Venerable Robina Courtin is known for her clear teaching, explaining the Buddhist approach to thinking and acting in terms we can understand.
Through examples that are relevant to our lives, she presents multiple ways we can put these ideas into practice.
Venerable Robina explains the beneficial actions of body, speech and mind we can adopt, and actions to avoid. She gives us ways to create positive new habits benefiting ourselves and those around us, and how to slowly - completely - rid ourselves of harmful, ancient, negative ones.
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Q: I am caregiving for my father and my dog. I feel resentful for the demands that are placed on me. What can I do to keep going? (2:53)
On "blessing the speech" practice (15:06)
You can view Venerable Robina leading this practice here: • Express Meditation with Ven. Robina C...
Q: I just heard it yesterday, that we can listen to the Teachings in 3 ways -- being a full pot so nothing goes in, being a dirty pot -- so all got polluted, or being a licking pot -- so it goes in and then it goes out again. I think on different days I can be any of those really :) (22:31)
Q: In the evening I am determined to wake up early and meditate and practice and in the morning I slept again.
(25:26)
Q: My 21 year old daughter has a strong tendency toward anxiety and will often catastrophise and overthinks the future, causing her a lot of additional stresses. Alongside this, her anxiety extends to social situations as well.Do you have any advice…
(31:43)
Q: Would it be skilful to try and practise and master two traditions/lineages? I am currently mainly a practitioner of Soto Zen however am also inclined towards esoteric practises such as those in Vajrayana. (38:05)
Q: I'm curious about the way 'Western' Buddhists should practice vs 'Eastern' Buddhists. From my reading, it seems Lama Yeshe didn't think westerners need to do all the intense rituals whilst Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches very intense rituals for everyone (41:50)
Q: How to work with my sister who drinks alcohol (and gets drunk) in the house we share together (48:49)
Q: What guidance / recommendations do you have for daily practice? Is there essential daily rituals/ practice for a lay person? (57:42)
Q: Can purification practice "lessen the load" of previous karmic imprints? (1:00:09)
Q: Why does our mind ‘push-back’ so intensely if we get too involved with it?
(1:03:21)
It doesn't occur to us to consciously say positive thoughts to counteract our negative thought habit (1:10:33)
Q: I’m finding it difficult to deal with my internal feelings towards the reactions from others to my illness / disability / , and the loss of friendships etc . I’m finding this hard. What can I do ? Because it causes me to want to withdraw as it takes so much energy -as I struggle just to manage. (1:12:36)
Q: Ven Robina, I'm doing a daily Vajrasattva purification practice most evenings with the four Rs. My ability to visualise Vajrasattva over my head is poor. Any ideas on how to build that visualisation skill? (1:22:10)
Q: I’m a support person for a man with a degenerative disease. He knows I have a Buddhist practice and we often chat about Buddhism and he asks questions. I’m not a teacher and I don’t want to evangelise so can you give me any ideas about resources I could point him towards or use together when I’m spending time with him? (1:22:35)
Q: What to do about the climate change situation? (1:24:58)
Q: I am a casual emergency relief teacher. In my capacity as a relief teacher I see many secondary students feeling the burning effects of digital media , because they are so overexposed to it,— ie:- many student’ s stay on their games on their screens during class, They refuse to stop when asked. How can I give them some hope and enthusiasm? (How can I not get depressed!!? ) (1:29:46)
