Cultivating Virtuous Qualities

In Buddhism, one of the most difficult teachings for people to understand is anatman or non-self. The doctrine states that in humans there is no permanent entity that can be called a self or a soul. T...

26 Helmi 202110min

The fourth immeasurable is open-hearted joy. What we are appreciating is the happiness someone else is experiencing. With this quality we feel real joy at their happiness. This practice is the perfect...

23 Tammi 202115min

Compassion is the third of the four immeasurables and it is an understanding that the world is full of suffering, and a heartfelt wish that this suffering will come to an end or at least lessen—for ou...

2 Tammi 202117min

The second of the four immeasurables is kind-heartedness. This is not about how we feel, but about how we relate to these feelings. It invites us to drop our habitual patterns of reactivity and to fre...

9 Joulu 202012min

When we look at the world, we can clearly see how hard it is to attain a balanced mind, as we are continuously in a flux of rises and falls. These lift us up one moment and fling us down the next. Thi...

15 Marras 202015min

We all have concerns and this is just part of being human. But there are eight concerns that bring us unnecessary suffering because we become attached to them or are adverse to them. The ones we call...

28 Loka 202012min

The four foundation practices of mindfulness are awareness of our bodies, of our feelings, our mental states and objects of the mind. The purpose of these practices is to get to know ourselves better...

3 Loka 202021min

In this, the sixth in the Buddha Dharma Series, Lama Yeshe talks about the final aspect of the eight-fold path which is staying focused, and is achieved by effort, mindfulness and concentration. My l...

5 Syys 202019min