Working with the elements - earth, water, fire, air and space - is an act of continual balancing. We can learn about the elements by observing them in their outer/external form: in nature, our home environments and even in our bodies. This recording is an extract from live talk recorded at the Kagyu Samye Dzong Buddhist centre in Cape Town on 1 May 2021. This is a beginner talk - it's recommended you listen to part 1 of the series first for the general context- Podcast episode 6 (Working with...

Balancing the five elements (live talk)

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This episode is an excerpt of a live talk given by Nicola Fanucchi at the Kagyu Samye Dzong Buddhist centre in South Africa in August 2022. Due to the workshop nature of the talk there are several guided meditations. The topic of the talk is exploring the creative manifestation process according to Tibetan Buddhist teachings. The book referenced in the talk is Spontaneous Creativity by Tenzin Wangyul Rinpoche. There is some background noise at times and the Q&As were remove...

Manifesting your unexpressed potential and creative flow - a Buddhist perspective

In this episode, we'll discuss wisdom and why developing wisdom is the most important (and urgent) thing each of us can do for ourselves and our communities. We'll look at the 5 wisdom superpowers and the 5 mind poisons, and how we can work with these to bring our unique wisdom into our lives. Please join the wisdom movement by signing up at www.thewisdomtoolbox.com for the monthly newsletter and other resources. When you subscribe you will receive the free wisdom superpower cheat s...

Develop your 5 inner wisdoms - the world needs it!

We're living in tough times and we need to put wisdom teachings into action. We need more compassionate action and less theory. In this live talk, given at the Kagyu Samye Dzong (South Africa) centre, we work through Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche's fundamental book "Meditation in Action". Part 1 is provided in a workshop format and should be worked through slowly with pen & paper handy. As this is a recording of a live talk, participant questions and answers may be included.

Meditation in Action -  taking action in tough times

In this episode we will be discussing Pema Chodren's book "Becoming Bodhisattva's" where she provides a practical commentary on Shantideva's 6th century teaching on the 'Path of the Bodhisattva'. The episode focusses on how we can find bodhicitta (or an awakened heart) within our ordinary, day to day lives. This is a recording of a live talk given at Kagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist centre in South Africa.  To follow along for more content, please subscribe to the podcast and...

Connecting with bodhicitta, the awakened heart, within our ordinary lives (live talk)

Is the world and, with it, all our thoughts and ideas as solid & fixed as we believe? In this episode, we'll be discussing the teachings and science behind illusory form and understand how through training our minds we can expand our perceptions. When we are able to loosen our grip on our reliance on form, our beliefs, concepts and ego we make space for freshness and being in the now. The book discussed is: 'Dreams of Light: The profound daytime practice of lucid dreaming' by Andrew Holec...

Balancing the five elements (live talk)

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