Buddhism for Beginners Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:05:13 -0400 http://www.tara.org en-us © 2026 Buddhism for Beginners yes Support this Podcast 65edffb3-041a-53fc-818e-f33d786a2372 Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo episodic false The Buddhism for Beginners Podcast is brought to you by Kunzang Palyul Choling (KPC). KPC was founded by Jetsunma Ahkon Norbu Lhamo Rinpoche to uphold the Palyul lineage within the Nyingma tradition of Vajrayana Buddhism. KPC is a hub of compassionate activity with a mission to inspire people to improve the world and end suffering for the benefit of all beings. 

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]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) buddhism, vajrayana, bodhicitta, dharma, buddha, tibetan, meditation, nyingma, happiness, mindfulness, mahayana, enlightenment Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo https://storage.buzzsprout.com/nu3ionhfxsptdnya4cstr0pf0n2l?.jpg Buddhism for Beginners http://www.tara.org Make a Habit of Compassion Make a Habit of Compassion Most of our day involves one habit after another. Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo teaches us how to make compassion a stronger and stronger habit, so we will experience happiness, and eventually liberation.

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]]> Most of our day involves one habit after another. Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo teaches us how to make compassion a stronger and stronger habit, so we will experience happiness, and eventually liberation.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-18799545 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400 2678 full false How to Recognize a Qualified Teacher How to Recognize a Qualified Teacher  You must have a qualified teacher to practice Vajrayana Buddhism. Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo clarifies the qualities to look for and how to avoid making a mistake.

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]]>  You must have a qualified teacher to practice Vajrayana Buddhism. Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo clarifies the qualities to look for and how to avoid making a mistake.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-18799514 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400 2648 full false Conceptual Proliferation Conceptual Proliferation Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo encourages us to unravel the many concepts we have, because they stand between us and having pure view.

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]]> Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo encourages us to unravel the many concepts we have, because they stand between us and having pure view.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-18799461 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500 2850 full false The Guru is the Light in Samsara The Guru is the Light in Samsara Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo takes us on a journey through samsara, emphasizing the light (Guru) that guides our path.

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]]> Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo takes us on a journey through samsara, emphasizing the light (Guru) that guides our path.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-18707605 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 2835 full false You Need Patience & Courage on the Path You Need Patience & Courage on the Path Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo explains the many ways it's important to have patience and courage as we begin a path to change our habits.

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]]> Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo explains the many ways it's important to have patience and courage as we begin a path to change our habits.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-18707587 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 3429 full false Dispelling Dharma's Bad Rap Dispelling Dharma's Bad Rap Buddhism often gets a bad rap for talking about suffering. Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo explains why it is totally unfounded.

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]]> Buddhism often gets a bad rap for talking about suffering. Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo explains why it is totally unfounded.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-18667642 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 3067 full false Perception is a Squirrel Cage of Reaction Perception is a Squirrel Cage of Reaction Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo takes the concept of perception and describes just what it is like for us in samsara.

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]]> Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo takes the concept of perception and describes just what it is like for us in samsara.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-18175564 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500 2798 full false Don't Wait to Feel Devotion Don't Wait to Feel Devotion Devotion is often thought of as a "feeling". Actually, in Buddhism, it is based on logic. Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo explains how if we wait for the "feeling" we will still be waiting when we die, without having achieved any result.

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]]> Devotion is often thought of as a "feeling". Actually, in Buddhism, it is based on logic. Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo explains how if we wait for the "feeling" we will still be waiting when we die, without having achieved any result.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-18175527 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500 3163 full false Hold Pure View of All Buddha's Paths Hold Pure View of All Buddha's Paths The Buddha taught many paths to reach enlightenment. They build on each other, and each one is perfect for a certain karma. Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo explains these paths and how each one is a pure path by itself, as well as linking to the next.

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]]> The Buddha taught many paths to reach enlightenment. They build on each other, and each one is perfect for a certain karma. Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo explains these paths and how each one is a pure path by itself, as well as linking to the next.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-18175347 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 21:00:00 -0500 3201 full false Emptiness and Compassion are Inseparable Emptiness and Compassion are Inseparable The teachings tell us that "just as the rays of the sun cannot be separated from the sun itself, emptiness and Bodhicitta are joined in a similar way" Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo explains how this is true.

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]]> The teachings tell us that "just as the rays of the sun cannot be separated from the sun itself, emptiness and Bodhicitta are joined in a similar way" Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo explains how this is true.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-18025300 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400 2334 full false The Hook of Compassion The Hook of Compassion The Guru appears to us as a display of our own nature - Bodhicitta. To show us our own face, they often display "the hook of compassion". Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo explains this process and what blessings it can bring.

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]]> The Guru appears to us as a display of our own nature - Bodhicitta. To show us our own face, they often display "the hook of compassion". Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo explains this process and what blessings it can bring.

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]]> Buzzsprout-18025267 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400 3076 full false Meditation in Action Meditation in Action Compassion spans both samsara and nirvana. Bodhicitta is the essence of our nature. How to determine what kinds of compassion are lasting is the subject of this talk by Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo.

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]]> Compassion spans both samsara and nirvana. Bodhicitta is the essence of our nature. How to determine what kinds of compassion are lasting is the subject of this talk by Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-17908398 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400 1613 full false Temporary & Ultimate Compassion Temporary & Ultimate Compassion Compassion spans both samsara and nirvana. Bodhicitta is the essence of our nature. How to determine what kinds of compassion are lasting is the subject of this talk by Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo.

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]]> Compassion spans both samsara and nirvana. Bodhicitta is the essence of our nature. How to determine what kinds of compassion are lasting is the subject of this talk by Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo.

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]]> Buzzsprout-17908382 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400 3263 full false Your Motivation for Kindness Your Motivation for Kindness Bodhicitta (Compassion) is the basic core of our true nature. As we reach for enlightenment, we come closer to that nature. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo helps us understand why kindness is just logical and how to develop it.

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]]> Bodhicitta (Compassion) is the basic core of our true nature. As we reach for enlightenment, we come closer to that nature. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo helps us understand why kindness is just logical and how to develop it.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-17830714 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400 2620 full false Use Devotion for Personal Change Use Devotion for Personal Change Change isn't easy. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo gives us some useful tools to use to help with those hard choices.

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]]> Change isn't easy. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo gives us some useful tools to use to help with those hard choices.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-17830691 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400 2326 full false How to Have Pure View of Your Guru How to Have Pure View of Your Guru "Pure View" can be confusing to new students. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo takes the mystery out of "view" and gives solid advice on the steps to take.

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]]> "Pure View" can be confusing to new students. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo takes the mystery out of "view" and gives solid advice on the steps to take.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-17721201 Fri, 05 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400 2311 full false Find the True Guru Find the True Guru The right guru can guide you to enlightenment. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo shows us how we can identify that teacher.

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]]> The right guru can guide you to enlightenment. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo shows us how we can identify that teacher.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-17721188 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400 2462 full false Personal Ethics in Buddhism Personal Ethics in Buddhism To be a true Buddhist, a personal ethical standard is a must. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo defines what that might look like and how we arrive at our goal.

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]]> To be a true Buddhist, a personal ethical standard is a must. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo defines what that might look like and how we arrive at our goal.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-17721170 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 14:00:00 -0400 2996 full false Experience Holidays with a Calm Mind Experience Holidays with a Calm Mind Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo gave this teaching Christmas eve 1995. In it she describes the hope and fear that is magnified during the holiday season, using it as a way to understand the habits of our minds. During the holiday season our minds become even more unstable than usual, according to Jetsunma. Our hopes and fears increase. "The more we grasp outwardly and try to secure what we want...the less happy we will be." Jetsunma discusses a compassionate way of life as a way to true and lasting happiness.

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]]> Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo gave this teaching Christmas eve 1995. In it she describes the hope and fear that is magnified during the holiday season, using it as a way to understand the habits of our minds. During the holiday season our minds become even more unstable than usual, according to Jetsunma. Our hopes and fears increase. "The more we grasp outwardly and try to secure what we want...the less happy we will be." Jetsunma discusses a compassionate way of life as a way to true and lasting happiness.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-14032528 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0500 4198 full false Marrying Your Spiritual Life with Western Culture Marrying Your Spiritual Life with Western Culture Our spiritual life can be a precious living truth inside of us if we develop a deep and ultimate connection with our spiritual path. Jetsunma explains to us that this is not easy to do because our society is materialistic and removed from the natural current of life.

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]]> Our spiritual life can be a precious living truth inside of us if we develop a deep and ultimate connection with our spiritual path. Jetsunma explains to us that this is not easy to do because our society is materialistic and removed from the natural current of life.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-14032482 Wed, 29 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0500 4428 full false Compassion Stops the Suffering Compassion Stops the Suffering Jetsunma takes us to a deeper understanding of the interdependence of the practices of Refuge and Bodhicitta. Leading us through the mental equations that will result in the cessation of suffering, she points out, "The cessation of suffering does not come about when everything external gets alright." The answer to the question, "How in the world am I going to fix this?" is: you’re not...in the world. We have to move beyond the realm of cyclic existence to get the answer. In a less than perfect world we decide to reach for something perfect that we can’t see yet. Only then can we bring comfort to others.

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]]> Jetsunma takes us to a deeper understanding of the interdependence of the practices of Refuge and Bodhicitta. Leading us through the mental equations that will result in the cessation of suffering, she points out, "The cessation of suffering does not come about when everything external gets alright." The answer to the question, "How in the world am I going to fix this?" is: you’re not...in the world. We have to move beyond the realm of cyclic existence to get the answer. In a less than perfect world we decide to reach for something perfect that we can’t see yet. Only then can we bring comfort to others.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-14032413 Sat, 25 Nov 2023 15:00:00 -0500 3928 full false Live a Sacred Life Live a Sacred Life The ideas of competition and materialism are taught to us as virtues during our childhood. Collecting things and going somewhere are pivotal ways of viewing our life’s progress. Jetsunma steers us away from these misconceptions: "Every moment is something that you have a sacred relationship with, because you move into the awareness that there is nothing that you can do that is separate from your own nature." We must realize that we are not doing anything or anybody a favor by living a spiritual life. We are simply expressing that which is true.

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]]> The ideas of competition and materialism are taught to us as virtues during our childhood. Collecting things and going somewhere are pivotal ways of viewing our life’s progress. Jetsunma steers us away from these misconceptions: "Every moment is something that you have a sacred relationship with, because you move into the awareness that there is nothing that you can do that is separate from your own nature." We must realize that we are not doing anything or anybody a favor by living a spiritual life. We are simply expressing that which is true.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-13947407 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:00:00 -0500 4331 full false What do the Five Senses Really Tell You? What do the Five Senses Really Tell You? The five senses are about distinction - the idea of self-nature being inherently real. They are extensions of our ego. Why is the understanding of our own true nature so difficult for human beings? Jetsunma answers, "Because we are practicing the mantra of separation constantly, on five different levels at once!" Ngündro, a preliminary foundational Buddhist practice, is the support for all other practices that follow. It is designed to pry our minds loose from the conceptualization, delusion and over-intellectualization that our five senses have been reporting to us for aeons.

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]]> The five senses are about distinction - the idea of self-nature being inherently real. They are extensions of our ego. Why is the understanding of our own true nature so difficult for human beings? Jetsunma answers, "Because we are practicing the mantra of separation constantly, on five different levels at once!" Ngündro, a preliminary foundational Buddhist practice, is the support for all other practices that follow. It is designed to pry our minds loose from the conceptualization, delusion and over-intellectualization that our five senses have been reporting to us for aeons.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-13878016 Mon, 30 Oct 2023 22:00:00 -0400 3561 full false Go Beyond Safety to Love Go Beyond Safety to Love We are taught to never truly surrender our heart, to never risk in order to experience great passion, to always keep something aside for ourselves. Our quest for safety leads us to compartmentalize our experiences and keep everything in a neat, controlled place. Jetsunma calls us to give rise to the phenomenal flame of compassion as the only thing that will truly keep us safe. If our feeling of safety comes from having control over our experiences, we are the least safe of all.

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]]> We are taught to never truly surrender our heart, to never risk in order to experience great passion, to always keep something aside for ourselves. Our quest for safety leads us to compartmentalize our experiences and keep everything in a neat, controlled place. Jetsunma calls us to give rise to the phenomenal flame of compassion as the only thing that will truly keep us safe. If our feeling of safety comes from having control over our experiences, we are the least safe of all.

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]]> Buzzsprout-13769343 Wed, 18 Oct 2023 21:00:00 -0400 3222 full false Chöd (Cutting the Ego) Western-style Chöd (Cutting the Ego) Western-style When Jetsunma was in her early 20’s she practiced examining all aspects of life: physical, mental, emotional. What she found in the things of samsara: "There’s no future in this." At the same time, meditating upon the natural, luminous state that is free of contrivance, she would cry, realizing that this primordial nature is free of all causes of suffering yet none of us have awakened to it. This practice, clearly outlined in detail, gives rise to a breadth and depth of compassion that makes the rest of one’s life very simple. Accomplishing this, there is no longer any decision to be made. All of one’s life becomes a vehicle to benefit all beings. Later Jetsunma learned that this practice is called Chöd in Tibet.

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]]> When Jetsunma was in her early 20’s she practiced examining all aspects of life: physical, mental, emotional. What she found in the things of samsara: "There’s no future in this." At the same time, meditating upon the natural, luminous state that is free of contrivance, she would cry, realizing that this primordial nature is free of all causes of suffering yet none of us have awakened to it. This practice, clearly outlined in detail, gives rise to a breadth and depth of compassion that makes the rest of one’s life very simple. Accomplishing this, there is no longer any decision to be made. All of one’s life becomes a vehicle to benefit all beings. Later Jetsunma learned that this practice is called Chöd in Tibet.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-13719736 Wed, 04 Oct 2023 23:00:00 -0400 4065 full false The Logic of Dharma Practice The Logic of Dharma Practice There is a deep prejudice in the West that has become almost invisible to us: the idea that one’s spiritual life is somehow separate from the rest of one’s life. This results in the habit of denial about the truth of our situation and we are literally paralyzed on the Path. We are trapped by the narcotic of samsaric living, seduced into a feeling of safety. Jetsunma brings us the Buddha’s heart teaching on how to wake up to what must be done in order to prepare for our next life. If we don’t, our next life will not be what we want it to be.

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]]> There is a deep prejudice in the West that has become almost invisible to us: the idea that one’s spiritual life is somehow separate from the rest of one’s life. This results in the habit of denial about the truth of our situation and we are literally paralyzed on the Path. We are trapped by the narcotic of samsaric living, seduced into a feeling of safety. Jetsunma brings us the Buddha’s heart teaching on how to wake up to what must be done in order to prepare for our next life. If we don’t, our next life will not be what we want it to be.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-13719566 Wed, 04 Oct 2023 22:00:00 -0400 3805 full false Not Grasping Means Not Suffering Not Grasping Means Not Suffering Growing up in a materialistic culture, being taught to "be all that you can be", actually produces obstacles to the path to enlightenment. The definition of neurotic is acting in a way that is inappropriate according to reality. The Buddha teaches that this "self" into whose pockets you are putting things, is an erroneous concept. Instead, Jetsunma advises how, through the practice of devotion on the Vajrayana Path, one can stop developing the ego through all this collecting. Discriminating between what is ordinary and what is precious, one can look at one’s teacher and say, "This is the face of Truth", and thereby enter the door to liberation.

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]]> Growing up in a materialistic culture, being taught to "be all that you can be", actually produces obstacles to the path to enlightenment. The definition of neurotic is acting in a way that is inappropriate according to reality. The Buddha teaches that this "self" into whose pockets you are putting things, is an erroneous concept. Instead, Jetsunma advises how, through the practice of devotion on the Vajrayana Path, one can stop developing the ego through all this collecting. Discriminating between what is ordinary and what is precious, one can look at one’s teacher and say, "This is the face of Truth", and thereby enter the door to liberation.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-13650633 Sun, 24 Sep 2023 21:00:00 -0400 3684 full false How we Experience Perception How we Experience Perception Each of us has our own "perceptual bubble", describes Jesunma Ahkon Lhamo, as she unveils for us the dynamics of how we perceive, and react to, everything around us. 

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]]> Each of us has our own "perceptual bubble", describes Jesunma Ahkon Lhamo, as she unveils for us the dynamics of how we perceive, and react to, everything around us. 

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-12391474 Tue, 07 Mar 2023 07:00:00 -0500 2616 full false Turning the Mind to Dharma Turning the Mind to Dharma One of the first things we hear about in Buddhism is "turning the mind to Dharma". This is a study of the first teachings of the Buddha. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo walks us through this process, and explains how necessary it is to motivate us on the path. 

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]]> One of the first things we hear about in Buddhism is "turning the mind to Dharma". This is a study of the first teachings of the Buddha. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo walks us through this process, and explains how necessary it is to motivate us on the path. 

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-12289128 Mon, 20 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0500 2341 full false How to Pacify Increasing Desire How to Pacify Increasing Desire The Buddha teaches us that the root of all suffering is desire. We've all had the experience of fulfilling one desire only to be overcome with the next. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo helps us unravel this endless loop to look at how we can begin to pacify this thirst in our minds.

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]]> The Buddha teaches us that the root of all suffering is desire. We've all had the experience of fulfilling one desire only to be overcome with the next. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo helps us unravel this endless loop to look at how we can begin to pacify this thirst in our minds.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-12069015 Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500 2684 full false Loving-Kindness is Your Practice, by Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo Loving-Kindness is Your Practice, by Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo The basis for understanding your true nature is Bodhicitta - the compassionate intent to benefit all beings. Kindness then becomes the essence of your practice. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo guides us in understanding how this works. 

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]]> The basis for understanding your true nature is Bodhicitta - the compassionate intent to benefit all beings. Kindness then becomes the essence of your practice. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo guides us in understanding how this works. 

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-12068978 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500 2019 full false Equality of All That Lives, by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Equality of All That Lives, by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Since all of us have the Buddha nature intact within us, we are all equal. How we can practice that is addressed by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo in this teaching on the reality of who we are.

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]]> Since all of us have the Buddha nature intact within us, we are all equal. How we can practice that is addressed by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo in this teaching on the reality of who we are.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-12068881 Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500 2333 full false Desire & Dharma Warrior, by Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo Desire & Dharma Warrior, by Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo How does one fight desire in our minds? In this teaching, Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo teaches the way of the compassionate warrior.

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]]> How does one fight desire in our minds? In this teaching, Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo teaches the way of the compassionate warrior.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-12068838 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0500 2567 full false Understanding Cause & Effect - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Understanding Cause & Effect - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo What is karma? In this teaching, Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo explains how the interdependence of cause and effect affects our lives.

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]]> What is karma? In this teaching, Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo explains how the interdependence of cause and effect affects our lives.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-11937297 Tue, 27 Dec 2022 11:00:00 -0500 2415 full false You Have the Power to Make a Better World - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo You Have the Power to Make a Better World - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo It takes extraordinary effort to lift out of suffering and reach enlightenment. On the way, you rely on the lineage, the Guru, and the knowledge of cause and result. Then step by step, you will reach your goal.

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]]> It takes extraordinary effort to lift out of suffering and reach enlightenment. On the way, you rely on the lineage, the Guru, and the knowledge of cause and result. Then step by step, you will reach your goal.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-11855851 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500 3375 full false The Lama Never Leaves You - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo The Lama Never Leaves You - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo In this teaching, focusing on the supports of Dharma, and the treasure they represent, Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo explains that in truth, the Lama never leaves you.

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]]> In this teaching, focusing on the supports of Dharma, and the treasure they represent, Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo explains that in truth, the Lama never leaves you.

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]]> Buzzsprout-11855747 Mon, 12 Dec 2022 07:00:00 -0500 4087 21 full false How To Reach Enlightenment How To Reach Enlightenment In this teaching, Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo takes us through the steps that will support and lead to our own enlightenment as well as those who have hopes of us.

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]]> In this teaching, Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo takes us through the steps that will support and lead to our own enlightenment as well as those who have hopes of us.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-11820242 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 20:00:00 -0500 4503 Buddhism, Vajrayana, Palyul, Nyingma, Rinpoche, Dalai Lama, Penor Rinpoche, Jetsunma, Feminine, Divine, Religion, Meditation, Sustainability, Relaxation, Health, Enlightenment, Zen, Mahayana full false AA, Buddhism, and Addiction - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo AA, Buddhism, and Addiction - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo One of the few successful programs in treating substance abuse has been AA. Jetsunma explains how the AA method can be applied to our addiction to samsara. 

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]]> One of the few successful programs in treating substance abuse has been AA. Jetsunma explains how the AA method can be applied to our addiction to samsara. 

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-9372578 Fri, 15 Oct 2021 06:00:00 -0400 2675 full false Dakini In the Sphere of Truth - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Dakini In the Sphere of Truth - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo In this live teaching from 1991, Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo, following His Holiness Penor Rinpoche,  opens the doors to the sphere of truth; sharing with us the qualities of activity expressed by the Dakini.

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]]> In this live teaching from 1991, Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo, following His Holiness Penor Rinpoche,  opens the doors to the sphere of truth; sharing with us the qualities of activity expressed by the Dakini.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-9342961 Sun, 10 Oct 2021 11:00:00 -0400 3102 full false Creating a Deep Storehouse of Merit - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Creating a Deep Storehouse of Merit - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo In this teaching, Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo gives us an in-depth understanding of the Buddhist concept of merit and how it works in our lives. Through lucid explanation and example, Jetsunma shows us how meritorious intention and activity can lead us swiftly on the path to Buddhahood.

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]]> In this teaching, Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo gives us an in-depth understanding of the Buddhist concept of merit and how it works in our lives. Through lucid explanation and example, Jetsunma shows us how meritorious intention and activity can lead us swiftly on the path to Buddhahood.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-6994453 Wed, 23 Dec 2020 23:00:00 -0500 3465 full false See Beyond Preconceptions See Beyond Preconceptions There is a whole world outside of our concepts. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo gives us the keys to unlocking it. 

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]]> There is a whole world outside of our concepts. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo gives us the keys to unlocking it. 

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-6693536 Fri, 04 Dec 2020 13:00:00 -0500 3422 full false Experience the Equality of All Beings - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Experience the Equality of All Beings - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo not only explains the logic of the equality of all beings, she takes us through various ways to experience our sameness. 

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]]> Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo not only explains the logic of the equality of all beings, she takes us through various ways to experience our sameness. 

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-5260276 Wed, 02 Sep 2020 10:00:00 -0400 3330 full false Apply the Four Noble Truths - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Apply the Four Noble Truths - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo The "Four Noble Truths" was the first teaching given by the Buddha. In it he describes the truth of suffering, the end of suffering and the path out of suffering. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo shows us that applying these teachings in our lives will bring good results and increase our happiness. 

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]]> The "Four Noble Truths" was the first teaching given by the Buddha. In it he describes the truth of suffering, the end of suffering and the path out of suffering. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo shows us that applying these teachings in our lives will bring good results and increase our happiness. 

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-5016824 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 11:00:00 -0400 2210 1 14 full false Not Grasping Means Not Suffering - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Not Grasping Means Not Suffering - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Growing up in a materialistic culture, being taught to "be all that you can be", actually produces obstacles to the path to enlightenment. The definition of neurotic is acting in a way that is inappropriate according to reality. The Buddha teaches that this "self" into whose pockets you are putting things, is an erroneous concept. Instead, Jetsunma advises how, through the practice of devotion on the Vajrayana Path, one can stop developing the ego through all this collecting.  Discriminating between what is ordinary and what is precious, one can look at  one’s teacher and say, "This is the face of Truth", and thereby enter the door to liberation.

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]]> Growing up in a materialistic culture, being taught to "be all that you can be", actually produces obstacles to the path to enlightenment. The definition of neurotic is acting in a way that is inappropriate according to reality. The Buddha teaches that this "self" into whose pockets you are putting things, is an erroneous concept. Instead, Jetsunma advises how, through the practice of devotion on the Vajrayana Path, one can stop developing the ego through all this collecting.  Discriminating between what is ordinary and what is precious, one can look at  one’s teacher and say, "This is the face of Truth", and thereby enter the door to liberation.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-4967876 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:00:00 -0400 3405 Buddhism, Dharma, teaching, jetsunma, female, empowerment, desire, suffering, compassion, dalai lama full false Emptiness & Compassion for Westerners - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Emptiness & Compassion for Westerners - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo In traditionally Buddhist countries in the East, concepts like emptiness and Bodhicitta are common knowledge. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo explains how the fact that we did not grow up with this mind-set gives us a disadvantage, and how to work through it.

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]]> In traditionally Buddhist countries in the East, concepts like emptiness and Bodhicitta are common knowledge. Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo explains how the fact that we did not grow up with this mind-set gives us a disadvantage, and how to work through it.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-4770719 Wed, 29 Jul 2020 17:00:00 -0400 2914 full false Methods for Awakening - Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo Methods for Awakening - Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo Awakening to enlightenment involves breaking habits we have had since "time out of mind". Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo gives us some methods using the Buddha's teachings that will help us accomplish our goal.

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]]> Awakening to enlightenment involves breaking habits we have had since "time out of mind". Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo gives us some methods using the Buddha's teachings that will help us accomplish our goal.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-4350761 Wed, 08 Jul 2020 07:00:00 -0400 3132 1 11 full false Qualities of Discursive Thought - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Qualities of Discursive Thought - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Have you ever wondered what makes up those "voices in your head"? They arise from discursive thought and Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo takes us through the process of identifying their cause, and applying their antidote.

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]]> Have you ever wondered what makes up those "voices in your head"? They arise from discursive thought and Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo takes us through the process of identifying their cause, and applying their antidote.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-4350500 Sun, 05 Jul 2020 07:00:00 -0400 2804 full false It's Decision Time: Who Are You? - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo It's Decision Time: Who Are You? - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo explains clearly what it means to be a Buddhist and take refuge in the 3 jewels. Contrasting that is how we actually live our lives. This leads us to decision time.

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]]> Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo explains clearly what it means to be a Buddhist and take refuge in the 3 jewels. Contrasting that is how we actually live our lives. This leads us to decision time.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-4350254 Wed, 01 Jul 2020 07:00:00 -0400 2440 full false Increase Your Stream of Merit - Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo Increase Your Stream of Merit - Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo Ever wonder why Buddhists talk so much about "merit" or "virtue"? Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo answers these questions and explains what merit is, why you need it, and what to do to get it and keep it.

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]]> Ever wonder why Buddhists talk so much about "merit" or "virtue"? Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo answers these questions and explains what merit is, why you need it, and what to do to get it and keep it.

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-4350782 Sun, 28 Jun 2020 13:00:00 -0400 4212 1 8 full false How To Reach Enlightenment - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo How To Reach Enlightenment - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo takes us through the steps that will support and lead to our own enlightenment as well as those who have hopes of us. 

This teaching was originally given on 4/27/1999

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]]> Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo takes us through the steps that will support and lead to our own enlightenment as well as those who have hopes of us. 

This teaching was originally given on 4/27/1999

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-3935072 Wed, 27 May 2020 10:00:00 -0400 4452 1 7 full false Bodhisattva Way of Life by Santideva - Part 1 - as taught by Khenpo Pem Tseri Sherpa Bodhisattva Way of Life by Santideva - Part 1 - as taught by Khenpo Pem Tseri Sherpa This episode is the first in a series on "The Bodhisattva Way of Life" by Shantideva. This course is taught by Khenpo Pem Tseri Sherpa from Kunzang Palyul Choling.


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]]> This episode is the first in a series on "The Bodhisattva Way of Life" by Shantideva. This course is taught by Khenpo Pem Tseri Sherpa from Kunzang Palyul Choling.


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]]> Buzzsprout-3504388 Sat, 25 Apr 2020 20:00:00 -0400 3876 1 6 full false Planting Your Dharma Garden - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Planting Your Dharma Garden - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo This is a recording of a public talk given by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo entitled "Planting Your Dharma Garden"

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-3480271 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:00:00 -0400 2660 1 5 full false The Dharma of Hand-washing, as taught by Atira Zeoli The Dharma of Hand-washing, as taught by Atira Zeoli Washing your hands is not about you -- and neither is meditation. In this class, participants will learn how to use the technique of one-pointed concentration to calm and center their minds, and how that practice opens the door to compassion. Both relaxing and healing, this meditation can be practiced by anyone, regardless of religious tradition. 

Sources:
Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo: Stabilizing the Mind
Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo: Introduction to Meditation: Right Concentration
HH Penor Rinpoche: An Ocean of Blessings
Tsoknyi Rinpoche: Fearless Simplicity
Khenpo Palden Sherab & Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal: The Door to Inconceivable Wisdom and Compassion 
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche: Peyote vs Shamatha vs Vipassana vs Habanero vs Mariachi vs Mojito

AMZ-023 - Buddhism for Beginners series
Sunday March 8th 2019

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]]> Washing your hands is not about you -- and neither is meditation. In this class, participants will learn how to use the technique of one-pointed concentration to calm and center their minds, and how that practice opens the door to compassion. Both relaxing and healing, this meditation can be practiced by anyone, regardless of religious tradition. 

Sources:
Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo: Stabilizing the Mind
Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo: Introduction to Meditation: Right Concentration
HH Penor Rinpoche: An Ocean of Blessings
Tsoknyi Rinpoche: Fearless Simplicity
Khenpo Palden Sherab & Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal: The Door to Inconceivable Wisdom and Compassion 
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche: Peyote vs Shamatha vs Vipassana vs Habanero vs Mariachi vs Mojito

AMZ-023 - Buddhism for Beginners series
Sunday March 8th 2019

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-3423526 Sun, 19 Apr 2020 20:00:00 -0400 4119 1 4 full false Live A Sacred Life - Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo Live A Sacred Life - Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo The ideas of competition and materialism are taught to us as virtues during our childhood. Collecting things and going somewhere are pivotal ways of viewing our life’s progress.  Jetsunma steers us away from these misconceptions: "Every moment is something that you have a sacred relationship with, because you move into the awareness that there is nothing that you can do that is separate from your own nature."  We must realize that we are not doing anything or anybody a favor by living a spiritual life.  We are simply expressing that which is true.
Originally taught by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo on August 4th, 1996

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]]> The ideas of competition and materialism are taught to us as virtues during our childhood. Collecting things and going somewhere are pivotal ways of viewing our life’s progress.  Jetsunma steers us away from these misconceptions: "Every moment is something that you have a sacred relationship with, because you move into the awareness that there is nothing that you can do that is separate from your own nature."  We must realize that we are not doing anything or anybody a favor by living a spiritual life.  We are simply expressing that which is true.
Originally taught by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo on August 4th, 1996

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-2862925 Thu, 27 Feb 2020 17:00:00 -0500 4154 full false The Practice of Generosity - Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo The Practice of Generosity - Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo Generosity is the antidote to greed, which is one of the poisons that keeps us revolving in the six realms, never truly seeing our true nature. 
This teaching was originally given by Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo on November 6th, 1991

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]]> Generosity is the antidote to greed, which is one of the poisons that keeps us revolving in the six realms, never truly seeing our true nature. 
This teaching was originally given by Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo on November 6th, 1991

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]]> Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Buzzsprout-2862802 Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:00:00 -0500 4045 full false Bodhicitta is Your Essence - Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo Bodhicitta is Your Essence - Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo Bodhicitta is Your Essence (Part 1 of Your Treasure is the Bodhisattva Heart)

Bodhicitta, the Great Compassion, the Great Awakening, is often misunderstood by western students.  To have an emotional experience of compassion is not "it".  In fact, the true experience of Bodhicitta cannot be described.  Yet, it is inseparable from the ground of being, from the Path, and from Buddhahood.  Jetsunma guides us through the disciplines required to uncover our innate treasure: the one heart of Bodhicitta.

Teaching originally given September 15th, 1996.

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]]> Bodhicitta is Your Essence (Part 1 of Your Treasure is the Bodhisattva Heart)

Bodhicitta, the Great Compassion, the Great Awakening, is often misunderstood by western students.  To have an emotional experience of compassion is not "it".  In fact, the true experience of Bodhicitta cannot be described.  Yet, it is inseparable from the ground of being, from the Path, and from Buddhahood.  Jetsunma guides us through the disciplines required to uncover our innate treasure: the one heart of Bodhicitta.

Teaching originally given September 15th, 1996.

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