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The Workshop is in the Mind

Ven. Robina Courtin

Venerable Robina Courtin weaves a tapestry of modern Buddhist commentary as she illuminates this ancient spiritual path with humor, wit and intensity. This Buddhist program aims to give every listener an opportunity to ponder some of life"s deepest questions such as: "Why do bad and good things happen? Is it karma? How can I overcome insecurity and start to care deeply for other beings? Can I lessen my depression and fears? Is reincarnation real? What is the mind? Exactly what is enlightenment? A

religion & spirituality buddhism

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01:57

How can you help others if you can't help yourself...

The Workshop is in the Mind ·

2025/12/07

Something To Think About Series #271 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

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01:50

Pay attention before thoughts rise to the surface as...

The Workshop is in the Mind ·

2025/12/06

Something To Think About Series #270 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

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01:33

When the world is too much for us (STTA 269)

The Workshop is in the Mind ·

2025/12/06

Something To Think About Series #269 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

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49:34

Paths of Practice (discussion)

The Workshop is in the Mind ·

2025/12/06

Discussion with Vincent Moore - Aug 12, 2025 We talked about opinions and the impact of negative thoughts, prison chaplaincy and the doors that open when you adjust your attitude, activism and changing the world by exploring your self, the need to abstain in order to perceive the nature of your attachments, and the importance of recognizing your enormous potential.

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01:41

We need to become our own person (STTA 268)

The Workshop is in the Mind ·

2025/12/04

Something To Think About Series #268 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

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01:45

Start by greeting the small problems (STTA 267)

The Workshop is in the Mind ·

2025/12/03

Something To Think About Series #267 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin Read More

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59:35

The Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind: Drawbacks of...

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2025/12/02

We explore why suffering is baked into samsara, the hidden cost of attachment, and how the Four Noble Truths can become a living, breathing guide. Ven. Robina Courtin discusses "The Drawbacks of Samsara". We dive into the nature of suffering in Samsara, the subtle role of attachment, and the practical meaning of the Four Noble Truths. Robina speaks to the balance between devotion and clear-eyed reasoning, showing how both can deepen and stabilize our practice. Our conversation explores the six

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30:45

More about Attachment & Having an Open Heart - Lawudo...

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2025/09/12

This session with Ven. Robina follows on to explore attachment in more detail, as well as renunciation, dependent arising and having an open heart. She says, attachment is very primordial and can manifest as as possessiveness, manipulation, controlling, expectations, addictions. We need to start to work with attachment and aversion by controlling our body, speech and mind. "Attachment doesn't like when we see our own crazy mind. We need to learn to counteract that, and be glad to see our crazy

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02:17

Rejoicing (STTA 266)

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2025/09/06

Something To Think About Series #266 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

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33:39

Attachment & Training Ourselves to Have Happy Minds -...

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2025/09/05

In this Q&A session at the end of one of the hardest sections of the trek, Ven. Robina discusses the different between pleasure and happiness. She speaks about how we can be more flexible with physical difficulty or outer challenges and how we can train and strengthen the mind through practice. Lawudo Trek | March 25, 2019 | Namche Bazaar, Solu Khumbu

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01:53

Staying steady no matter what happens (STTA 265)

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2025/09/04

Something To Think About Series #265 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

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01:59

Satisfaction is not a sensory experience it's a...

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2025/09/04

Something To Think About Series #264 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

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49:08

Afternoon Questions & Teaching on Purification &...

The Workshop is in the Mind ·

2025/09/04

Venerable Robina answers questions from students and part of a teaching on purification and emptiness, one afternoon during the Lawudo Trek in Nepal. Questions - about karma and rebirth, can an animal be born as human, the Manjushri mantra, and is a guru-disciple relationship relevant in the modern world? Lawudo Trek, Nepal, 28th March 2019.

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01:33

Attachment harms our ability to help (STTA 263)

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2025/09/04

Something To Think About Series #263 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

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01:34

Make a decision (STTA 262)

The Workshop is in the Mind ·

2025/08/31

Something To Think About Series #262 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

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01:27

The mind is the main player (STTA 261)

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2025/08/30

Something To Think About Series #261 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

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29:45

The Types of Meditation (Express Meditation)

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2025/08/29

Start the day with your mind pointed in positive direction.

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01:46

The outside world is secondary (STTA 260)

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2025/08/28

Something To Think About Series #260 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

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01:10

The irony of ego (STTA 259)

The Workshop is in the Mind ·

2025/08/27

Something To Think About Series #259 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

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01:24:20

Our Thoughts Create Us Teaching

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2025/08/26

This is such an interesting point, it sounds nice - oh yeah our minds play a role. Rinpoche said one time, and I’m quoting him exactly I promise, it’s very shocking when we hear it, I’ve quoted it a lot, Rinpoche said - “The vast majority of all human beings on the planet have absolutely no idea that their mind plays any role at all in their lives.” Now this sounds almost impossible to believe doesn’t it. I’ll qualify it, we clearly know that our mind plays a big role when it comes to learning

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