EPISODE · Feb 27, 2021 · 57 MIN

10 | Love

from PRAJNA SPARKS · host Prajna Fire

Love as warm, openhearted tenderness: what it means, how it is cultivated in Tibetan Buddhist practice, and why it is beneficial. Lama Zopa guides an experiential practice beginning with shamatha (English: tranquility, or calm abiding) and leading into meditative inquiry, an insight practice from the Tibetan that invokes, instills, and integrates prajna, precise knowing. EPISODE CONTENTS 00:37 Teaching by Lama Yeshe 19:08 Conversation with Lama Yeshe and Tania Israel 43:30 Song: Love Beyond Measure (to the tune of Love Will Keep Us Together), lyrics by Tania Israel, vocals by Heather Stevenson 46:00 Guided meditation by Lama Zopa PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on full moon days. RESOURCES 14 DAYS OF LOVE  |  Audio tracks for progressive guided meditations on love, benevolence, caring, delight, and equanimity Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa offer individual spiritual counsel on formal Buddhist practice as well as innovative ways to integrate Buddhist perspective into your everyday life. Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online) The book Training in Tenderness: Buddhist Teachings on Tsewa, the Radical Openness of Heart That Can Change the World, by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, containing profound and eloquent teachings on this approach to understanding love, is available at most online and physical retailers. EMAIL US [email protected] FIND US https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks @prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter   Sing-a-long with us on YouTube Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com)

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Love as warm, openhearted tenderness: what it means, how it is cultivated in Tibetan Buddhist practice, and why it is beneficial. Lama Zopa guides an experiential practice beginning with shamatha (English: tranquility, or calm abiding) and leading into meditative inquiry, an insight practice from the Tibetan that invokes, instills, and integrates prajna, precise knowing. EPISODE CONTENTS 00:37 Teaching by Lama Yeshe 19:08 Conversation with Lama Yeshe and Tania Israel 43:30 Song: Love Beyond Measure (to the tune of Love Will Keep Us Together), lyrics by Tania Israel, vocals by Heather Stevenson 46:00 Guided meditation by Lama Zopa PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on full moon days. RESOURCES 14 DAYS OF LOVE | Audio tracks for progressive guided meditations on love, benevolence, caring, delight, and equanimity Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa offer individual spiritual counsel on formal Buddhist practice as well as innovative ways to integrate Buddhist perspective into your everyday life. Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online) The book Training in Tenderness: Buddhist Teachings on Tsewa, the Radical Openness of Heart That Can Change the World, by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, containing profound and eloquent teachings on this approach to understanding love, is available at most online and physical retailers. EMAIL US [email protected] FIND US https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks @prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Sing-a-long with us on YouTube Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com)

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