Ven. Robina Courtin

The Workshop is in the Mind

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Venerable Robina Courtin weaves a tapestry of modern Buddhist commentary as she illuminates this ancient spiritual path with humor, wit and intensity. This Buddhist program aims to give every listener an opportunity to ponder some of life's deepest questions such as:"Why do bad and good things happen? Is it karma? How can I overcome insecurity and start to care deeply for other beings? Can I lessen my depression and fears? Is reincarnation real? What is the mind? Exactly what is enlightenment? A Buddhist nun since the late 1970s, Robina Courtin has worked since then with the Foundation for the...

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Ven. Robina Courtin

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We need to become our own person (STTA 268) 04.12.2025 1:41

Something To Think About Series #268 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

Start by greeting the small problems (STTA 267) 03.12.2025 1:45

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The Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind: Drawbacks of Samsara (teaching) 02.12.2025 59:35

We explore why suffering is baked into samsara, the hidden cost of attachment, and how the Four Noble Truths can become a living, breathing guide. Ven. Robina Courtin discusses "The Drawbacks of Samsara". We dive into the nature of suffering in Samsara, the subtle role of attachment, and the practical meaning of the Four Noble Truths. Robina speaks to the balance between devotion and clear-eyed re...

More about Attachment & Having an Open Heart - Lawudo Trek (Part 2 of 2) 12.09.2025 30:45

This session with Ven. Robina follows on to explore attachment in more detail, as well as renunciation, dependent arising and having an open heart. She says, attachment is very primordial and can manifest as as possessiveness, manipulation, controlling, expectations, addictions. We need to start to work with attachment and aversion by controlling our body, speech and mind. "Attachment doesn't like...

Rejoicing (STTA 266) 06.09.2025 2:17

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Attachment & Training Ourselves to Have Happy Minds - Lawudo Trek 05.09.2025 33:39

In this Q&A session at the end of one of the hardest sections of the trek, Ven. Robina discusses the different between pleasure and happiness. She speaks about how we can be more flexible with physical difficulty or outer challenges and how we can train and strengthen the mind through practice. Lawudo Trek | March 25, 2019 | Namche Bazaar, Solu Khumbu

Staying steady no matter what happens (STTA 265) 04.09.2025 1:53

Something To Think About Series #265 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

Satisfaction is not a sensory experience it's a mental one (STTA 264) 04.09.2025 1:59

Something To Think About Series #264 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

Afternoon Questions & Teaching on Purification & Emptiness - Lawudo Trek 04.09.2025 49:08

Venerable Robina answers questions from students and part of a teaching on purification and emptiness, one afternoon during the Lawudo Trek in Nepal. Questions - about karma and rebirth, can an animal be born as human, the Manjushri mantra, and is a guru-disciple relationship relevant in the modern world? Lawudo Trek, Nepal, 28th March 2019.

Attachment harms our ability to help (STTA 263) 04.09.2025 1:33

Something To Think About Series #263 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

Make a decision (STTA 262) 31.08.2025 1:34

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The mind is the main player (STTA 261) 30.08.2025 1:27

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The Types of Meditation (Express Meditation) 29.08.2025 29:45

Start the day with your mind pointed in positive direction.

The outside world is secondary (STTA 260) 28.08.2025 1:46

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The irony of ego (STTA 259) 27.08.2025 1:10

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Our Thoughts Create Us (teaching) 26.08.2025 1:24:20

This is such an interesting point, it sounds nice - oh yeah our minds play a role. Rinpoche said one time, and I'm quoting him exactly I promise, it's very shocking when we hear it, I've quoted it a lot, Rinpoche said - "The vast majority of all human beings on the planet have absolutely no idea that their mind plays any role at all in their lives." Now this sounds almost impossible to believe doe...

Were all cut from the same cloth (STTA 258) 25.08.2025 2:04

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We have to be disciplined (STTA 257) 24.08.2025 1:50

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Were in charge (STTA 256) 23.08.2025 1:23

Something To Think About Series #256 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

Express Meditation 22.08.2025 26:38

Start the day with your mind pointed in positive direction.

Kind people (STTA 255) 21.08.2025 1:36

Something To Think About Series #255 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

We have to know that we can change our mind (STTA 254) 20.08.2025 1:41

Something To Think About Series #254 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

Understanding Karma (Part 2 of 2 teaching) 19.08.2025 1:01:28

Why is living in vows is so powerful? In order to get another decent human body, in a condition of a reasonable human life, we need many conditions for that. We are in charge of our life but we're not used to believing it, we somehow feel that someone out there will take care of us, but Buddhism doesn't talk like that. It's up to us. We have to decide what kind of rebirth we want. We have to decid...

Compassion is not enough (STTA 253) 18.08.2025 1:41

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We cant tell facts from fiction (STTA 252) 17.08.2025 1:06

Something To Think About Series #252 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin