120 | Samsara is Tragic
09/29/23 • 28 min
Lamas Yeshe and Zopa discuss the tragedy that is samsara, fourth of the Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind to Dharma, a set of contemplations to reoirent the mind away from the deceptiveness of samsara and towards liberation and buddhahood.
This is a five-part series exploring each of the four thoughts and their contemplative practice, offered to support Prajna Fire's Ngondro Prep School. Read more about this dynamic four-month online program here.
https://www.prajnafire.com/event-info/ngondro-prep
PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes monthly.
Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna
RESOURCES
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Listen Contemplate Meditate, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsus
Meditative Inquiry, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3xRySck
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Lamas Yeshe and Zopa discuss the tragedy that is samsara, fourth of the Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind to Dharma, a set of contemplations to reoirent the mind away from the deceptiveness of samsara and towards liberation and buddhahood.
This is a five-part series exploring each of the four thoughts and their contemplative practice, offered to support Prajna Fire's Ngondro Prep School. Read more about this dynamic four-month online program here.
https://www.prajnafire.com/event-info/ngondro-prep
PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes monthly.
Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna
RESOURCES
Meet Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa, in Tricycle Magazine https://bit.ly/3xRySck
Listen Contemplate Meditate, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsus
Meditative Inquiry, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3xRySck
FOLLOW US
Join our Global Community for regular updates on Prajna Fire events with Yeshe and Zopa
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa offer individual spiritual counsel on formal Buddhist practice as well as innovative ways to integrate Buddhist perspective into your everyday life. Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online)
Check us out in the media https://www.prajnafire.com/media
EMAIL US [email protected]
FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks)
@prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos)
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme
Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com)
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BONUS | A Song of Awakeing
In this bonus episode, Lama Yeshe reads her piece "A Song of Awakening," published in the collaborative offering "Glimpses of Buddhanature" in the Fall 2023 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide.
Read the full article online here
https://www.lionsroar.com/glimpses-of-buddhanature/
You are welcome to share this free audio track with anyone who may benefit from listening to it ...
https://www.prajnafire.com/downloads
PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on new and full moon days, and contemplation interludes on the quarter moons.
Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna
RESOURCES
Meet Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa, in Tricycle Magazine https://bit.ly/3xRySck
Listen Contemplate Meditate, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsus
Meditative Inquiry, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3xRySck
FOLLOW US
Join our Global Community for regular updates on Prajna Fire events with Yeshe and Zopa
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa offer individual spiritual counsel on formal Buddhist practice as well as innovative ways to integrate Buddhist perspective into your everyday life. Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online)
Check us out in the media https://www.prajnafire.com/media
EMAIL US [email protected]
FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks)
@prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos)
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme
Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com)
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121 | Tame the Mind
Lamas Yeshe and Zopa discuss the single phrase that encapsulates all of the Buddha's teachings: "tame the mind."
Teachings by Drupon Khenpo Lodro Namgyal mentioned in this episode occurred via Zoom online, October 13 to 15, 2023. Translation to English (by Lama Yeshe), as well as French, Mandrin, and Spanish available.
Use this link to register and attain access to recordings of Drupon Khenpo's teachings through January 2024. https://rigpedorjemontreal.org/en/un-seul-mot-des-instructions-essentielles-du-guru-en/
PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Beginning November 2023, we are shifting to a once per month schedule. Look for new episodes on the new moon.
This episode drops at the start of the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse in Santa Fe, NM, home of Prajna Sparks.
Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna
RESOURCES
Meet Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa, in Tricycle Magazine https://bit.ly/3xRySck
Listen Contemplate Meditate, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsus
Meditative Inquiry, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3xRySck
FOLLOW US
Join our Global Community for regular updates on Prajna Fire events with Yeshe and Zopa
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa offer individual spiritual counsel on formal Buddhist practice as well as innovative ways to integrate Buddhist perspective into your everyday life. Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online)
Check us out in the media https://www.prajnafire.com/media
EMAIL US [email protected]
FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks)
@prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos)
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme
Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com)
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