This session with Ven. Robina follows on to explore attachment in more detail, as well as renunciation, dependent arising and having an open heart. She says, attachment is very primordial and can manifest as as possessiveness, manipulation, controlling, expectations, addictions. We need to start to work with attachment and aversion by controlling our body, speech and mind.

"Attachment doesn't like when we see our own crazy mind. We need to learn to counteract that, and be glad to see our crazy minds. And learn to live wiht it and be kind to ourselves about it. Rather than wishing it would go away, because that is naive."

Q&A at Namche Bazaar – Attachment (Part 2) – Renunciation, dependent arising and having an open heart.

Lawudo Trek | March 26, 2019 | Namche Bazaar, Solu Khumbu

Something To Think About Series #266

Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

In this Q&A session at the end of one of the hardest sections of the trek, Ven. Robina discusses the different between pleasure and happiness. She speaks about how we can be more flexible with physical difficulty or outer challenges and how we can train and strengthen the mind through practice.

Lawudo Trek | March 25, 2019 | Namche Bazaar, Solu Khumbu

Something To Think About Series #265

Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

Something To Think About Series #264

Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

Venerable Robina answers questions from students and part of a teaching on purification and emptiness, one afternoon during the Lawudo Trek in Nepal.

Questions - about karma and rebirth, can an animal be born as human, the Manjushri mantra, and is a guru-disciple relationship relevant in the modern world? 

Lawudo Trek, Nepal, 28th March 2019.

Something To Think About Series #263

Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

Something To Think About Series #262

Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

Something To Think About Series #261

Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin

Start the day with your mind pointed in positive direction.