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Category: FPYB NEWS

Triten Norbutse Building Project: New Temple Complex

18th September 2022

While in Kathmandu last month, Carol and Dmitry met with Pönlob Tsangpa Tenzin who kindly gave us a tour of the new temple. The building work is progressing well, despite setbacks due to Covid and the monsoon season. This year, FPYB donated almost one third of book sales’ revenues to the Temple Project, via Association Triten Norbutse. All proceeds from How to Practise Dzogchen in Daily Life (by Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin) are donated to the Temple Project. The new complex comprises 5 floors: 1. Some senior monks have just finished a 2-hour meeting to discuss proposals for the main…
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Essential Instructions on Dzogchen from Yongdzin Rinpoche

2nd September 2022

Dear Friends, We have just returned from a short trip to Kathmandu and are delighted to share the good news that Yongdzin Rinpoche is very well indeed! He urges everyone to practise, and once again stressed the importance of reciting the Tsewang Mönlam every day. Tsewang Mönlam free download Tsewang Mönlam printed booklet Our heartfelt thanks to Largen Lama, Geshe Tenzin Lodrö and Geshe Kalzang Losar for taking such a good care of Rinpoche for us all! “In Dzogchen, you don’t use thoughts […] Because thoughts make more trouble, thoughts bring more problems, and that is ignorance. Why? Because if…
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Drenpa Yabse Festival- དྲན་པ་ཡབ་སྲས་དུས་ཆེན།

7th August 2022

Today is Drenpa Yabse festival, the annual celebration of Drenpa Namkha and his twin sons, Tsewang Rigdzin and Pema Thongdrol. You can find more information here: https://yungdrungbon.co.uk/2021/03/06/three-drenpa-namkhas-in-yungdrung-bon/ It is a particularly auspicious day for practitioners to recite the prayer to Drenpa Namkha found in Heart Essence of the Khandro , and/or perform short or long tsog/ganapuja. Featured Photo: This brass statue of Drenpa Namkha stands in the mountains above Sangku in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. It was consecrated by Yongdzin Rinpoche in 2004. This is a recent photo by Dmitry Ermakov.

FPYB Joins Four On-line Schemes for Charities

24th July 2022

Ancient tradition in modern times… although I’m not a great fan of online shopping, it does have its advantages, so FPYB has just joined four major schemes for charities: GiftAid, Amazon Smile, PayPal Giving Fund and GoFundMe. We also have a brand new ‘Donate’ button on our Facebook page. PayPal Giving Fund: the UK government will add an extra 25% to any donation made when you check out with PayPal (from anywhere, and from as little as 1 Euro). To add us as your PayPal charity, simply follow these steps: Log into your PayPal account Go to the top right…
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FPYB is 5 Today!

3rd July 2022

Dear Friends, Today Foundation for the Preservation of Yungdrung Bön is celebrating its fifth anniversary as a registered charity seeking to preserve the teachings of Yungdrung Bön and produce top quality materials for practitioners as well as scholars. At the request of Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, we have transcribed many of the teachings he has given in English, and also translated several sadhanas and prayers with him. We also work closely with other Bönpo lamas and are particularly grateful to Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin and Khenpo Gelek Jinpa. Texts, Transcripts and Teaching Materials Since our official registration five years…
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