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Buddha"s Botany of The Mind

Zopa Noble Park Buddhists

The mind is like a garden. If you want a beautiful garden you need to know a bit about botany: which are the weeds and which are the flowers. These podcasts will help you explore the botany of the mind: discovering which mental states to cultivate, and which ones to weed out. Engage with the practice of transforming your outer world by understanding the workings of your inner world. Zopa Noble Park Buddhists is an outreach group of Atisha Centre (Bendigo). We are a Mahayana Buddhist study group

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All Episodes

01:15:05

Changing the way we see things Part 1

Buddha"s Botany of The Mind ·

2025/11/16

“We can learn to unpack and unravel our conceptual stories, and we can change them,” says Venerable Robina.If we stop and observe for a moment, we can see the outside world appears to us so set in stone and absolute. Right, wrong, good, bad. We may not be aware of it but we hold a similar fixed, narrow view of ourselves.How to be happy? How to deal with what we see happening around us in a wise and compassionate way? How to understand what is happening in our mind? All of these sprout from the views

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00:18:35

Changing the Way We See Things Part 2

Buddha"s Botany of The Mind ·

2025/11/14

“We can learn to unpack and unravel our conceptual stories, and we can change them,” says Venerable Robina.If we stop and observe for a moment, we can see the outside world appears to us so set in stone and absolute. Right, wrong, good, bad. We may not be aware of it but we hold a similar fixed, narrow view of ourselves.How to be happy? How to deal with what we see happening around us in a wise and compassionate way? How to understand what is happening in our mind? All of these sprout from the views

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01:59:29

Seeing things as they really are and cultivating an...

Buddha"s Botany of The Mind ·

2025/03/05

On March 3rd, 2025, Geshe Sherab delivered this insightful and thought-provoking talk on the power of intention, the nature of mind, and how cultivating a cherishing thought for others can transform our lives. Drawing from the profound wisdom of the Buddhist tradition, he explored how our perceptions shape our experiences, the role of self-centeredness in suffering, and the path to greater peace and clarity. Topics Covered:• The importance of intention in Mahayana Buddhism• Understanding suffering

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00:11:25

A five minute meditation on the breath for improved...

Buddha"s Botany of The Mind ·

2023/08/08

Venerable Robina Courtin leads a short - five minute - meditation on the breath.Venerable Robina gives an introduction to the correct physical posture to adopt followed by a brief, simple meditation aimed at increasing focus, awareness and alertness. Easily something you can do everyday. Introduction to the posture (0:25) Meditation instruction (5:29) The meditation practice - "4 or 5 quality minutes" (6:36)

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01:34:54

Everyday Buddhism session 5

Buddha"s Botany of The Mind ·

2023/08/08

Venerable Robina Courtin is known for her clear teaching, explaining the Buddhist approach to thinking and acting in terms we can understand. Through examples that are relevant to our lives, she presents multiple ways we can put these ideas into practice. Venerable Robina explains the beneficial actions of body, speech and mind we can adopt, and actions to avoid. She gives us ways to create positive new habits benefiting ourselves and those around us, and how to slowly - completely - rid

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01:33:55

Everyday Buddhism session 4

Buddha"s Botany of The Mind ·

2023/08/08

Venerable Robina Courtin is known for her clear teaching, explaining the Buddhist approach to thinking and acting in terms we can understand. Through examples that are relevant to our lives, she presents multiple ways we can put these ideas into practice. Venerable Robina explains the beneficial actions of body, speech and mind we can adopt, and actions to avoid. She gives us ways to create positive new habits benefiting ourselves and those around us, and how to slowly - completely - rid

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01:21:40

Everyday Buddhism session 3

Buddha"s Botany of The Mind ·

2023/08/08

Venerable Robina Courtin is known for her clear teaching, explaining the Buddhist approach to thinking and acting in terms we can understand. Through examples that are relevant to our lives, she presents multiple ways we can put these ideas into practice. Venerable Robina explains the beneficial actions of body, speech and mind we can adopt, and actions to avoid. She gives us ways to create positive new habits benefiting ourselves and those around us, and how to slowly - completely - rid

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01:33:10

Everyday Buddhism session 2

Buddha"s Botany of The Mind ·

2023/08/08

Venerable Robina Courtin is known for her clear teaching, explaining the Buddhist approach to thinking and acting in terms we can understand. Through examples that are relevant to our lives, she presents multiple ways we can put these ideas into practice. Venerable Robina explains the beneficial actions of body, speech and mind we can adopt, and actions to avoid. She gives us ways to create positive new habits benefiting ourselves and those around us, and how to slowly - completely - rid

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01:25:59

Everyday Buddhism Session 1

Buddha"s Botany of The Mind ·

2023/08/08

Venerable Robina Courtin discussed ways to apply Buddhist teachings to our everyday lives, to help us in our relationships, our work, our emotional lives, and in interpreting events we see going on in the world. 0:00 Everyday Buddhism 5:29 How do we do the job of being a Buddhist? 07:35 The way to apply impermanence in daily life 10:40 We suffer because we don't have the right view of reality 15:35 We have no idea that what goes on in our mind plays any role in our lives 18:20 It's our

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00:35:43

Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony

Buddha"s Botany of The Mind ·

2022/08/28

Venerable Robina Courtin performs the Bodhisattva Vows Ceremony before viewing the video of the Avalokiteshvara Empowerment with His Holiness the Dalai Lama: https://youtu.be/Ti-L1BdhLw4

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00:53:57

Teaching on Bodhisattva Vows

Buddha"s Botany of The Mind ·

2022/08/28

Venerable Robina Courtin teaches about taking the Bodhisattva vows before viewing the YouTube of the Avalokiteshavara Empowerment with His Holiness the Dalai Lama: https://youtu.be/Ti-L1BdhLw4

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00:21:59

Refuge Ceremony

Buddha"s Botany of The Mind ·

2022/08/28

Venerable Robina performs the Refuge Ceremony before viewing the video of the Preliminaries to the Avalokiteshvara Empowerment with His Holiness the Dalai Lama: https://youtu.be/iUWH3PIjZQ8

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01:23:27

Taking Refuge And The 5 Lay Vows

Buddha"s Botany of The Mind ·

2022/08/28

Venerable Robina Courtin teaches about taking refuge in Buddha, Dharma and the Sangha and taking the 5 lay vows before viewing the YouTube of the Avalokiteshavara Empowerment with His Holiness the Dalai Lama: https://youtu.be/iUWH3PIjZQ8

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01:02:47

Bringing The Dharma To Christmas Dinner

Buddha"s Botany of The Mind ·

2021/12/24

On Christmas Eve 2021, Venerable Robina Courtin gave a free public talk: “Bringing the Dharma to Christmas Dinner”. In the tradition of Lama Yeshe’s Christmas Dharma Teachings, Venerable Robina speaks about how you can make your Christmas beneficial for all sentient beings! The holiday period can bring with it a special sort of festive stress, as many of us juggle social commitments, family dynamics and capitalist expectations to spend, spend, spend! How to maintain presence of mind amidst these

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01:24:03

Endless Compassion Without Burnout - Session 2b

Buddha"s Botany of The Mind ·

2021/07/04

Venerable Robina Courtin continues teaching about the Buddhist approach to developing compassion. WHY ENDLESS COMPASSION? Sometimes it feels like the world’s problems are demanding so much of our attention that our compassion reserves will run dry. How can we develop strong, resilient compassion that allows us to help others? Venerable Robina says: “You don't harm others even slightly if you love, have compassion, generosity, forgiveness - it's not possible. It’s the delusions that cause us pain

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01:24:08

Endless Compassion Without Burnout - Session 2a

Buddha"s Botany of The Mind ·

2021/07/04

Venerable Robina Courtin continues teaching about the Buddhist approach to developing compassion. WHY ENDLESS COMPASSION? Sometimes it feels like the world’s problems are demanding so much of our attention that our compassion reserves will run dry. How can we develop strong, resilient compassion that allows us to help others? Venerable Robina says: “You don't harm others even slightly if you love, have compassion, generosity, forgiveness - it's not possible. It’s the delusions that cause us pain

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01:35:21

Endless Compassion Without Burnout - Session 1b

Buddha"s Botany of The Mind ·

2021/07/03

Venerable Robina Courtin continues teaching about the Buddhist approach to developing compassion. WHY ENDLESS COMPASSION? Sometimes it feels like the world’s problems are demanding so much of our attention that our compassion reserves will run dry. How can we develop strong, resilient compassion that allows us to help others? Venerable Robina says: “You don't harm others even slightly if you love, have compassion, generosity, forgiveness - it's not possible. It’s the delusions that cause us pain

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01:23:31

Endless Compassion Without Burnout - Session 1a

Buddha"s Botany of The Mind ·

2021/07/03

In this series of teachings, Venerable Robina Courtin teaches about the Buddhist approach to developing compassion. WHY ENDLESS COMPASSION? Sometimes it feels like the world’s problems are demanding so much of our attention that our compassion reserves will run dry. How can we develop strong, resilient compassion that allows us to help others? Venerable Robina says: “You don't harm others even slightly if you love, have compassion, generosity, forgiveness - it's not possible. It’s the delusions

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01:20:10

How To Face Death Without Fear. Session 2c

Buddha"s Botany of The Mind ·

2021/03/09

Venerable Robina Courtin continues teaching on Lama Zopa Rinpoche's book, How to Face Death Without Fear (https://bit.ly/KLZR_DeathWithoutFear). How to Face Death Without Fear is a collection of Rinpoche's teachings on how to think about death and reincarnation, how to help our loved ones at the time of death (including our pets) and how to prepare for our own death. Venerable Robina edited the collection, and as she explains in the preface: "Because for most of us death is a difficult thing to

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00:15:02

How To Face Death Without Fear. Session 2b

Buddha"s Botany of The Mind ·

2021/03/09

Venerable Robina Courtin continues teaching on Lama Zopa Rinpoche's book, How to Face Death Without Fear (https://bit.ly/KLZR_DeathWithoutFear). How to Face Death Without Fear is a collection of Rinpoche's teachings on how to think about death and reincarnation, how to help our loved ones at the time of death (including our pets) and how to prepare for our own death. Venerable Robina edited the collection, and as she explains in the preface: "Because for most of us death is a difficult thing to

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