Gen-la Kunsang: Recent Episodes
Kadampa Buddhism
Developing a warm, stable heart and feeling close to all beings creates lasting peace and fulfills all wishes.
If I lack the wish to apply myself to spiritual practice, how do I think my suffering will stop ever?
At Festivals we have a perfect opportunity to find real happiness by concentrating on Dharma.
What is the reason that Buddhists gather? For refuge, to gain a clear and confident understanding of the practice, for encouragement, for inspiration and for empowerment. What is the reason that Buddhists gather? For refuge, to gain a clear and confident understanding of the practice, for encouragement, for inspiration and for empowerment.More information on this subject can be found in the books How to Transform Your Life and Modern Buddhism.
The Buddha Maitreya empowerment is important for your inner peace. Receiving blessings and empowerments again and again with faith is very important for the maintenence of inner peace, and ultimately bliss. The greater our faith, the stronger the blessings. The function of Buddha Maitreya is the realization of loving kindness.More information on this subject can be found in the books How to Transform Your Life and Modern Buddhism.
Training in self-generation is the perfect and only method to attain enlightenment quickly. For self-generation to be effective, we need to stop grasping at the mistaken appearance of 'self'. To get this step right, we must train everyday in emptiness.More information on this subject can be found in the books and Modern Buddhism and The Oral Instructions of Mahamudra.
We need to stop identifying with our delusions and start identifying with our actual potential...to become a Buddha. Our job is to help our Buddha nature come alive within us.More information on this subject can be found in the books How to Transform Your Life and Modern Buddhism.
A mantra is a strong request which comes from our heart, not our head, and requires alot of concentration. In this mantra, we are requesting permanent liberation from all Samsaric rebirth for ourselves and all living beings. All of the realizations of Kadam Lamrim, Sutra and Tantra are included, so it is very powerful.
All phenomena are included within appearance (clarity) and emptiness (profundity). Appearance and Emptiness are one object, not two. The real nature of phenomena is the emptiness of phenomena. When our dualistic appearance and mistaken appearance cease, we will attain enlightenment quickly.More information on this subject can be found in the books Modern Buddhism and The Mirror of Dharma.
Every day we need to recognize we have a precious human life, which is why our Lamrim meditation on death and impermanence is so important. If we understand death and impermanence, we will take advantage of our precious human life and not waste a second of it.
We may die before we purify our negative Karma, so we should not wait to do it. Do it now. Our reliance on the spiritual guide depends on our belief in Karma.
We make the determination and then the promise to go for refuge, which means applying effort to receive Buddha's blessings. Why do we go for refuge? To permanently liberate ourselves and others from suffering. Temporary liberation is not good enough. We need it for countless future lives.
Geshe-la is caring for us and the tradition. He encourages us to work in harmony and cherish each other. He gives us everything we need and is the source of all happiness, joy and goodness.
If our hearts are peaceful, we contribute actively to World Peace. We practice Buddhism to deveop wisdom, cultivate a good heart and maintain a peaceful state of mind. Without inner peace, outer peace is impossible. If our hearts are peaceful, we contribute actively to World Peace. We practice Buddhism to develop wisdom, cultivate a good heart and maintain a peaceful state of mind. Without inner peace, outer peace is impossible.
In samsara, happiness is a fruitless search. Happiness can only be found inside - from our own mental peace.
Gen-la is describing where we are going wrong, explaining how we need to develop and adapt to correct view. I need to identify my I my mind and body correctly as mere appearance.
More information on this subject can be found in the books How to Transform Your Life and Modern Buddhism.
Gen la explains why we need to develop the wish to attain enlightenment and the method for attaining it through the three Principal Aspects of the Path. In particular, describing what is the correct view of emptiness.
Universal love and compassion are one mind with two aspects. We need to purify our mind. Where is our real home?
Compassion shatters our complacency. We won't rest content with superficial happiness. We need deep inner peace, and its cause is compassion.
Compassion protects us from any type of painful feeling, any type of suffering. We cannot feel the suffering of others ourself because feeling is a part of the mind. Compassion for the suffering of others compels us to help others. Compassion is a very powerful mind.