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| 132 | Apparent Reality | 04 Aug 2024 | 00:44:08 | |
Beginning an exploration of how mind impacts our experience, Lamas Yeshe & Zopa describe how the Buddha's teachings describing apparent reality, one of two truths our mind's experience, and how an accurate understanding of it can facilitate a spacious opening of curiosity and presence in our lives. Contemplate quotes about apparent reality and follow a guided meditation to connect with the interdependence of each and every moment of our inward experience. For text of quotes used in the contemplation segment, visit https://www.ktgrinpoche.org/songs/verses-samadhi-illusion-texts-middle-way PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on the new moons. Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna RESOURCES Meet Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa, in Tricycle Magazine https://bit.ly/3xRySck PUBLISHED ARTICLEShttps://www.prajnafire.com/media Prajna Fire on Substack https://prajnafire.substack.com FOLLOW US 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) Check us out in the media https://www.prajnafire.com/media EMAIL US sparks@prajnafire.com FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks) @prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos) Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 131 | Beyond Meditation | 05 Jul 2024 | 00:42:14 | |
Rounding off this series on the Four Yogas of Mahamudra, Lamas Yeshe & Zopa describe how the Mahamudra attainments of one-pointedness, nonconceptuality, one taste, and nonmeditation can inform and guide our shamatha meditation practice here and now, whatever our level of experience. View our latest newsletter at https://prajnafire.substack.com/p/embodying-mind?r=1i7u42 Mahamudra, the signature practice of the Kagyu lineage, is known for its spare, direct, and swift approach. Yet this clarity and simplicity can bring new direction and vivacity to the seminal practice of shamatha, in which all Buddhist spiritual experience and realization is grounded. Contemplate quotes about the Four Yogas and follow a guided meditation to connect with the essence of all experience, inseparable from experience and experiencer. PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on the new moons. Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna RESOURCES Meet Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa, in Tricycle Magazine https://bit.ly/3xRySck PUBLISHED ARTICLEShttps://www.prajnafire.com/media Prajna Fire on Substack https://prajnafire.substack.com FOLLOW US 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) Check us out in the media https://www.prajnafire.com/media EMAIL US sparks@prajnafire.com FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks) @prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos) Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 122 | Holidays! (du chen) | 29 Oct 2023 | 00:31:58 | |
Lamas Yeshe and Zopa invite everyone into the loveliness of celebrating the Buddha Shakyamuni throughout the year in the practice of du chen - grand times, festivals, or quite simply, holidays at four points in the Tibetan calendar. The Lamp Prayer recited during the meditation portion of this episode is available here including Tibetan pronunciation and English text. https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks-songs This is the English text for ease of reference: May the bowl of this lamp become equal to the outer ring of this world realm of the great Three Thousands. May its stem be the size of the King of Mountains, Mt. Meru. May its oil fill the surrounding oceans. In number, may a hundred million appear before each and every buddha. May its light dispel all the darkness of ignorance from the Peak of Existence to the Incessant Hell and illumine all the Pure Realms of the buddhas and bodhisattvas of the ten directions so they are clearly seen. OM VAJRA ALOKE AH HU¥ Emaho! I offer this amazing, wonderful, bright lamp To the one thousand buddhas of this fortunate aeon The lamas, yidams, dakinis, dharma protectors, And gatherings of deities in the mandalas Of all pure realms of the infinite ten directions. My parents in the fore, may every sentient being In this lifetime and all the places they take birth See the pure realms of the perfect Buddhas directly And then become inseparable from Amitabha. Out of the power of the truth of the Three Jewels And the deities of the Three Roots I've made this prayer. Please grant your blessings that it be quickly accomplished. TADYATHA PANCHANDRIYA AVA BODHANAYE SVAHA PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Beginning November 2023, we are shifting to a once per month schedule. Look for new episodes on the new moon. This episode drops at the start of the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse in Santa Fe, NM, home of Prajna Sparks. Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna RESOURCES Meet Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa, in Tricycle Magazine https://bit.ly/3xRySck Listen Contemplate Meditate, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsus Meditative Inquiry, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3xRySck FOLLOW US 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) Check us out in the media https://www.prajnafire.com/media EMAIL US sparks@prajnafire.com FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks) @prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos) Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 45 | Lojong 24 - Transform your outlook yet lay low | 26 Jan 2022 | 00:07:32 | |
Point 6: Healing Promises #24 - Transform your outlook yet lay low. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 44 | Lojong 23 - Always follow three basic principles | 25 Jan 2022 | 00:10:39 | |
Point 6: Healing Promises #23 - Always follow three basic principles. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 43 | Lojong 22 - When you can stay with this even when distracted, you are indeed adept | 24 Jan 2022 | 00:09:16 | |
Point 5: Track Your Progress #22 - When you can stay with this even when distracted, you are indeed adept. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 42 | Lojong 21 - A light heart is our one true solace | 23 Jan 2022 | 00:07:45 | |
Point 5: Track Your Progress #21 - A light heart is our one true solace 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 41 - Lojong 20 - Consistently be your own best judge | 22 Jan 2022 | 00:09:44 | |
Point 5: Track Your Progress #20 - Consistently be your own best judge. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 40 | Lojong 19 - All the Buddha’s teachings have a single purpose | 21 Jan 2022 | 00:12:45 | |
Point 5: Track Your Progress #19 - All the Buddha’s teachings have a single purpose. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 39 | Lojong 18 - The previous five forces are vital at the time of death, so your daily practice is decisive | 20 Jan 2022 | 00:11:41 | |
Point 4: Enrich Every Moment, #18 - The previous five forces are vital at the time of death, so your daily practice is decisive. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 38 | Lojong 17 - The crux of the key instructions is to invoke these five forces | 19 Jan 2022 | 00:14:12 | |
Point 4: Enrich Every Moment #17 The crux of the key instructions is to invoke these five forces. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 37 | Lojong 16 - When you get blindsided, carry whatever hit you right into your practice | 18 Jan 2022 | 00:10:06 | |
Point 3: Turn Challenges Into Opportunities #16 When you get blindsided, carry whatever hit you right into your practice. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 36 | Lojong 15 - The best approach incorporates four observances | 17 Jan 2022 | 00:13:04 | |
Point 3: Turn Challenges Into Opportunities #15 The best approach incorporates four observances. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 121 | Tame the Mind | 14 Oct 2023 | 00:29:58 | |
Lamas Yeshe and Zopa discuss the single phrase that encapsulates all of the Buddha's teachings: "tame the mind." Teachings by Drupon Khenpo Lodro Namgyal mentioned in this episode occurred via Zoom online, October 13 to 15, 2023. Translation to English (by Lama Yeshe), as well as French, Mandrin, and Spanish available. Use this link to register and attain access to recordings of Drupon Khenpo's teachings through January 2024. https://rigpedorjemontreal.org/en/un-seul-mot-des-instructions-essentielles-du-guru-en/ PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Beginning November 2023, we are shifting to a once per month schedule. Look for new episodes on the new moon. This episode drops at the start of the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse in Santa Fe, NM, home of Prajna Sparks. Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna RESOURCES Meet Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa, in Tricycle Magazine https://bit.ly/3xRySck Listen Contemplate Meditate, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsus Meditative Inquiry, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3xRySck FOLLOW US 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) Check us out in the media https://www.prajnafire.com/media EMAIL US sparks@prajnafire.com FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks) @prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos) Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 35 | Lojong 14 - Perceiving confused appearances as enlightened experience is the stronghold of emptiness | 16 Jan 2022 | 00:13:06 | |
Point 3: Turn Challenges Into Opportunities #14 Perceiving confused appearances as enlightened experience is the stronghold of emptiness. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 34 | Lojong 13 - Take in the immense kindness of all beings | 15 Jan 2022 | 00:11:54 | |
Point 3: Turn Challenges Into Opportunities #13 Take in the immense kindness of all beings. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 33 | Lojong 12 - Lay all the blame at the feet of the one and only culprit | 14 Jan 2022 | 00:10:41 | |
Point 3: Turn Challenges Into Opportunities #12 Lay all the blame at the feet of the one and only culprit. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 32 | Lojong 11 - When troubles abound, turn adversity into your path to waking up | 13 Jan 2022 | 00:10:09 | |
Point 3: Turn Challenges Into Opportunities #11 When troubles abound, turn adversity into your path to waking up. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 31 | Lojong 10 - Begin the process of welcome with yourself | 12 Jan 2022 | 00:27:53 | |
Point 2: Nurture the Intent to Awaken, #10 Begin the process of welcome with yourself. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 30 | Lojong 9 - Exercise these maxims in all your everyday activities | 11 Jan 2022 | 00:09:41 | |
Point 2: Nurture the Intent to Awaken, #9. Exercise these maxims in all your everyday activities. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 29 | Lojong 8 - Three sets of three: things, poisons, virtues | 10 Jan 2022 | 00:12:53 | |
Point 2: Nurture the Intent to Awaken, #8. Three sets of three: things, poisons, virtues. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 28 | Lojong 7 - Practice giving and taking in alternation, synchronizing the two with your breath | 09 Jan 2022 | 00:14:17 | |
Point 2: Nurture the Intent to Awaken, #7. Practice giving and taking in alternation, synchronizing the two with your breath. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 27 | Lojong 6 - Between meditation sessions, act like an illusionist | 08 Jan 2022 | 00:13:14 | |
Point 2: Nurture the Intent to Awaken, #6. Between meditation sessions, act like an illusionist. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 26 | Lojong 5 - Rest in essence, the ground of all | 07 Jan 2022 | 00:21:46 | |
Point 2: Nurture the Intent to Awaken, #5. Rest in essence, the ground of all. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 120 | Samsara is Tragic | 29 Sep 2023 | 00:28:33 | |
Lamas Yeshe and Zopa discuss the tragedy that is samsara, fourth of the Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind to Dharma, a set of contemplations to reoirent the mind away from the deceptiveness of samsara and towards liberation and buddhahood. This is a five-part series exploring each of the four thoughts and their contemplative practice, offered to support Prajna Fire's Ngondro Prep School. Read more about this dynamic four-month online program here. https://www.prajnafire.com/event-info/ngondro-prep PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes monthly. Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna RESOURCES Meet Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa, in Tricycle Magazine https://bit.ly/3xRySck Listen Contemplate Meditate, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsus Meditative Inquiry, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3xRySck FOLLOW US 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) Check us out in the media https://www.prajnafire.com/media EMAIL US sparks@prajnafire.com FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks) @prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos) Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 25 | Lojong 4 - Let go of even the remedy, on the spot | 06 Jan 2022 | 00:19:47 | |
Point 2: Nurture the Intent to Awaken, #4. Let go of even the remedy, on the spot. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 24 | Lojong 3 - Examine the essence of awareness, beyond arising | 05 Jan 2022 | 00:28:01 | |
Point 2: Nurture the Intent to Awaken, #3. Examine the essence of awareness, beyond arising. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 23 | Lojong 2 - Treat everything as a dream | 04 Jan 2022 | 00:25:14 | |
Point 2: Nurture the Intent to Awaken, #2: Treat everything as a dream. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for visual posts of her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 22 | Lojong 1 - First, lay the foundation | 03 Jan 2022 | 00:21:29 | |
Point 1: Begin with the Basics, #1: First, lay the foundation. 59 Days of Healing, a special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, where we explore one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for more posts on Tibetan Buddhist texts and practice in the modern world. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 21 | Lojong Opening - 59 Days of Healing Series | 02 Jan 2022 | 00:14:08 | |
Throughout 59 Days of Healing, our special series based on the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, Prajna Sparks explores one maxim each day to build a strong foundation of understanding to integrate the practice into our lives. A great way to start the year--both Western, at the beginning of the series, and Tibetan, at the end! Lama Yeshe's everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims of the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, including brief comments, is available for download in her ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind. PRAJNA SPARKS will return to its regular lunar calendar schedule of hour long episodes after this series. Look for new episodes on full moon days. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for more posts on Tibetan Buddhist texts and practice in the modern world. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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) 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 20 | Transform | 18 Dec 2021 | 00:56:22 | |
How we can explore the limitations of dualistic mind and transform our attitude to welcome every experience as an opportunity for spiritual development, using the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje. Lama Zopa guides a meditation of shamatha (English: tranquility, or calm abiding) and meditative inquiry, an insight practice from the Tibetan that invokes, instills, and integrates prajna, precise knowing. EPISODE CONTENTS 00:35 Teaching by Lama Yeshe 19:52 Conversation with Lama Yeshe and Tania Israel 44:47 Song: Lo Jong (to the tune of ““So Long, Farewell” Music by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein for The Sound of Music 47:57 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. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND Download Lama Yeshe's ebook Heal Transform Transcend: Notes on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, free through the holiday season. The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Start Where You Are, Pema Chodron Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with her own brief commentary 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Antara Hunter (www.antaratunes.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 19 | Heal | 19 Nov 2021 | 00:55:42 | |
How we can begin to heal the harm of dualistic perception distorting the true nature of reality, using the Seven Points for Healing Dualistic Mind, a first millennium Tibetan Buddhist lojong text by Kadampa Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje. 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 00:36 Teaching by Lama Yeshe 14:19 Conversation with Lama Yeshe and Tania Israel 38:55 Song: Lo Jong (to the tune of “Sweet Talkin’ Woman” Music by Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra) Lyrics by Tania Israel. Music and vocals by Antara Hunter 43:27 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. COMMENTARIES ON THE SEVEN POINTS FOR HEALING DUALISTIC MIND The Great Path of Awakening, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ken McLeod, translator Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram for her everyday English rendering of the 59 maxims with her own brief commentary. Stay tuned for more news on practicing #lojong with the Prajna Sparks team. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Antara Hunter (www.antaratunes.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| BONUS | Dharma In Action: Vaccine Debates | 04 Nov 2021 | 00:16:22 | |
How can Dharma help us understand and navigate the disagreements about vaccines, mask mandates, and other pandemic precautions? Yeshe and Tania have a conversation about healthy dialogue on potentially divisive issues. EPISODE CONTENTS 00:20 Conversation with Lama Yeshe and Tania Israel EPISODE CONTENTS 00:34 Conversation with Lama Yeshe and Tania Israel No Song or Guided Meditation in this bonus episode. Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on full moon days. BEYOND YOUR BUBBLE Beyond Your Bubble: Dialogue Across Political Lines by Dr. Tania Israel 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 sparks@prajnafire.com FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks) Sing-a-long with us on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos) @prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Antara Hunter (www.antaratunes.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 18 | Paradox | 20 Oct 2021 | 01:01:43 | |
Paradox as a lens for understanding the third of three primary energies for traveling the Buddhist spiritual path. We tap the precision and poetry of language to unpack the significance of shifting our view from misperception towards nondual wisdom. 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 00:36 Teaching by Lama Yeshe 25:31 Conversation with Lama Yeshe and Tania Israel 45:36 Song: Paradox (to the tune of "Tenderness," by Mickey Billlingham, Ranking Roger, Dave Wakeling) Lyrics by Tania Israel. Music and vocals by Antara Hunter and Heather Stevenson 49:47 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com) Antara Hunter (www.antaratunes.com) Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 17 | Courage | 20 Sep 2021 | 00:56:05 | |
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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) | |||
| BONUS | A Song of Awakeing | 23 Sep 2023 | 00:09:05 | |
In this bonus episode, Lama Yeshe reads her piece "A Song of Awakening," published in the collaborative offering "Glimpses of Buddhanature" in the Fall 2023 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide. Read the full article online here https://www.lionsroar.com/glimpses-of-buddhanature/ You are welcome to share this free audio track with anyone who may benefit from listening to it ... https://www.prajnafire.com/downloads PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on new and full moon days, and contemplation interludes on the quarter moons. Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna RESOURCES Meet Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa, in Tricycle Magazine https://bit.ly/3xRySck Listen Contemplate Meditate, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsus Meditative Inquiry, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3xRySck FOLLOW US 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) Check us out in the media https://www.prajnafire.com/media EMAIL US sparks@prajnafire.com FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks) @prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos) Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 16 | Simplicity | 22 Aug 2021 | 00:59:16 | |
Simplicity as a lens for understanding the first of three primary energies for traveling the Buddhist spiritual path. We tap the precision and poetry of language to unpack the significance of reorienting the mind to definite freedom. 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 00:29 Teaching by Lama Yeshe 16:53 Conversation with Lama Yeshe and Tania Israel 40:25 Song: True (to the tune of True by Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet), lyrics by Tania Israel, vocals by Heather Stevenson. 43:30 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) | |||
| 15 | True | 23 Jul 2021 | 00:53:02 | |
Four True Things for Realized Beings, the Buddha's first public discourse--and the prequel! 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 00:34 Teaching by Lama Yeshe 20:22 Conversation with Lama Yeshe and Tania Israel 39:21 Song: True (to the tune of True by Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet), lyrics by Tania Israel, vocals by Heather Stevenson. 43:07 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 Dhammacakkappavattanasutta — Bhikkhu Bodhi translation, Setting in Motion the Wheel of the Dhamma, Samyutta Nikaya 56.11 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 sparks@prajnafire.com FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks) Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com) | |||
| 14 | Buddhist Self-Care | 24 Jun 2021 | 00:55:23 | |
What makes self-Buddhist? Is there such a thing? How do we understand and take it into our lives? 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 13:48 Conversation with Lama Yeshe and Tania Israel 38:12 Song: Faith (to the tune of Faith by George Michael)), lyrics by Tania Israel, vocals by Heather Stevenson. 42:10 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 Creating Sanctuary, first in a series of Prajna Rising online journal articles, about cultivating a habit of regular meditation. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) | |||
| 13 | Faith | 26 May 2021 | 00:47:33 | |
Faith in Buddhist practice and life spans a continuum from skepticism to confidence, vivid clarity, and profound longing. 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 13:44 Conversation with Lama Yeshe and Tania Israel 33:57 Song: Faith (to the tune of Faith by George Michael)), lyrics by Tania Israel, vocals by Heather Stevenson. 36:30 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 Join us June 12-13, 2021 for Adventures in Investigating Mind, an intensive practice weekend focusing on methods to meet, befriend, and greet our own mind, right within the thoughts, emotions, and experiences of everyday life alongside formal meditation. Creating Sanctuary, a Prajna Rising online journal article about cultivating a habit of regular meditation. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) | |||
| 12 | Dreams & Illusions | 27 Apr 2021 | 00:57:21 | |
How seeing life as like a dream and an illusion can help us begin to emerge from a pandemic with freshness, renewal, and aspiration. 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 00:36 Teaching by Lama Yeshe 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 Sacred Creativity begins May 7, 2021 at noon USA Mountain Time, for six weeks of guided meditation and experiential inquiry, as well as dynamic activities such as readings, contemplative arts, journaling, and dialogue in small and large groups to foster an inner environment of spiritual discovery. Creating Sanctuary, a Prajna Rising online journal article about cultivating a habit of regular meditation. 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) | |||
| 11 | Meditation Myths | 28 Mar 2021 | 01:00:04 | |
Debunking common myths about meditation: the practice, the purpose, and the results. 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 12:57 Conversation with Lama Yeshe and Tania Israel 44:13 Song: Try to Meditate (to the tune of Take a Chance on Me), lyrics by Tania Israel, vocals by Heather Stevenson 47:34 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 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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) | |||
| 10 | Love | 27 Feb 2021 | 00:57:40 | |
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 sparks@prajnafire.com 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) | |||
| 09 | Forgiveness | 28 Jan 2021 | 01:01:14 | |
Forgiveness has a decidedly different focus and feel in Buddhist thought and practice, centered on well-being and healing our mindset and making peace with the past, supported by insights from Tibetan Buddhist purification practices. 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 13:48 Conversation with Lama Yeshe and Tania Israel 43:11 Song: Forgiveness (to the tune of Baby Can I Hold You), lyrics by Tania Israel, vocals by Heather Stevenson 46:06 Guided meditation by Lama Zopa TRANSCRIPT with bonus content available at https://www.prajnafire.com/post/forgiveness PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on full moon days. 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 Forgive for Good by Fred Luskin, referenced in the podcast, is available at most online and physical retailers. EMAIL US sparks@prajnafire.com 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) | |||
| 08 | Precise knowing (Prajna) | 29 Dec 2020 | 00:46:38 | |
Prajna, or precise knowing in Sanskrit: what is it, how does Buddhist practice cultivate it, and how does it relate to transcending insight. 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 00:38 Teaching by Lama Yeshe 13:12 Conversation with Lama Yeshe and Tania Israel 30:02 Song: I Can't Turn Back My Mind (to the tune of If I Could Turn Back Time), lyrics by Tania Israel, vocals by Heather Stevenson 38:55 Guided meditation by Lama Zopa PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on full moon days. 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. Online booking with immediate confirmation. EMAIL US sparks@prajnafire.com 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) | |||
| BONUS | Dharma in Action: Political Divide | 14 Dec 2020 | 00:18:04 | |
How does Dharma help us in understanding and navigating sociocultural divisions among individuals? Yeshe and Tania have a conversation about the intersection of Buddhism and the political divide. EPISODE CONTENTS 00:20 Conversation with Lama Yeshe and Tania Israel No Song or Guided Meditation in this bonus episode. PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on full moon days. EMAIL US sparks@prajnafire.com 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) | |||
| 119 | Karma | 15 Sep 2023 | 00:36:39 | |
Lamas Yeshe and Zopa discuss karmic cause and effect, the thrid of the Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind to Dharma, a set of contemplations to reoirent the mind away from the deceptiveness of samsara and towards liberation and buddhahood. This is a five-part series exploring each of the four thoughts and their contemplative practice, offered to support Prajna Fire's Ngondro Prep School. Read more about this dynamic four-month online program here. https://www.prajnafire.com/event-info/ngondro-prep PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on new and full moon days, and contemplation interludes on the quarter moons. Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna RESOURCES Meet Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa, in Tricycle Magazine https://bit.ly/3xRySck Listen Contemplate Meditate, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsus Meditative Inquiry, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3xRySck FOLLOW US 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) Check us out in the media https://www.prajnafire.com/media EMAIL US sparks@prajnafire.com FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks) @prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos) Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com) | |||
| 07 | Meditative stability (Samadhi) | 30 Nov 2020 | 00:50:35 | |
Samadhi, or meditative stability in Sanskrit, and how it relates to the practice of tranquility meditation called shamatha. Lama Zopa guides an experiential practice grounded in shamatha (English: tranquility, or calm abiding). EPISODE CONTENTS 00:37 Teaching by Lama Yeshe 20:00 Conversation with Lama Yeshe and Tania Israel 36:52 Song: Oh Shamatha (to the tune of Shenandoah), lyrics by Tania Israel, vocals by Heather Stevenson 39:12 Guided meditation by Lama Zopa PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on full moon days. 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. Online booking with immediate confirmation. EMAIL US sparks@prajnafire.com 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) | |||
| 06 | Ethical Discipline (Shila) | 31 Oct 2020 | 00:53:01 | |
Ethical discipline in Buddhist thought, including the ten virtues and ten nonvirtues. Lama Zopa guides an experiential practice of meditative inquiry, an insight practice from the Tibetan that invokes, instills, and integrates prajna, precise knowing, based in shamatha, tranquility meditation. EPISODE CONTENTS 00:35 Teaching by Lama Yeshe 19:55 Conversation with Lama Yeshe and Tania Israel 39:25 Song: Ten Virtues and Nonvirtues (to the tune of There Are Worse Things I Could Do from Grease), lyrics by Tania Israel, vocals by Heather Stevenson 41:49 Guided meditation by Lama Zopa PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on full moon days. 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. Online booking with immediate confirmation. EMAIL US sparks@prajnafire.com 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) | |||
| 05 | Eight Worldly Dharmas | 01 Oct 2020 | 00:53:26 | |
Eight worldly dharmas--pleasure/pain, gain/loss, praise/blame, fame/shame--things we chase and avoid that complicate our lives. 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 00:31 Teaching by Lama Yeshe 19:16 Conversation with Lama Yeshe and Tania Israel 42:20 Song: Pleasure, praise, gain, and fame (to the tune of Fame), lyrics by Tania Israel, vocals by Heather Stevenson 44:52 Guided meditation by Lama Zopa PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on full moon days. 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. Online booking with immediate confirmation. 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) | |||