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00:21:03

Know The Mind; Heal Your Life

Kadampa Buddhism ·

2025/03/03

In this thought-provoking podcast, Kadam Morten explains the fundamental nature of mind, revealing the surprising source of genuine happiness hidden in plain sight. With refreshing clarity and humor, he illuminates how our perceptions shape our reality through relatable, everyday examples. Listeners will gain transformative insights into how experiences—both pleasant and challenging—are ultimately…Source

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00:21:32

Beyond Appearances: the Wisdom of Emptiness

Kadampa Buddhism ·

2025/02/10

All wisdom paves the way to happiness, but the highest wisdom—the wisdom of non-ignorance, or the wisdom that realizes ultimate truth—holds the key to lasting peace. This profound understanding of emptiness removes suffering at its root, offering us freedom from all pain. Gen-la Dekyong beautifully introduces this transformative wisdom through three powerful analogies given by Buddha.Source

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00:20:25

Healing our vulnerabilities

Kadampa Buddhism ·

2024/12/09

In this podcast, Gen Thekchen explores how our attachment to the pursuit of happiness can make us vulnerable, leading to a dependence on external factors that fuel our restlessness and dissatisfaction. He emphasizes that by practicing the mind-training teachings of the Buddha, we can cultivate mental resilience and create the inner space needed to genuinely experience and enjoy life.Source

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00:17:34

Where and how we can find true happiness

Kadampa Buddhism ·

2024/12/03

This practical podcast from Kadam Tim Laracombe invites us to pause and reflect on where our true enjoyment comes from. It encourages us to slow down, keep a peaceful mind and savor the pleasant feeling in the mind, rather than constantly rushing toward the next thing. Through this approach, the podcast helps us realize that what we are truly seeking isn’t fleeting distractions, but lasting…Source

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00:20:22

Taking Control of Your Future

Kadampa Buddhism ·

2024/11/25

Without understanding karma, we often find ourselves questioning why certain things happen to us and feeling powerless to change them. This podcast provides an insightful overview of karma and its impact on our lives. By offering a deeper understanding, it empowers us with the tools to transform our circumstances and guide our lives in the direction we desire. This extract is from a teaching given…Source

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00:19:16

Loving kindness is indispensable

Kadampa Buddhism ·

2024/11/21

Training in the three types of love—affectionate love, cherishing love, and wishing love—naturally leads to happiness, freedom from obstacles, and enlightenment. Developing a warm, stable heart and feeling close to all beings creates lasting peace and fulfills all wishes. Source

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00:19:57

What is the function of meditation?

Kadampa Buddhism ·

2024/11/18

Can meditation change our lives? Gen Devi helps us understand that it can—and explains why. She reveals that meditation, if we choose to embrace it, can provide a completely new perspective on life, leading to a transformed experience of the world around us. Drawing insights from the book Mirror of Dharma, she offers practical advice to guide us in mastering the art of meditation. Source

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00:19:37

A simple path to optimism

Kadampa Buddhism ·

2024/11/11

This podcast discusses the relationship between allowing our minds to become distracted and developing mental disturbances that we recognize as painful. With this understanding, we can appreciate the importance of controlling our distractions. Gen Demo then explains in detail how to practice a simple breathing meditation, highlighting how it can create the space and calm we need to develop a more… Source

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00:18:26

Recognising causes of distraction and pain

Kadampa Buddhism ·

2024/07/02

In this podcast Gen Menla gives some encouragement to train in watching our mind so that we will be able to carry our calm centre with us. He goes on to focus on the delusion of self-cherishing, which constantly disturbs our mind and is the biggest obstacle to our happiness. This is an extract from a teaching given at KMC Texas based on the book The New Eight Steps to Happiness by Geshe Kelsang…Source

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00:19:22

Bringing More Joy to Our Life

Kadampa Buddhism ·

2024/06/17

In this podcast we explore good habits of mind that help us train in being more joyful, more of the time and more reliably. We can train to improve our perception of our own life and those around us by simply giving attention to different aspects of things. This simple technique will uplift our day immediately. This is an extract from a teaching with Gen Lekma at KMC Southampton.Source

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00:18:44

The special wisdom of knowing the source of our...

Kadampa Buddhism ·

2024/06/13

Gen-la Khyenrab explains the importance of prayers in preparing our mind to properly listen to, understand and apply Buddha’s teachings in daily life.Source

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00:19:09

The three Higher Trainings are the method to get out...

Kadampa Buddhism ·

2024/04/15

What makes the three higher trainings ‘higher’? – The motivation of renunciation. The teachings on the three higher trainings show us how to liberate ourself from all the sufferings of samsara The first higher training is moral discipline. And Gen-la Khyenrab explains this practice in some detail in this podcast.Source

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00:20:54

Understanding how to find real freedom

Kadampa Buddhism ·

2024/03/14

In this podcast, Gen Devi delves into the root causes of suffering, self-grasping and other delusions. By learning to recognize, reduce and finally abandon the sources of suffering we will come to experience real freedom in our lives.

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00:16:56

Creating happiness and suffering within our mind

Kadampa Buddhism ·

2024/03/11

Gen-la Dekyong beautifully articulates the profound connection between our actions and their consequences on our inner and outer world. Every action we perform leaves a potentiality in our mind that later ripens as either a positive or a negative experience.This powerful insight reminds us that the key to transforming our experience lies with us. By turning our mind to others and thinking about their experiences, we naturally change our behaviour and reduce our own suffering.This podcast is an

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00:18:15

How to Have Real Confidence

Kadampa Buddhism ·

2024/02/29

Our inflated self image takes a lot to keep up and to manage. Real confidence has humility and isn't based on our own importance. We accept ourself as we are -- from that we can make progress towards a more happier self. This extract is taken from a teaching given by Gen Kelsang Norbu at KMC North Carolina, US and is based on the book The New Eight Steps to Happiness by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

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00:19:01

A mind as stable as a mountain

Kadampa Buddhism ·

2024/02/26

Gen-la Dekyong inspires us to understand that patient acceptance is an inner strength. It is not a passive reaction but rather a strong active response to difficulty. Patience keeps our mind stable and peaceful - as stable as a mountain and as peaceful as the depths of an ocean. This is an extract from a talk given in Buenos Aires based on the book How to Solve our Human Problems by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

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00:10:25

Resolving Relationship Difficulties

Kadampa Buddhism ·

2024/02/22

Relationships are the cornerstone of our lives, and they have the power to bring immense joy or unbearable pain. Therefore, it's crucial to take care of them and ensure they remain strong. In this regard, Gen Rabten has some invaluable insights on how to safeguard our relationships and keep them thriving so that they bring us continual happiness.

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00:11:01

The capacity of the mind is infinite

Kadampa Buddhism ·

2024/02/15

The human mind has an amazing capacity for happiness and peace. However, most of us struggle to tap into this potential. The good news is that we can learn to progress through various levels of happiness by following the teachings of Buddha.In this short talk, Kadam Bridget shares insights on how we can inspire ourselves to progress towards our full potential day by day. By taking small steps towards inner peace and happiness, we can eventually unlock our infinite potential. This is taken from a

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00:22:41

How to make happiness a certainty

Kadampa Buddhism ·

2024/02/12

Gen-la Jampa's insightful analysis highlights an important truth that is often overlooked in today's world. While it is true that technology and external material conditions have improved our lives in countless ways, it is equally true that they cannot bring us lasting happiness. Ultimately, it is only by improving ourselves that we can truly benefit from the technology and material conditions that surround us. Then our happiness will no longer be uncertain! This extract is taken from a talk given

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00:18:21

Strengthening mindfulness of the mind of love

Kadampa Buddhism ·

2024/02/08

During this podcast, Gen Lekma emphasizes the significance of cultivating our good intentions and turning them into firm determinations. In meditation on love we feel positive and happy, but we often lose these feelings outside of meditation. This is usually because we lack mindfulness, which can be traced back to having a weak determination to maintain a loving mind. This extract is taken from a talk given by Gen Kelsang Lekma at KMC Southampton. It is based on the book How to Transform Your Life

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