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How do we navigate our lives in the midst of uncertainty? How do we bring our deepest intentions together with our actions? What is the purpose of spirituality? How do we accommodate both the beauty and the pain of life? These questions may never find definitive answers, but they are questions to live by. Join Buddhist student and teacher, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, as she explores some of those genuine questions.
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eB 146 - In Your Own Way
The experience of getting in your own way is what we are referring to in Dharma teachings when we say neurosis. Dharma practice is intended to reduce that neurosis. But take care, because we can convince ourselves that we are shining a ligh
eB 145 - Friendly Competition
Survival of the fittest, is a well worn cliche deeply seeped into the fibers of our contemporary culture. Our every relationship can be influenced by a sense of competition and comparison if we don't learn to observe ourselves honestly. Jam
eB 144 - The Buck Stops Here
We're quick to point a finger at another when anything's wrong. Sometimes the accusation might even be reasonable, but the point is, we have a tendency to blame others. Passing the buck, though, has a gradual weakening effect on our own min
eB 143 - A Question of Integrity
On the surface, many Lojong verses seem like do-this-don't-do-that dictates restricting and prohibiting our freedom. These verses are actually friendly cautions alerting us to subtle attitudes that act against our well being. The integrity
eB 142 - The Best Revenge
We are full of stories. Our whole relative experience can be seen as such, just stories. Stories are helpful in comprehending experience, but stories also confuse our very perceptions. When our sense of self importance writes the narrative,
EB 141 - What A Life
There are 59 verses in the root text of Lojong that function as pithy mind training slogans. Each verse is dialed into a specific way that we struggle with our self importance. Through the years on this podcast, we've contemplated the verse
eB 140 - The Great Debate
Humans have used debate for millennia because it effectively exposes assumption, bias and misunderstanding. Most debates these days, though, are undertaken not for the sake of clarity and understanding, but for the sake of argument. In the
eB 139 - A Question of Loyalty
Loyalty is a charged concept these days. For some, loyalty is a noble quality. For others, loyalty provokes dismissive disdain, as if it were just another outdated notion. But all of us demonstrate loyalty more often than we might be willin
eB 138 - I AM NOT PREDICTABLE
Each of Lojong's 59 slogans are composed of carefully selected words that can become powerful and reliable resources on the spiritual path. One's own words. Years ago, when Jampal Norbu worked on a Tibetan to English translation of the Lojo
eB 137 - The Thought That Counts
Ego loves attention. It loves to call the shots. Ego even inserts itself into otherwise positive, altruistic actions. The Buddhist tradition of Lojong enables us to refine our practice of self-reflection so that we might observe and remedy
eB 136 - Adventurous Mindset
Jampal Norbu considers the examined, meaningful life beyond self indulgence and impulse. Our impulsive behavior is dictated by the self important rascal called ego, whose every action results in the five afflictive emotions. The Buddhist pr
eB 135 - The Land of Dragons
Sit by a riverside in The Kingdom of Bhutan with Jampal Norbu as he reflects on the value of our Buddhist heritage and history. The people, places and surprises encountered along a pilgrim's trail can illuminate many aspects of study, pract
eB 134 - A Pilgrim In Sarnath
Jampal Norbu discusses the historical and cultural significance of the Deer Park at Sarnath, where the Buddha first turned The Wheel of Dharma. He emphasizes the unique context these teachings offer by acknowledging the root cause of all ou
eB 133 - Mind Your Own Business
The Lojong mind training slogans don't offer practitioners advice so that we might simply become nice or agreeable people. Mind training aims to aid us in genuine transformation, but we need to challenge ourselves to understand its deeper,
eB 132 - Everyone's A Critic
Have you heard of negativity bias? Recognizing threats to our well being is intuitive and alerts a sense of urgency around perceived negativities. However, this same quality can run out of control in a world where social criticism, and doom
eB 131 - Freedom Through Discipline Pt 2 with Pema Chodron
The practice of Lojong has a long and well established history. Many great practitioners have composed invaluable commentaries on its liberating effects. Their guidebooks reach across centuries, and transform even our fast paced, modern day
eB 130 - Freedom Through Discipline pt 1 with Pema Chödron
The practice of Lojong has a long and well established history. Many great practitioners have composed invaluable commentaries on its liberating effects that can reach across centuries and transform even our fast paced, modern day negativit
eB 129 - The Responsibility of Freedom
Freedom is one of the fundamental rights for all human beings. But what does freedom look like on a personal level…on a spiritual level? Are we seeking freedom from responsibility, freedom from persecution or freedom from consequences? All
eB 128 - Self Discovery
Jampal Norbu examines the 22nd verse of Lojong: "You have reached proficiency if you can practice even while distracted." Transforming self concern into care for others is the core of Buddhist meditation. How then do we gauge our progress o
eB 127 - Sunnny Side Up
Suffering happens, sometimes in heaps. It takes a great deal of strength to overcome the internal darkness of neurotic emotions. While forced positivity can be just a bypass of a difficult experience in life, we're still responsible for our
eB 126 - Genuine Confidence
The proliferation of opinions is endless, and many of them are misinformed. How do we come to trust the direct perception of our own mind over the assumptions of others? Through contemplation and practice, we can learn to find genuine confi
eB 125 - What Is The Point?
In this episode, Jampal Norbu examines the 19th verse of Lojong, "All dharma agrees at a single point." This verse identifies the common ground shared by all schools of Buddhism; a ground that provides the essential basis of Dharma practice
eB 124 - We Die As We Live
Jampal Norbu considers the 18th verse of Lojong, "The Mahayana Instructions for the transference of consciousness are the five thoughts. Conduct is vital." We examined how the Five Strengths apply to everyday life in the previous episode. N
eB 123 - The Precious Path
Jampal Norbu explores the fourth point of mind training, which encourages practitioners to make Lojong a way of life. The seventeenth verse of Lojong, "The pith instructions briefly summarized: Apply the five strengths," shows us the path t
eB 122 - A Flexible Framework
Jampal Norbu examines what it means to bring the practice of Lojong fully into your life. The sixteenth verse of lojong, "use whatever you face as a practice immediately", is a commitment to go beyond the framework of conventional thinking
eB 121 - Fueled By Merit
Jampal Norbu explores the practice of applying Tonglen in everyday life by utilizing specific skillful means. The fifteenth verse of Lojong, "The Four Practices are the Best of Means," outline specific methods of practice which enhance Lojo
eB 120 - The Mind Protector
Jampal Norbu gives a brief introduction to the four kayas, and the significance of emptiness as guardian against samsara's influence. The fourteenth verse of lojong, "Meditate upon illusory appearance as the four kayas. This is the unsurpas
eB 119 - Great Wealth Great Wisdom
Jampal Norbu takes a look at the importance of gratitude in life, including gratitude for challenging events and people. The thirteenth verse of lojong, "Meditate upon gratitude towards all", builds on the twelfth verse which focuses on tak
eB 118 - The Blame Game
Jampal Norbu looks into the importance of taking responsibility for the activity of our own minds, without succumbing to self-aggression. The twelfth verse of lojong, "Realize all faults spring from one source" is a difficult verse to adopt
eB 117 - Carrying the Path
Jampal Norbu opens up the third point of mind training - transforming adversity into the path of enlightenment. The chapters starts with the eleventh verse of lojong, 'When the world is full of evil, transform misfortune into the path of aw
