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- 109 | Meditative Concentration - Dhyana Paramita
Lamas Yeshe and Zopa present the practice leading onwards toward dhyana paramita, the transcendent perfection of meditative concentration, on and off the cushion.
Read Yeshe's article on Right Effort in the May 2023 issue of Lion's Roar Magazine on their website and in our online journal, Prajna Rising.
https://bit.ly/LR-RightEffort
Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna
PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on new and full moon days, and contemplation interludes on the quarter moons.
RESOURCES
Meet Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa, in Tricycle Magazine https://bit.ly/3xRySck
Listen Contemplate Meditate, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsus
Meditative Inquiry, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3xRySck
FOLLOW US
Join our Global Community for regular updates on Prajna Fire events with Yeshe and Zopa
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa offer individual spiritual counsel on formal Buddhist practice as well as innovative ways to integrate Buddhist perspective into your everyday life. Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online)
Hear Lama Yeshe's story on Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers https://ihr.fm/3uwqxZW
And follow her guided practice of Tonglen Meditation & Sacred Creativity https://ihr.fm/3Lk9Kjy
EMAIL US [email protected]
FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks)
@prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos)
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme
Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com)
34 min - 108 | Diligence - Virya Paramita
Lamas Yeshe and Zopa present the practice leading onwards toward virya paramita, the transcendent perfection of diligence, right in the midst of everyday life.
Read Yeshe's article on Right Effort in the May 2023 issue of Lion's Roar Magazine on their website and in our online journal, Prajna Rising.
https://bit.ly/LR-RightEffort
Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna
PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on new and full moon days, and contemplation interludes on the quarter moons.
RESOURCES
Meet Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa, in Tricycle Magazine https://bit.ly/3xRySck
Listen Contemplate Meditate, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsus
Meditative Inquiry, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3xRySck
FOLLOW US
Join our Global Community for regular updates on Prajna Fire events with Yeshe and Zopa
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa offer individual spiritual counsel on formal Buddhist practice as well as innovative ways to integrate Buddhist perspective into your everyday life. Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online)
Hear Lama Yeshe's story on Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers https://ihr.fm/3uwqxZW
And follow her guided practice of Tonglen Meditation & Sacred Creativity https://ihr.fm/3Lk9Kjy
EMAIL US [email protected]
FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks)
@prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos)
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme
Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com)
35 min - 107 | Bodhicitta: Noblest Motivation
Our meditation interlude accents the paramount importance of bodhicitta, the mind of awakening, that informs Mahayana practice. Midway through our series on the Paramitas, Lama Zopa leads meditative inquiry practice, using experiential analysis to explore for ourselves why bodhicitta is called "the noblest motivation."
Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna
PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on new and full moon days, and contemplation interludes on the quarter moons.
RESOURCES
Meet Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa, in Tricycle Magazine https://bit.ly/3xRySck
Listen Contemplate Meditate, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsus
Meditative Inquiry, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3xRySck
FOLLOW US
Join our Global Community for regular updates on Prajna Fire events with Yeshe and Zopa
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa offer individual spiritual counsel on formal Buddhist practice as well as innovative ways to integrate Buddhist perspective into your everyday life. Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online)
Hear Lama Yeshe's story on Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers https://ihr.fm/3uwqxZW
And follow her guided practice of Tonglen Meditation & Sacred Creativity https://ihr.fm/3Lk9Kjy
EMAIL US [email protected]
FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks)
@prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos)
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme
Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com)
22 min - 106 | Magnanimity - Shanti Paramita
Lamas Yeshe and Zopa present the practice leading onwards toward shanti paramita, the transcendent perfection of magnanimity (usually translated as patience), right in the midst of everyday life.
Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna
PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on new and full moon days, and contemplation interludes on the quarter moons.
RESOURCES
Meet Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa, in Tricycle Magazine https://bit.ly/3xRySck
Listen Contemplate Meditate, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsus
Meditative Inquiry, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3xRySck
FOLLOW US
Join our Global Community for regular updates on Prajna Fire events with Yeshe and Zopa
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa offer individual spiritual counsel on formal Buddhist practice as well as innovative ways to integrate Buddhist perspective into your everyday life. Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online)
Hear Lama Yeshe's story on Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers https://ihr.fm/3uwqxZW
And follow her guided practice of Tonglen Meditation & Sacred Creativity https://ihr.fm/3Lk9Kjy
EMAIL US [email protected]
FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks)
@prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos)
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme
Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com)
34 min - 105 | Ethics - Shila Paramita
Lamas Yeshe and Zopa present the practice leading onwards toward shila paramita, the transcendent perfection of ethical sensibility, right in the midst of everyday life.
Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna
PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on new and full moon days, and contemplation interludes on the quarter moons.
RESOURCES
Meet Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa, in Tricycle Magazine https://bit.ly/3xRySck
Listen Contemplate Meditate, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsus
Meditative Inquiry, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3xRySck
FOLLOW US
Join our Global Community for regular updates on Prajna Fire events with Yeshe and Zopa
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa offer individual spiritual counsel on formal Buddhist practice as well as innovative ways to integrate Buddhist perspective into your everyday life. Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online)
Hear Lama Yeshe's story on Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers https://ihr.fm/3uwqxZW
And follow her guided practice of Tonglen Meditation & Sacred Creativity https://ihr.fm/3Lk9Kjy
EMAIL US [email protected]
FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks)
@prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos)
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme
Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com)
31 min - 104 | Giving - Dana Paramita
Lamas Yeshe and Zopa present the practice leading onwards toward dana paramita, the transcendent perfections of giving, right in the midst of everyday life.
Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna
PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on new and full moon days, and contemplation interludes on the quarter moons.
RESOURCES
Meet Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa, in Tricycle Magazine https://bit.ly/3xRySck
Listen Contemplate Meditate, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsus
Meditative Inquiry, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3xRySck
FOLLOW US
Join our Global Community for regular updates on Prajna Fire events with Yeshe and Zopa
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa offer individual spiritual counsel on formal Buddhist practice as well as innovative ways to integrate Buddhist perspective into your everyday life. Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online)
Hear Lama Yeshe's story on Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers https://ihr.fm/3uwqxZW
And follow her guided practice of Tonglen Meditation & Sacred Creativity https://ihr.fm/3Lk9Kjy
EMAIL US [email protected]
FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks)
@prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos)
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme
Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com)
30 min - 103 | Paramitas
Lamas Yeshe and Zopa present an overview of the Buddhist teaching and practice of the paramitas, the transcendent perfections that traverse the ocean of suffering that is samsara to the other shore, buddhahood, full and complete awakening.
Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna
PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on new and full moon days, and contemplation interludes on the quarter moons.
RESOURCES
Meet Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa, in Tricycle Magazine https://bit.ly/3xRySck
Listen Contemplate Meditate, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsus
Meditative Inquiry, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3xRySck
FOLLOW US
Join our Global Community for regular updates on Prajna Fire events with Yeshe and Zopa
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa offer individual spiritual counsel on formal Buddhist practice as well as innovative ways to integrate Buddhist perspective into your everyday life. Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online)
Hear Lama Yeshe's story on Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers https://ihr.fm/3uwqxZW
And follow her guided practice of Tonglen Meditation & Sacred Creativity https://ihr.fm/3Lk9Kjy
EMAIL US [email protected]
FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks)
@prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos)
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme
Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com)
17 min - 102 | Top 5 Tips to Reinvigorate Practice
Lamas Yeshe and Zopa share their tips for celebrating our 2022 Dharma efforts and reinvigorating our practice for 2023. Lama Zopa leads a guided meditation to get you started on those tips right here andnow.
Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna
PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on new and full moon days, and contemplation interludes on the quarter moons.
RESOURCES
Meet Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa, in Tricycle Magazine https://bit.ly/3xRySck
Prajna Sparks Episodes 21-81 #59DaysofHealing with the lojong maxims
Prajna Sparks Episode 1 Listen Contemplate
Prajna Sparks Episodes 89 and 89 Q&A Meditative Inquiry
Listen Contemplate Meditate, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsus
Meditative Inquiry, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3xRySck
FOLLOW US
Join our Global Community for regular updates on Prajna Fire events with Yeshe and Zopa
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa offer individual spiritual counsel on formal Buddhist practice as well as innovative ways to integrate Buddhist perspective into your everyday life. Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online)
Hear Lama Yeshe's story on Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers https://ihr.fm/3uwqxZW
And follow her guided practice of Tonglen Meditation & Sacred Creativity https://ihr.fm/3Lk9Kjy
EMAIL US [email protected]
FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks)
@prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos)
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme
Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com)
33 min - 101 | Awakening Together: Rinsen Roshi and Do'on Sensei on #WhyNirvanaMatters
Talk #8. Lamas Yeshe and Zopa talk with Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karein Weik Do'on Sensei, teachers and co-founders of Great Heartland Sangha, Buddhist Temple of Toledo and and the Drinking Gourd Institute. Roshi is the Abbot of the Great Heartland Sangha. He received full Dharma Transmission as a recognized Zen teacher by Rev. James Myoun Ford Roshi in the Rinzai Koan Introspection and Soto Zen traditions. Karen Do’on Weik Osho is a Soto Zen priest who received Denkai transmission from Rinsen in August 2015.
Visit the Buddhist Temple of Toledo website at https://www.buddhisttempleoftoledo.org and their Podcast website at https://thedrinkinggourd.org/
#WhyNirvanaMatters is a series of talks with contemporary Buddhist teachers about Nirvana, peace, and its relevance in our lives and practice of Dharma.
Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna
PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on new and full moon days.
RESOURCES
Nirvana Episodes 4 and 93
Meet Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa, in Tricycle Magazine https://bit.ly/3xRySck
Listen Contemplate Meditate, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsus
Meditative Inquiry, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3xRySck
FOLLOW US
Join our Global Community for regular updates on Prajna Fire events with Yeshe and Zopa
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa offer individual spiritual counsel on formal Buddhist practice as well as innovative ways to integrate Buddhist perspective into your everyday life. Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online)
Hear Lama Yeshe's story on Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers https://ihr.fm/3uwqxZW
And follow her guided practice of Tonglen Meditation & Sacred Creativity https://ihr.fm/3Lk9Kjy
EMAIL US [email protected]
FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks)
@prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos)
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme
Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com)
33 min - 100 | Mistaken vs. Authentic Perception: The Skandhas on #WhyNirvanaMatters
Talk #7. Lamas Yeshe and Zopa share answers to questions from listeners, practitioners in a concurrent series of Dharma talks on the five skandhas, and Heart Sutra teachings by their teacher, Drupon Khenpo Lodro Namgyal from Pullahari Monastery in Nepal.
#WhyNirvanaMatters is a series of talks with contemporary Buddhist teachers about Nirvana, peace, and its relevance in our lives and practice of Dharma.
We encourage listeners with curiosity about this approach to understanding samsara and nirvana to register here for the Heart Sutra teachings for access to recordings of previous sessions. https://rigpedorjemontreal.org/en/le-sutra-du-coeur/
Registration for the last session of Skandhas Up Close and Personal and subsequent recordings.
Register Mind Sangha. R
Tibetan singing bowl interludes by Shivnee Ratna
PRAJNA SPARKS follows the lunar calendar. Look for new episodes on new and full moon days, and contemplation interludes on the quarter moons.
RESOURCES
Prajna Sparks Episode 1 Listen Contemplate Meditate Episode 4 Nirvana Episodes 89 and 89 Q&A Meditative Inquiry
Listen Contemplate Meditate, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsus
Meditative Inquiry, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3xRySck
Meet Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa, in Tricycle Magazine https://bit.ly/3xRySck
FOLLOW US
Join our Global Community for regular updates on Prajna Fire events with Yeshe and Zopa
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa offer individual spiritual counsel on formal Buddhist practice as well as innovative ways to integrate Buddhist perspective into your everyday life. Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online)
Hear Lama Yeshe's story on Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers https://ihr.fm/3uwqxZW
And follow her guided practice of Tonglen Meditation & Sacred Creativity https://ihr.fm/3Lk9Kjy
EMAIL US [email protected]
FIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks)
@prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos)
Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigme
Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com)
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About PRAJNA SPARKS
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Integrating the Dharma teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni from the perspective of the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, by cultivating familiarity with prajna, or precise knowing, in progressively subtle degrees.
Timely and accessible to contemporary seekers of any spiritual tradition, or none at all.
Full episodes on new and full moon days. Contemplation interludes on the quarter moons.
May all beings benefit!
EMAIL [email protected]
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Lama Zopa @karmazopajigme
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