Living Clarity
by Kadampa Buddhism
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About this podcast
Welcome to Kadampa podcasts, where we explore the art of living a happier and more fulfilling life through the teachings and meditations of Kadampa Buddhism. Buddhism is a philosophy and way of life that has been practiced for centuries, and its principles can be applied to our modern world to help us navigate the challenges of daily life with greater ease and compassion.
In these podcasts, we'll delve into the core concepts of Buddhist meditation, such as mindfulness, compassion, and wisdom, and explore how they can be applied to our daily lives to cultivate a greater sense of peace, clarity and happiness.
Each episode is an inspiring extract taken from a teaching given by various Kadampa Buddhist meditation teachers worldwide. Whether you're new to Buddhism or have been practicing for years, these podcasts are for anyone looking to live a more peaceful and fulfilling life. So join us on this journey of self-discovery and transformation as we explore the timeless wisdom of Buddhism and its practical applications for modern living.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 144 episodes
- Why We Get Frustrated With Life · 11 minKadam Marie-Claude Martel explores why frustration arises when life doesn’t go according to plan. Using relatable examples from everyday life, she reveals how the tension between…
- There is an End to Our Inner Problems · 12 minWhy do our problems seem never-ending, no matter how hard we try to solve them? In this inspiring teaching, Gen-la Dekyong explains the difference between outer problems and…
- Become a Friend of the World · 15 minKadam Adam Star explains what it means to become a bodhisattva, describing this as becoming a friend of the world. He explores our potential to develop love, compassion, and…
- Cherishing Others Protects Your Peace · 17 minKadam Bridget explains how learning to cherish others can transform difficult relationships and protect our own peace of mind. She explores why jealousy, anger, and irritation…
- Are You Loving Them or Needing Them? · 17 minGen Devi follows what happens once the fantasy fades — the honeymoon ends, we feel the person has changed, and we blame them for no longer matching our projection. She shows the…
- Becoming the Architect of Your Destiny · 16 minGen-la Khyenrab explores the transformative power of our Buddha potential and explains how understanding the law of karma allows us to take full control of our lives. By…
- Why We Should Let Go of Anger · 19 minGen Demo explores why letting go of anger is essential for a happy life, showing how anger can become a deeply ingrained habit and how it affects the people around us. Through…
- Your Mind Is Projecting Everything · 14 minGen Thekchen introduces emptiness with disarming humor — looking at his audience and showing how the same people can appear as kind or horrible depending entirely on the mind’s…
- What Are You Focusing on? · 17 minGen Lamchen explains why thinking harder about a problem so often makes it worse. She shows how attention and mindfulness — the very mental habits that trap us in worry — can be…
- What Authentic Self-Confidence Really Means · 18 minAdam Starr explores why our confidence crumbles when life hits hard, using the vivid metaphor of living in a bamboo hut on a beach. Drawing from the Buddhist master Shantideva…
- Making Hardship Your Spiritual Teacher · 21 minGen-la Jampa teaches how to transform unavoidable suffering into spiritual growth. He shares the story of the Indian master Atisha who regarded his rude cook as his most precious…
- How to Change Your Experiences · 15 minKadam Bridget explores how meditation and mindfulness can help us change the direction of our life by changing what karma is ripening for us. She explains why our negative…
- The Joy of Overcoming Distraction · 13 minKadam Morten explains how observing the mind itself helps us overcome our greatest obstacle: distraction. He reveals how an untrained mind habitually focuses on things that…
- Delusions Are Our Only Enemy · 15 minGen Devi explains that our real problem is never other people or outer conditions, but the distorted states of mind called delusions. She reveals the vast, pure potential hidden…
- The Real Source Of Loneliness & Pain · 15 minGen Gomlam explains that our worst mental habit — desirous attachment — is very sneaky. Unlike the pain of anger or jealousy, attachent actually feels good at first. It…
- Build Confidence Nothing Can Destroy · 20 minGen Demo explains how to build a self-confidence that doesn’t depend on what we achieve or what others think of us. She shows how our potential, our everyday good actions, and…
- Your Whole Life Can Be Meditation · 17 minGen Chodor gives advice on overcoming a common objection to meditating: “I don’t have the time to meditate”. He explains how any activity — eating, driving, even watching Netflix…
- Live Like a Spiritual Traveler · 17 minGen Tara explains how our life completely transforms when we begin to see ourselves not as permanent residents of this life but as travelers passing through. She teaches how this…
- Why Patience Is True Strength · 14 minGen-la Jampa introduces patient acceptance as the genuine solution to daily problems. He challenges the modern view that patience is a weakness, revealing instead the inner…
- Wisdom that changes the world · 14 minIn this episode, Kadam Mick Marcon explores how wisdom can literally change the way we see the world — and why that matters for our everyday happiness. He shares real life…
