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Welcome to the monthly newsletter of FPMT North America, featuring just a few of the many upcoming events at FPMT centers across the U.S. and Canada.
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Happy Birthday, Buddha
Saka Dawa Duchen – which this year falls on May 31 – is the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha's Birth, Enlightenment and Passing Away.
This is one of the most important days in the Buddhist calendar. The karma of any actions, positive and negative, on this day is said to increase by 300 million times.
We wish all you a most auspicious day and warmly invite you to join us as one of these hybrid events:
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Meditation 101
June 1 - 29 (5 Mondays)
4:30-5:30 pm PT / 7:30-8:30 pm ET
with Yeshe Chopel
Online via Shantideva Center, Brooklyn, NY
Are you interested in learning how to meditate?
Or, are you already familiar with meditation but seeking to gain momentum in your practice?
Join us for a five-part introductory class where you will learn meditation techniques and put them into practice in a supportive learning environment.
🌟 Learn more and register here
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Discovering Buddhism
Part 1: Mind and It's Potential
with Geshe Tenzin Legtsok
June 30 - Aug 4
A grounded, experiential introduction to the Buddhist path. Through study, reflection, and guided practice, you’ll gain a direct taste of the Buddha’s teachings and practical skills to make your life most meaningful.
This is not an academic study of Buddhism — it’s a program intended to transform your life.
🌟 Learn more and register at any of these centers (same exact course, just three co-hosts):
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Deepen a Caring Heart: From Self-Compassion to Bodhicitta
with Ven. Tenzin Drolma
June 7 - 28 (4 Sundays)
6 - 7:30pm PT / 9 - 10:30 pm ET
Each of us has a basic goodness with qualities of caring for others that simply needs to be deepened and expanded. We will start with how to develop self-compassion and use that as our basis for deepening our skillful compassion for others. We will meditate, listen, contemplate, question and discuss to further illuminate and develop our naturally abiding basic caring heart.
🌟 Learn more and register at any of these centers (same exact course, just four co-hosts):
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Exploring Buddhism
Exploring the View, Tenets and the Middle Way
with Geshe Tenzin Legtsok
June 15 - August 31
Hybrid at Ocean of Compassion, Campbell, CA
Exploring Buddhism is the next step after the Discovering Buddhism course and is intended for students with a good understanding of basic Buddhism.
This module teaches the right views we need to realize to bring about transformation by uprooting successively more subtle levels of ignorance that are the roots of suffering.
🌟 Learn more and register here
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Oral Transmission of the Complete Lamrim Chenmo
with Geshe Tenley
June 13 - 14
Hybrid at Kurukulla Center, Medford, MA
The Lamrim Chenmo or The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment by Lama Tsongkhapa is one of the most revered spiritual texts in the world of Tibetan Buddhism. Geshe Tenley will recite the entire text in Tibetan, giving listeners the oral transmission (Tib: lung) he received from his teacher. Receiving a transmission is considered to confer enormous benefits and acts as a seed for one’s understanding to grow and bear fruit.
🌟 Learn more and register here
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Global Mani Retreat 2026
May 17 - Nov 1
All welcome!
In honor of FPMT’s 50th anniversary, the entire FPMT community is invited to join together in a Global Mani Retreat, helping to fulfill Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast Vision of hosting 100 Million Mani Retreats around the world.
The global program includes online teachings with High Lamas and group practice sessions to generate merit, create the causes for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s swift return, and support the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (the mantra count will be offered to His Holiness at the end of the retreat).
🌟 GET INVOLVED:
🌟 GMR Activities in JUNE:
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Tara Home Hospice
Soquel, CA
Tara Home is a hospice and supportive care initiative offering end-of-life guidance infused with dignity, presence and compassionate listening—helping individuals and families meet life’s final moments with awareness and peace.
🌟 Learn more about Tara Home
🌟 Explore the other Community Service Projects in FPMT North America
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Looking for a film that inspires the heart & quiets the mind?
From moving documentaries and feature films to spiritual journeys of compassion and wisdom, the FPMT North America Film Library offers a beautiful collection of movies with Buddhist themes.
🌟 Watch the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu share laughter in Mission: JOY
🌟 Journey into Tibet with Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Mystic Tibet
🌟 Discover the inspiring origins of the FPMT in The Buddha’s Revolution
🌟Explore teachings, meditations & the path to awakening through powerful storytelling
Whether you’re curious about Buddhism, looking for inspiration, or simply searching for a meaningful movie night, there’s something here for everyone. Which film will you start with? 🍿
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Thank you for reading 🙏
OM MANI PADME HUM May all beings benefit 🙏
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