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Dharma Talks at Columbus KTC — 477 episodes
Part 6 of The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva
Easing the Suffering of the World
The Second Paramita…Guidepost and Guardrail
The Four Dharmas of Gampopa: A Complete Path to Buddhahood
BECOMING REFUGE – The Three Jewels as a Living Practice
The Meaning of Lineage, and Lama Q&A
Generosity…a Doorway to Enlightened Behavior: A Talk Honoring Volunteers
Compassion in Action: Columbus KTC’s Social Outreach Initiative
Curiosity and Fearlessness: Digging Into Our Practice
Practical instructions on becoming a Bodhisattva, Part Two
How Can We Live Through This Dystopian Age?
Finding What’s Real
Practical Instructions on Becoming a Bodhisattva
Gampopa and His Most Famous Book: Jewel Ornament of Liberation
Encouraging the Buddha Within
Journey to India: Fulfilling a Promise to the Guru
As You Like It, part 3 – Dissolution and Dedication
Questions and Answers with Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin
Tolstoy’s Three Questions, Answered by Buddhism
Mantra Meditation Practice
Following the Guru’s Instructions
Transforming Everything to the Bodhisattva Path
Buddha Nature
As You Like It, Part 2
As You Like It
The Three Yanas
Becoming a Citizen of the World
Singing Milarepa’s Songs
Happy Losar!
Emptiness as Affliction, Emptiness as Remedy
Training in the Four Immeasureables
Choosing a Teacher: Qualities to Look For
Practice What’s Important Now
A Complete Roadmap to Happiness
Holding a Good Heart in Difficult Times
A Consumer’s Guide to Internet Dharma: Choosing Wise Content
Happy New Year!
Always Be Resolving: Navigating the New Year
What is Karma?
37 Practices of a Bodhisattva – Part 4
Heartfelt Love for Dharma and All Sentient Beings During the Holidays
Gratitude: The Root of Love
Between Two Worlds
Reenchantment of the world: Finding purpose in practice and Bodicitta
Until We All Shine with Wisdom: Manjushri & Heart Sutra
Come to the Feast! An Explanation of the Vajrayana Feast
What To Do When You Don’t Know What to Do
Columbus KTC Shrine – the Life of Gampopa and the First Karmapa
The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva – Part 3
Remembering Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche
The Lasting Legacy of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoché
Creating Community
Whatever . . . Bringing Whatever to the Path and Bringing the Path to Whatever
The 16th Karmapa and Columbus KTC: A Shared History
Sacred Downloads: Tibetan Buddhist Reading Tranmissions, Explained
People Who Drive You Crazy
Buddhism, Science, and the Way Things Are
Creating Space for Your Meditation
The Meditation Doctor Is IN: Lama Kathy Answers Your Meditation Questions
Little Miracles
Our New Shrine – Sacred Family Members – pt. 2
37 Practices of a Bodhisattva: Part 2
Sunlight in the Blue Sky of Pure Perception
Spiritual First Aid for Stressful Times
Taking Hold of What Is Worthwhile
“May Our Deeds Become Equal to Your Deeds”
Alone But Not Lonely: What It Means to Meditate Together
What’s the Point of Puja?
Beautiful Monsters
Our New Shrine – Sacred Family Members
A Biography of the Master Who Never Lived
The Three Jewels of Refuge
Healing Using Your Own Innate Gift
What Does Enlightenment Look Like?
Stillness and Insight give rise to Compassion
Beauty and Power: the Importance of Sacred Objects
The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, Part 1
Compassion for yourself
Living in the Answer, pt. 2
Living in the Answer
New Year, New Opportunities
Tools for the Times; Bringing Your Life to the Path & Bringing the Path to Your Life
Mighty Fortress Against Delusion and Despair
Encouragement in Difficult Times
Taking a Moment
Bringing Tough Times and Hard Feelings to the Path
When the Road to Meditation Gets Tough
The Meditation Doctor Is IN: Lama Kathy Answers Your Questions
Let Me Introduce You
Ghosts of Christmas: A Bardo Story
Year End Reflections on the Progress of Our Center
Dharma by Heart: Reciting Inspiration Aloud
Calming Down and Waking Up; Buddha Nature on the Cushion and Off
Next Level Gratitude
Dharma Talk: What We Say Matters
When practice becomes faint hearted…
“Spiritually Regrouping After the Election”
Practice in tense times
Cultivating Inner Strength
Words of Our Teachers
Learning to Live in the Present
Mandala from the inside out
Who Wants to be a Bodhisattva?
The Perfection of Wisdom-Awareness – The Sixth Paramita
Developing a stable mind in an unstable world
Dorje Chang Prayer – Brilliant
“Living Out Loud: Why Buddhists Make and Take Vows”
What are the five Buddha Families
Expanding on the Possible: Strategy for Practice
The Kayas part 2
Practice Beyond Perfection(ism)
Patience within a panoramic view of the Path
What are the “kayas” anyway?
37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, pt 1
Strength, Trust, and Stability through Right Conduct
Guru Yoga, the Kayas, and Deity Yoga, Opening the gates
Emotional Healing: Facing Life’s Challenges with Curiosity and Courage
Transforming Difficult Emotions
Easy Does It: Finding Balance in Your Daily Practice
Persona Non Grata?
How to be Generous in a World of Greed
Everywhere i see my Precious Mothers
Equanimity
Keeping It Simple: Holding a Virtuous Mind
Interdependence – part 2
Taking the Bodhisattva Vow
How to Manifest a Pure Realm
Jesus and Buddha as Brothers
Embracing Suffering on the Path
The Two Bodhicittas: What are they and why are they so essential?
Sympathetic joy, the third immeasurable
May All Beings be Free of Suffering and the Causes of Suffering
Showing Gratitude to the Dharma
KTC Losar Sunday Dharma Talk and Program
Tibetan Buddhist Meditation – Three Paths to Freedom – Part Three
Tibetan Buddhist Meditation – Three Paths to Freedom
Ngondro: Our Path to Mahamudra
The Meditation Doctor Is IN: Advice and Tips from Lama Kathy
Working with Mind Training
New Year’s Day Message 2024
The Only Thing that Needs Changing Is …
Silent Night (& Day): The Practice of Silence and Its Benefits
Chenrezig: Lord of Love
The Three Jewels: inner, outer, and secret – Part 2
The Faith of Milarepa
Developing Confidence in Your Daily Practice
The Three Jewels; Outer, Inner, Secret
After Retreat, the Laundry
Introduction to Nyungne Practice – Part 2
Introduction to Nyungne Practice
Sending Love to a Broken World
“The essence of thought is dharmakaya, as is taught”
“Awareness is the body of meditation, as is taught”
What is emptiness? Part 2
Lama Visit Recap and Dharma Q&A with Lama Kathy
“Detachment is the foot of meditation.” What does this mean?
The Question of Evil – A Buddhist Response
Are We Really Always Doing Our Best?
What Is Emptiness?
Devotion, I bet it’s not what you think
“There’s One Good Thing About Bad Karma …”
The Path of Skillful Means: What Is Empowerment?
First Teachings: Buddha and His Female Disciples
Remembrance of Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche
Secrets of Mind Training: 37 Ways to Develop Your Heart
Beyond Mindfulness: Why Train in Love?
Mindfulness All Day Long
The Four Noble Truths in Daily Life
Guru Yoga
Beyond Mindfulness
Tonglen
Q&A with Lama K: Handling Anger, Developing a Heart of Love
The Second Paramita: Right Conduct
The Shamatha Doctor is IN: Meditation Q & A with Lama Kathy, Pt. 2
The Shamatha Doctor is IN: Meditation Q & A with Lama Kathy
Nirvana and Samsara are the Same…Wait! What??? pt. 3
Turning Confusion into Wisdom: A How-To Guide
A Palace of Our Own
Nirvana and Samsara are the same…Wait! What? part 2
Compassionate Communication 2: Emotional Agility
Happy Accidents and Intentional Mistakes: Reflections on Marriage
Generosity…The way of the Bodhisattva…
The Four Clingings
Happier New Year!
Traveling the way of the Boddhisattva
Cleaning the Silver
Nirvana and Samsara are the same…Wait! What?
Finding Meaning in Everyday Life
Compassionate Communication
Is Being Good, Good Enough?
Buddhist Holy Days and How to Observe Them
Practical Advice on Dharma Practice with a New Years Wish
Let There Be Light
Skillfully Letting Go of the Past
The Kagyu Path: Refuge, Vows, and Transmissions
Sharing the Dharma with Our Imprisoned Brothers
Patience Without Waiting
My Perfect Teacher
The Kagyu Path: Meditation, Compassion & Devotion
Buddhist Pilgrimage – Join the Journey
The Kagyu Path: Lineage
Dharma Path; A Path to Self Recognition
Once More with Feeling
Empathy: Finding One’s Heart
Why Chant the Tashi Prayer?
Balancing Practice and Study
A Teaching on Interdependence and Emptiness
Transforming Confusion into Wisdom: The Five Buddha Families, Part 2
Transforming Confusion into Wisdom: The Five Buddha Families, Part 1
This Precious Life
Absolute and Relative Bodhicitta: What They Are, Why They Matter, and a Simple Way to Meditate on Them
The Essence of Buddhism, Part 2
Vivid and Insubstantial
Finding the Sacred in Every Moment: The Purpose of Buddhist Ritual
Independence Day: Freeing Ourselves from Samsara
Customs and Rituals – Why we take off our shoes
Essence of Buddhist Teaching
Mantra of Great Compassion
The Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind To Dharma
Doing No Harm
The Short Vajradhara Lineage Prayer
“All My Mothers, Throughout Space …”
Searching for Certainty: Are You Certain?
Seven Branch Prayer, Part 2 – The Why and How of Accumulating Merit
In the Footsteps of Our Kagyu Masters: A Spiritual Treasury of Our Ancestors
To Fill the World with Love
“Equality, Illusion, and Intention”
The Forgiving Heart
Re-arising and Renewal: KTC Comes Home
The Servant’s Heart
Seven Branch Prayer
The Song of the Wild Asses
“Exploring Buddhist Prayer: Taking Refuge”
“Vajrayana Part 2: The Radiance of Mind”
Confession Practices in Buddhism
“The Last Six Years: Not All Wanderers Are Lost”
Meditation and Living on the Dot
“What Is Vajrayana Buddhism?” Part 1
When You Feel Powerless
Giving Ourselves the Gift of Generosity
Reflections on the Four Noble Truths and the 8 Fold Path
Creating Sacred Spaces
Goodwill Toward All
Training Ourselves in Gratitude
On and Off the Cushion – Bringing Life to Practice and Bringing Practice to Life
The Genius of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoché
Resilience Made Simple
A Mindful Day’s Work (and Reward)
Moving Beyond Anger in the Face of Injustice
How Do Buddhist Pray? And … Why?
My Favorite Dharma Book: Mountain Dharma, Part 2
Finding Our Learning Zone: The Middle Way, Day-to-Day
Finding Love in the Well of Emptiness
The Monk Who Questioned Chenrezik
Dealing with Disappointment
Practice: Why Consistency Matters and Some Ways to Build It
How to Speak with Integrity in an Angry and Polarized World
Creating a Culture of Kindness
Remember: The Power of Recollection in Dharma
My Favorite Dharma Book: Mountain Dharma
The Two Truths
The Rhythm of Practice
Vajrayana: Path of Connection
Transforming Adversity into the Path
The Four Immeasurable: Stepping into the World of the Bodhisattvas
Ask The Lama: Questions and Answers about Buddhism
The Life Changing Practice of Taking One Step Back
Karma Chakme Rinpoche: Tibets 17th Century Mahasiddha and Author of Mountain Dharma
Saka Dawa Sunday: What Is Enlightenment?
Rediscovering Openness, Pt. 2: Transforming Our Kleshas
Why We Need Virtue: The Seven-Branch Prayer, Part 3
Common Meditation Mistakes and Their Remedies
Why We Need Virtue: The Seven-Branch Offering Prayer, Part 2
Cultivation of Bodhicitta, Aspiration Bodhicitta and Action Bodhicitta
Why We Need Virtue: The Seven-Branch Offering Prayer
Faith and Doubt
Rediscovering Openness, Pt. 1
White Tara: Princess of Health and Longevity
From Being Blessed to Becoming a Blessing; Practicing Guru Yoga
Learning How to Let Go When Things Go Wrong
Calling the Guru From Afar Pt. 1
Finding True Love
Transforming Suffering into Motivation
Eight Worldly Concerns
Death and Dying
Introduction to the Four Thoughts
The Three Trainings
Jewel Ornament of Liberation, Ch. 20 – 21
Jewel Ornament of Liberation, Ch. 18 – 19
Jewel Ornament of Liberation, Ch. 15 – 17
Jewel Ornament of Liberation, Ch. 12 – 14
Jewel Ornament of Liberation, Ch. 8
Jewel Ornament of Liberation, Ch. 7
A Lotus Blooms in Central Ohio – Episode 1
Jewel Ornament of Liberation, Ch. 4 – 6
Jewel Ornament of Liberation, Ch. 3: “The Spiritual Friend”
Jewel Ornament of Liberation, Ch. 2
Jewel Ornament of Liberation
Introduction to the Jewel Ornament of Liberation
A Mindful Life: Advice for Daily Living
Mind’s Veils
Hindrances to Meditation and Practice
Surviving in a Partisan World
To Be a Blessing To the World
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche’s Six Perfections: Meditation and Wisdom
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche’s Six Perfections: Joyful Effort
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche’s Six Perfections: Ethics
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche’s Six Perfections: Generosity
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche’s Six Perfections: Patience Part 2
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche’s Six Perfections: Patience Part 1
Mantras: Sound of the Sacred World
Growing Our Identities as Buddhist Heroes
Unhooking from Mental Afflictions
Our Common Enemy
Buddhism Beyond Boundaries: The Practice of Being Human
Who and What Is My Teacher?
Shantideva and the Path of Love, Part 3
Shantideva and the Path of Love, Part 2
Shantideva and the Path of Love, Part 1
Making Friends with Your Meditation, Part 4
Making Friends with Your Meditation, Part 3
Making Friends with Your Meditation, Part 2
Making Friends with Your Meditation, Part I
Back to Buddhist Basics, Part 3
The Teachings of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoché: Transition to Perfection
Back to Buddhist Basics Part 1 & 2
Four Noble Truths
Questions and Answers with Lama Kathy & Back to Buddhist Basics Part 1
What Is Buddhist Retreat? & How to Do Retreat at Home
Prayers for a Pandemic, Part 2
Prayers for a Pandemic, Part 1
Finding Inner Strength and Resolve
Path of Compassion, Path of Bodhisattvas, Part II: The Bodhisattva Vow
Path of Compassion, Path of Bodhisattvas, Part I: The Bodhisattva Attitude
Going with the Flow of Blessings: The Buddhist New Year and Calendar
How Do We Pray when Our Teacher Passes Away?
“Freedom Through Meditation” by His Holiness 17th Karmapa. Talk 1: Love and Compassion Are Critical to Our Lives
The Eightfold Noble Path, Part III: Coming to Freedom through Meditation and Wisdom
The Eightfold Noble Path, Part II: Right View Produces Right Speech and Action
The Eightfold Noble Path, Part I: Our Path Out of Confusion
The Mahamudra Lineage Prayer: A Guide to Practice, Talk 5
The Mahamudra Lineage Prayer: A Guide to Practice, Talk 4
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoché: A Remembrance, Talk 3, I Am Always With You
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoché: A Remembrance, Talk 2: Reading Transmission and Carrying a Lineage
The Mahamudra Lineage Prayer: A Guide to Practice, Talk 3
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoché: A Remembrance, Talk 1: An Unexpected Retreat
Teacher-Student Relationship in Buddhism, Part 2
The Mahamudra Lineage Prayer: A Guide to Practice, Talk 2
The Mahamudra Lineage Prayer: A Guide to Practice, Talk 1
How to Deal with Difficult Emotions
“Interconnected” – Talk 12
Teacher-Student Relationship in Buddhism
Remembering Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche
“Interconnected” – Talk 11
“Interconnected” – Talk 10
“Interconnected” – Talk 9
“Interconnected” – Talk 8
“Interconnected” – Talk 7
“Interconnected” – Talk 6
“Interconnected” – Talk 5
The 17th Karmapa
“Interconnected” – Talk 4
The 16th Karmapa
Honoring the 3rd Jewel
Freestyle Dharma Q & A: Karma, Losing One’s Faith, and Pilgrimage
Interconnected, Chapter 3
The 14th and 15th Karmapas
“Interconnected” Chapter 2
A Harmonious Path for Buddhist Communities
The Gentle Power of Love: Part 3
The 12th and 13th Karmapas
“Interconnected” – Talk 1
Offering Respect and Kindness: An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics
The 10th and 11th Karmapas
The Gentle Power of Love: Part 2
The Gentle Power of Love: Part 1
Ultimately Perfect, Chapter 6: Ultimately Perfect
Beyond Belief and Disbelief Part 2: The Four Seals of Buddhism
The 8th and 9th Karmapas
Ultimately Perfect, Chapter 5: The Essence of Dharma Is the Essence of Dharma
Belief or Disbelief
The Six States of Existence
The Sixth and Seventh Karmapas
Ultimately Perfect, Chapter 4: Dharma for the Urban Professional
How Do We Disagree?
Tibetan New Year Update
The Fourth and Fifth Karmapas
We All Will Live the Life of the Buddha
Ultimately Perfect, Chapter 3: Stress Management
Aspiring to Accomplish Mahamudra
Bringing Your Light to the World
The Most Important Decision of Each Moment
Dharma in Daily Life
“Lives of Karmapas” Talk 3 – “Man of Miracles” – HHK 2
A Buddhist Walks Into a Hospital, Part 2
“Taking Care of the ‘Child of Our Mind’ – Our Buddha Nature”
“Ultimately Perfect,” Chapter 1, Part 2: The Purpose of Life
“A Buddhist Walks Into A Hospital.”
“Facing Tragedy and Finding Hope”
“What Illness Teaches Us”
“Lives of the Karmapas”, Talk 2 – Gampopa and HHK 1
“Ultimately Perfect,” Talk 1 – Part 1 – Chapter 1: The Purpose of Life
Lives, Talk 1 – Early Mother & Father
The Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva; Chapter Six: Diligence
Created Nirmanakaya: Statues, Thankgas and Scriptures
Bad News for Ego, Good News for Buddha Nature
Moving Forward: A Group Discussion
Cultivating True Compassion: The Bodhisattva Vow
Cultivating True Compassion, Training in Bodhichitta, Part 2: A Higher View
Cultivating True Compassion, Training in Bodhichitta, Part 1: Disciplines
The Mahamudra Lineage Prayer, Its History and Meaning
Lamas, Rituals, and Aspirations: Tibetan Buddhism Explained – Part 3
Lamas, Rituals, and Aspirations: Tibetan Buddhism Explained – Part 2
Lamas, Rituals, and Aspirations: Tibetan Buddhism Explained – Part 1
Day of a Buddhist Practitioner, Part 3
Cultivating Bodhichitta, Part 1: The Three Stages of Developing a Loving Heart
Developing Love and Compassion
Day of a Buddhist Practitioner, Part 2: Dharma Throughout the Day
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – Mahamudra in Five Easy Steps: The Practice of Chenrezig
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – A Story about the Mahamudra Lineage
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – What Are Thoughts, Really?
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – What Is Insight?
What Does It Mean to Be a Fool?
The Way of the Bodhisattva, Chapter 4
Day of a Buddhist Practitioner, Part 1: Dharma Upon Awakening
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – Meditation’s Defects – And Antidotes
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – Mental Calming – “Shinay” Part 2b
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – Mental Calming – “Shinay” Part 2a
The Way of the Bodhisattva, Chapter 3: Taking Hold of Bodhichitta
Meditation Advice for Beginners – Mental Calming – “Shinay” Part 1
The Way of the Bodhisattva, Chapter 2: Confession
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – Meditation Uncovers Three Hindrances to Freedom
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – The Meditating Mind Is Fertile Ground Part 3
Lojong Slogan Spotlight: “Think of All Phenomena as Being Dreamlike”
Rebirth in Every Moment: How We Can Remove Obstacles to Change
What Is the Nyung-ne Retreat? Also: Explanation of the Lojong Slogan, “Drive All Blames into One.”
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – The Meditating Mind Is Fertile Ground Part 2
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – The Meditating Mind Is Fertile Ground Part 1
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – The Meditating Mind: What’s It Like?
Meditation: Advice to Beginners – Why Meditate?
Encouraging Ourselves
Interdependence and Gratitude
Journey through Difficulties: Walking Each Other Home
“Bringing Bodhicitta closer to home through vow and daily action.”
“Confession is Good for the Soul.”
Guidelines of Mind Training and Conclusion
How To Do A Short Retreat
The Benefits of Pilgrimage and Retreat
The Bodhisattva Vow
Evaluation of Mind Training
The Other: Bringing Understanding and Love to All Beings
Mantra Practice Overview, Part 2 of 2
Mantra Practice Overview, Part 1 of 2
Clarifying Karma and Revealing Buddha Nature
Transforming Adverse Conditions Using Special Practices
Generosity Begins with A Smile
Transforming Adverse Conditions by Relying on Ultimate Bodhicitta Pt. 2
Transforming Adverse Conditions by Relying on Relative Bodhicitta
The Practice of Relative Bodhicitta: Part 2
The Practice of Ultimate Bodhicitta
May My Path Be Cleared of Confusion
The Wheel of Life: Session 5
The Wheel of Life: Session 4
The Wheel of Life: Session 3
The Wheel of Life: Session 2
The Wheel of Life: Finding Freedom in the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition – Session 1
The Practice of the Preliminaries
An Introduction to Mind Training
Diligence
May My Dharma Become a Path
Concluding Remarks on the Chenrezik Practice
May My Mind Follow the Dharma
Patience
Staying Positive in a Divisive Political Climate
How to Do the Things You Want to Do
How to Resist that Ego “Itch”
2017 New Year’s Day Dharma Talk