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This Buddhist program aims to give every listener an opportunity to ponder some of life’s deepest questions. Venerable Robina Courtin weaves a tapestry of modern Buddhist commentary as she illuminates this ancient spiritual path with humor, wit and intensity.

Mar 26, 2019

Buddha presents a practical, valid, intellectually consistent world view of emotions, thoughts and how we view the outside world. The teachings encourage a skeptical, courageous process of testing our presumptions. We came into this world with tendencies, conceptual imprints, habits and assumptions. This informs the...


Mar 24, 2019

Ven. Robina leads a meditation on Vajrasattva, the Buddha of purification. From a space of calm, we visualize a four-step practice to reckon any harm we may have caused. This rich visualization transforms our negative tendencies into natural compassion. This audio includes the 100-sylable mantra of Vajrasattva.

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Mar 13, 2019

Visualizing and meditating on Buddha Chenrezig, the embodiment of compassion, as well as reciting his mantra, OM MANI PEME HUM, helps us reveal our own marvelous potential for empathy and love and thus our capacity to be of benefit to others.  

For more information about this practice, read Lama Yeshe’s "Becoming the...


Mar 7, 2019

13:37 | Extracted from "When the Chocolate Runs Out" teachings given at Ocean of Compassion (Gyalwa Gyatso) Buddhist Center, August 18, 2017. Full teaching here

When Attachment Does not Get What It...


Mar 6, 2019

5:14 | Extracted from teachings given by Ven. Robina on the 2017 Lawudo Trek - Stillness Beyond Samsara, April 04, 2017. 

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