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One-hour Dharma Talks (many with Question and Answer sessions) by Lama Kathy Wesley and the Dharma Instructors of Karma Thegsum Choling Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center in Columbus, Ohio. Talks emphasize daily life applications of traditional Tibetan teachings including the Six Perfect virtues, Ka…

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    • Oct 30, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 59m AVG DURATION
    • 278 EPISODES


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    The Kagyu Path: Lineage

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled The Kagyu Path: Lineage by Lama Kathy Wesley. KTC Columbus represents the Karma Kagyu lineage. But what IS lineage, and why is it important... The post The Kagyu Path: Lineage appeared first on columbusktc.org.

    Dharma Path; A Path to Self Recognition

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Dharma Path; A Path to Self Recognition by Eric Weinberg. When the Buddha became enlightened he realized that all beings have the same nature... The post Dharma Path; A Path to Self Recognition appeared first on columbusktc.org.

    Once More with Feeling

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Once More with Feeling by Lama Tom Broadwater. As a follow-up to September’s talk on the twelve links of dependent origination, we will take... The post Once More with Feeling appeared first on columbusktc.org.

    Empathy: Finding One's Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Empathy: Finding One's Heart by Lama Kathy Wesley. Empathy is getting a lot of attention these days in the media, with some saying it's... The post Empathy: Finding One's Heart appeared first on columbusktc.org.

    Why Chant the Tashi Prayer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Why Chant the Tashi Prayer? by Cathy  Lhamo Jackson. Weekly, we gather on Zoom or in person to practice meditation or attend classes on... The post Why Chant the Tashi Prayer? appeared first on columbusktc.org.

    Balancing Practice and Study

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Balancing Practice and Study by Lama Adam Berner. The Karma Kagyu is known as the practice lineage, and Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche once said, “No... The post Balancing Practice and Study appeared first on columbusktc.org.

    A Teaching on Interdependence and Emptiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled A Teaching on Interdependence and Emptiness by Lama Tom Broadwater. Thirty years ago, Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche gave a talk. In this talk he spoke... The post A Teaching on Interdependence and Emptiness appeared first on columbusktc.org.

    Transforming Confusion into Wisdom: The Five Buddha Families, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Transforming Confusion into Wisdom: The Five Buddha Families, Part 2 by Lama Kathy Wesley. We can sometimes feel intimidated by the path to awakening;... The post Transforming Confusion into Wisdom: The Five Buddha Families, Part 2 appeared first on columbusktc.org.

    Transforming Confusion into Wisdom: The Five Buddha Families, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Transforming Confusion into Wisdom: The Five Buddha Families, Part 1 by Lama Kathy Wesley. We can sometimes feel intimidated by the path to awakening;... The post Transforming Confusion into Wisdom: The Five Buddha Families, Part 1 appeared first on columbusktc.org.

    Daily Practice: the Four Immeasureables Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Daily Practice: the Four Immeasureables Prayer by Cathy Lhamo Jackson. In this Dharma Talk we will be exploring the Four Immeasurables Prayer – its... The post Daily Practice: the Four Immeasureables Prayer appeared first on columbusktc.org.

    This Precious Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled This Precious Life by Lama Kathy Wesley. When we face hard times, it’s hard to remember what the Buddha taught about our lives –... The post This Precious Life appeared first on columbusktc.org.

    Absolute and Relative Bodhicitta: What They Are, Why They Matter, and a Simple Way to Meditate on Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Absolute and Relative Bodhicitta: What They Are, Why They Matter, and a Simple Way to Meditate on Them by Eric Weinberg. Eric sums up... The post Absolute and Relative Bodhicitta: What They Are, Why They Matter, and a Simple Way to Meditate on Them appeared first on columbusktc.org.

    The Essence of Buddhism, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled “The Essence of Buddhism, Part 2” by Lama Tom Broadwater. In “The Essence of Buddhism, Part 1,” Lama Tom explained that the essence of... The post The Essence of Buddhism, Part 2 appeared first on columbusktc.org.

    Vivid and Insubstantial

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Vivid and Insubstantial by Lama Adam Berner. Ourselves and everything we experience are both vivd and insubstantial.  Fixation on either one alone inevitably leads... The post Vivid and Insubstantial appeared first on columbusktc.org.

    Finding the Sacred in Every Moment: The Purpose of Buddhist Ritual

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Finding the Sacred in Every Moment: The Purpose of Buddhist Ritual by Lama Kathy Wesley. Tibetan Buddhism is famous for its many types of... The post Finding the Sacred in Every Moment: The Purpose of Buddhist Ritual appeared first on columbusktc.org.

    Independence Day: Freeing Ourselves from Samsara 

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled “Independence Day: Freeing Ourselves from Samsara” by Lama Kathy Wesley. The Buddha taught ways to free ourselves from the bondage of Samsara – the... The post Independence Day: Freeing Ourselves from Samsara  appeared first on columbusktc.org.

    Customs and Rituals – Why we take off our shoes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled “Customs and Rituals – Why we take off our shoes” by Cathy  Lhamo Jackson. Have you ever wondered why we have so many customs... The post Customs and Rituals – Why we take off our shoes appeared first on columbusktc.org.

    Essence of Buddhist Teaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Essence of Buddhist Teaching by Lama Tom Broadwater. When the Dalai Lama says love is his religion, he is expressing the very heart of... The post Essence of Buddhist Teaching appeared first on columbusktc.org.

    Mantra of Great Compassion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Mantra of Great Compassion by Lama Kathy Wesley. One of the main practices of the Columbus KTC since the beginning is the practice of...

    The Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind To Dharma

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled The Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind To Dharma by Eric Weinberg. The great Nyingma Lama Dudjom Lingpa said, “It is vital that you...

    Doing No Harm

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Doing No Harm by Lama Adam Berner. Our lives are a process, full of change and uncertainty.  Forgetting this, we suffer.  One method the...

    The Short Vajradhara Lineage Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled The Short Vajradhara Lineage Prayer by Lama Tom Broadwater. This short prayer outlines the Kagyu path in a very concise and beautiful way. We...

    “All My Mothers, Throughout Space …”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled “All My Mothers, Throughout Space …” by Lama Kathy Wesley. Using a famous Refuge prayer as her basis, Lama Kathy will talk about Buddhist...

    Searching for Certainty: Are You Certain?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Searching for Certainty: Are You Certain? by Lama Kathy Wesley. Fear and anxiety appear to be part of the human condition. We spend a...

    Seven Branch Prayer, Part 2 – The Why and How of Accumulating Merit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Seven Branch Prayer, Part 2 – The Why and How of Accumulating Merit by Cathy Lhamo Jackson. In many of our Sadhana liturgies there...

    In the Footsteps of Our Kagyu Masters: A Spiritual Treasury of Our Ancestors

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled In the Footsteps of Our Kagyu Masters: A Spiritual Treasury of Our Ancestors by Lama Tom Broadwater. This talk will include a very brief...

    To Fill the World with Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled To Fill the World with Love by Lama Kathy Wesley. Hearing the news of war in Europe and strife in local and national politics,...

    “Equality, Illusion, and Intention”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled “Equality, Illusion, and Intention” by Lama Adam Berner. The first step toward finding true happiness is to understand suffering.  We'll explore how equality, illusion,...

    The Forgiving Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled The Forgiving Heart by Lama Tom Broadwater. In the abstract, forgiveness makes so much sense! But where the “rubber meets the road” forgiveness can...

    Re-arising and Renewal: KTC Comes Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Re-arising and Renewal: KTC Comes Home by Lama Kathy Wesley. In this first Dharma Talk after the opening of the new KTC center, Lama...

    The Servant's Heart 

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled The Servant's Heart  by Lama Kathy Wesley. As we approach the reopening of Columbus KTC after six years of “nomad life,” it's a great...

    Seven Branch Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Seven Branch Prayer by Cathy Lhamo Jackson. In many of our Sadhana liturgies there is a special prayer insert, called the  Seven Branch. This...

    The Song of the Wild Asses

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled The Song of the Wild Asses by Lama Tom Broadwater. Milarepa, beloved 12 century Tibetan saint had a difficult student to teach…Rechumpa. We will...

    “Exploring Buddhist Prayer: Taking Refuge”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled “Exploring Buddhist Prayer: Taking Refuge” by Lama Kathy Wesley. In this first in an occasional series on Buddhist Prayer, Lama Kathy reviews a prayer...

    “Vajrayana Part 2: The Radiance of Mind”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled “Vajrayana Part 2: The Radiance of Mind” by Lama Kathy Wesley. In this second installment, Lama Kathy picks up from her “Vajrayana Part 1”...

    Confession Practices in Buddhism

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Confession Practices in Buddhism by Cathy Lhamo Jackson. How do Buddhist practitioners cope with being human? With honesty of thought, word and actions. In...

    “The Last Six Years: Not All Wanderers Are Lost”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled “The Last Six Years: Not All Wanderers Are Lost” by Lama Kathy Wesley. Six years ago this week, the Columbus KTC's temple was destroyed in...

    Meditation and Living on the Dot

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Meditation and Living on the Dot by Lama Adam Berner. Our lives can feel so spread out. Stretched from the distant past into a...

    “What Is Vajrayana Buddhism?” Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled “What Is Vajrayana Buddhism?” Part 1 by Lama Kathy Wesley. Tibetan Buddhism is often described as “Vajrayana Buddhism.” But what does this term mean?...

    When You Feel Powerless

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled When You Feel Powerless by Marcus Casey. In these times of upheaval, we often frustrated or angry. Much of that frustration arises because we...

    Giving Ourselves the Gift of Generosity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2021


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Giving Ourselves the Gift of Generosity by Lama Adam Berner. Generosity is a primary teaching of the Buddha because it helps us tackle attachment...

    Reflections on the Four Noble Truths and the 8 Fold Path

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Reflections on the Four Noble Truths and the 8 Fold Path by Jim Dunn. The Dharma is so vast, it can be easy to...

    Creating Sacred Spaces

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Creating Sacred Spaces by Lama Kathy Wesley. As the Columbus KTC Rebuilding Project enters the final phase of Basic Construction, Lama Kathy will talk...

    Goodwill Toward All

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Goodwill Toward All by Lama Kathy Wesley. The Winter holidays are fast approaching, and as Buddhists we may wonder how to relate to holidays...

    Training Ourselves in Gratitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Training Ourselves in Gratitude by Lama Tom Broadwater. How are our apparent “enemies” kind to us? Why would we show gratitude to disagreeable people?...

    On and Off the Cushion – Bringing Life to Practice and Bringing Practice to Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled On and Off the Cushion – Bringing Life to Practice and Bringing Practice to Life by Eric Weinberg. How can we use meditation to...

    The Genius of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoché

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled The Genius of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoché by Lama Kathy Wesley. During the 43 years Khenpo Karthar Rinpoché taught in the United States, he represented...

    Resilience Made Simple

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Resilience Made Simple by Lama Tom Broadwater. There are enormous amounts of literature and study on resilience. However it is possible to distill much...

    A Mindful Day’s Work (and Reward)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled A Mindful Day’s Work (and Reward) by Lama Adam Berner. Lama Adam explores ways in which we can support our practice of mindfulness in...

    Moving Beyond Anger in the Face of Injustice

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled Moving Beyond Anger in the Face of Injustice by Marcus Casey. Can anger ever be righteous? Is there ever a good reason to be...

    How Do Buddhist Pray? And … Why?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021


    This week's Dharma Talk is entitled How Do Buddhist Pray? And … Why? by Lama Kathy Wesley. When we hear that Buddhism is a “non-theistic” spiritual path, and hear that...

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