Dharma Talks at Columbus KTC

Meditation Instructor Marcus Casey continues our examination of the book Cultivating True Compassion by Thrangu Rinpoche. Once we aspire to transform ourselves through love and compassion, we need to discipline […]

Meditation Instructor Cathy Lhamo Jackson reviews the proper posture for Shamata, or quiet sitting meditation, and gives a teaching on the Mahamudra Lineage Prayer, detailing its history, its meaning, and […]

Part 3 of Lama Kathy Wesley’s talk, “Lamas, Rituals, and Aspirations: Tibetan Buddhism Explained.” In this third segment, Lama Kathy shares a bit of her own story about how she […]

“Lamas, Rituals, and Aspirations: Tibetan Buddhism Explained” Part 2. In this second lecture, Lama Kathy reviews how to properly view and evaluate a teacher, how to practice level-headed devotion, and […]

When Western scholars began to study Tibetan Buddhism decades ago, they called it ‘Lamaism’ because of its emphasis on the role of the teacher as a spiritual guide for the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]