Buddhist Teachings By Ven. Robina Courtin

Something To Think About Series #157 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

Something To Think About Series #156 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

Start the day with your mind pointed in a positive direction. No bells or whistles, just bliss.

Something To Think About Series #155 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

Something To Think About Series #154 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

We live in complete denial of change, death is definite, the time of death is not definite. There are two ways to prepare for death, the first is to live your life in an appropriate way, recognising that death is true, that you will continue in another rebirth, and that everything you think and do and say - programs your mind and will determine your future rebirth. Attachment to me, is the main source of suffering at the time of death, attachment to this body. We create our own reality, we're the one that determines the kind of person we become. The karmic view brings us to the centre of responsibility for our lives, we are the boss. Everything exists on the tip of the wish! Shantideva Center, New York, 10th June 2020 YouTube

Something To Think About Series #153 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

Something To Think About Series #152 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

Something To Think About Series #151 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

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Something To Think About Series #148 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

In this final session, Ven. Robina reminds us again that the fundamental driver for the eight worldly concerns is the primordial attachment. She goes on to go over how to work with attachment from all three levels of the path. Ven. Robina also gives teachings on Lojong (The Eight Verses of Thought Transformation) and how to work with the self-cherishing mind. Lhagsam Tibetan Meditation

Something To Think About Series #147 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

Something To Think About Series #145 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

Something To Think About Series #144 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

Questions include praying to Tara, how to overcome abusive people, coping with suffering, how to use grief on the path, when pets die, bad deaths, doubt and faith in the dharma, how do we develop analytical wisdom to apply the teachings in our daily life, and when Tara has helped Robina. Langri Tangpa Centre

Something To Think About Series #143 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

Something To Think About Series #142 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

What are referred to in the Mahayana Buddhist literature as the “eight mundane concerns” or the “eight worldly dharmas” are, in fact, simply primordial levels of attachment that exist virtually as assumptions in our minds. This assumption is that I must get what I want every second, thus causing us to constantly crave happy feelings, getting nice things, hearing pleasant words with our name in them, and having people approve of us. Attachment can’t stand it when we get the opposite! Lhagsam Tibetan Meditation