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Talk #6. Lamas Yeshe and Zopa talk with Lama Maitri, a teacher and translator of Tibetan Buddhism in the Shangpa Kagyu lineage, having completed her three year cloistered meditation retreat at Dag Shang Kagyu in Huesca, Spain in 2013. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Buddhist Studies and Himalayan Languages from Rangjung Yeshe Institute, Kathmandu University, Nepal. Lama Maitri translates Tibetan Buddhist teachings from Tibetan and English to Spanish for various teachers around the world. Lama Maitri currently serves as translator at Bokar Thubten Ling, Ibiza, Spain. http://kagyuthubtenling.es/

Join Yeshe, Zopa, and Maitri at the Heart Sutra Explained teachings by Drupon Khenpo Lodro Namgyal, November 17 to December 11, 2022: https://rigpedorjemontreal.org/en/le-sutra-du-coeur

#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

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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

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Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com)

In today's bonus episode, Yeshe welcomes back Tania to discuss Taylor Swift's new song, Karma.

RESOURCES

Taylor Swift, Karma. Official Lyric Video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg18Kf4en2o

Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, Audio Dharma: What We're Listening To, Winter 2022

#59DaysofHealing Series Intro

59 Lojong Maxims Official Video

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Dr. Tania Israel IG: @drtaniaisrael

Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com)

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Talk #4. Lamas Yeshe and Zopa talk with Kim Allen, who began meditating in 2003, seeking both a path out of suffering and the deeper truths of life. She trained for many years in the Theravāda tradition and more recently with teachers of other Buddhist traditions. Her path has included long retreat, study of the suttas, and practice in Asia, and she now lives as a lay contemplative. 

Kim serves as a teacher and author dedicated to offering classical Dharma in a modern context. Her website is http://www.uncontrived.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

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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]

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Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com)

Talk #3. Lamas Yeshe and Zopa talk with Linda Modaro, Spiritual Director and lead teacher at Sati Sangha, an online meditation community offering daily virtual meditation sittings and online retreats. A secular community of lay practitioners, Sati Sangha is not closely affiliated with a monastic or religious tradition. Their practice evolved out of insight (vipassana) meditation, which evolved out of Theravada Buddhism, which evolved out of early Buddhism. 

Reflective Meditation: cultivating kindness and curiosity in the Buddha's company, which Linda co-authored with Nelly Kaufer of Pine Street Sangha, is due out early 2023 from Twuhiri.

#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

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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)

Talk #2. Lama Yeshe talks with Reverend Doyeon Park of Won Buddhist Temple of Manhattan. Learn more about Won Buddhism and Rev. Doyeon Park at https://wonbuddhismnyc.org/rev-doyeon-park/

#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

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)

Talk #1. Lama Zopa talks with Geshe Thubten Sherab of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, Kopan Monastery, and Thubten Norbu Ling in Santa Fe, New Mexico. https://tnlsf.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

Prajna Sparks Episode 1 Listen Contemplate Meditate Episode 4 

Nirvana Episodes 4 and 93 

Meditative Inquiry Episodes 89 and 89 Q&A 

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)

Zopa reflects on last week's "Nirvana is Peace" episode in this Contemplation interlude, and announces our next series, #WhyNirvanaMatters. 

Beginning September 10, on the full and new moons, we will discuss Nirvana and its place in theory and practice with an engaging set of Buddhist teachers from various traditions of Buddhadharma.

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

Read more about the integrative dharma practice of Listening Contemplating and Meditating in its full practice context in Lama Yeshe's latest article for Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsus

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Take a look at our Meet a Teacher profile in Tricycle Magazine: https://tricycle.org/magazine/prajna-fire-teachers/

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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)

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)

Fourth of a four part series on the Four Hallmarks of the Buddha's teachings, this episode explores nirvana as peace in our immediate experience, through the dynamic practice of Meditative Inquiry.

CONTENTS

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

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)

Yeshe and Zopa respond to listeners live, discussing last week's "Empty & Nonself" episode in this Contemplation interlude...

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

Read more about the integrative dharma practice of Listening Contemplating and Meditating in its full practice context in Lama Yeshe's latest article for Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsus

KEEP UP WITH US

Follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/karmayeshechodron/

Hear her story on Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers https://ihr.fm/3uwqxZW

And follow her in a guided practice of Tonglen Meditation & Sacred Creativity https://ihr.fm/3Lk9Kjy

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)

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)