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FEATURED AS "NEW & NOTEWORTHY" BY APPLE 2013-2014 *** Urban Dharma NC is a new Buddhist center, a community-in-progress in western North Carolina. We are committed to the growing of Dharma, for Dharma to take roots in our lives here in this corner of the world, in this part of North Carolina, on t…

Urban Dharma NC


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    What’s Karma Got To Do With It? (Part 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2017


    “The Buddha’s teaching on karma (literally, “action”) is nothing other than his compassionate explanation of the way things are: our thoughts & actions determine our future, & therefore we ourselves are largely responsible for the way our lives unfold. Yet this supremely useful teaching is often ignored due to the misconceptions about it that abound in popular […]

    What’s Karma Got To Do With It? (Part 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2017


    “The Buddha’s teaching on karma (literally, “action”) is nothing other than his compassionate explanation of the way things are: our thoughts & actions determine our future, & therefore we ourselves are largely responsible for the way our lives unfold. Yet this supremely useful teaching is often ignored due to the misconceptions about it that abound in popular […]

    What’s Karma Got To Do With It? (Part 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2017


    “The Buddha’s teaching on karma (literally, “action”) is nothing other than his compassionate explanation of the way things are: our thoughts & actions determine our future, & therefore we ourselves are largely responsible for the way our lives unfold. Yet this supremely useful teaching is often ignored due to the misconceptions about it that abound in popular […]

    What’s Karma Got To Do With It? (Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2017


    “The Buddha’s teaching on karma (literally, “action”) is nothing other than his compassionate explanation of the way things are: our thoughts & actions determine our future, & therefore we ourselves are largely responsible for the way our lives unfold. Yet this supremely useful teaching is often ignored due to the misconceptions about it that abound in popular […]

    What’s Karma Got To Do With It? (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2017


    “The Buddha’s teaching on karma (literally, “action”) is nothing other than his compassionate explanation of the way things are: our thoughts & actions determine our future, & therefore we ourselves are largely responsible for the way our lives unfold. Yet this supremely useful teaching is often ignored due to the misconceptions about it that abound in popular […]

    What’s Karma Got To Do With It? (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2017


    “The Buddha’s teaching on karma (literally, “action”) is nothing other than his compassionate explanation of the way things are: our thoughts & actions determine our future, & therefore we ourselves are largely responsible for the way our lives unfold. Yet this supremely useful teaching is often ignored due to the misconceptions about it that abound in popular […]

    5 Buddha Families (Part 9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2017


    Ever wondered what the symbols in a mandala – whether in paint or sand- represent? Who are all these tantric deities and how are they related to us, if at all? The Five Buddha Families is a tantric organizing principle for understanding who we fundamentally are – a pithy, efficient schema, that points points to […]

    5 Buddha Families (Part 8)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2017


    Ever wondered what the symbols in a mandala – whether in paint or sand- represent? Who are all these tantric deities and how are they related to us, if at all? The Five Buddha Families is a tantric organizing principle for understanding who we fundamentally are – a pithy, efficient schema, that points points to […]

    5 Buddha Families (Part 7)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2017


    Ever wondered what the symbols in a mandala – whether in paint or sand- represent? Who are all these tantric deities and how are they related to us, if at all? The Five Buddha Families is a tantric organizing principle for understanding who we fundamentally are – a pithy, efficient schema, that points points to […]

    5 Buddha Families (Part 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2017


    Ever wondered what the symbols in a mandala – whether in paint or sand- represent? Who are all these tantric deities and how are they related to us, if at all? The Five Buddha Families is a tantric organizing principle for understanding who we fundamentally are – a pithy, efficient schema, that points points to […]

    5 Buddha Families (Part 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2017


    Ever wondered what the symbols in a mandala – whether in paint or sand- represent? Who are all these tantric deities and how are they related to us, if at all? The Five Buddha Families is a tantric organizing principle for understanding who we fundamentally are – a pithy, efficient schema, that points points to […]

    5 Buddha Families (Part 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2017


    Ever wondered what the symbols in a mandala – whether in paint or sand- represent? Who are all these tantric deities and how are they related to us, if at all? The Five Buddha Families is a tantric organizing principle for understanding who we fundamentally are – a pithy, efficient schema, that points points to […]

    5 Buddha Families (Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2017


    Ever wondered what the symbols in a mandala – whether in paint or sand- represent? Who are all these tantric deities and how are they related to us, if at all? The Five Buddha Families is a tantric organizing principle for understanding who we fundamentally are – a pithy, efficient schema, that points points to […]

    Five Buddha Families (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2017


    Ever wondered what the symbols in a mandala – whether in paint or sand- represent? Who are all these tantric deities and how are they related to us, if at all? The Five Buddha Families is a tantric organizing principle for understanding who we fundamentally are – a pithy, efficient schema, that points points to […]

    Five Buddha Families (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2017


    Ever wondered what the symbols in a mandala – whether in paint or sand- represent? Who are all these tantric deities and how are they related to us, if at all? The Five Buddha Families is a tantric organizing principle for understanding who we fundamentally are – a pithy, efficient schema, that points points to […]

    Songs of Milarepa (Part 14)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2017


    Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

    Songs of Milarepa (Part 13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2017


    Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

    Songs of Milarepa (Part 12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2017


    Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

    Songs of Milarepa (Part 11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2017


    Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

    Songs of Milarepa (Part 10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2017


    Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

    Songs of Milarepa (Part 9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2017


    Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

    Songs of Milarepa (Part 8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2017


    Milarepa was an 11th Centruy Buddhist poet andsaint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa exchanged […]

    Songs of Milarepa (Part 7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2017


    Milarepa was an 11th Centruy Buddhist poet andsaint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa exchanged […]

    Songs of Milarepa (Part 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2017


    Milarepa was an 11th Centruy Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

    Songs of Milarepa (Part 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2017


    Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

    Songs of Milarepa (Part 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2017


    Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

    Songs of Milarepa (Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2017


    Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

    Songs of Milarepa (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2017


    Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

    Songs of Milarepa (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2017


    Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

    The Six Bardos (Part 7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2016


    Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye teaches about the Bardo, or intermediate state between death and birth, through an exploration of Padmasambhava’s Root Verses of The Six Bardos. This text is part of the Great Liberation Upon Hearing, a teaching revealed by Karma Lingpa, that is often known in the west the Tibetan Book of the […]

    The Six Bardos (Part 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2016


    Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye teaches about the Bardo, or intermediate state between death and birth, through an exploration of Padmasambhava’s Root Verses of The Six Bardos. This text is part of the Great Liberation Upon Hearing, a teaching revealed by Karma Lingpa, that is often known in the west the Tibetan Book of the […]

    The Six Bardos (Part 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2016


    Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye teaches about the Bardo, or intermediate state between death and birth, through an exploration of Padmasambhava’s Root Verses of The Six Bardos. This text is part of the Great Liberation Upon Hearing, a teaching revealed by Karma Lingpa, that is often known in the west the Tibetan Book of the […]

    The Six Bardos (Part 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2016


    Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye teaches about the Bardo, or intermediate state between death and birth, through an exploration of Padmasambhava’s Root Verses of The Six Bardos. This text is part of the Great Liberation Upon Hearing, a teaching revealed by Karma Lingpa, that is often known in the west the Tibetan Book of the […]

    The Six Bardos (Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2016


    Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye teaches about the Bardo, or intermediate state between death and birth, through an exploration of Padmasambhava’s Root Verses of The Six Bardos. This text is part of the Great Liberation Upon Hearing, a teaching revealed by Karma Lingpa, that is often known in the west the Tibetan Book of the […]

    The Six Bardos (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2016


    Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye teaches about the Bardo, or intermediate state between death and birth, through an exploration of Padmasambhava’s Root Verses of The Six Bardos. This text is part of the Great Liberation Upon Hearing, a teaching revealed by Karma Lingpa, that is often known in the west the Tibetan Book of the […]

    The Six Bardos (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2016


    Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye teaches about the Bardo, or intermediate state between death and birth, through an exploration of Padmasambhava’s Root Verses of The Six Bardos. This text is part of the Great Liberation Upon Hearing, a teaching revealed by Karma Lingpa, that is often known in the west the Tibetan Book of the […]

    Generating the Bodhi Mind (Part 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2016


    Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche Urban Dharma NC “Generating the Bodhi Mind”—the supreme resolve to attain full awakening for the benefit of all beings—is the formal commitment to living altruistically from this lifetime and into all future lifetimes. It is thus a most profound moment in one’s journey to full awakening, to the state of buddha. The […]

    Generating the Bodhi Mind (Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2016


    Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche Urban Dharma NC “Generating the Bodhi Mind”—the supreme resolve to attain full awakening for the benefit of all beings—is the formal commitment to living altruistically from this lifetime and into all future lifetimes. It is thus a most profound moment in one’s journey to full awakening, to the state of buddha. […]

    Generating The Bodhi Mind (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2016


    Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche Urban Dharma NC “Generating the Bodhi Mind”—the supreme resolve to attain full awakening for the benefit of all beings—is the formal commitment to living altruistically from this lifetime and into all future lifetimes. It is thus a most profound moment in one’s journey to full awakening, to the state of buddha. […]

    Generating the Bodhi Mind (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2016


    Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche Urban Dharma NC “Generating the Bodhi Mind”—the supreme resolve to attain full awakening for the benefit of all beings—is the formal commitment to living altruistically from this lifetime and into all future lifetimes. It is thus a most profound moment in one’s journey to full awakening, to the state of buddha. […]

    Radical Compassion for a Challenging World (Part 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2016


    In this four-part series, Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye shares a unique way of applying the Buddha’s teachings in a chaotic world so that we may find freedom and happiness regardless of our outer environment. These talks are based on the famous Tibetan lojong text, “Seven Point Mind Training,” which advocates a radical shift from […]

    Vision Under the Tree: Fundamentals of Meditation as Practiced and Taught by the Buddha (Part 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2016


    Part 4 of 4. Over 4 Sunday afternoons, Dr. Hun Lye will help you learn the basics of meditation as practiced and taught by the historical Buddha. Citta-bhāvana or the development or cultivation of the heart-mind lies at the core of Buddha’s way of meditating. It is an easy and natural method that works simultaneously […]

    Vision Under the Tree: Fundamentals of Meditation as Practiced and Taught by the Buddha (Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2016


    Over 4 Sunday afternoons, Dr. Hun Lye will help you learn the basics of meditation as practiced and taught by the historical Buddha. Citta-bhāvana or the development or cultivation of the heart-mind lies at the core of Buddha’s way of meditating. It is an easy and natural method that works simultaneously with practices of openness […]

    Vision Under The Tree: Fundamentals of Meditation as Practiced and Taught by the Buddha (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2016


    Over 4 Sunday afternoons, Dr. Hun Lye will help you learn the basics of meditation as practiced and taught by the historical Buddha. Citta-bhāvana or the development or cultivation of the heart-mind lies at the core of Buddha’s way of meditating. It is an easy and natural method that works simultaneously with practices of openness […]

    Vision Under the Tree: Fundamentals of Meditation as Practiced & Taught by the Buddha (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2016


    Over 4 Sunday afternoons, Dr. Lye will help you learn the basics of meditation as practiced and taught by the historical Buddha. Citta-bhāvana or the development or cultivation of the heart-mind lies at the core of Buddha’s way of meditating. It is an easy and natural method that works simultaneously with practices of openness of […]

    Radical Compassion for a Challenging World (Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2016


    Recorded at Than Hsiang Temple in Penang, Malaysia on September 28, 2015. In this four-part series, Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye shares a unique way of applying the Buddha’s teachings in a chaotic world so that we may find freedom and happiness regardless of our outer environment. These talks are based on the famous Tibetan […]

    Radical Compassion for a Challenging World (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2016


    “Radical Compassion for a Challenging World” (Part 2) by Dorjé Lopön Dr. Lye of Urban Dharma NC http://www.UDharmaNC.com   In this four-part series, Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye shares a unique way of applying the Buddha’s teachings in a chaotic world so that we may find freedom and happiness regardless of our outer environment. These talks are […]

    Holy Saturday: Compassion Harrowing of Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2016


    “Holy Saturday: Compassion Harrowing of Hell” by Dorjé Lopön Dr. Lye of Urban Dharma NC http://www.UDharmaNC.com During our weekly Saturday practice at Urban Dharma, Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye gave a teaching within the context of an Avalokiteshvara group practice.  The topic of the teaching was inspired by it being “Holy Saturday” according to the Christian […]

    Radical Compassion for a Challenging World (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2016


    “Radical Compassion for a Challenging World” (Part 1) by Dorjé Lopön Dr. Lye of Urban Dharma NC http://www.UDharmaNC.com In this four-part series, Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye shares a unique way of applying the Buddha’s teachings in a chaotic world so that we may find freedom and happiness regardless of our outer environment. These talks are based […]

    “The Fifty Empowerments” Teachings (Part 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2016


    “The Fifty Empowerments” Teachings (Part 4) by Dorjé Lopön Dr. Lye of Urban Dharma NC July 11th, 13th, 15th, & 18th 2015 http://www.UDharmaNC.com Part 4 of Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye’s teachings to accompany the entire cycle of empowerments of “The Jewel Garland Of Fifty Deities” transmitted by His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang in the summer of 2015. […]

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