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FPMT Teachers
Andy Weber
Don Handrick
- Using Work as a Spiritual Path
- What's So Bad About Complaining?
- Making the Mind Spacious
- Learning to Like Problems
- Joy of Letting Go
- What's Positive Energy (Merit) Got to Do With It?
- Adopting an Attitude of Gratitude
- Power of Listening
- The Eight Pillars of Joy
- Tara and Activating Feminine Energy in Spiritual Practice
- The Joy of Living Fully
- Objects of Meditation
- Conscious Aging: Enjoying the Gifts of Growing Older
- Eight Steps to a Happy Life
- Heart Advice for Death and Dying
- Saka Dawa Shakyamuni Buddha and Light Offering Practice
- Embracing the Unwanted: How to Work with Challenging People and Situations
- Preparing for the Inevitable: The Importance of Accepting Death and Loss
- The Science of Happiness: Cultivating Positive Emotions
Don Isaacson
- Applying Buddhism to Our Daily Life
- Buddhism in a Nutshell (2016)
- Buddhism in a Nutshell (2021)
- Understanding and Contemplating Emptiness
- Anger and Patience, Attachment and Aversion
- Jealousy and Pride
- Miserliness and Belligerence
- Concealment/ Dissimulation and Faith/Non-Faith
- Five Afflicted Views and more
- Approaching the Buddhist Path
- The Foundation of Buddhist Practice
- Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature
- Discovering Buddhism 1: Mind and Its Potential
- Following in the Buddha's Footsteps
- In Praise of Great Compassion
- Courageous Compassion
- Searching for the Self
Elaine Jackson
Emily Hsu
- Basic Program: 'Introspection Chapter' of Shantideva
- Discovering Buddhism 9: Ending Suffering
- Basic Program: 'Patience Chapter' of Shantideva
- Discovering Buddhism 11: Transforming Problems into Happiness (2013)
- Discovering Buddhism 12: How Do Things Exist? (2013)
- Discovering Buddhism 3: Presenting the Path (2014)
- Basic Program: 'Wisdom Chapter' of Shantideva
- Discovering Buddhism 5: Death and Rebirth (2014)
- Discovering Buddhism 8: Establishing a Daily Practice (2014)
- Experiencing the Lamrim
- Discovering Buddhism 7: Refuge in the Three Jewels
- Discovering Buddhism 9: Getting to Nirvana
- Discovering Buddhism 10: Expanding our Heart — Bodhicitta
- Discovering Buddhism 11: Transforming Problems into Happiness (2015)
- Introduction to Emptiness
- Discovering Buddhism 12: How Things Exist — Wisdom of Emptiness (2015)
- Meditating on Bodhicitta and Emptiness (August 2015)
- Discovering Buddhism 13: Introduction to Tantra
- Meditating on Bodhicitta and Emptiness (October 2015)
- Bodhisattva Activity — the Six Perfections
- Discovering Buddhism 1: Mind and Its Potential
- Discovering Buddhism 2: How to Meditate
- Discovering Buddhism 3: Presenting the Path (2016)
- Understanding and Contemplating Emptiness
- Discovering Buddhism 5: Death and Rebirth (2016)
- Discovering Buddhism 8: Establishing a Daily Practice (2016)
Gelongma Lozang Yönten
Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
Geshe Tashi Dhondup
Geshe Tenzin Legtsok
- Discovering Buddhism: Open House
- Discovering Buddhism 2: How to Meditate
- Discovering Buddhism 5: Death and Rebirth
- Discovering Buddhism 12: Wisdom of Emptiness
- Discovering Buddhism 7: Refuge in the Three Jewels
- Discovering Buddhism 10: How to Develop Bodhichitta
- Discovering Buddhism 4: The Spiritual Teacher
- The Two Truths
- Six-Session Guru Yoga — Understanding and Deepening the Practice
Geshe Tenzin Zopa
Geshe Thubten Sherab
- Understanding the Eight Worldly Dharmas
- Shantideva's Bodhisattva Way of Life — Patience
- Sunday Meditation
- Easter Sunday Dharma Talk
- Diamond Cutter Sutra
- Eight Verses of Mind Training
- Planting Seeds for Happiness: The 10 Virtues/10 Non-Virtues
- The Wheel of Sharp Weapons
- Keep Calm and Carry On: Cooling Afflictions During Challenging Times
- Why and How to Purify Negative Karma
- The Heart Sutra
- Karma and It's Ending
- Overview of the Four Tenet Systems
- Shantideva's Bodhisattva Way of Life — Joyful Effort
- Shantideva's Bodhisattva Way of Life — Bodhicitta
- Shantideva's Bodhisattva Way of Life — Wisdom
- The Four Dharma Seals
- What Does it Mean to be a Mahayana Buddhist?
- The Importance of Studying, Reflecting and Contemplating
- Establishing a Daily Practice
- Refuge Teachings
- The Four Close Placements of Mindfulness
- How to Integrate Different Meditation Practices into our Daily Lives
- Buddhist Retreat in our Tradition
- The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas
- Preliminary Practices in Our Tradition
Glen Svensson
Guy Newland
Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa
His Eminence Choden Rinpoche
His Eminence Ling Rinpoche
Jangtse Choje Lobsang Tenzin Rinpoche
Jon Landaw
- How do Things Exist?
- Discovering Buddhism 13: Introduction to Tantra
- What does it mean to practice dharma?
- What does it mean to practice dharma? Part Two
- The Eight-Stage Death Evolution Meditation
- Buddhism Made Easy (2014)
- Reflections on the Lamas
- Buddhism Made Easy (2015)
- Discovering Buddhism 1 & 2: Mind and Its Potential and How to Meditate
- Training Our Mind, Changing Our Life
- All-Encompassing Yoga Mind
Karuna Cayton
Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Rob Preece
Scott Tusa
Tenzin Ösel Hita
Tubten Pende
- Finding Satisfaction
- Perfection of Meditation
- The Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas
- Key to the Middle Way
- A Letter to a Friend
- Wisdom Chapter of Madhyamakavatara
- Mind and Its Functions
- How We Acquire Knowledge
- Meditation on Emptiness
- The Three Principal Aspects of the Path (2020)
- The Three Principal Aspects of the Path (2021)
Venerable Amy Miller
Venerable Angie Muir
- Why and How to Purify
- Vajrasattva Purification Meditation Practice
- Discovering Buddhism 11: Transforming Problems into Happiness
- How To Series: Set Up an Altar
- How To Series: Navigating Center Etiquette
- Medicine Buddha Puja
- Pilgrimage to the Heart of the Himalayas: A Transformative Spiritual Practice
- Essence of Tibetan Buddhism
- Discovering Buddhism 2: How to Meditate
- Discovering Buddhism 5: Death and Rebirth
- Discovering Buddhism 6: All About Karma
Venerable Gyalten Palmo
- Discovering Buddhism 10: How to Develop Bodhichitta (2017)
- Discovering Buddhism 12: Wisdom of Emptiness (2017)
- Discovering Buddhism 4: The Spiritual Teacher
- Discovering Buddhism 13: Introduction to Tantra (2017)
- Discovering Buddhism 1: Mind and Its Potential (2018)
- Discovering Buddhism 2: How to Meditate
- Discovering Buddhism 3: Presenting the Path
- Discovering Buddhism 5: Death and Rebirth
- Discovering Buddhism 6: All About Karma
- Discovering Buddhism 7: Refuge in the Three Jewels
- Discovering Buddhism 8: Establishing a Daily Practice
- Discovering Buddhism 9: Samsara and Nirvana
- Discovering Buddhism 10: Bodhicitta (2019)
- Discovering Buddhism 11: Transforming Problems
- Discovering Buddhism 12: Wisdom of Emptiness (2020)
- Discovering Buddhism 13: Introduction to Tantra (2020)
- Discovering Buddhism 1: Mind and Its Potential (2020)
Venerable Katy Cole
Venerable Lobsang Chokyi
Venerable Losang Drimay
Venerable Losang Gendun
Venerable Losang Gyaltsen
Venerable Losang Tendar
Venerable René Feusi
- Mahayana Mindfulness
- Meditating on the Nature of Mind
- Intuitive approach to how things exist
- Meditation on Mahayana Mindfulness
- Meditation on The Seven-Point Instruction on Mind Training by Geshe Chekawa
- Lamrim and Mahamudra Meditation
- Bodhicitta, Mind Training and Mahamudra
- Understanding the Twelve Links of Dependent Origination
Venerable Robina Courtin
- The Roadmap to Happiness
- When the Chocolate Runs Out
- Karma and Emptiness
- Let's Get Real: What's Your Life's Purpose?
- Finding Freedom and Ultimate Happiness
- The Benefits of Pilgrimage and a Tour and History of the Holy Sites in Kathmandu
- Discovering Buddhism 3: Presenting the Path
- Virtual Pilgrimage: Lawudo
- Refuge and Lay Vows
- Courageous Compassion
- Losar Celebration
Venerable Sangye Khadro
Venerable Tenzin Chogkyi
Venerable Tenzin Namjong
- The Essence of a Human Life
- Discovering Buddhism: Open House
- Discovering Buddhism 1: Mind and Its Potential
- Discovering Buddhism 3: Presenting the Path
- Discovering Buddhism 6: All About Karma
- Discovering Buddhism 9: Samsara and Nirvana
- Discovering Buddhism 8: Establishing a Daily Practice
- Discovering Buddhism 11: Transforming Problems
- Discovering Buddhism 13: Introduction to Tantra
- Jataka Tales
- Remembering the Kindness of the Guru