Podcasts about His Holiness

What if happiness wasn't about achieving more, but about shifting our mindset and embracing the journey itself? In this episode, I sit down with Janet Ettele, a Buddhist dharma student, mindfulness coach, and author, who beautifully expounds on the six Buddhist perfections through storytelling. His Holiness the Dalai lama wrote the foreword to her latest book, How Joyous Effort Works.Together, we discuss:✨ How Buddhism serves as a pathway to happiness✨ The importance of creating realistic expectations✨ Why service and compassion are essential for a meaningful life✨ How joyful effort helps us overcome obstacles and find peaceJanet's wisdom offers a refreshing perspective on how we can cultivate happiness—not by striving endlessly, but by embracing the journey with an open heart.Learn more about Janet and her work at janetettele.com.Thank you for supporting Linda's Corner! Please take a moment to share this episode, subscribe to the podcast, and leave a rating and review. Visit the Linda's Corner website at lindascornerpodcast.com, and follow us on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest @lindascornerpodcast.Discover free resources to increase happiness, build confidence, improve relationships, manage stress, and calm feelings of depression and anxiety at the Hope for Healing website: hopeforhealingfoundation.org.For a transformative experience in deep inner healing, visit healingbreathworkdetox.com—a digital platform offering life-changing results.Become the champion of your own story as you overcome life's challenges and unlock your full potential!

If you've ever felt like joy is just out of reach, this episode will challenge everything you thought you knew—revealing how meaningful effort, not ease, might be the key to lasting fulfillment.In today's episode, I'm joined by Janet Ettele, a novelist, meditation practitioner, and devoted student of Buddhist philosophy whose mission is to bring timeless spiritual teachings to life through accessible, story-driven fiction. She is the author of a four-book series inspired by the six perfections of Buddhism, with her latest release, How Joyous Effort Works: The Energy to Benefit Others, featuring a foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Janet's writing blends insight and emotional depth, drawing from her background as a trained musician and Berklee College of Music graduate to create prose that is both lyrical and grounded. Her journey into Buddhism began at a Tibetan monastery just five miles from her home in Connecticut, where she continues to live, write, and teach with quiet dedication.Throughout this episode, Janet brings these influences to life, offering a grounded yet inspiring perspective on joy, effort, and spiritual growth. She shares how the teachings of Shantideva and her connection with Tibetan monks shaped both her personal evolution and the character arc of Troy, the protagonist of her series. Their parallel journeys reveal how challenges can become turning points when met with mindfulness and compassion. Janet's reflections on meditation, silence, and intentional action illustrate how spiritual practice translates into everyday life. With warmth and clarity, she reminds us that lasting joy doesn't come from striving for perfection, but from showing up—consistently, consciously, and with an open heart.Tune in to episode 210 of Joy Found Here as Janet Ettele shares how Buddhist wisdom, storytelling, and intentional effort can lead to inner peace and purposeful living. Learn how meditation and spiritual practice bring more clarity, joy, and connection.In This Episode, You Will Learn:The roots of Joyous Effort (3:35)From silence to spiritual seeking (6:23)Music, poetry, and the first steps toward Dharma (9:30)Finding her teacher—Just five miles away (11:20)What Joyous Effort really means (16:41)Compassion over judgment (19:15)From the Dalai Lama to DIY publishing (22:48)Building a daily practice with coffee (31:11)The unexpected joy of grandparenthood (34:34)Life is a patchwork, not a tapestry (38:49)A tribute to Aunt Gertrude (39:39)Connect with Janet Ettele:WebsiteInstagramFacebookXSpotifyLet's Connect:WebsiteInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Find out what Mike Harmon and His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV has in common. The guys debate if Paul Pierce really walked 20 miles to work. And Derek Shelton has been relieved of his duties as Pirates Manager!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a textAfter returning from the AC Bachelor Invitational, EstoBro welcomes back Magikarp to the program. The guest is the first substitute guest of the podcast with TV officially locked in for wedding mode. They begin the show with talking about One Piece (3:30) and all the exciting anime that is on the horizon later in the year. The newly elected pope of the Catholic church was elected today, Pope Leo XIV, the first American cardinal to lead the faith...and he is also from the city of Chicago. In discovery, EstoBro confirmed that His Holiness is a Cubs fan, and the host takes the time to talk Chicago Cubs baseball with Magikarp because he hardly gets the chance to do so (13:20). After an electric start to the season, the pair make the criticism of what this team needs for additions in order to make a deep run in the playoffs down the stretch. When they pivot to multimedia news, they also applaud the MCU's latest installment of "The New Avengers" but you probably know it better as the Thunderbolts* (27:25). With the latest comic book film at the movies, EstoBro confirms that this film truly deserves the claim, "Best film since Avengers: Endgame," after a remarkable performance. This was the perfect film to get prepare for Fantastic Four: First Steps that is set to release this summer. Finally in nerdcore, with Magikarp being a fellow Pokémon trainer, he joins EstoBro with criticizing the soon to be released Nintendo Switch 2 (47:45). As the countdown for the new system goes on, the pair put some criticism of some other major titles being released upon rollout and even entertain of 'ETPC's Smash Injustice' with major video game characters left off the Smash Bros. Ultimate roster. Theme song made by iamRavedadInteract with the Gents of the podcast on the following social media platforms:X (Formally known as Twitter) YouTube InstagramBlog/websiteJoin the Discord serverSubscribe to the official playlist of the podcast

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: By Pufui Pc Pifpef I - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31309211 via Wikipedia LINKS Vatican bio of Cardinal Raymond Leo BURKE https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_burke_rl.html        Raymond Leo BURKE on FIU's Cardinals Database (by Salvador Miranda): https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios2010.htm#Burke                             Cardinal Raymond Leo BURKE on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/p/2334                                                Cardinal Raymond Leo BURKE on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bburke.html                            Apostolic Signatura on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/romancuria/d13.htm   Apostolic Signatura on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbgch.html 2003 Catholic News Agency bio of Archbishop Burke: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/286/pope-appoints-bishop-raymond-burke-as-new-archbishop-of-st-louis  Merriam-Webster, “Defender of the Bond”: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defender%20of%20the%20bond#:~:text=The%20meaning%20of%20DEFENDER%20OF%20THE%20BOND,the%20marriage%20bond%20in%20suits%20for%20annulment Dead Theologians Society: https://deadtheologianssociety.com/about/  Catholic Herald analysis of Cardinal Burke's 2014 reassignment: https://web.archive.org/web/20160701214308/http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2014/11/10/thousands-sign-petition-thanking-cardinal-burke/  2013 National Catholic Reporter commentary- “I want a mess” -Pope Francis: https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/distinctly-catholic/pope-i-want-mess  2014 CruxNow “Soap Opera” Synod on the Family coverage: https://web.archive.org/web/20141017055135/http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2014/10/16/synod-is-more-and-more-like-a-soap-opera/ Amoris Laetitia: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20160319_amoris-laetitia.html  2017 Knights of Malta reshuffle: https://catholicherald.co.uk/pope-names-archbishop-becciu-as-personal-delegate-to-order-of-malta/  2018 National Catholic Register editorial Reflection on Amoris Laetitia controversy https://www.ncregister.com/news/francis-fifth-a-pontificate-of-footnotes  2016 National Catholic Register coverage of the Dubia: https://www.ncregister.com/news/four-cardinals-formally-ask-pope-for-clarity-on-amoris-laetitia Traditionis custodes: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/motu_proprio/documents/20210716-motu-proprio-traditionis-custodes.html  Cardinal Burke's Statement on Traditionis Custodes: https://www.cardinalburke.com/presentations/traditionis-custodes The 2023 Dubia (w/Pope Francis' responses): https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2023-10/pope-francis-responds-to-dubia-of-five-cardinals.html  National Catholic Reporter coverage of removal of Cardinal Burke's Vatican apartment and salary: https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/pope-francis-remove-cardinal-burkes-vatican-apartment-and-salary-sources-say Anonymous “Cardinal Burke is my enemy” report: https://catholicherald.co.uk/pope-calls-cardinal-burke-his-enemy-and-threatens-to-strip-him-of-privileges-reports-claim/  Where Peter Is coverage of Cardinal Burke's 2024 private meeting with Pope Francis https://wherepeteris.com/cardinal-burkes-meeting-withĥhh-pope-francis/    Thank you for listening, and thank my family and friends for putting up with the time investment and for helping me out as needed. As always, feel free to email the show at Popeularhistory@gmail.com  If you would like to financially support Popeular history, go to www.patreon.com/Popeular. If you don't have any money to spare but still want to give back, pray and tell others– prayers and listeners are worth more than gold!   TRANSCRIPT Welcome to Popeular History, a library of Catholic knowledge and insights.   Check out the show notes for sources, further reading, and a transcript.   Today we're discussing another current Cardinal of the Catholic Church, one of the 120 or so people who will choose the next Pope when the time comes. The youngest of six, Raymond Leo Burke was born on June 30, 1948, in Richland Center, a small town in sparsely populated Richland County, Wisconsin.   Not too much later, the family moved north to tiny Stratford, Wisconsin, where he grew up.   We've had a *lot*, of midwestern Cardinals, in fact all but one of our 8 American Cardinals so far has been born in the midwest, a percentage I would probably consider shocking if I didn't identify as a midwesterner myself, though technically I'm about as much of a northern southerner as you can get, considering my parents basically moved to Virginia to have their kids and immediately moved back to Ohio once that was accomplished. But enough about me, this is about Raymond Leo Burke, who signed up for Holy Cross Seminary in La Crosse in 1962. Later he went to The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, where he wound up with a masters in philosophy in 1971. After that he was sent to Rome for his theology studies, getting a second masters, this time from the Gregorian. He was ordained by Pope Paul VI–yes, *before* JPII, crazy I know, in 1975 on June 29th, which longtime listeners will probably clock as the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul and more importantly the Popeular History podcasts' official anniversary date.   Returning to Wisconsin as a priest for the Diocese of La Crosse, Father Burke served as an associate rector for the cathedral, then as a religion teacher at Aquinas High School in town.   Making his way back to Rome, Father Burke returned to the Gregorian to study Canon Law, by 1984 he had a doctorate in the topic with a specialization in jurisprudence.   He came back stateside long enough to pick up a couple diocesan roles back in La Crosse, but soon enough he went back to the Gregorian for a third time, this time not as a student but as a teacher, namely as a Visiting professor of Canonical Jurisprudence, a post which he held for nearly a decade from ‘85 to ‘94.   He wound up becoming the first American to hold the position of Defender of the Bond of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature, as a reminder that's basically the Vatican's Supreme Court.   As for what being a Defender of the Bond entails, it's basically the guy in charge of proving the validity of a disputed marriage, typically–I'd imagine--oversomeone's objections, or else, you know, the case wouldn't have wound up in court.   In 1994, his white phone rang, and it was Pope John Paul II, calling to make him bishop of his home Diocese of La Crosse. Father Burke was personally consecrated by His Holiness in the Vatican.   In ‘97, Bishop Burke became a member of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, ranking as a Knight Commander with Star automatically by virtue of his being a bishop. The Order traces its origins to the First Crusade, making it one of the oldest chivalric Orders in the world–and it's not the only such order Bishop Burke will get involved in.   In 2000, bishop Burke became National Director of the Marian Catechist Apostolate, something which certainly seems near to his heart considering he's still in the role. Well, international director now, as things have grown.   In 2002, Bishop Burke invited a fairly new apostolate named the Dead Theologians Society to the diocese, which isn't something I'd normally include, but I wanted to make sure it got a shoutout because it started at my parish. Oriented towards high school and college students, they study the lives of the saints, and Cardinal Burke is a fan, saying: “I am happy to commend the Dead Theologians Society to individual families and to parishes, as a most effective form of Catholic youth ministry.”   In 2003, Bishop Burke became Archbishop Burke when he was transferred to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Louis, where he served until 2008, when he was called up to Rome, to serve as prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature, there's that Vatican Supreme Court again, and this time he's running it. And if you're making assumptions based on that appointment, yes, he's absolutely considered one of the foremost experts on canon law worldwide, having published numerous books and articles.   In 2010, Pope Benedict raised Archbishop Burke to the rank of Cardinal Deacon and assigned him the deaconry of S. Agata de 'Goti. Naturally he participated in the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis, where I am prepared to guess he was in the minority given subsequent events.   The next year, so 2014, Cardinal Burke was transferred from his top judicial spot to serve as the patron of the Sovereign Order of Malta, aka the Knights of Malta, a reassignment that was generally interpreted as a demotion, given he was going from his dream job for canon law geek that made him the highest ranking American in the Vatican at the time to a largely ceremonial post that was, well, not that.   [All that is nothing against the Knights of Malta, which these days are a solid humanitarian resource and quasi-state trivia machine I'll give their own episode at some point.]   The tension between Cardinal Burke and Pope Francis has been fairly clear from the start. They have fundamentally different approaches and styles, and frankly different goals. Cardinal Burke is dedicated to maintaining tradition as the safest route, while Pope Francis has famously called for shaking things up, for example saying:   “What is it that I expect as a consequence of World Youth Day? I want a mess. We knew that in Rio there would be great disorder, but I want trouble in the dioceses!”   That's Pope Francis, of course. Just before his transfer out of his top spot at the Vatican's court, Cardinal Burke noted that many Catholics, quote:   “feel a bit of seasickness, because it seems to them that the ship of the Church has lost its compass.”   End quote.   To his credit, Cardinal Burke took the move in stride, which matches up well with his general view that authority should be respected and that, as a canonist, the Pope is the ultimate authority.   Deference to such authority in the context of the Catholic Church is known as Clericalism, and being pro or anti Clericalism is another point of disagreement between Cardinal Burke and Pope Francis, who said “I want to get rid of clericalism” in the same early interview I mentioned before.   Part of what Cardinal Burke was responding to with his “lost compass” quote was the first stages of the Synod on the Family, which veteran Vatican reporter John Allen Jr described as like a “soap opera”, with working notes that were released to the public speaking positively about things like same-sex unions and other relationships the Vatican tends to describe as “irregular”. After the Synod on the Family wrapped up, in 2016 Pope Francis produced a post-synodal apostolic exhortation called Amoris Laetitia, or “The Joy of Love”, which I saw one of my sources described the longest document in the history of the Papacy, a hell of a claim I am not immediately able to refute because it sure *is* a long one, which is primarily known for the controversy of just one of its footnotes, footnote 351.   I'm still making *some* effort to make these first round episodes be brief, but it's important to keep things in context, so let's go ahead and look at the sentence the footnote is attached to, which is in paragraph 305, and Then the footnote itself. If you want even more context, the entirety of Amoris Laetitia is, of course, linked in the show notes.   Here we go:   “Because of forms of conditioning and mitigating factors, it is possible that in an objective situation of sin – which may not be subjectively culpable, or fully such – a person can be living in God's grace, can love and can also grow in the life of grace and charity, while receiving the Church's help to this end.”   And yes, that is one sentence. Popes are almost as bad about sentence length as I am.   Without the footnote, this probably would have gone relatively unnoticed, the Church accompanying sinners is not a fundamentally revolutionary idea. But the footnote in question gets specific and brings in the Sacraments, which is where things get touchy:   “In certain cases, this can include the help of the sacraments. Hence, “I want to remind priests that the confessional must not be a torture chamber, but rather an encounter with the Lord's mercy” I would also point out that the Eucharist “is not a prize for the perfect, but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak”.   For one thing, just to get this out of the way, some of that is in quotation marks with citations. In a document like this that's pretty normal, showing how your argument is based on precedent and authority. Except in this case the precedent and the authority being cited is literally Pope Francis himself. To be clear, this is a normal Pope thing, I found multiple examples of JPII and Pope Benedict doing the same thing, it just amuses me.   Anyways, the idea of people in objectively sinful states receiving communion is hyper-controversial. After all, even as far back as Saint Paul, receiving Communion “unworthily” is an awful thing. Of course, questions have long followed about how anyone can be truly worthy of the Eucharist, with the basic answer there being “with God's help”, but yeah, it's tricky.   We can have an educated guess how Cardinal Burke felt about all this, because he and three other Cardinals--it'll be a while before we get to any of the others–anyways Cardinal Burke and three other Cardinals asked Pope Francis some fairly pointed questions about this in a format called a dubia, traditionally a yes/no format where the Holy Father affirms or denies potential implications drawn from one of their teachings to clarify areas of doubt. In this case, there were five questions submitted, with the first and I daresay the most sincerely debated being the question of whether footnote 351 means divorced and subsequently remarried Catholics can receive communion. There's lots of subtext here, but as a reminder this is actually the *short* version of this episode, so pardon the abbreviation. The next four questions are, to put it snarkily, variations on the obviously very sincere question of “does the truth matter anymore?”   Pope Francis decided not to answer these dubia, which the Cardinals took as an invitation to make them–and his lack of a response–public. Not as a way of outing him after his refusal to answer gotcha questions with a yes/no, not by any means, but because clearly that's what not getting an answer meant Pope Francis wanted them to do.   Now, there's something of an issue here, because we're nearing record word count for Cardinal Numbers, and that's without any real long diversions about the history of Catholicism in Cardinal Burke's area or his interactions with the local secular ruler. It's all been Church stuff. And we're nowhere near the end.   The reality is that I'm painfully aware my own discipline is the only thing that keeps me from going longer on these episodes when appropriate, and the major driving force for keeping them short was to keep things manageable. But now that I'm no longer committed to a daily format, “manageable” has very different implications. And even my secondary driver, a general sense of fairness, not making one Cardinal's episode too much longer than the others, well, the other Cardinals in this batch have had longer episodes too, so it's not as much of a lopsided battle for the First Judgment, and it's not like longer automatically means more interesting.   In the end, with those inhibitions gone, and a sense that this stuff is important and it would be a shame to skip big chunks of it if Cardinal Burke *doesn't* make it to the next round, I'm going to go ahead and keep walking through this so it gets said, and let it take what time it takes. My best guess is we're about halfway through. That way there's no special pressure to make Cardinal Burke advance just to cover anything I felt was too rushed. Don't worry, there's still plenty being left out. Fair?   Fair or not, Let's resume.   In 2015, so after his relegation to the Knights of Malta but before Amoris Laetitia and the Dubia, Cardinal Burke was added to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, which is still one of his roles though like other Vatican offices it has since been rebranded as a Dicastery.   In 2017, Burke's posting as Patron of the Knights of Malta, the one I described as largely ceremonial, threatened to become interesting when Pope Francis forced the head of the order to resign over, well, condoms, basically. But as soon as things started looking interesting Pope Francis helicoptered in an archbishop to serve as his “special delegate” and more importantly his “exclusive spokesman” to the Order, which effectively sidelined Burke from a gig he had been sidelined *to* a few years earlier.   Nevertheless, 2017 also actually saw Burke start to bounce back some. I want to re emphasize this is notably *after* the Dubia, when later in the year Pope Francis picked Cardinal Burke as the judge in the case of an Archbishop who had been accused of sexully abusing his altar servers. The Archbishop was found guilty and deposed, and by the end of the year, having gotten his feet wet again, Cardinal Burke was back on as a member of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature, though, notably, not as its head anymore.   The next major flashpoint came In 2021, when Pope Francis published Traditionis Custodes, a document that severely restricted the celebration of the old Latin Mass.    Long story short, what's colloquially called Latin Mass is the version of Mass that was the main liturgy for Latin rite Catholics for hundreds of years until the Second Vatican Council kicked off serious updates in the 1960s, the most obvious of which is the general shift from Latin to the use of local aka vernacular languages, and the second most obvious is the direction the priest is facing for the majority of the liturgy. There's obviously more detail available on everything I just said, and people have *opinions*, I'll tell you that for sure.   Cardinal Burke's fundamental opinion was and is that the Latin Mass is great and should be maintained and that, in short, Pope Francis may even be overstepping his bounds in restricting it as much as he is with Traditionis Custodes, which is a strong claim given the whole, you know, general idea of the Papacy.   A few weeks after the Traditionis Custodes stuff went down, Cardinal Burke was on a ventilator fighting for his life. We're only doing living Cardinals at this time, so no suspense there for us, but his bout with COVID was touch-and-go for a while there.   In June 2023, notably a few weeks before his 75th birthday and that customary retirement age, Pope Francis replaced Cardinal Burke as the Patron of the Knights of Malta with an 80 year old Jesuit Cardinal. If you're noticing that Burke was relaced by someone who was themselves a fair bit older and also well past retirement age, yeah, you're not alone in noticing that, and you wouldn't be alone in thinking that some kind of point was being made here.   Just a few weeks after that retirement, Cardinal Burke attached his name to another dubia document, this one covering a larger variety of topics and appearing and in the context of the ongoing Synod on Synodality.   Cardinal Burke was again joined by one of his fellow signers of the first dubia, the other two having passed away in 2017, may they rest in peace. They were also joined by three Cardinals who had not cosigned the previous Dubia, though all of those are over 80 and so we won't be covering them for a while.   In any event, this second set of dubia covered a wider range of topics in its five questions, including two particularly hot-button issues, namely the question of blessings for same sex unions, which is something I will refer you to my Fiducia Supplicans anniversary coverage (oops, didn't get that out yet) on for fuller detail, and notion of women serving as deacons, which is still an open question at the time of this writing: as we've discussed previously, ordination has been pretty firmly ruled out, but there may be room for an unordained diaconate. After all, Saint Paul entrusted the letter to the Romans to a woman he described as a deacon.   Pope Francis actually responded to this second dubia the day after the dubious Cardinals submitted it, giving lengthy and detailed answers to all of their questions. Naturally this seems to have annoyed Cardinal Burke and his compatriots, because remember, traditionally answers to Dubia have been yes or no, and so they reframed their questions and asked Pope Francis to respond just with “yes” or “no”. When it was evident His Holiness was not going to reply further, the Cardinals once again took the lack of an answer- or rather the lack of yes/no format answers- as encouragement to publish everything, which was an interesting move since that seems to have essentially set Fiducia Supplicans in motion, as Pope Francis indicated an openness to informal blessings for homosexuals in one of his dubia responses. All of that is in the show notes.   Later in 2023, Pope Francis stripped Cardinal Burke of his Vatican apartment and retirement salary, which I have been tempted to call a pension but everyone I've seen calls it a retirement salary so it's probably safest to follow suit. Officially no reason was given, but I mean, you've listened to this episode, take your pick of tension points and believe it or not I've skipped several chapters of drama real or alleged. Speaking of alleged, this is the Vatican, so anonymous sources are happy to weigh in, including alleging that Pope Francis straight up said “Cardinal Burke is my enemy”. I don't think I buy that he was so plain about it, but I also don't expect Cardinal Burke is Pope Francis' favorite guy.   On December 29, 2023, Cardinal Burke had a private audience with Pope Francis for the first time in over seven years. Cardinal Burke's last private audience with Pope Francis had been back in 2016, four days before the first dubia was made public.   The idea of the two having a little chat grabbed media attention more than any other meeting between a Cardinal and a Pope that I can recall. As is typical for such one-on-ones, no official reason or agenda was given, and it's not likely we'll ever know what exactly was said, but I've got to hand it to Cardinal Burke for his response when Reuters asked him about it:   ‘Well, I'm still alive.'”   Raymond Leo Cardinal BURKE is eligible to participate in future conclaves until he turns 80 in 2028. “AM I THE DRAMA”? Today's episode is part of Cardinal Numbers,  and there will be more Cardinal Numbers next week. Thank you for listening; God bless you all!

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche gives the oral transmission (lung) of the Guru Puja. He explains that taking the oral transmission is important because it has the continuity of blessings from Panchen Losang Chökyi Gyaltsen, who completed the path to enlightenment.Rinpoche says that he received the transmission from a few lamas—His Holiness, of course, and also Trijang Rinpoche and Ling Rinpoche.Rinpoche explains the many benefits of having received the transmission. It makes our recitations and explanations to others more powerful and beneficial to the mind. Rinpoche gives an example of the Arya Sanghata Sutra. Reciting this sutra just once after having received the lung has the same benefits as reciting it a hundred times without the lung. Also, when we reach a certain level on the path to enlightenment, there's a point at which you remember all the teachings for which you received the oral transmissions. All these teachings come to your heart instantly. Thus, there are huge differences between having received the lung and not having received the lung. For any prayer we recite, receiving the lung has a great effect.From April 10 to May 10, 2004, Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave extensive teachings during the Mahamudra Retreat at Buddha House in Australia. While the retreat focused on Mahamudra, Rinpoche also taught on a wide range of Lamrim topics. This retreat marked the beginning of a series of month-long retreats in Australia. Subsequent retreats were held in 2011, 2014, and 2018, hosted by the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo.Find out more about Lama Zopa Rinpoche, his teachings and projects at https://fpmt.org/

In this edition, we welcome renowned Buddhist scholar and teacher, Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D., as he answers audience questions following a recent talk at the Sacred Stream. An excerpt from this compelling conversation can be heard in Episode 125: Thupten Jinpa: Part 1: Making Friends with our Minds. In this thoughtful Q&A session, Jinpa shares deep insights on parenting, cultivating compassion amidst adversity, navigating difficult emotions, and facing death with clarity and courage. Drawing on decades of experience, he also recounts a powerful and personal story of his childhood escape from Tibet and the hardships he faced growing up in exile in India. Since 1985, Jinpa has served as the principal English translator for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, translating and editing more than ten of the Dalai Lama's books, along with several acclaimed works of his own. He is the Board Chair of the Mind & Life Institute, founder and president of the Compassion Institute, and a visiting research scholar at the Stanford Institute for Neuro-Innovation and Translational Neurosciences.

The Royal Family has paid tribute to Pope Francis, who has died at the age of 88, after a lifetime dedicated to “the service of the Church.”In a heartfelt message issued by Buckingham Palace, His Majesty King Charles III spoke movingly of the late pontiff's legacy and his own personal sorrow.“My wife and I were most deeply saddened to learn of the death of Pope Francis,” the King said. “Our heavy hearts have been somewhat eased, however, to know that His Holiness was able to share an Easter Greeting with the Church and the world he served with such devotion throughout his life and ministry.“His Holiness will be remembered for his compassion, his concern for the unity of the Church and for his tireless commitment to the common causes of all people of faith, and to those of goodwill who work for the benefit of others. His belief that care for Creation is an existential expression of faith in God resounded with so many across the world.“Through his work and care for both people and planet, he profoundly touched the lives of so many. The Queen and I remember with particular affection our meetings with His Holiness over the years and we were greatly moved to have been able to visit him earlier in the month.“We send our most heartfelt condolences and profound sympathy to the Church he served with such resolve and to the countless people around the world who, inspired by his life, will be mourning the devastating loss of this faithful follower of Jesus Christ.”

The HOLINESS that we are—walks with GOD. GOD is LIFE. LIFE is LOVE. We are immersed in this LIGHT of truth. This Lesson helps us to realize our "oneness" with all of Creation. We are blessed by the picture of a heavenly garden in which we live. We are here to extend this holiness to all of the creatures of the earth. We bless the earth with our Divine Nature. Into the Presence of the Christ do we enter, and His certainty of His Holiness becomes our own. We step back and allow this Holiness of the Christ to come forward in us, and lead the way. This is an awareness of wholeness, oneness, perfect holiness.      

1. His Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends Long Life Prayer by Tapo Monastery and the people of Spiti 2. Tibetan Religious Leader Dies Under the Watch of Chinese Secret Agents in Vietnam, Central Tibetan Administration Holds Press Conference to Address his Suspicious Death 3. New Tibetan Justice Commissioners and the Auditor General Takes Oath 4. Representative Thinley Chukki Meets with Head of Zurich's Security Department, Discusses Organising His Holiness' 90th Birthday 5. Office of Tibet Brussels Pushes for Stronger Support for Tibet 6. Office of Tibet in Washington D.C. Hosts Sino-Tibet Youth Dialogue to Discuss Democracy in China and Tibetan-Chinese Relations 7. 16th Kashag Convenes 7th Permanent Strategy Committee Meeting 8. Office of Tibet Brussels Attends 8th Founding Anniversary of Regional U-Tsang Association of Belgium 9. All-Party Indian Parliamentary Forum for Tibet Convenes Meeting at Samvidhan Sadan, New Delhi

Send us a textIn this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of  helping you find Positivity! This is a Shorty, with just 2 books, and we hope it might be just what you need.  Bring on the Short Stack!Featured Books:Upworthy Good People: Stories from the Best of Humanity by Gabriel Reilich & Lucia Knell (LH)The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu with Douglas Abrams (LP)Website Mentioned in This Episode:www.upworthy.comWays to contact us:Follow us on Instagram - @thebookbumbleFacebook:  Book BumbleOur website:  https://thebookbumble.buzzsprout.comEmail:  bookbumblepodcast@gmail.comHey Friends, please rate and review us!

Welcome to our new series, "Transcendent", which means “to be supreme or superior, far better or greater than what is ordinary.” We will explore three Transcendent characteristics of God starting with His Holiness! Join us as we dive deeper into the awe-inspiring nature of our God!

1. His Holiness the Dalai Lama Congratulates New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney 2. U.S. Secretary of State Reaffirms Commitment to Tibet 3. 9th Session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Begins Budget Session 4. 12th Education Council and Advisory Committee Meeting Held in Dharamshala 5. Representative Thinlay Chukki Speaks on Persecuted Communities in China at UNHRC Side Event

Tibet This Week – 7th March 2025 1. His Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends Long-Life Prayer Offering by Gaden Phodrang & Namgyal Monastery 2. Sikyong Penpa Tsering Concludes Official Visit to Tibetan Settlements in South India 3. UN High Commissioner Highlights Human Rights Violations in Tibet at UNHRC 4. Namkyi Concludes European Advocacy Tour with a Powerful Message in Switzerland 5. Chinese Liaison Officer Sangay Kyab Joins Protest Against Religious Persecution in China 6. Tibet Museum Concludes U.S. Exhibition Tour on Dalai Lama's Life 7. Tibetans Protest in Geneva as 58th UNHRC Session Opens

Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains that any happiness—temporary or up to enlightenment—depends on merit. Therefore, merit is incredibly precious. Rinpoche urges us to rejoice and feel happiness in our heart by recollecting all our past, present, and future merits. Each time we rejoice, the merit doubles. We should also rejoice in others' merit. If we rejoice in the merits of a being whose mind is lower than ours, we collect double the merit that they collected. However, if the being's mind is higher than ours, we collect half of their merit. Rinpoche gives the example of rejoicing in a bodhisattva's one day of merit, in collecting half of that merit, we collect the equivalent of 13,000 years of merit in just one second.Then, by dedicating our merit to achieving enlightenment for all sentient beings, it becomes the cause to achieve this. Otherwise, it would only become the cause of happiness in our future lives and liberation from samsara.Rinpoche emphasizes that this merit must be collected yourself; it doesn't come from outside. It depends on your own positive mental attitude. Rinpoche explains that ordinary people believe happiness and suffering come from outside, but this is totally mistaken. Even though there are external conditions, these are not the main cause. The main cause of happiness and suffering is our own mind.In explaining the concept of merit making, Rinpoche delves into a side story about the Maitreya Buddha project in Kushinagar. He describes how His Holiness the Dalai Lama did a divination to determine the place and type of statue. He also details his trip to the holy mountain of Sipri in Tibet, where he accepted the task of reviving the hermitages and building another Maitreya statue.Rinpoche contrasts the happiness of people in remote villages in Tibet to the sorrow of millionaires in the West. He explains that the villagers have a rich inner life and experience so much peace and happiness in their minds, whereas many millionaires have no satisfaction. To get satisfaction, one must let go of the chronic disease of the mind: the painful mind of grasping to this life. Rinpoche reminds us that this life is very short and has very small pleasures compared to the happiness of all future lives. So, by practicing Dharma and letting go of clinging to this life, you have peace in your heart. Like the sun shining happiness in your life, you have freedom from the prison of attachment.From April 10 to May 10, 2004, Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave extensive teachings during the Mahamudra Retreat at Buddha House in Australia. While the retreat focused on Mahamudra, Rinpoche also taught on a wide range of Lamrim topics. This retreat marked the beginning of a series of month-long retreats in Australia. Subsequent retreats were held in 2011, 2014, and 2018, hosted by the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo.Find out more about Lama Zopa Rinpoche, his teachings and projects at https://fpmt.org/

For episode 259, we bring you the second half of a two-part series on the Force of Kindness.Listen to the first part of this series released earlier in February of 2025 right here.His Holiness the Dalai Lama has stated, “My true religion is kindness.” Although frequently denigrated in our culture as simplistic and weak, the quality of kindness has an inherent power to transform our worldview from one of fear and isolation to one rooted in clarity, courage and compassion in action. Kindness is the fuel that helps us truly “walk our talk” of love. Recording in December or 2024 by the Drepung Gomang Center for Engaging Compassion. In this recording, Sharon teaches on:The aspiration of kindnessBrahma Viharas as a basis for aspirationLovingkindness as ConnectionOur Subway CarReflection on InterconnectionThe definition of CompassionSympathetic JoyGratitude as the energizerEquanimity as the secret ingredientThe eight vicissitudesThe episode closes with Sharon taking some questions from the audienceJoin Sharon's upcoming ten-day wisdom course exploring Equanimity starting March 5th. Learn more right here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1. His Holiness the Dalai Lama Returns to Dharamshala After a Month-Long Stay in South India 2. Sikyong Continues his engagements with Tibetan community in Bylakuppe and Hunsur Tibetan settlement 3. Former Tibetan Political Prisoner Namkyi Speaks at the 17th Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy 4. Swiss Government Acknowledges Transnational Repression Against Tibetans and Uyghur 5. Tibetan Flag Hoisted by Blue Mountains City Council during Tibetan Youth Advocacy Training 6. Tibet Awareness Day Held at Bureau du Tibet, Paris

For episode 258, we bring you the first half of a two-part series on the Force of Kindness.His Holiness the Dalai Lama has stated, “My true religion is kindness.” Although frequently denigrated in our culture as simplistic and weak, the quality of kindness has an inherent power to transform our worldview from one of fear and isolation to one rooted in clarity, courage and compassion in action. Kindness is the fuel that helps us truly “walk our talk” of love. Recording in December or 2024 by the Drepung Gomang Center for Engaging Compassion.In this recording, Sharon teaches on:The conditioning we faceHow our culture defines kindnessThe compassionate witnessA ministry of presenceKindness as a motivational stateThe emergent properties of how we pay attentionWho do we pay attention to?Practicing kindness for ourselvesGuided meditation on how we speak to ourselvesPunitive environments cannot sustain growthHow resilience is developed Sayadaw U Pandita's trick questionStay tuned for the second part of this series coming in February of 2025. Join Sharon's upcoming ten-day wisdom course exploring Equanimity starting March 5th. Learn more right here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1. Tibetans Mourn the Passing of Former Kalon Tripa Gyalo Thondup 2. His Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends Long-life Prayer Offering at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery 3. Sikyong Penpa Tsering Commences Official Visit to Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement 4. Former Tibetan Political Prisoner Namkyi Testifies at Geneva Summit 2025 5. Tibetan-Chinese Alliance Conference Urges Australian Government to Pressure PRC in Bilateral and Multilateral Talks 6. Australia launches Tibetan Youth Leadership and Advocacy Training 7. Tibetans and Japanese Observe the 112th Anniversary of Reaffirmation of Tibetan Independence Day 8. Tibetan Parliamentary Delegation Concludes Visit to Tibetan community in Belgium and France

As the Tibetan community prepares to celebrate His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's 90th birthday—marked as the Year of Compassion—the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has launched a special multilingual e-book. This publication brings together insights from over 100 distinguished speakers who participated in a 2020 virtual talk series, reflecting on His Holiness's lifelong advocacy for human values, interfaith harmony, Tibetan culture and environment, and ancient Indian wisdom. In this episode we speak with Tsetan Dolma, Project Officer at DIIR's Tibet Advocacy section, about the book's significance, its creation, and its impact on global discussions about His Holiness's legacy.

Bringing together mindfulness and science, Anu Gupta offers transformative tools for dealing with hatred and prejudice.Mindrolling is brought to you by Reunion. Reunion is offering $250 off any stay to the Love, Serve, Remember community. Simply use the code “BeHere250” when booking. Disconnect from the world so you can reconnect with yourself at Reunion. Hotel | www.reunionhotelandwellness.com Retreats | www.reunionexperience.orgThis week on Mindrolling, Raghu and Anu explore:How Anu was brought up around meditation and yogaReceiving the gift of spiritualityAnu's early connection to the Gayatri MantraThe distinction between caste and class in IndiaAdjusting to Western life and dealing with bias in the U.S.Researching the nature of hatred and prejudiceHolding our egos with loving awareness and compassionTransforming ourselves through practiceMaking our unconscious biases consciousCheck out Anu Gupta's 2024 book, Breaking Bias, to learn more science-backed methods for unraveling stereotypes and prejudices.About Anu Gupta:Anu Gupta is a human rights lawyer, scientist, scholar of bias, meditation teacher, and the founder and CEO of BE MORE with Anu, a professional development company that trains corporate, nonprofit, and government leaders to advance inclusion and wellness by breaking bias. He is also the author of Breaking Bias: Where Stereotypes and Prejudices Come From and the Science-Backed Method to Unravel Them(2024), with a foreword from His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Check out Anu Gupta on Substack.“The tools that we need are the ones I've been teaching people; mindfulness, stereotype replacement, compassion. Not just talking about them, but actually practicing them and feeling them.” – Anu GuptaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1. His Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends Long-Life Prayers at Sera Monastery 2. Sikyong Penpa Tsering Concludes Northeast Visit, Critiques PRC's Governance 3. CTA Leaders Extend Condolences on the Passing of Shri Kishan Kapoor 4. Kalon Dolma Gyari Attends Key Events on Bharat-Tibet Ties 5. DIIR Releases Multi-Lingual E-Book on His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Four Principal Commitments 6. Tibetan Civil Society Organisations Convene in Copenhagen to Strategise for TibetAdvocacy 7. All-Party Parliamentary Group on Tibet Launched in UK Parliament 8. Tibet Remains a Key Focus in EU Human Rights Agenda 9. Tibetan MPs Visit Communities in Vienna and Linz, Austria 10. Tibet Museum Launches Travelling Exhibition Across North America

1. His Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends Winter Debate Session at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery 2. Tibetan Leaders Congratulate U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio 3. Sikyong Penpa Tsering Thanks Outgoing U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Uzra Zeya 4. UN Experts Investigate China's Disappearance and Detention of Nine Tibetans 5. Sikyong Penpa Tsering Visits Northeast India, Emphasizes Sustaining Tibetan Identity and Unity 6. Kalon Gyari Dolma Advocates for Tibet During Italian Senate Visit and Concludes European Tour 7. Chinese Liaison Officer Attends Zhao Ziyang Symposium in New York 8. MPs Thubten Wangchen and Thupten Gyatso Visits Tibetans in Swiss 9. Representative Tsering Yangkey Strengthens Ties with London Dharma Centres 10. Representative Kelsang Gyaltsen Bawa Participates in Second Taiwan Tibetan Buddhist Forum

Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains why the first of the four-point analysis of emptiness—recognizing the object to be refuted—has unbelievable importance and has to come first. Without first recognizing the object to be refuted, you cannot do the other analyses. It is like recognizing the thief who has been harming you. After you recognize them, you can unleash weapons on them. You won't shoot the wrong person. Similarly, if you don't recognize the object to be refuted, all subsequent reasonings will not be on the object of ignorance. Thus, there's a danger of using the I or phenomena that actually exist and falling into nihilism. If this happens, it doesn't matter how many hundreds of years or how many logics you use, it won't harm your ignorance. It becomes basically meditating on the words of emptiness, not meditating on emptiness.We are lucky to have a precious human rebirth and to have met with the correct teachings on emptiness. We have the good fortune to meet the teachings of Lama Tsongkhapa, His Holiness, and many other great teachers. The root of samsara is ignorance; we become liberated from the oceans of samsaric suffering by eliminating this ignorance. Lama Tsongkhapa explained that this body that has eight freedoms and ten richnesses is more special than a wish-fulfilling jewel. However, it doesn't last, and it is extremely difficult to receive such a perfect human body again. All worldly activities are like the husks of grains floating in the wind; they have no essence. We should take the essence all day and night.Lama Zopa explains how to take the essence twenty-four hours a day by being mindful of how everything is empty. In this way, everything we do becomes the antidote to the root of samsara. Also, by living twenty-four hours a day with the thought of benefiting others, bodhicitta, whatever we do becomes the cause to achieve enlightenment for sentient beings. This is the highest essence you can take from this human life. In taking the initiation, Lama Zopa urges us to look at the I who is taking the initiation. How does it appear to you? If it appears as not merely labelled by the mind, this is the false I. This is the object to be refuted; it is a hallucination.From April 10 to May 10, 2004, Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave extensive teachings during the Mahamudra Retreat at Buddha House in Australia. While the retreat focused on Mahamudra, Rinpoche also taught on a wide range of Lamrim topics. This retreat marked the beginning of a series of month-long retreats in Australia. Subsequent retreats were held in 2011, 2014, and 2018, hosted by the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo.Find out more about Lama Zopa Rinpoche, his teachings and projects at https://fpmt.org/

Watch our conversation and see images of Jetsunma's path here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3Mu1fPYtik   Today our guest is Her Eminence Sakya Jetsunma Kunga Trinley Palter. Jetsunma is the granddaughter of His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin and the eldest daughter of the 42nd Sakya Trizin and Dagmo Kalden Dunkyi. Jetsunma is also a tulku, the reincarnation of the Nyingma practitioner and treasure revealer, Khandro Tare Lhamo. We sit down and talk about her life thus far, being raised as a Jetsunma in the Sakya lineage, how she spends her time, and what she aspires for in the future.    Timenotes: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:39 Growing up in a dharma lineage from the 12th Century 00:03:25 Becoming a nun 00:04:09 A day in Jetsunma's life 00:06:58 Who inspires Jetsunma t 00:09:00 About her family 00:10:40 On being the reincarnation of Khandro Tare Llamo 00:12:43 Her first retreat at 14 years old 00:14:25 Being the first Jetsunma to do the Phurba Cham 00:15:50 Qualities of a meaningful life 00:17:52 Advice for taking care of one's mind 00:19:45 Jetsunma's life aspirations 00:20:20 Closing images and Tara's Song at Dawn ~   Melodius offering: Tara's Song at Dawn by Dechen Wangmo   ~   Podcast website & transcripts https://oliviaclementine.com/podcasts   Submit your music to Love & Liberation: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScv8PanRA-TLoo-PVbfhpH6mlMslpuKad3PqQH8cgkMHGz1YQ/viewform

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna gives his final Dharma talk of 2024 and concludes his commentary on the book Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron. John expands on the Buddhist teaching that our ultimate nature is pure and how that purity is covered over by our misperception about ourselves and the world around us. He encourages us to cultivate clear comprehension that knows what we are doing, why we are doing it, and if it is based in reality. This episode was recorded on December 18th, 2024. Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet the needs of the communities we serve.  As a traditional Buddhist center, all of our teachings are offered freely. If you would like to make a donation to support the center, please visit www.wocdc.org.  May you flourish in your practice and may all beings swiftly be free of suffering.

Two-Time NY Times Bestselling Author From her own remarkable experiences, Janet created the profoundly impactful Passion Test process. This simple, yet effective process has transformed thousands of lives all over the world and is the basis of the NY Times bestseller she co-authored with Chris Attwood, The Passion Test: The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Life Purpose & Shine Your Light: Powerful Practices for an Extraordinary Life by Janet Bray Attwood and Marci Shimoff .Janet is a living example of what it means to live a passionate, fully engaged life. A celebrated transformational leader, Janet has shared the stage with people like His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Sir Richard Branson, Nobel Prize winner, F.W. deKlerk, Stephen Covey, Jack Canfield, and many others. She is also known as one of the top marketers in America. In 2000, Mark Victor Hansen and Robert G. Allen paid for 40 of the top marketing experts in the country to come to Newport Beach, CA to consult with them on marketing their book, The One Minute Millionaire. Janet was one of the very first they invited. As a result of that meeting, Robert G. Allen and Mark Victor Hansen asked Janet to partner with them in their Enlightened Millionaire Program. Her personal stories of following her passions, of the transformations which people like Chicken Soup for the Soul author Jack Canfield have experienced with The Passion Test, and the practical, simple exercises she takes people through to discover their own passions are a few of the reasons she gets standing ovations wherever she presents. Janet has given hundreds of presentations and taken thousands of people through The Passion Test process, in the U.S., Canada, India, Nepal, and Europe. Janet is also the founder of The Passion Test for Business, The Passion Test for Coaches, The Passion Test for Kids and Teens, The Passion Test for Kids in lockdown, and The Reclaim Your Power program for the homeless. Janet is a golden connector. She has always had the gift of connecting with people, no matter what their status or position. From the influential and powerful, to the rich and famous, to lepers and AIDS patients, to the Saints of India, Nepal, the Philippines and elsewhere—to anyone who is seeking to live their destiny, Janet bonds with every single person, and the stories she shares are inspiring, mind-boggling, uplifting and very real. A co-founder of top online transformational magazine, Healthy Wealthy nWise, Janet has interviewed some of the most successful people in the world about the role of passion in living a fulfilling life. Her guests have included Stephen Covey, Denis Waitley, Robert Kiyosaki, Neale Donald Walsch, Paula Abdul, Director David Lynch, Richard Paul Evans, Barbara DeAngelis, marketing guru Jay Abraham, singer Willie Nelson, Byron Katie, Wayne Dyer, Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, Tony Robbins, Rhonda Byrne and many others. These live teleconference interviews have attracted listeners from all parts of the globe.© 2025  All Rights Reserved© 2025 Building Abundant Success!!Join Me on ~ iHeart Media @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon Music ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBAS https://tinyurl.com/BASAud

1. His Holiness the Dalai Lama Leads Mass Prayer Service for Victims of Earthquake in Tibet 2. His Holiness the Dalai Lama Arrives at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, South India 3. Department of Education Holds 8th Tibetan General Conference on Education 4. Kalon Dolma Gyari Meets German Parliamentarians 5. Parliamentary Support Group for Tibet, Japan and Estonia Express Condolences to the Victims of Earthquake in Tibet

On this twelfth day of Christmas our true Love, Jesus gives to us the abiding presence of God. Emmanuel, God with us, is still with us. Together, we return to his table. The calendar year has changed. Will we? How shall we greet the God who cared enough to send the very best? With wise men of old we go to him rejoicing and give him our best in worship. Message based on Matthew 2:1-12.Quotes:Frances Chesterton: How far is it to Bethlehem? Not very far. Shall we find the stable-room Lit by a star? Can we see the little child? Is he within? If we lift the wooden latch. May we go in?John Stott: Grace is God loving, God stooping, God coming to the rescue, God giving himself generously in and through Jesus Christ.Duane Brooks: The star they had seen when it rose, went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. And when they saw the star, they were overjoyed.Duane Brooks: For instance, we don't know if there were 3 of them. We just know that there were 3 gifts. If you read it closely, it doesn't say anywhere in the scriptures that they were kings, but it does describe them as Magi.A.W. Tozer: To have found God and still pursue him is the soul's paradox of love, scorned indeed by the too easily satisfied religionist, but justified in happy existence by children of the burning heart.Karl Barth: Christian worship is the most momentous, the most urgent, the most glorious action that can take place in human life.William Temple: Worship is the submission of all our nature to God. It is the quickening of conscience by His Holiness; the nourishment of mind with his truth; the purifying of imagination by his beauty; the opening of the heart to his love; the surrender of will to his purpose—and all of this gathered up in adoration, the most selfless emotion of which our nature is capable and therefore the chief remedy for that self-centeredness which is our original sin and the source of all actual sin. Yes—worship in spirit and truth is the way to the solution of perplexity and to the liberation from sin.Dallas Willard: Obedience is an essential outcome of Christian spiritual formation.#epiphany #worship #duanebrooks  To discover more messages of hope go to tallowood.org/sermons/.Follow us on Instagram, X, and YouTube @tallowoodbc.Follow us on FaceBook @tallowoodbaptist

1. His Holiness the Dalai Lama Embarks on First Journey of the Year, Heads to Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement 2. Systematic Erasure of Tibetan Language Raises Alarms as Military Presence Intensifies at Larung Gar Buddhist Academy 3. CTA Mourns the Passing of Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh and Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter 4. Sikyong Penpa Tsering Congratulates Leaders of Japan's Parliamentary Tibet Support Group 5. Sikyong Penpa Tsering Condemns China's Sanctions on Canada Tibet Committee as Transnational Repression 6. Education Department Launches Three-Day Leadership Conference for Tibetan School Heads 7. Estonian Delegation Visits Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile 8. Office of Tibet Hosts Sino-Tibetan New Year Gathering in New York

MICHAEL SWERDLOFF (pronounced: SWERD-lawf) is the author of the new book: Raised By Wolves, Possibly Monsters: From Mobster To Reiki Master an Ordained Minister of Natural Healing from The Seminary Training Program and a Reiki Master for over 25 years. His work is Brief Holistic Counseling/Coaching. Michael has received training from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, The Gottman Institute, and other revered teachers and healers. He has been a counselor, coach, social worker, community organizer, educator, writer, and DJ.    Along with his Private Practice, Michael is the Program Manager at Dance New England, a volunteer-centered non-profit that hosts dance events cultivating a vibrant multi-generational community. Michael facilitates retreats in New England and globally. He lives by the water in Rhode Island, which is not an island.   https://www.michaelswerdloff.com   IG - providencecounselor michael.swerdloff@gmail.com     About The Flare Up Show Find Chrissy Cordingley at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.risethrive.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow the Flare Up Show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Rise and Thrive Wholeness Community on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to The Flare Up Show with Chrissy Cordingley. We tackle tough health topics with humor, share epic comeback stories, and explore ways to boost your mind and body. Whether you're feeling meh or need a laugh, join us for expert tips, inspiring chats, and a dash of fun to help you flare up to your best self. Ready to rise and thrive? Tune in and let's set your journey on fire! #TheFlareUpShow #RiseAndThrivePodcast #WholenessCoaching #WholeBeing #WellBeing #ReAlign #ReAlive #ElevateYourLife VIDEO MUSIC Credit; Happy Place Courtesy of ClipChamp Audio version Music Credit: Y2K by Lunareh

We've saved something truly extraordinary for the Season 8 finale of The Delve.What do the great spiritual traditions of the world tell us about the end of time and the promise of renewal? From the Yugas of Hinduism to the second coming of Jesus in Christianity and Islam, and the messianic age in Judaism, humanity has long sought meaning in the cycles of destruction and rebirth.In this episode, Chalin sits down with Robert Thurman, the first Westerner ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, to explore these profound narratives. Together, they delve into what these stories mean for us today, the common threads across faiths, and how they can inspire hope amidst a world in turmoil.Join us for this enlightening and thought-provoking conversation as we close out another incredible season of The Delve.

1. His Holiness the Dalai Lama celebrates the Anniversary of Jé Tsongkhapa's Passing Away 2. His Holiness the Dalai Lama sends condolences on the passing of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh 3. China Wrongfully Detains over 20 Tibetans and Beats Village Head Gonpo Namgyal to Death 4. Sikyong Penpa Tsering Successfully Concluded Official Engagements in the United States, Meets with Tibetan communitymembers in Santa Fe, Salt lake city, Portland and San Francisco 5. UK House of Lords Raises Concerns Over Systematic Erasure of Tibet's True Historical Status 6. Co-convener MP Tapir Gao of All Party Indian Parliamentary Forum for Tibet Speaks on His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Indian Parliament 7. Tibetan Parliament released Press Statement on China's Sanctions Against Tibetan and Uyghur Advocacy Groups in Canada 8. Representative Karma Singey Expresses Earnest Condolences on the Demise of Former Australian Minister Kevin Andrews 9. Representative Dr Tsewang Gyalpo Arya meets Japan Parliamentary Support Group Chairperson and General Secretary 10. Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel Congratulates Taiwanese Labor Minister Hung Sun-Han

James Doty, MD is a Tulane-trained neurosurgeon, Stanford professor, and New York Times bestselling author of Mind Magic and Into the Magic Shop. He is the founder and director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford, of which His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the founding benefactor. He holds multiple patents and is the former CEO of Accuray (ARAY:NASDAQ). Dr. Doty has given support to a number of charitable organizations supporting peace initiatives and providing healthcare throughout the world. Additionally, he has supported research, provided scholarships and endowed chairs at multiple universities.    Here he and Dawson reflect on: James' story Understanding that everyone is suffering Becoming friends with the Dalai Lama, Thich Nat Hanh, and Eckart Tolle To live in fear or love Seeing the suffering of others How your mental state has a profound effect on body Manifesting all the time and why the baggage we carry from childhood affects what we manifest The 6 to 10 million bits of information passing through our sensory system every second ...but we can only pay attention to 50 to 100 of these Creating neural pathways through repetition, embedding our intention Why embedded thoughts lock us into an unhealthy narrative To be a whole person you have to integrate your shadow ...every human being has one How to let the negative thoughts slide by, say “I deserve love and compassion”   For more information about Dr. Doty and his latest book:  https://www.jamesrdotymd.com/ His app can be found at: www.happi.ai   And to reach host Dr. Dawson Church: https://dawsonchurch.com/   #mindtomatter #spiritualintelligence #blissbrain #mindmagic #intothemagicshop #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth 

We are closing out the year with a special guest, Tenzin Chogkyi—a longtime Buddhist practitioner, teacher, and former nun ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. With decades of experience in both inner growth and social justice, Tenzin brings profound wisdom and a unique perspective. This episode explores self-compassion and how building a loving relationship with oneself creates the foundation for a meaningful, joyful life.Episode 178: Self-Compassion with Tenzin Chogkyi If you're looking for a thoughtful gift this holiday season, the book How to Train a Happy Mind, offers simple, practical ways to create a happier mind, fulfilling relationships, and a better world. Combining timeless Buddhist wisdom with modern science, it's a funny, accessible guide to letting go of anger, craving, and fear while cultivating genuine fulfillment.Support the show

In this episode, we feature Joseph Mooney, MP, New Zealand and Rinesh Sharma, MP, Republic of Fiji who were the official guests of the Central Tibetan Administration at the 35th anniversary of conferment of the Nobel peace Prize on His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The two parliamentarians express their support for human rights in Tibet and willingness to continue and nurture their friendship with the Tibetan people. This is the first time the members pf Parliament from the Republic of Fiji and New Zealand attended the Central Tibetan Administration's event in their official capacity.

1. Sikyong Attends ICT Event Honouring Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi with Light of Truth Award, Joins NATA Conference with Richard Gere 2. Sikyong Penpa Tsering continues his official Visits in U.S. 3. CTA Celebrates 35th Anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize Conferment to His Holiness the Dalai Lama 4. DIIR released Statement on International Human Rights Violations in Tibet and China's Systemic Breaches of International Standards 5. Tibetan Parliamentary Delegation concludes Tibet Advocacy in the Netherlands 6. Tibetan Youth Leadership and Capacity Building Workshop Organised in Vienna 7. CTA Spokesperson Tenzin Lekshay Meets Tibet Support Groups in Vienna, Advocates for Youth Engagement and Human Rights 8. India Tibet Coordination Office Successfully Concludes Senior Journalist Outreach Program in Dharamshala 9. OoT Taiwan Participates in a Conference Discussing Relevance Between Tibetan Buddhism and Psychotherapy

I will never forget the first time I read Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart by Dr. James Doty. It completely shifted my approach to parenting, decision-making, relationships, and business growth.As this week's guest on the Cracking Open podcast, Dr. Doty shares his journey, from growing up in a tumultuous home to discovering the power of self-agency and the science of manifestation. He opens up about his successes and failures, his struggles with the choice to live life from his ego or his heart, and how much he appreciates being called out on his shortcomings. Ultimately, he has discovered that "possessions, position, and power have nothing to do with wisdom, insight, or self-awareness".In this episode, we dive into the science of manifestation and explore actionable steps you can take to manifest the life of your dreams. We explore how therapy can yield incredible results when the client is willing to confront life's challenges and the shadow side of their personality. When we can illuminate the darker, often hidden, parts of ourselves, we can then become more integrated and whole as individuals.More about Dr. James Doty:Neurosurgeon, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and leading researcher in the science of compassionSenior editor of the Oxford Handbook of Compassion Science and developed Happi AI (an app that treats stress, anxiety, and depression) As the former CEO of Accuray (NASDAQ: ARAY), he helped develop CyberKnife technology, saving countless lives worldwideFounder of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University School of Medicine, where His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the founding benefactorNY Times and international bestselling author of Into the Magic Shop and his most recent book, Mind Magic: The Neuroscience of Manifestation, which became a top-selling book on Amazon in multiple categoriesDr. James Doty's insights on manifestation teach how to make your brains work FOR us and help us create the life we desire. This powerful conversation can be the very catalyst to unlocking the magic of your mind so you can start manifesting the life you deserve.Love,MollyLearn more about Dr. James Doty and his work hereFollow Dr. Doty on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, or XFollow Molly on Instagram and FacebookThe next 6-Month Coaching Group begins in August 2025.Click here for more details.

Welcome, Bulgaria, and wow! What a trout fishing sensation you are! Thank you for joining the Free Range Preacher on Prayer podcast. Today, we are back to our gratitude in God, as He has revealed Himself. Today, we look again at the traumatic holiness (otherness) of God. As we stand ten feet from the sun, we look through a prism that filters out all but the moral perfection of God. "In the year of King Uzziah's death, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. 2 Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings; with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called out to another and said, "Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts, The whole earth is full of His glory." 4 And the foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, while the temple was filling with smoke." Isaiah 6:1-4 His moral perfection alone shatters our self-image and humbles us to the core. "Then I said, "Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts." Isaiah 6:5 It's a beautiful humility and reverence. Do you imagine Isaiah, Moses, John in revelation, David, Paul, Peter, or any of the Biblical saints being sad after seeing God in His Holiness and being torn to pieces and then healed? Our so what? The beauty of God in His Holiness leads us to humility, which relieves our torn self-image and is beautiful to us. By definition, a life-changing beauty. Brethren, let's pray for one another. "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more"" Robert MurrayM'Cheynee Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard. www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com freerangeprayer@gmail.com Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries Instagram: freerangeministries All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. For access to the Voice Over services of Richard Durrington, please visit RichardDurrington.com or email him at Durringtonr@gmail.com Our podcast art was designed by @sammmmmmmmm23 Instagram Season 007 Episode 005

We walk through the Word to discover His Holiness. His Characteristics, His Lordship and His Invitation to all of us!!

In this episode I invited Scott Snibbe to join me for a conversation about Buddhist responses to the anxiety, apprehension, insecurity, fear, dread, anger … and on and on … that some people are feeling now. Scott Snibbe is a twenty-five-year student of Tibetan Buddhism whose teachers include Lama Zopa Rinpoche and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He is the author and host of the How to Train a Happy Mind book and podcast. Scott leads meditation classes and retreats worldwide in a style that will become evident in our upcoming conversation. His light-hearted approach is infused with humor, science, and the realities of the modern world. Scott is a new media artist whose installations have been incorporated into museums, public spaces, and performances. He has collaborated with musicians and filmmakers including Björk, Philip Glass, Beck, and James Cameron, and his work can be found in the collections of New York MoMA, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other institutions. Listen in as we talk about how the Dharma can help us see things as clear and non-reactive as possible. In this conversation, we talk about: The key to non-violent communications is listening. You don't have to agree with someone to understand them. The antidote to anger is curiousity. No matter what other people believe, each is driven by a desire for happiness. Radical acceptance and how acceptance IS transcendence. And so much more…   Buy the book (Amazon affiliate link): How to Train a Happy Mind: A Skeptic's Path to Enlightenment   Learn more about Scott: https://www.snibbe.com   How to Train A Happy Mind YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIcf_cNAKoiIuGilQYL51ow   Scott Snibbe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ssnibbe/   Scott Snibbe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scottsnibbe/   Scott Snibbe Twitter: https://twitter.com/snibbe   Scott Snibbe LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/snibbe/   Become a patron to support this podcast and get special member benefits, including a membership community and virtual sangha:https://www.patreon.com/EverydayBuddhism   Join the Everyday Sangha: Join the Everyday Sangha   Join the Membership Community: https://donorbox.org/membershipcommunity   If this podcast has helped you understand Buddhism or help in your everyday life, consider making a one-time donation here: https://donorbox.org/podcast-donations   Support the podcast through the affiliate link to buy the book, Everyday Buddhism: Real-Life Buddhist Teachings & Practices for Real Change: Buy the book, Everyday Buddhism   Support the podcast and show your support through the purchase of Everyday Buddhism merch: https://www.zazzle.com/store/everyday_buddhism   NOTE: Free shipping on ALL (unlimited) items (Everyday Buddhism merch or gifts from other stores) if you join Zazzle Plus for $19.95/year: https://www.zazzle.com/zazzleplus

Wisdom of Happiness: An Intimate dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and His Timeless Wisdom

Lama Tashi Norbu is the only known Tibetan Buddhist monk tattoo artist in the world, who originally served as a fine art painter for His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Lama Tashi utilizes his art as a medium to deepen people's understanding of Buddhism and help them recognize their inherent virtues. He is the founder and Creative Director of the only registered Tibetan Museum in the world, The Museum of Contemporary Tibetan Art based in the Netherlands. His paintings are exhibited in numerous galleries and museums worldwide. This episode was recorded during Jaymee's 48th birthday celebration at his home surrounded by an audience of family and friends. After the episode concluded, Lama Tashi tattooed a very special Tibetan Buddhist mantra design on Jaymee at the party. In this episode, Lama Tashi shares his why it's important to develop our "inner beauties", how life is a performance and compassion led him to innovate the idea of becoming a tattoo artist.  LAMA TASHI NORBU WEB: www.lamatashinorbu.org LOVE IS THE AUTHOR PODCAST: hosted, produced, and recorded by Jaymee Carpenter.  INTERESTED IN MENTORSHIP SESSIONS w/ JAYMEE? email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com or on IG: ⁠⁠@unconventionalgardener⁠⁠ INSTAGRAM: @ven.tashi_norbu / tibetan_sacred_tattoo / @loveistheauthor CONTACT: jaymee@loveistheauthor.com

Mike "C-Roc" welcomes Danielle Amos, a self-made multimillionaire, entrepreneur, and mentor. Danielle shares her inspiring journey of transformation, highlighting how she went from facing challenges like a nervous breakdown in her early life to becoming one of Bob Proctor's top consultants. She reveals the key to her success—focusing on self-image, inner identity, and mindset. Danielle opens up about how intuition, persistence, and resiliency shaped her path, and emphasizes the importance of recognizing the "God energy" within all of us to create limitless possibilities. Listeners will be captivated as Danielle reflects on her pivotal moments, such as a life-changing silent retreat in India, meditating under the guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and how she lost her way before rediscovering her true purpose. Her story takes us through corporate career shifts, struggles in network marketing, and her ultimate breakthrough in life and business. This conversation is not just about success, but about how tapping into inner power can change everything. Tune in to hear Danielle's wisdom and be inspired to create the life you've always desired! Website - https://danielleamos.co/ Social Media Links/Handles- https://www.instagram.com/thedanielleamos/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3BZ_L1ZOu1kEajInsmWQbg https://www.facebook.com/groups/MasteringYourMindsetwithDanielle

1. His Holiness the Dalai Lama Teaches Tsongkhapa's Three Principal Aspects of the Path 2. His Holiness the Dalai Lama Congratulates the New Prime Minister of Japan, Shigeru Ishiba 3. His Holiness the Dalai Lama Congratulates President Jimmy Carter on His 100th Birthday 4. Sikyong Penpa Tsering Engages Tibetan Communities on Political and Cultural Concerns during his official visit to Uttarkhand and Simour District 5. Central Tibetan Administration Celebrates 155th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi 6. Former Tibetan Political Prisoner Thubten Yeshi passed away in Tibet 7. The World Needs a Champion like the Tibetan People and the Guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama More Than Ever: says Congressman Jim McGovern 8. Tibetan Parliamentary Delegation Concludes Advocacy in Belgium, meets European Parliament members 9. Tibet Policy Institute and Dalai Lama Institute for Higher Education Renew Partnership with New MoU 10. Representative Karma Singey Attends the 50th Founding Anniversary of Chenrezig Institute 11. Office of Tibet and Alliance for Victims of the Chinese Communist Regime Organise Counter-event on PRC's Founding Anniversary

 On this week's episode, Bishop Burbidge:   Invites all to join the October 5 Golden Jubilee Pilgrimage to the National Shrine of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C., the final event of the diocese's 50th anniversary celebration    Congratulates five priests from our diocese who Pope Francis has named Chaplains to His Holiness with the title Monsignor    Applauds the four diocesan parishes and Catholic Charities for launching an ambitious coat drive that ends Sept. 27 — 10,000 coats for needy and vulnerable neighbors   Remarks on Pope Francis's recent advice to U.S. Catholics voting in the upcoming presidential elections   Previews two major upcoming events in the diocese: the second annual CALLED Conference for Young Adults on Saturday, September 21, and the upcoming Hispanic Heritage Mass and Festival on Sunday, October 13   He also answers the following question from the faithful:  “I am in my 20s and am basically the only one in my immediate family still practicing my Catholic faith. It's my hope that my parents and siblings eventually return to the faith. How should I navigate this situation?” 

Ian Duncan is a Daoist Priest and spiritual alchemist.  He transmits perspectives and methods direct from Source and study in the Dao and Dzogchen, and accomplishment in Inner Alchemy.  In the Daoist tradition, he carries these lineages:  30th Generation Complete Reality Dragon Gate Secret Lineage; 2nd Generation Wu Family Lineage; 25th Generation Complete Reality Dragon Gate XuanWu Lineage.  In the Bonpo tradition, he carries these Dzogchen transmissions:  A-tri Dzogchen Transmission from His Holiness the 33rd; Zhang Zhung Oral Transmission fromn Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.  Be sure to check out his many offerings on these subjects, and links to his classes, and podcast "The Straight Hook" on his website:  https://completereality.org/ This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-298-ian-duncan-chinese-alchemydaoismintegration-vs-merging Have a blessed week!    

142. Healing Our Core Wounds Using The Chiron Effect with Lisa TahirOur guest on the podcast today is Lisa Tahir, a licensed therapist, host of All Things Therapy podcast, glass artist, and author of The Chiron Effect: "Healing Our Core Wounds through Astrology, Empathy, and Self-Forgiveness," which was endorsed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Lisa lives and works in Los Angeles, California.In this episode, we explore how we can all heal ourselves as Lisa shares her profound insights on the importance of finding happiness and living a life of joy. Her commitment to helping others began at the age of 21 when she first became a therapy client. During this transformative period, Lisa realized her life's calling: to aid others in healing their emotional wounds and finding resolution. This profound experience has shaped her career as she continues to guide individuals toward greater confidence and inner peace.I think you'll find many synergies as we explore Lisa's personal and professional evolution, including the inspiring moment when her work earned the endorsement of the Dalai Lama. We talk through the therapeutic values hidden in every aspect of life, discuss healing emotional wounds, and the critical role of traditional therapeutic methods, especially for trauma survivors. Lisa shares how her work has evolved to include astrology as we venture into the world of the Chiron paradigm, navigating the realms of self-awareness, healing core wounds, and embracing our inherent worth.Lisa's wisdom on replacing negative thoughts with positive beliefs and her encouragement to expect miracles in life promise to inspire and empower your day. So, settle in as we journey together through tales of transformation, the power of nature, and the pursuit of a fulfilling life defined by your own standards.Key TakeawaysLisa's journey to finding her callingHow to triumph over traumatic, difficult, painful situationsDoing the inner work for sustainable changeExploration of psychoastrologyHow to heal our core wounds using the Chiron EffectMemorable Quote“Therapy is more than just talking about our feelings. It encompasses that for sure, but really everything we do can make us happier and more of who we are.”—Lisa TahirEpisode Resources:Nolatherapy WebsiteLisa's Linkedin ProfileBOOK: The Chiron Effect - Healing Our Core Wounds Through Astrology, Empathy and Self ForgivenessIf you would like to work with Lisa, she will give you 50% off your first session with her if you mention Jayne Warrilow, Sacred Changemakers, when you book. This would make your first session with Lisa just $95!SacredChangemakers.comOur Sacred CommunityJayne's WebsiteJayne Warrilow on LinkedinThank you to our sponsor:A huge thank you to our Inner Circle members, podcast sponsors, and extended Sacred Changemakers community, all of whom are visible on our website and helping us make a global impact aligned with the United Nations Sustainable...

In this fresh Dharma Talk, Jack reveals how listening from the heart can empower you to transform yourself and the world.This episode is brought to you by Betterhelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best self.“Difficult times call on our best spirit.” – Jack KornfieldIn this fresh episode, Jack mindfully explores:Navigating life skillfully through difficult timesHow we can change ourselves and the world through true listeningThe two dimensions of mindfulness: Sati (mindful presence) and Sampajanna (mindful response)How deep listening leads to compassionate responseUsing our difficulties as doorways of opportunity to help us awakenReflecting on how we respond to the troubles of the worldThe art of listening and how it brings us into the present momentHow taking a “sacred pause” leads to more possibilitiesThe childlike playfulness and joy between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond TutuJack tells a transformational and moving story of Dr. Yeshi Dhonden, the miraculous Tibetan physician.How all the problems and conflicts of the world are symptoms, and the solution is in the human heartActivism, service, and helping with an open heartListening deeply to sense the universal truths of realityThe powerful prayer of Black Elk, the mystical Lakota medicine manListening inwardly, tending the heart, and honing your intuition“The very difficulties you have are the place that truly awakens the heart.” – Jack Kornfield“Quiet the mind, take time, tend the heart, listen inwardly, listen to one another, listen to the earth—and you will know what to do.” – Jack KornfieldThis Dharma Talk originally took place for the Spirit Rock Monday Night Dharma Talk and Guided Meditation on 4/15/24. To join his next livestream, please check out Jack's events calendar.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.