Dharma Talks at Columbus KTC
One-hour Dharma Talks (many with Question and Answer sessions) by Lama Kathy Wesley and the Dharma Instructors of Karma Thegsum Choling Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center in Columbus, Ohio. Talks emphasize daily life applications of traditional Tibetan teachings including the Six Perfect virtues, Karma, Rebirth, Compassion and Wisdom.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 423
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Day of a Buddhist Practitioner, Part 3
Dharma at the End of the Day Being tired at the end of the day, it’s easy to gear back, switch off and go numb as a reaction to the […]
Sun 17 Jun 2018
Cultivating Bodhichitta, Part 1: The Three Stages of Developing a Loving Heart
Thrangu Rinpoche starts by showing how great masters studied and practiced bodhicitta (“the mind of awakening”) and then describes how we begin our practice and then develop in love through […]
Sun 10 Jun 2018
Developing Love and Compassion
Living a life of love and compassion is an ideal for us all, but how do we even start on such a path? The great Indian Buddhist master Atisha gives […]
Sun 03 Jun 2018
Day of a Buddhist Practitioner, Part 2: Dharma Throughout the Day
Series description: Being a dharma practitioner means developing mindfulness and insight not just when we’re on the cushion, but in our everyday lives. This series, loosely based on Bokar Rinpoche’s …
Sun 13 May 2018
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – Mahamudra in Five Easy Steps: The Practice of Chenrezig
Talk Eleven: Mahamudra in Five Easy Steps: The Practice of Chenrezig Mahamudra meditation is said to be a means of attaining buddhahood in one lifetime. But how can we, as […]
Sun 06 May 2018
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – A Story about the Mahamudra Lineage
Talk Ten: A Story about the Mahamudra Lineage How did Mahamudra meditation become the main practice of our Kagyu tradition? This talk briefly covers the history of the Mahamudra lineage […]
Sun 29 Apr 2018
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – What Are Thoughts, Really?
Talk Nine: What Are Thoughts, Really? When we are new to meditation, we experience thoughts as coaches, cheerleaders, critics and judges. Then we learn how to let go of them […]
Sun 15 Apr 2018
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – What Is Insight?
Calm abiding can help us pacify mental suffering, but the ego-fixation at the root of our attachment, aversion and bewilderment will continue to disturb us until they are dealt with […]
Mon 09 Apr 2018
What Does It Mean to Be a Fool?
We’ve all felt foolish, at one time or another, and this talk – given appropriately on April Fool’s Day – takes a look at the teachings the Buddha gave about […]
Sun 01 Apr 2018
The Way of the Bodhisattva, Chapter 4
Lama Tom Broadwater – Shantidevas “Way of the Bodhisattva,” Chapter Four. In this chapter Shantideva writes about carefulness as it relates to our maintaining Bodhicitta…the mind and heart of awakeni…
Sun 25 Mar 2018
Day of a Buddhist Practitioner, Part 1: Dharma Upon Awakening
Series description: Being a dharma practitioner means developing mindfulness and insight not just when we’re on the cushion, but in our everyday lives. This series, loosely based on Bokar Rinpoche’s …
Sun 18 Mar 2018
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – Meditation’s Defects – And Antidotes
Sleepiness and agitation can be problems in meditation, but the Tibetan tradition has antidotes for them both. Learning how to apply them correctly, we gain confidence in our ability to […]
Sun 11 Mar 2018
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – Mental Calming – “Shinay” Part 2b
Meditation can be described as placing “body at ease” and “mind at ease.” The talk describes the role of physical posture in meditation and reviews basic techniques for placing the […]
Sun 04 Mar 2018
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – Mental Calming – “Shinay” Part 2a
Meditation can be described as placing “body at ease” and “mind at ease.” The talk describes the role of physical posture in meditation and reviews basic techniques for placing the […]
Sun 25 Feb 2018
The Way of the Bodhisattva, Chapter 3: Taking Hold of Bodhichitta
The Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva, Chapter 3: Taking Hold of Bodhichitta. Lama Tom Broadwater discusses how we can generate and hold onto Bodhichitta. There is a group recitation […]
Sun 11 Feb 2018
Meditation Advice for Beginners – Mental Calming – “Shinay” Part 1
How do we prepare for a session of Calm Abiding Meditation (called “shamatha” in Sanskrit, or “shinay” in Tibetan)? To help us stay on our meditation seats, we first must […]
Sun 04 Feb 2018
The Way of the Bodhisattva, Chapter 2: Confession
Lama Tom Broadwater discusses how Bodhicitta arises. Stantdeva talks about making offerings, doing prostrations, and confession as steps of purification that are grounds for Bodhicitta.
Sun 28 Jan 2018
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – Meditation Uncovers Three Hindrances to Freedom
It’s great that meditation helps us better understand our minds, but it also shows us the delusion and confusion that has kept us trapped in a world of suffering that […]
Sun 21 Jan 2018
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – The Meditating Mind Is Fertile Ground Part 3
Once we learn to tame the mind with meditation, we begin to gain insight into how our minds work and how they create perception, emotion, and our experience of life. […]
Sun 14 Jan 2018
Lojong Slogan Spotlight: “Think of All Phenomena as Being Dreamlike”
Worry and anxiety are sometimes so close and immediate in our minds that we don’t always recognize their presence – but we can definitely feel their negative effects. Through understanding […]
Sun 07 Jan 2018
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