Dharma Talks at Columbus KTC

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Tolstoy’s Three Questions, Answered by Buddhism by Lama Tom Broadwater. The great writer Tolstoy posed three “Great Questions” that all human beings should be […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Mantra Meditation Practice by Marilyn Stephen. Mantra meditation is a central practice of Tibetan Buddhism. But how does it fit into our spiritual path? […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Following the Guru’s Instructions by Lama Kathy Wesley. The teacher-student relationship is central to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition – it’s how learning and blessing […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Transforming Everything to the Bodhisattva Path by Marcus Casey. In difficult times we often struggle with anger and aversion. In times of prosperity we […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Buddha Nature by Paul Goldstein. Buddha Nature is the pure compassion we already hold, and our meditation practice helps us uncover it. Our Buddha […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled As You Like It, Part 2 by Eric Weinberg. In last week’s Dharma Talk Eric described using imagination and curiosity – particularly in Vajrayana […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled As You Like It by Eric Weinberg. In Shakespeare’s romantic comedy As You Like It, the main character pretends to be someone else and […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled The Three Yanas by Sally Crandall. Every mind processes the world in a unique way. Buddhism provides three Yanas or “vehicles” which allow practitioners […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Becoming a Citizen of the World by Lama Kathy Wesley. The teachings of the Buddha encourage us to reach out and share ourselves with […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Singing Milarepa’s Songs by Lama Kathy Wesley. This coming week the Buddhist calendar celebrates the great poet-saint of Tibet, Milarepa. This great master used […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Happy Losar! by Lama Kathy Wesley. In this special program KTC Celebrates Losar (Tibetan New Year) with special events and ceremonies.

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Emptiness as Affliction, Emptiness as Remedy by Lama Tom Broadwater. There is a pervading FEELING of emptiness among many people – especially the young. […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Training in the Four Immeasureables by Cathy Lhamo Jackson. The Four Immeasureables prayer is present in most of our Sadhanas. Its purpose is to […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Choosing a Teacher: Qualities to Look For by Lama Kathy Wesley. Building on a previous talk concerning wise ways to choose Internet Dharma sources, […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Practice What’s Important Now by Lama Kathy Wesley. A sudden snowstorm wreaks havoc with our outer and inner calm. How can we practice what’s […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled A Complete Roadmap to Happiness by Lama Tom Broadwater. Tibetan Buddhism has a unique way of viewing Hinayana and Mahayana. We see them as […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Holding a Good Heart in Difficult Times by Lama Kathy Wesley. It’s been a difficult week in the world, with acts of violence taking […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled A Consumer’s Guide to Internet Dharma: Choosing Wise Content by Lama Kathy Wesley. With so much dharma available online these days, it’s easy to […]

This Dharma Talk is entitled Happy New Year! by Lama Tom Broadwater.  As we celebrate New Years Day, Lama Tom reminds us that, whatever circumstances arise in the new year, […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Always Be Resolving: Navigating the New Year by Lama Kathy Wesley. The yearly tradition of making New Year’s resolutions can have a hidden flaw […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled What is Karma? by Lama Tom Broadwater. There is confusion about Karma even among some Buddhist followers. Hopefully with some clarity, we will explore […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva – Part 4 by Marcus Casey. In this week’s Dharma Talk we continue studying The 37 Practices of a […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Heartfelt Love for Dharma and All Sentient Beings During the Holidays by Cathy Lhamo Jackson. Topics covered in today’s discussion include: • Embracing the […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Gratitude: The Root of Love by Ani Tsekyi Buchanan. Regarding her first Dharma Talk at Columbus KTC, Ani Tsekyi said, “I am here today […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Between Two Worlds by Paul Goldstein. Human existence is noteworthy for being rooted partly in spiritual reality and partly in the ordinary material world. […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Reenchantment of the world: Finding purpose in practice and Bodicitta by Lama Tom Broadwater. Today there is a pervasive sense of disenchantment among us. […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Until We All Shine with Wisdom: Manjushri & Heart Sutra by Lama Kathy Wesley. This month, Columbus KTC begins offering a new 10 AM […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Come to the Feast! An Explanation of the Vajrayana Feast by Lama Kathy Wesley. This coming Wednesday evening, KTC will conduct one of its […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled What To Do When You Don’t Know What to Do by Lama Kathy Wesley. Making decisions isn’t always easy; we have so many choices […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Columbus KTC Shrine – the Life of Gampopa and the First Karmapa by Cathy Lhamo Jackson. We continue our discussion of the Kagyu Lineage […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva – Part 3 by Marcus Casey. In Part 3 of our journey through The 37 Practices of a […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Remembering Khenpo Karthar Rinpoché by Lama Kathy Wesley. On the 6th anniversary of KTC founder Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche’s passing, Lama Kathy shares stories about […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled The Lasting Legacy of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoché by Lama Kathy Wesley. If you’ve attended KTC’s Introduction to Buddhism classes, you’ve learned a lot about […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Creating Community by Lama Kathy Wesley. Sitting in silence might not seem to lend itself to a feeling of community, but that’s exactly what […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Whatever . . . Bringing Whatever to the Path and Bringing the Path to Whatever by Eric Weinberg. Life can just be too much […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled The 16th Karmapa and Columbus KTC: A Shared History by Lama Kathy Wesley. There’s a beautiful painting of a Tibetan Buddhist monk on the […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Sacred Downloads: Tibetan Buddhist Reading Tranmissions, Explained by Lama Kathy Wesley. As part of this weekend’s Milarepa Biography Transmission Event Lama Kathy will give […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled People Who Drive You Crazy by Cathy  Lhamo Jackson. We all encounter people and circumstances that are challenging. How can we learn to develop […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Buddhism, Science, and the Way Things Are by Paul Goldstein. Buddhism and science share an interest in deep understanding and objective observation.  Buddhist ideas […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Creating Space for Your Meditation by Lama Kathy Wesley. Making time to practice meditation can be a daily struggle, but there are ways to […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled The Meditation Doctor Is IN: Lama Kathy Answers Your Meditation Questions. This week Lama Kathy continues her occasional series about the practice of sitting […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Little Miracles by Lama Kathy Wesley. When we read the stories of past Buddhist masters, we hear a lot about miracles – Milarepa being […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Our New Shrine – Sacred Family Members – pt. 2 by Cathy  Lhamo Jackson. Columbus KTC has a new shrine with many new statues. […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva: Part 2 by Marcus Casey. In this week’s Dharma Talk, meditation instructor Marcus Casey presents Part 2 of our […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Sunlight in the Blue Sky of Pure Perception by Lama Kathy Wesley. As new meditators, we hear stories of the great masters and wonder […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Spiritual First Aid for Stressful Times by Lama Kathy Wesley. Sometimes it’s hard to be a human being; we feel so many things so […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Taking Hold of What Is Worthwhile by Lama Kathy Wesley. When hard times come, old negative habits can leap immediately into heart and mind; […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled “May Our Deeds Become Equal to Your Deeds” by Lama Kathy Wesley. The occasion of Saga Dawa (an observance of the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Alone But Not Lonely: What It Means to Meditate Together by Lama Kathy Wesley. These days many people say they feel isolated from one […]

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled What’s the Point of Puja? by Lama Kathy Wesley. Do you enjoy movies? If you do, you could be open to a Tibetan meditative […]