A Flash of Lightning In the Dark – Lama Padma Gyatso
It's common for us to think that we're either a bad practitioner or a good practitioner. But, we should always be thinking in terms of: "How...
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Listen Contemplate Meditate is a podcast featuring a range of teachings from the Buddhist tradition, presented by Lamas of Chagdud Gonpa Foundation. Chagdud Gonpa is an international Nyingma...
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The Most Important Position | Lama Tsering Everest
When we’re kids, our parents world can revolve around us. Then, as we grow older, we begin to instinctively think about ourselves and our gr...
A Guided Meditation (Teaching) | Lama Padma Gyatso
Meditation isn't a state, but rather a method to get used to knowing what's going on. The point is to notice how our present mind is. When w...
A Guided Meditation | Lama Padma Gyatso
In this episode, Lama Padma Gyatso goes step-by-step through a simple and concise meditation session.
The Endless Cycle of Becoming | Lama Tsering Everest
We wear lots of hats, constantly inventing who we are–an artist, a housekeeper, a lover, a business woman–never understanding who we actuall...
Diminishing Hopes and Fears Through The Four Thoughts | Lama Padma Gyatso
In this teaching, Lama Padma Gyatso talks about diminishing hopes and fears through the four thoughts. By applying these principals in our o...
The Most Profound Practice of Dharma | Lama Padma Gyatso
Just as one shoots an arrow at a target, when we are aware of our own flaws, we have a target to direct our spiritual practice towards.
The Constant Search For Happiness | Lama Tsering Everest
Part of the very fabric of life is our constant search for happiness. We can try to have a positive outlook on things or maybe we can distra...
Finding The Heart Of Compassion | Lama Padma Gyatso
Compassion—the aspiration that suffering cease—is a powerful antidote to self-centeredness that momentarily releases us from focusing on our...
What's Really Accomplishable | Lama Padma Gyatso
Doing Dharma can be one of those things we’ll do later. But Dharma is only doing it. So what do we do when we can’t do Dharma? How do we bec...
Many Drops Of Rain | Jigme Tromge Rinpoche
In these pith instructions, Jigme Rinpoche touches on a number of topics including mindfulness, bodhichitta and the willingness to accept ou...
Heart Training | Lama Tsering Everest
Whether listening to teachings or simply waking up in the morning, we should do so with pure motivation—the wish that all beings attain enli...
The Basic Dilemma Of Ordinary Being | Lama Tsering Everest
Lama Tsering Everst gives an explanation of why one would enter the Buddhist path, where the Vajrayana fits into the Buddhist tradition, as...
Full of This or Full of That | Lama Padma Gyatso
Lama Padma Gyatso teaches about the training and cultivation of joyful diligence. Recorded on January 23rd, 2016.
Why Not Us? | Jigme Tromge Rinpoche
Jigme Tromge Rinpoche gives an overview of The Four Thoughts—precious human birth, impermanence, cause and effect and the suffering of samsa...
The Perfect Guidance | Jigme Tromge Rinpoche
Whether it's going to high school, getting a phD or attaining enlightenment, the guidance of a teacher is essential. Recorded on April 9th,...
The Love Of A Mother | Lama Tsering Everest
The basic premise of a Buddhist thought is to be kind, but how do we actually accomplish kindness? Where do we start? You start with your mo...
A Heart That Yearns For Another's Happiness | Lama Padma Gyatso
Lama Padma Gyatso shares a Buddhist perspective of love and relationships. Recorded on February 14th, 2016 at Chagdud Gonpa Rigdzin Ling.
One Big Drama Of Change | Chagdud Khadro
In this teaching, Chagdud Khadro shares a Buddhist perspective on many different aspects of the dying process. Death can be seen as a brilli...
Mr. & Mrs. Judgement | Lama Padma Gyatso
Lama Padma Gyatso addresses common doubts that arise, as well as the importance of having faith and patience in the process of a spiritual p...