Dharma Talks at Columbus KTC

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What's Dharma Talks at Columbus KTC about?

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

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Dharma Talks at Columbus KTC episodes:

05.16.2024
Everywhere i see my Precious Mothers
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Everywhere i see my Precious Mothers by Cathy Lhamo Jackson. What is Bodhicitta, and how do we develop it? Quite simply, our interactions with […]
05.09.2024
Equanimity
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Equanimity by Eric Weinberg. Sharon Salzberg sums it up this way, “Equanimity, the secret ingredient in mindfulness. It does not mean indifference, which is […]
05.01.2024
Keeping It Simple: Holding a Virtuous Mind
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Keeping It Simple: Holding a Virtuous Mind by Lama Kathy Wesley. With so many prayers and practices available in our Tibetan Buddhist heritage, we […]
04.25.2024
Interdependence – part 2
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Interdependence part 2 by Lama Tom Broadwater. This is a continuation of a previous talk on this topic. We will review adding more clarity […]
04.18.2024
Taking the Bodhisattva Vow
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Taking the Bodhisattva Vow by Lama Kathy Wesley. In anticipation of an upcoming Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony at KTC, Lama Kathy recalls her own connection […]
04.11.2024
How to Manifest a Pure Realm
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled How to Manifest a Pure Realm by Lama Kathy Wesley. Dharma texts describe pure realms – environments manifested by awakened beings upon their enlightenment. […]
04.03.2024
Jesus and Buddha as Brothers
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Jesus and Buddha as Brothers by Lama Kathy Wesley. In this Easter Sunday talk, Lama Kathy discusses unproven but interesting theories about the “lost […]
03.27.2024
Embracing Suffering on the Path
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Embracing Suffering on the Path by Cathy Lhamo Jackson. It can be easy to do a daily meditation or dharma practice when things are […]
03.20.2024
The Two Bodhicittas: What are they and why are they so essential?
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled The Two Bodhicittas: What are they and why are they so essential? by Lama Tom Broadwater. The Great Masters tell us to keep the […]
03.13.2024
Sympathetic joy, the third immeasurable
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Sympathetic joy, the third immeasurable by Eric Weinberg. Sympathetic joy is the delight we feel when good happens for someone else. Lets talk about […]
02.29.2024
May All Beings be Free of Suffering and the Causes of Suffering
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled May All Beings be Free of Suffering and the Causes of Suffering by Eric Weinberg. The second of the four immeasurables invites us to […]
02.23.2024
Showing Gratitude to the Dharma
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Showing Gratitude to the Dharma by Marcus Casey. Sometimes when things seem bleak, the best antidote is to practice gratitude. In this talk, we […]
02.18.2024
KTC Losar Sunday Dharma Talk and Program
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled KTC Losar Sunday Dharma Talk and Program by Lama Kathy Wesley. KTC celebrates the Tibetan New Year with ceremonies and a short Dharma Talk […]
02.07.2024
Tibetan Buddhist Meditation – Three Paths to Freedom – Part Three
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Tibetan Buddhist Meditation – Three Paths to Freedom – Part Three by Lama Kathy Wesley. As a follow-up to her talk on Basics of […]
01.31.2024
Tibetan Buddhist Meditation – Three Paths to Freedom
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Tibetan Buddhist Meditation – Three Paths to Freedom by Lama Kathy Wesley. As a follow-up to her talk on Basics of Meditation, Lama Kathy […]
01.24.2024
Ngondro: Our Path to Mahamudra
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Ngondro: Our Path to Mahamudra by Lama Tom Broadwater. For some students who wish to proceed to the profound meditation of Mahamudra, they begin […]
01.18.2024
The Meditation Doctor Is IN: Advice and Tips from Lama Kathy
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled The Meditation Doctor Is IN: Advice and Tips from Lama Kathy. Have questions about your meditation practice? This talk is for YOU. Lama Kathy […]
01.10.2024
Working with Mind Training
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Working with Mind Training by Eric Weinberg. The teachings on mind training, or lojong, are an invaluable aid. They show us how the wisdom […]
01.05.2024
New Year’s Day Message 2024
This is a special New Year’s Day Dharma Talk by Lama Kathy Wesley. As part of the Columbus KTC’s annual First Light Lamps for World Peace event, Lama Kathy continues […]
01.04.2024
The Only Thing that Needs Changing Is …
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled The Only Thing that Needs Changing Is … by Lama Kathy Wesley. The New Year brings the feeling of having a “fresh slate” for […]
12.28.2023
Silent Night (& Day): The Practice of Silence and Its Benefits
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Silent Night (& Day): The Practice of Silence and Its Benefits by Lama Kathy Wesley. When people are silent, we often assume they are […]
12.20.2023
Chenrezig: Lord of Love
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Chenrezig: Lord of Love by Marcus Casey. Join us for the story of Chenrezig and an in-depth discussion of how we should think of […]
12.13.2023
The Three Jewels: inner, outer, and secret – Part 2
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled The Three Jewels: inner, outer, and secret – Part 2 by Eric Weinberg. This talk will briefly review Part 1, which dealt with uncovering […]
12.07.2023
The Faith of Milarepa
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled The Faith of Milarepa by Lama Tom Broadwater. Milarepa was Tibet’s greatest yogic saint from 10 centuries past. Given the distance in time and […]
11.29.2023
Developing Confidence in Your Daily Practice
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Developing Confidence in Your Daily Practice by Cathy Lhamo Jackson. We are told that meditation has many benefits, but how do we develop confidence […]
11.23.2023
The Three Jewels; Outer, Inner, Secret
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled The Three Jewels; Outer, Inner, Secret by Eric Weinberg. A spiritual path is a dynamic process of transformation. Our understanding of the Three Jewels, […]
11.16.2023
After Retreat, the Laundry
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled After Retreat, the Laundry by Lama Kathy Wesley. With the special shrine for the recently completed Nyingne Retreat in the background, Lama Kathy talks […]
11.08.2023
Introduction to Nyungne Practice – Part 2
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Introduction to Nyungne Practice – Part 2 by Lama Kathy Wesley. Centuries ago, an Indian princess with a dreaded disease was exiled to a […]
11.02.2023
Introduction to Nyungne Practice
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Introduction to Nyungne Practice by Lama Kathy Wesley. Centuries ago, an Indian princess with a dreaded disease was exiled to a forest and left […]
10.25.2023
Sending Love to a Broken World
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Sending Love to a Broken World by Lama Kathy Wesley. With war breaking out in various parts of the world, and so much suffering […]
10.19.2023
“The essence of thought is dharmakaya, as is taught”
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled “The essence of thought is dharmakaya, as is taught.” by Eric Weinberg. In this week’s talk, Eric takes the fifth stanza of the Mahamudra […]
10.11.2023
“Awareness is the body of meditation, as is taught”
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled “Awareness is the body of meditation, as is taught” by Eric Weinberg. The Kagyu Lineage Prayer prayer says, “awareness is the body of meditation”. […]
10.05.2023
What is emptiness? Part 2
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled What is emptiness? Part 2 by Marcus Casey. With material drawn from The Sun of Wisdom by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso and The Open Door […]
09.27.2023
Lama Visit Recap and Dharma Q&A with Lama Kathy
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Lama Visit Recap and Dharma Q&A with Lama Kathy by Lama Kathy Wesley. It’s been a few weeks since our Columbus KTC Dharma community […]
09.20.2023
“Detachment is the foot of meditation.” What does this mean?
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled “Detachment is the foot of meditation.” What does this mean? by Eric Weinberg. In a follow up to Lopon Lama Topden’s teaching on the […]
09.13.2023
The Question of Evil – A Buddhist Response
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled The Question of Evil – A Buddhist Response by Lama Kathy Wesley. Buddhist teachings say all beings possess a nature of Basic Goodness – […]
09.06.2023
Are We Really Always Doing Our Best?
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Are We Really Always Doing Our Best? by Lama Kathy Wesley. One of the strongest teachings of the Buddha is the assertion that all […]
08.24.2023
What Is Emptiness?
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled What Is Emptiness? by Marcus Casey. What do we mean when we say emptiness? What don’t we mean? In this talk, we try to […]
08.17.2023
Devotion, I bet it’s not what you think
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Devotion, I bet it’s not what you think by Eric Weinberg. Is devotion just a simple act of dedication, or is there something more […]
08.10.2023
“There’s One Good Thing About Bad Karma …”
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled “There’s One Good Thing About Bad Karma …” by Lama Kathy Wesley. When most people hear about the Buddha’s teachings on karma, they mistakenly […]
08.04.2023
The Path of Skillful Means: What Is Empowerment?
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled The Path of Skillful Means: What Is Empowerment? by Lama Kathy Wesley. Tibetan Buddhism is often called “Vajrayana Buddhism” because of its connection to […]
07.27.2023
First Teachings: Buddha and His Female Disciples
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled First Teachings: Buddha and His Female Disciples by Lama Kathy Wesley. In observance of the holy day called Chokhor Duchen (The Great Occasion of […]
07.20.2023
Remembrance of Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Remembrance of Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche by Cathy Lhamo Jackson. In this week’s talk, Cathy Lhamo gives a brief review of Thrangu Rinpoche’s life, teachings […]
07.13.2023
Secrets of Mind Training: 37 Ways to Develop Your Heart
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Secrets of Mind Training: 37 Ways to Develop Your Heart by Lama Kathy Wesley. In 12th Century Tibet, a young shepherd boy came upon […]
07.06.2023
Beyond Mindfulness: Why Train in Love?
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Beyond Mindfulness: Why Train in Love? by Lama Kathy Wesley. As we take mindfulness off the cushion and into our daily lives, we’re encouraged […]
06.28.2023
Mindfulness All Day Long
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Mindfulness All Day Long by Lama Kathy Wesley. Some days it’s great to sit on our meditation seat – our thoughts can begin to […]
06.23.2023
The Four Noble Truths in Daily Life
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled The Four Noble Truths in Daily Life by Marcus Casey. After his enlightenment, the Buddha meditated for several weeks before giving his first teaching. […]
06.16.2023
Guru Yoga
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Guru Yoga by Eric Weinberg. In this talk Eric combines an understanding and perspective on the precious treasure of guru yoga practice with a […]
06.08.2023
Beyond Mindfulness
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Beyond Mindfulness by Lama Kathy Wesley. Mindfulness is everywhere these days, or so it seems – it’s being taught at schools, at workplaces, and […]
06.01.2023
Tonglen
This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Tonglen by Eric Weinberg. Tonglen is a way of honoring your experience and connecting with what all humans feel. It cuts through our habits […]

What's Dharma Talks at Columbus KTC about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Dharma Talks at Columbus KTC episodes:

Everywhere i see my Precious Mothers

Equanimity

Keeping It Simple: Holding a Virtuous Mind

Interdependence – part 2

Taking the Bodhisattva Vow

How to Manifest a Pure Realm

Jesus and Buddha as Brothers

Embracing Suffering on the Path

The Two Bodhicittas: What are they and why are they so essential?

Sympathetic joy, the third immeasurable

May All Beings be Free of Suffering and the Causes of Suffering

Showing Gratitude to the Dharma

KTC Losar Sunday Dharma Talk and Program

Tibetan Buddhist Meditation – Three Paths to Freedom – Part Three

Tibetan Buddhist Meditation – Three Paths to Freedom

Ngondro: Our Path to Mahamudra

The Meditation Doctor Is IN: Advice and Tips from Lama Kathy

Working with Mind Training

New Year’s Day Message 2024

The Only Thing that Needs Changing Is …

Silent Night (& Day): The Practice of Silence and Its Benefits

Chenrezig: Lord of Love

The Three Jewels: inner, outer, and secret – Part 2

The Faith of Milarepa

Developing Confidence in Your Daily Practice

The Three Jewels; Outer, Inner, Secret

After Retreat, the Laundry

Introduction to Nyungne Practice – Part 2

Introduction to Nyungne Practice

Sending Love to a Broken World

“The essence of thought is dharmakaya, as is taught”

“Awareness is the body of meditation, as is taught”

What is emptiness? Part 2

Lama Visit Recap and Dharma Q&A with Lama Kathy

“Detachment is the foot of meditation.” What does this mean?

The Question of Evil – A Buddhist Response

Are We Really Always Doing Our Best?

What Is Emptiness?

Devotion, I bet it’s not what you think

“There’s One Good Thing About Bad Karma …”

The Path of Skillful Means: What Is Empowerment?

First Teachings: Buddha and His Female Disciples

Remembrance of Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche

Secrets of Mind Training: 37 Ways to Develop Your Heart

Beyond Mindfulness: Why Train in Love?

Mindfulness All Day Long

The Four Noble Truths in Daily Life

Guru Yoga

Beyond Mindfulness

Tonglen