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DHARMA GLIMPSES is an introduction to The Profound Treasury teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, taught by Judy Lief. In these short, accessible talks, Judy invites listeners to explore the subtleties and delights of the Buddhist path of meditation and insight. She introduces listeners to some of the key ways that mark Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche's unique and brilliant exposition of the dharma in the context of contemporary Western society.
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[This episode originally aired on November 29, 2022] Many people associate the practices of Buddhism with stillness; but actually the path of dharma is one of continual movement and growth • it's an organic process, one where everything cycles and everything is interconnected • it's like having a seed in the earth that grows and bears fruit and flowers and produces new seeds, and then another cycle begins • in my tradition, the different ways of...
[This episode originally aired on November 22, 2022] Continuing our discussion of the sense perceptions, and how they are connected with a subtle kind of grasping • in Buddhism we talk about the senses as having three components: the sense organ, the sense object, and the sense consciousness • every sense perception we have is a meeting of those three elements • it is an active process, one that involves a great deal of selection and interpretation; ...
[This episode originally aired on November 15, 2022] In Buddhism there is a lot of interest in the sense perceptions • traditionally, it is said that there are six senses: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, and thinking (in Buddhism, the way we perceive thoughts is similar to the way we hear sounds or see sights) • the sense perceptions can be compared to the windows of a house: if the windows are clean, you have a clear perception of your world;...
[This episode originally aired on November 8, 2022] When we contemplate impermanence, we're basically looking at the facts of life • the fact is that we all die; we all have losses, sorrow and heartbreak • we don’t contemplate impermanence as a way to overcome it, but as a way to figure out how to live with it—and even how to honor it • this is the world that we have, and without this ever-changing world, none of us would be here • imperm...
[This episode originally aired on November 1, 2022] Of all the contemplative practices of Buddhism, it is said that the contemplation of impermanence is the most useful • dealing with change isn’t easy: we’d like to put things together and have them stay together • we tend to see change as disruption rather than as the way things are • but in reality, change is not a disruption, it is fundamental • change just is; it is the nature of every...
[This episode originally aired on October 25, 2022] The six paramitas challenge the mistaken view that we can make ourselves secure by grasping more and more tightly • to practice the paramita of generosity, we need to make a point of letting go, of giving away • the paramita of discipline challenges our attachment to sloppiness and comfort, to cruising through life in a superficial way • the paramita of patience works with our attachment to speed an...
It can be easy to fall into religiosity as we pursue a spiritual path • contemplative traditions designed to cut through pretense and nurture humility can do just the opposite • we grow up with all sorts of ideas of what a spiritual person is, and we may try to model ourselves into some kind of preset image, trying to be and act “spiritual,” trying to do everything spiritually • this can create a feeling or the sense that we're being super religious, super ...
Today I'd like to explore this question: Why is meditation so difficult? • meditation can be as simple as this Zen instruction: “Sit down, shut up, pay attention. Repeat.” • my teacher once said that to meditate, all you have to do is be spacious and not wait for anything • anyone should be capable of doing that; so why is it so hard? • partly it's hard to do anything with consistency and follow through • but it's even harder to stic...
Buddhism is often seen as an esoteric philosophical or psychological system; but at a profound and important level, the Buddha's teachings are very much grounded in nature • many Buddhist insights took birth out of direct observation of the world of nature, the world of rocks and trees and clouds and rain and sunshine • everything outside is mirrored within, and everything inside is mirrored in the outside world • relating to the five elements — earth, water, fir...
Today I'd like to introduce a traditional list called “the five strengths” — determination, faith, virtue, remorse, and aspiration • determination points to the need to stick with the path we're on, the path we've chosen • it’s connected with patience, recognizing that genuine spiritual training is not a quick fix, but a lifelong process • faith is trusting that what we're doing is worthwhile and valid, and it’s also the confidence that we are worthwhile an...
[This episode originally aired on October 18, 2022] In continuing our exploration of the prajna paramita, I'd like to focus on the inseparable trio of prajna (knowledge or wisdom), shunyata (emptiness), and compassion (karuna) • according to Trungpa Rinpoche, the freshness of prajna insight and the warmth of compassion are always connected • this challenges some common assumptions: that intelligence or sharpness of mind is harsh and aggressive; that compassion a...
[This episode originally aired on October 11, 2022] The sixth and final paramita is the prajna paramita • the sanskrit term “prajna” means supreme knowledge: the best of knowing, the best of cognitive mind • even though the Buddhist tradition is widely known for non-conceptual practices such as sitting meditation, there is also a great reverence and respect for learning and for knowledge at all levels • prajna is not just about knowing this or that; ...
[This episode originally aired on October 4, 2022] The topic of meditation reminds me of the old saying, “all roads lead to Rome” • in the Buddhist tradition, all teachings seem to lead to meditation • sometimes we think of meditation as just stillness, but as one of the six paramitas, meditation is considered to be one of the skillful actions of a bodhisattva, essential for cultivating wisdom and compassion • meditation helps us to settle and to open...
[This episode originally aired on September 27, 2022] In the Buddhist tradition there’s a lot of talk about practice, which is connected with the paramita of exertion • practice is something that you do over and over again, and as you do so, hopefully you get better and better, and develop more and more understanding and sophistication about what you're doing • in the paramita of exertion, the development is from a kind of self-conscious or imposed approach to a ...
[This episode originally aired on September 20, 2022] In the English language, the words “patience” and “patient” derive from the same word, meaning “to suffer” • the Tibetan term for patience has more of a sense of forbearance; in Sanskrit, it has more to do with a of a sense of equilibrium • the practice of patience has to do with boycotting our addiction to rushing through things, aggressively trying to force life to move in the ways we would like it to •&nbs...
[This episode originally aired on September 13, 2022] Coming from the vast and expansive ground of the first paramita, the paramita of generosity, we now turn our attention to the second paramita, the paramita of discipline • discipline has to do with meticulousness of behavior and a sharpening of mindfulness and awareness • when we work with generosity and discipline, we're really working with a fundamental challenge: when do we need to tighten, and when do we n...
[This episode originally aired on September 6, 2022] Continuing our exploration of the paramita of generosity • generosity is like the expanding universe: it just keeps expanding and expanding without limit • the practice of generosity challenges us to stretch beyond our fear and territoriality and sense of impoverishment • Buddhist teachings recommend working with three dimensions of generosity: material generosity, psychological generosity, an...
[This episode originally aired on August 30, 2022] The English word “generosity” comes from the Latin meaning “noble birth” • in talking about the bodhisattva path, this doesn't mean elitism or nobility in the sense of being kings and queens, but nobility in terms of a noble way of being in the world—with dignity, with skill, with love and with compassion, and with a sense of respect for one's own life and the life of other beings • of the six paramitas, generosi...
[This episode originally aired August 23, 2022] In this episode, and in the next few episodes, we will explore the paramitas—what Trungpa Rinpoche referred to as “techniques of non grasping” • these techniques help us cultivate the two foundational qualities of wisdom and compassion • wisdom is cultivated through stillness, and compassion is cultivated through action • on the bodhisattva path, the six paramitas are considered supreme because they carr...
[This episode originally aired on August 16, 2022] Bodhisattvas are those who dedicate their lives to attaining enlightenment themselves, and to providing situations that lead to the enlightenment of everyone • in approaching this high aspiration, bodhisattvas do not look to some heavenly figure to provide examples of how to accomplish the goals of the bodhisattva path • instead, they look to the elements of this ordinary world: the elements of earth, water, fir...
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