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Venerable Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche

—Spiritual Director of the FPMT

Photographer Piero Sirianni

	I encourage people not to express their anger, not to let it out. Instead, I have people try to understand why they get angry, what causes it and how it arises. When you realize these things, instead of manifesting externally, your anger digests itself. In the West, some people believe that you get rid of your anger by expressing it, that you finish it by letting it out. Actually, in this case what happens is that you leave an imprint in your mind to get angry again.
–Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Lama Zopa Rinpoche was born in 1946 in Thami, in the Mount Everest region of Nepal, not far from the Lawudo cave where his predecessor had meditated for the last 20 years of his life. Lama Zopa Rinpoche is now the Spiritual Director of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition and oversees all of its activities.

Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Includes downloadable prayers and practices related to world events and FPMT current events
Anecdotes about Lama Zopa Rinpoche (PDF)
Biographies and Articles read more about Lama Zopa Rinpoche
How to Contact Lama Zopa Rinpoche
News about Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Updated Monthly (News Archives)
Photo Gallery, featuring photos of Lama Zopa Rinpoche past and present.
Prayers for Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Rinpoche Laughing
Schedule for Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Teachings from Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Teachings from Lama Zopa Rinpoche in the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive
Watch Rinpoche – Short Video Clips