Your Life to Others by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
- Teaching a Good Heart: FPMT Registered Teachers
- ‘Enthusiasm for Emptiness,’ from Insight into Emptiness by Khensur Jampa Tegchok Rinpoche
- Dalai Lama Appoints First Western Abbot
- Tushita Meditation Centre at 40: Getting Older, Getting Wiser
- Plus much more!
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*Asterisked articles contain supplemental material for articles published in the print issue of the magazine.
COVER FEATURE
Teaching a Good Heart: FPMT Registered Teachers
*Like Nectar on Flowers: The Selfless Service of FPMT-Registered Teachers ‒ A story from Mandala’s archive
From Mandala July-September 2010
TEACHINGS AND ADVICE
The Benefit of Working for the Center – Wow!
By Lama Zopa Rinpoche
*The Simile of a Cloud from Insight into Emptiness
By Khensur Jampa Tegchok Rinpoche
A Teacher Tells Us Why: Begin with Doubt
By Thubten Yeshe (T.Y.)
Un Profesor Nos Dice Por Qué: Comienzo con duda
Nalanda Masters: The Seventeen Pandits of Nalanda Monastery
By James Blumenthal, Ph.D.
Dharma Realities: Bistro Blinds: Creating Protection for the Mind
By Ven. Chönyi Taylor
PRACTICING DHARMA IN DAILY LIFE
P513 and the Golden Light Sutra
Lama Zopa Rinpoche writes to LPP student P513
EDUCATION
*‘Everybody Needs Compassion and Wisdom Education’: An interview with Lama Zopa Rinpoche on Universal Education for Compassion and Wisdom [VIDEO]
DHARMA AND THE MODERN WORLD
*Mandala Talk: Ven. Thubten Chondron on Insight into Emptiness [AUDIO]
Illuminating the Darkness: Helping Kathmandu’s Street Kids
By Ven. Thubten Khunpel
*Contest Winners: Deciphering the Guru’s Grocery List!
Half the Woman: Losing Weight for Rinpoche
By Susan Drolkar
Waidangong: Shaking One’s Way to Health
By Dr. Lai Chiu-Nan
Buddhist in the Trenches: Taking Online Dating as the Path
YOUR COMMUNITY
*Featured Center: Tushita: The Place of Joy ‒ An archival story on Tushita Meditation Centre
From Mandala February-March 2005
*Featured Center: The Beginning of Tushita ‒ An archival excerpt from Big Love
From Mandala April-June 2012
*Your Prayers and Dedications ‘Have Power’
Lama Zopa Rinpoche writes to Bob Brintz
The Road to Kopan: ‘She Is Not Looking for Another Man’
By Ven. Karin Valham
Your Words: My November Course
By Tenzin Ludup
Your Words: Even Shining Consummate Sun
By Santi Yeo Har Chuen
Big Love Except: ‘You Are His Daughter and You Want to Help’
By Adele Hulse
*FPMT Around the World Photo Gallery
Maitreya Buddha Statues Around the World Photo Gallery
FEATURE MEDIA
Book Review: Exploring the Practice of Writing: The Mindful Writer