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Buddhism for Beginners
Hosted by Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo · EN
The Buddhism for Beginners Podcast is brought to you by Kunzang Palyul Choling (KPC). KPC was founded by Jetsunma Ahkon Norbu Lhamo Rinpoche to uphold the Palyul lineage within the Nyingma tradition of Vajrayana Buddhism. KPC is a hub of compassionate activity with a mission to inspire people to improve the world and end suffering for the benefit of all beings.
The Buddhism for Beginners podcast draws from a wealth of teachings by Jetsunma and other great masters from around the world. Gain insight and guidance into how you can apply foundational Buddhist principles and meditation techniques to use in your everyday life. For more teachings, meditations, and resources visit out online virtual temple at Tara.org.
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Make a Habit of Compassion
Mar 2000:44:38Tap to summarizeMost of our day involves one habit after another. Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo teaches us how to make compassion a stronger and stronger habit, so we will experience happiness, and eventually liberation.Support the showFor more resources, teachings and practices, visit www.tara.org
Transcribe →How to Recognize a Qualified Teacher
Mar 1300:44:08Tap to summarizeYou must have a qualified teacher to practice Vajrayana Buddhism. Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo clarifies the qualities to look for and how to avoid making a mistake.Support the showFor more resources, teachings and practices, visit www.tara.org
Transcribe →Conceptual Proliferation
Mar 600:47:30Tap to summarizeJetsunma Ahkön Lhamo encourages us to unravel the many concepts we have, because they stand between us and having pure view.Support the showFor more resources, teachings and practices, visit www.tara.org
Transcribe →The Guru is the Light in Samsara
Feb 2700:47:15Tap to summarizeJetsunma Ahkön Lhamo takes us on a journey through samsara, emphasizing the light (Guru) that guides our path.Support the showFor more resources, teachings and practices, visit www.tara.org
Transcribe →You Need Patience & Courage on the Path
Feb 2000:57:09Tap to summarizeJetsunma Ahkön Lhamo explains the many ways it's important to have patience and courage as we begin a path to change our habits.Support the showFor more resources, teachings and practices, visit www.tara.org
Transcribe →Dispelling Dharma's Bad Rap
Feb 1300:51:07Tap to summarizeBuddhism often gets a bad rap for talking about suffering. Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo explains why it is totally unfounded.Support the showFor more resources, teachings and practices, visit www.tara.org
Transcribe →Perception is a Squirrel Cage of Reaction
Nov 2100:46:38Tap to summarizeJetsunma Ahkön Lhamo takes the concept of perception and describes just what it is like for us in samsara.Support the showFor more resources, teachings and practices, visit www.tara.org
Transcribe →Don't Wait to Feel Devotion
Nov 1400:52:43Tap to summarizeDevotion is often thought of as a "feeling". Actually, in Buddhism, it is based on logic. Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo explains how if we wait for the "feeling" we will still be waiting when we die, without having achieved any result.Support the showFor more resources, teachings and practices, visit www.tara.org
Transcribe →Hold Pure View of All Buddha's Paths
Nov 1200:53:21Tap to summarizeThe Buddha taught many paths to reach enlightenment. They build on each other, and each one is perfect for a certain karma. Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo explains these paths and how each one is a pure path by itself, as well as linking to the next.Support the showFor more resources, teachings and practices, visit www.tara.org
Transcribe →Emptiness and Compassion are Inseparable
Oct 2400:38:54Tap to summarizeThe teachings tell us that "just as the rays of the sun cannot be separated from the sun itself, emptiness and Bodhicitta are joined in a similar way" Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo explains how this is true.Support the showFor more resources, teachings and practices, visit www.tara.org
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