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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. May all beings benefit!
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- 1 weeks ago1h 1m
156 | Forgive! REPLAY
Continual gratuitous forgiveness. A tall order. And an utterly liberating practice for our heart-mind.Revisit this classic episode from 2021, still one of the most popular and definitely the single most discussed, to explore a deep and vast practice with the potential to serve as the pivot for life-altering evolution grounded in magnanimity, for oneself and all other beings.Talk by Lama YesheDiscussion with Tania IsraelMusic and voice by Heather Stevenson with lyrics by Tania IsraelGuided Meditation by Lama ZopaRESOURCESMeet Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa, in Tricycle Magazine https://bit.ly/3xRySckListen Contemplate Meditate, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3ygFsusMeditative Inquiry, by Lama Yeshe, in Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide https://bit.ly/3xRySckEMAIL US sparks@prajnafire.comFIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks)@prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and TwitterYouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos)Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa (www.prajnafire.com) IG: @karmayeshechodron @karmazopajigmeEMAIL sparks@prajnafire.comwww.prajnafire.com/sparks@prajnasparks on Facebook and InstagramSing-a-long with us on YoutubePrajna Fire (www.prajnafire.com)Tania Israel (www.taniaisrael.com)Heather Stevenson (www.heatherstevenson.com)Shivnee Ratna, Tibetan singing bowls (www.shivgauree.com)
- Sep 26, 202641 min
155 | Good Intentions
Good intentions matter. But how do we know whether our actions actually carry them?In this episode, Lama Yeshe explores the relationship between intention, action, and consequence. Another person’s response does not define what we meant, yet impact can offer valuable information about how faithfully our actions expressed our intention.Through Dharma reflection and guided meditation, we examine accountability without blame, consequences without punishment, and the relational climate we create through what we repeatedly think, say, and do.What do I intend?What am I doing?What am I creating?What can I learn from what happened?FULL MOON SIT is an ongoing series offering Tibetan Buddhist meditation instruction and practice Make a dana offeringPRAJNA FIRE is a United States 501(c)(3) nonprofit religious organization. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by applicable law.Learn more about meditative inquiry and the integrative dharma practice of listening, contemplating, and meditating from Prajna Rising, our online journal.PUBLISHED ARTICLEShttps://www.prajnafire.com/mediaSubscribe to Prajna Fire's newsletter on Substackhttps://prajnafire.substack.comFOLLOW USJoin the Prajna Fire Global Community Private Teaching Sessions Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online)EMAIL US sparks@prajnafire.comFIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks)@prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and TwitterYouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos)
- Aug 27, 202639 min
154 | Let Go
Lama Yeshe explores an understanding of letting go through the image of the clenched and open hand. What happens when the object of our grasp disappears, but the clench remains? And can we learn to release without erasing, rejecting, or loving less?Through teaching and meditative inquiry, we discover that freedom does not require an empty hand, but an open one.FULL MOON SIT is an ongoing series offering Tibetan Buddhist meditation instruction and practice Make a dana offeringPRAJNA FIRE is a United States 501(c)(3) nonprofit religious organization. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by applicable law.Learn more about meditative inquiry and the integrative dharma practice of listening, contemplating, and meditating from Prajna Rising, our online journal.PUBLISHED ARTICLEShttps://www.prajnafire.com/mediaSubscribe to Prajna Fire's newsletter on Substackhttps://prajnafire.substack.comFOLLOW USJoin the Prajna Fire Global Community Private Teaching Sessions Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online)EMAIL US sparks@prajnafire.comFIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks)@prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and TwitterYouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos)
- Jul 29, 202631 min
153 | Pivot
Lama Yeshe explores how the pivot between samsara and nirvana offered in every present moment reveals where freedom has room to breathe. The episode offers a practical framework to apply off the cushion, in everyday life, for working with experience through three deceptively simple words: Things. Poisons. Virtues.FULL MOON SIT is an ongoing series offering Tibetan Buddhist meditation instruction and practice Make a dana offeringPRAJNA FIRE is a United States 501(c)(3) nonprofit religious organization. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by applicable law.Learn more about meditative inquiry and the integrative dharma practice of listening, contemplating, and meditating from Prajna Rising, our online journal.PUBLISHED ARTICLEShttps://www.prajnafire.com/mediaSubscribe to Prajna Fire's newsletter on Substackhttps://prajnafire.substack.comFOLLOW USJoin the Prajna Fire Global Community Private Teaching Sessions Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online)EMAIL US sparks@prajnafire.comFIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks)@prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and TwitterYouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos)
- Jun 29, 202633 min
152 | Not Knowing
Not knowing as mystery is moving, inspiring, and initiating, alive to not knowing that it knows. Join Lama Yeshe for a spacious Dharma talk, active contemplation, and guided meditation on living from the fullness of who we are.FULL MOON SIT is an ongoing series offering Tibetan Buddhist meditation instruction and practice Make a dana offeringPRAJNA FIRE is a United States 501(c)(3) nonprofit religious organization. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by applicable law.Learn more about meditative inquiry and the integrative dharma practice of listening, contemplating, and meditating from Prajna Rising, our online journal.PUBLISHED ARTICLEShttps://www.prajnafire.com/mediaSubscribe to Prajna Fire's newsletter on Substackhttps://prajnafire.substack.comFOLLOW USJoin the Prajna Fire Global Community Private Teaching Sessions Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online)EMAIL US sparks@prajnafire.comFIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks)@prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and TwitterYouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos)
- May 31, 202641 min
151 | Integrity
Integrity not as moral perfection, but as the growing coherence of a life that gathers every experience into the path without letting any fragment overrule the whole. Join Lama Yeshe for a spacious Dharma talk, active contemplation, and guided meditation on living from the fullness of who we are.FULL MOON SIT is an ongoing series offering Tibetan Buddhist meditation instruction and practice Make a dana offeringPRAJNA FIRE is a United States 501(c)(3) nonprofit religious organization. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by applicable law.Learn more about meditative inquiry and the integrative dharma practice of listening, contemplating, and meditating from Prajna Rising, our online journal.PUBLISHED ARTICLEShttps://www.prajnafire.com/mediaSubscribe to Prajna Fire's newsletter on Substackhttps://prajnafire.substack.comFOLLOW USJoin the Prajna Fire Global Community Private Teaching Sessions Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online)EMAIL US sparks@prajnafire.comFIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks)@prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and TwitterYouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos)
- May 1, 202650 min
150 | Self-love
What is “self-love”?In contemporary psychology and self-help, self-love is often framed as self-acceptance, self-worth, and meeting our emotional needs with care. These approaches can be deeply supportive—but they may also rest on a limited view of the “self” they are trying to love.In this episode of Prajna Sparks, we explore a broader, more nuanced perspective drawn from the Mahayana Buddhist tradition.Rather than asking only how to love ourselves, we begin by asking:What is this “self” we are loving?Join Lama Yeshe for an integrated Dharma talk and guided meditation exploring the panoramic view of the "I"FULL MOON SIT is an ongoing series offering Tibetan Buddhist meditation instruction and practice Make a dana offeringPRAJNA FIRE is a United States 501(c)(3) nonprofit religious organization. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by applicable law.Learn more about meditative inquiry and the integrative dharma practice of listening, contemplating, and meditating from Prajna Rising, our online journal.PUBLISHED ARTICLEShttps://www.prajnafire.com/mediaSubscribe to Prajna Fire's newsletter on Substackhttps://prajnafire.substack.comFOLLOW USJoin the Prajna Fire Global Community Private Teaching Sessions Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online)EMAIL US sparks@prajnafire.comFIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks)@prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and TwitterYouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos)
- Apr 1, 202630 min
149 | Bypass Whiplash
Meditation for meeting our deepest emotions without bypassing or backlash guided by Lands Yeshe FULL MOON SIT is an ongoing series offering Tibetan Buddhist meditation instruction and practice Make a dana offeringPRAJNA FIRE is a United States 501(c)(3) nonprofit religious organization. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by applicable law.Learn more about meditative inquiry and the integrative dharma practice of listening, contemplating, and meditating from Prajna Rising, our online journal.PUBLISHED ARTICLEShttps://www.prajnafire.com/mediaSubscribe to Prajna Fire's newsletter on Substackhttps://prajnafire.substack.comFOLLOW USJoin the Prajna Fire Global Community Private Teaching Sessions Book Online at Prajna Fire with immediate confirmation (https://www.prajnafire.com/book-online)EMAIL US sparks@prajnafire.comFIND US on the Prajna Fire website (https://www.prajnafire.com/sparks)@prajnasparks on Facebook, Instagram, and TwitterYouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRUzGmU7c4_TJdLhG9R8IDA/videos)
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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. May all beings benefit!
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