Save the date for
Light of the Path retreat, 2010
Light of the Path 2010 is currently scheduled September 12-29 at the Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Watch this site for registration information.
Light of the Path retreat, 2010
FPMT’S New Essential
Lam-Rim Program
About New Program
FPMT's newest education program (with the current working title Light of the Path) is currently under development. Based exclusively on the teachings of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, initial curriculum and course material is being drawn from Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Light of the Path teachings, an annual event hosted by Kadampa Center in North Carolina, USA. The first such event was hosted in September 2009. All of these teachings are available in English, Spanish, French, and Chinese, and can be watched on the FPMT Media Center.
Light of the Path on FPMTs Online Learning Center
In 2010, FPMT will launch the Light of the Path Online program where students will have access to short courses organized around edited video and transcript of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s teachings. These courses will include the following components:Your help for developing FPMT Online Learning is greatly appreciated. Your contribution will help preserve and make available to others the precious teachings of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Each year the Light of the Path teachings will be made freely available as high quality video-on-demand and downloadable MP3 audio files. Your help will also provide the support needed to develop of the Light of the Path Online program.
- An introduction to each module/topic
- Edited transcripts on the topic
- Practices and/or guided meditations for each module/topic
- Suggested service component or karma yoga
- Short video teachings from Lama Zopa Rinpoche selected from the respective Light of the Path video
- Mindfulness exercise for daily life
- Questions for discussion and contemplation for student/facilitator review
- A list of additional resources or reference material
- A suggested reading list
- Online bulletin board and other means for reviewing the topics
The online learning center will serve as a virtual “Light of the Path” Dharma community for those without easy access to FPMT centers or study groups.
Currently Available:
Preliminary course materials for the Light of the path program are now available on the FPMT Online Learning Center. Materials include Lama Atisha’s lamp of the Path text in English, Italian, French and Spanish and all of lama Zopa Rinpoche’s teachings from the Light of the Path retreat, 2009 as downloadable audio MP3 files.
FPMT Centers and Study Groups
All materials developed for the Light of the Path Online Learning Center can also be utilized by FPMT centers and study groups to facilitate similar courses in person. Course facilitators will be selected from FPMT teachers and senior students who have attended the Light of the Path teaching retreat with Lama Zopa Rinpoche and are approved to facilitate Light of the Path courses in FPMT centers.
For any further questions please contact Education Services Director, Merry Colony at: Merry@fpmt.org.