Dharma Talks at Columbus KTC

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Jewel Ornament of Liberation by Lama Tom Broadwater. Lama Tom will begin our study of The Jewel Ornament of Liberation by Gampopa. This text […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Introduction to the Jewel Ornament of Liberation by Lama Kathy Wesley. In this week’s talk Lama Kathy gives an overview of the upcoming eleven-part […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled A Mindful Life: Advice for Daily Living by Lama Kathy, Lama Tom, and Lama Adam. As part of a retreat program for KTC, the […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Mind’s Veils by Eric Weinberg. According to the Dharma we all have Buddha nature – minds that are clear, open, and limitless. So why […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Hindrances to Meditation and Practice by Lama Tom Broadwater In Buddhism there are said to be 5 hindrances, or mind states, that inhibit our […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Surviving in a Partisan World  by Lama Kathy Wesley As the 2020 US presidential election approaches, more people are reporting feeling stressed and concerned […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled To Be a Blessing To the World  by Lama Kathy Wesley In observance of the start of construction of the new Columbus Karma Thegsum […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche’s Six Perfections: Meditation and Wisdom  by Lama Kathy Wesley As we train in the Buddhist methods that change our lives, Meditation […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche’s Six Perfections: Joyful Effort  by Lama Kathy Wesley Using the teachings of her master Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche as a guide, Lama […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche’s Six Perfections: Ethics  by Lama Kathy Wesley Once we learn the perfect virtue of generosity, we find ourselves opening more to […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche’s Six Perfections: Generosity  by Lama Kathy Wesley The path of wisdom and compassion has many practices, all of which increase our […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche’s Six Perfections: Patience Part 2  by Lama Kathy Wesley When difficulty arises in our lives, we often react out of habit, […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche’s Six Perfections: Patience Part 1  by Lama Kathy Wesley When difficulty arises in our lives, we often react out of habit, […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Mantras: Sound of the Sacred World by Lama Kathy Wesley Buddhist teachings say we all possess the potential for enlightenment, or Buddhahood – called […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Growing Our Identities as Buddhist Heroes by Lama Tom Broadwater The affects, actions and attitude of a Bodhisattva are “eternal because they implant the […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Unhooking from Mental Afflictions by Lama Kathy Wesley. Much of the suffering we experience in our lives come from habits we feel unable to […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Our Common Enemy by Lama Kathy Wesley. During difficult times, fear can overwhelm us and we can fail to see things clearly. This can […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Buddhism Beyond Boundaries: The Practice of Being Human by Lama Tom Broadwater Practitioners have access to an ancient body of skillful means going back […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled “Who and What Is My Teacher?”  by Lama Tom Broadwater. Buddhist texts on the qualifications for teachers and students can fill whole libraries. So […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled “Shantideva and the Path of Love, Part 3”  by Lama Kathy Wesley. Once we begin to train our minds through meditation and mindfulness, we […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled “Shantideva and the Path of Love, Part 2”  by Lama Kathy Wesley. In the 8th Century, the Indian Buddhist saint Shantideva said that “except […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled “Shantideva and the Path of Love, Part 1”  by Lama Kathy Wesley. When the world seems hopelessly mired in confusion, delusion, and anger, we […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled “Making Friends with Your Meditation, Part 4”  by Lama Kathy Wesley. In this final talk in the four-part series, Lama Kathy reviews meditation techniques […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled “Making Friends with Your Meditation, Part 3”  by Lama Kathy Wesley. After we’ve been meditating for a while, we might experience some relief from […]

This week’s 1 P.M. Dharma Talk is entitled “Making Friends with Your Meditation, Part 2”  by Lama Kathy Wesley. Once we’ve established a regular habit of practicing sitting meditation, we […]