Living Clarity

Buddha’s profound statement, “You are not who you think you are,” invites us to re-examine our deeply ingrained beliefs about our identity. Many of us carry a fixed sense of self, convinced that this is our unchanging essence. However, in a compelling teaching delivered during the New Year, Kadam Morten encourages us to delve deeper into this notion of self. He guides us to question the very nature of our identity and illuminates how our perceptions shape and continuously redefine who we are. By embracing this understanding, we can experience a profound sense of liberation, freeing ourselves from the constraints of a static self-image.

In this talk by Gen-la Dekyong we learn why everybody needs to be good natured with a good heart. Whatever is happening in our life, and whoever is appearing in our life, “I need to be good natured with a good heart.” Why? Because in this way, we can solve our own problems, as well as those of others. This podcast is an extract of a public talk given at Manjushri KMC based on the book How to Transform Your Life by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.

Our empathy for others is the key to learning to cherish them. Remembering how others wish to be free from suffering and problems in the same way that we do we will naturally think their happiness and freedom is important just as we presently believe our happiness and freedom to be important. This is an extract from a teaching given by Gen-la Jampa at IKRC Grand Canyon. It is based on the Meditations for a Kind Heart series of guided meditations available from Tharpa.com

Learning to accept painful feelings is a great way to free your mind from tension and anxiety. Here Gen Rigpa talks about the various encounters we have during the day that would normally trigger negative reactions and how we can avoid this by patient acceptance which gives us the space to put things in perspective and find a positive response. This podcast is an extract from a talk given by Gen Rigpa in KMC Los Angeles. It is based on the book How to Solve our Human Problems by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Learning to stop identifying with a self that has a problem is a powerful tool for bringing about transformation and freeing ourself from whatever problem is affecting us. In this podcast Kadam Lucy explains how to do this using the example of anxiety. This is from an extract of a teaching given in KMC NYC.

In this podcast Gen-la Jampa teaches how developing the belief ’this person is important their happiness matters’ will change our life for the better. If we believe this it will naturally influence our feelings and behaviour towards others so we will always act with kindness and have good relationships that bring joy. As Buddha says the mind that cherishes others is the best method to make ourself and others happy. This podcast is an extract from a talk given by Gen-la Jampa at IKRC Grand Canyon. It is based on the book How to Transform Your Life by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.