Dharma Talks at Columbus KTC

One-hour Dharma Talks (many with Question and Answer sessions) by Lama Kathy Wesley and the Dharma Instructors of Karma Thegsum Choling Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center in Columbus, Ohio. Talks emphasize daily life applications of traditional Tibetan teachings including the Six Perfect virtues, Karma, Rebirth, Compassion and Wisdom.

Learning to Live in the Present

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Learning to Live in the Present by Marcus Casey. In every moment we have a choice as to whether our mind is accepting, and […]

10-14
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Mandala from the inside out

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Mandala from the inside out by Eric Weinberg. This talk is about taking the concept of mandala and bringing it to life in our […]

10-07
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Who Wants to be a Bodhisattva?

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Who Wants to be a Bodhisattva? by Lama Kathy Wesley. Serving all sentient beings until they become awakened Buddhas sounds like a difficult task, […]

10-04
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The Perfection of Wisdom-Awareness – The Sixth Paramita

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled The Perfection of Wisdom-Awareness – The Sixth Paramita by Lama Tom Broadwater. It is through wisdom awareness that all the other virtues are brought […]

09-27
01:04:10

Developing a stable mind in an unstable world

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Developing a stable mind in an unstable world by Lama Tom Broadwater. How do we regain our ability to control our minds in this […]

09-21
01:07:25

Dorje Chang Prayer – Brilliant

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Dorje Chang Prayer – Brilliant by Cathy Lhamo Jackson. In this week’s Dharma Talk Cathy Lhamo will explain the Karma Kagyu lineage’s main Supplication: […]

09-13
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“Living Out Loud: Why Buddhists Make and Take Vows”

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled “Living Out Loud: Why Buddhists Make and Take Vows” by Lama Kathy Wesley. Commitment can be a real challenge for us sometimes;  and yet, […]

09-06
01:06:23

What are the five Buddha Families

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled What are the five Buddha Families by Eric Weinberg. Each of the five buddha families represents a particular emotion, which has both a confused […]

08-30
01:12:53

Expanding on the Possible: Strategy for Practice

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Expanding on the Possible: Strategy for Practice by Lama Tom Broadwater. The 4th Paramita is about diligent effort. We’ll look at obstacles to diligent […]

08-22
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The Kayas part 2

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled The Kayas part 2 by Eric Weinberg. In this series of talks Eric seeks to explore the common understandings of what the kayas are. […]

08-08
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Practice Beyond Perfection(ism)

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Practice Beyond Perfection(ism) by Lama Kathy Wesley. Meditation helps us recognize and begin to work with our habitual thought patterns. But what if our […]

08-02
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Patience within a panoramic view of the Path

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Patience within a panoramic view of the Path by Lama Tom Broadwater. The best way to understand patience is within a summarized  view of […]

07-25
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What are the “kayas” anyway?

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled What are the “kayas” anyway?  by Eric Weinberg. In this talk Eric seeks to explore the common understandings of what the kayas are. But […]

07-19
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37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, pt 1

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, pt 1 by Cathy  Lhamo Jackson. In this series of Dharma Talks we will be studying this essential text […]

07-11
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Strength, Trust, and Stability through Right Conduct

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Strength, Trust, and Stability through Right Conduct by Lama Tom Broadwater. Through the words of great teachers of our lineage we will explore aspects […]

07-03
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Guru Yoga, the Kayas, and Deity Yoga, Opening the gates

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Guru Yoga, the  Kayas, and Deity Yoga, Opening the gates by Eric Weinberg. This is a continuation of the series of talks about meditation […]

06-26
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Emotional Healing: Facing Life’s Challenges with Curiosity and Courage

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Emotional Healing: Facing Life’s Challenges with Curiosity and Courage by Lama Tsultrim Yeshe. Sometimes it can seem like suffering follows us like our shadow. […]

06-20
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Transforming Difficult Emotions

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Transforming Difficult Emotions by Marcus Casey. We all have difficult emotions and most of the time we find ourselves at their mercy. But there […]

06-13
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Easy Does It: Finding Balance in Your Daily Practice

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Easy Does It: Finding Balance in Your Daily Practice by Lama Kathy Wesley. Sometimes we start our daily meditation practice with a lot of […]

06-06
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Persona Non Grata?

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Persona Non Grata? by Lama Kathy Wesley. Every day, we present ourselves – to family, friends, co-workers, and even to our own self – […]

05-30
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Les Knope

Thank you Lama Kathy!

12-08 Reply

Les Knope

Lama Kathy, thank you 💗

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