17 | Courage

Courage as a lens for understanding the second of three primary energies for traveling the Buddhist spiritual path. We tap the precision and poetry of language to unpack the significance of the tender-hearted motivation to embrace all beings in our path to liberation and omniscience. 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 00:33 Teaching by Lama Yeshe 21:09 Conversation with Lama Yeshe and Tania Israel 43:33 Song: Courage (To the tune of “If I Only Had…” from The Wizard of Oz, Music by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg) Lyrics by Tania Israel. Music and vocals by Heather Stevenson 46:50 Guided meditation by Lama Zopa Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on full moon days. RESOURCES Join our Global Community for regular updates on Prajna Fire events with Yeshe and Zopa 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) EMAIL US [email protected] FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks) @prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Sing-a-long with us on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos) Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com)