This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled The Kagyu Path: Lineage by Lama Kathy Wesley. KTC Columbus represents the Karma Kagyu lineage. But what IS lineage, and why is it important...The post The Kagyu Path: Lineage appeared first on columbusktc.or

Dharma Path; A Path to Self Recognition

Oct 23rd, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Dharma Path; A Path to Self Recognition by Eric Weinberg. When the Buddha became enlightened he realized that all beings have the same nature...The post Dharma Path; A Path to Self Recognition appeared first

Once More with Feeling

Oct 16th, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Once More with Feeling by Lama Tom Broadwater. As a follow-up to September’s talk on the twelve links of dependent origination, we will take...The post Once More with Feeling appeared first on columbusktc.or

Empathy: Finding One’s Heart

Oct 9th, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Empathy: Finding One’s Heart by Lama Kathy Wesley. Empathy is getting a lot of attention these days in the media, with some saying it’s...The post Empathy: Finding One’s Heart appeared first on columbusktc.o

Why Chant the Tashi Prayer?

Oct 2nd, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Why Chant the Tashi Prayer? by Cathy Lhamo Jackson. Weekly, we gather on Zoom or in person to practice meditation or attend classes on...The post Why Chant the Tashi Prayer? appeared first on columbusktc.or

Balancing Practice and Study

Sep 25th, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Balancing Practice and Study by Lama Adam Berner. The Karma Kagyu is known as the practice lineage, and Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche once said, “No...The post Balancing Practice and Study appeared first on columb

A Teaching on Interdependence and Emptiness

Sep 18th, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled A Teaching on Interdependence and Emptiness by Lama Tom Broadwater. Thirty years ago, Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche gave a talk. In this talk he spoke...The post A Teaching on Interdependence and Emptiness appeare

Transforming Confusion into Wisdom: The Five Buddha Families, Part 2

Sep 11th, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Transforming Confusion into Wisdom: The Five Buddha Families, Part 2 by Lama Kathy Wesley. We can sometimes feel intimidated by the path to awakening;...The post Transforming Confusion into Wisdom: The Five

Transforming Confusion into Wisdom: The Five Buddha Families, Part 1

Sep 4th, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Transforming Confusion into Wisdom: The Five Buddha Families, Part 1 by Lama Kathy Wesley. We can sometimes feel intimidated by the path to awakening;...The post Transforming Confusion into Wisdom: The Five

Daily Practice: the Four Immeasureables Prayer

Aug 28th, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Daily Practice: the Four Immeasureables Prayer by Cathy Lhamo Jackson. In this Dharma Talk we will be exploring the Four Immeasurables Prayer – its...The post Daily Practice: the Four Immeasureables Prayer a

This Precious Life

Aug 14th, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled This Precious Life by Lama Kathy Wesley. When we face hard times, it’s hard to remember what the Buddha taught about our lives –...The post This Precious Life appeared first on columbusktc.org.

Absolute and Relative Bodhicitta: What They Are, Why They Matter, and a Simple Way to Meditate on Them

Aug 7th, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Absolute and Relative Bodhicitta: What They Are, Why They Matter, and a Simple Way to Meditate on Them by Eric Weinberg. Eric sums up...The post Absolute and Relative Bodhicitta: What They Are, Why They Matt

The Essence of Buddhism, Part 2

Jul 24th, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled “The Essence of Buddhism, Part 2” by Lama Tom Broadwater. In “The Essence of Buddhism, Part 1,” Lama Tom explained that the essence of...The post The Essence of Buddhism, Part 2 appeared first on columbusktc

Vivid and Insubstantial

Jul 17th, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Vivid and Insubstantial by Lama Adam Berner. Ourselves and everything we experience are both vivd and insubstantial. Fixation on either one alone inevitably leads...The post Vivid and Insubstantial appeared

Finding the Sacred in Every Moment: The Purpose of Buddhist Ritual

Jul 10th, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Finding the Sacred in Every Moment: The Purpose of Buddhist Ritual by Lama Kathy Wesley. Tibetan Buddhism is famous for its many types of...The post Finding the Sacred in Every Moment: The Purpose of Buddhis

Independence Day: Freeing Ourselves from Samsara

Jul 3rd, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled “Independence Day: Freeing Ourselves from Samsara” by Lama Kathy Wesley. The Buddha taught ways to free ourselves from the bondage of Samsara – the...The post Independence Day: Freeing Ourselves from Samsara

Customs and Rituals – Why we take off our shoes

Jun 26th, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled “Customs and Rituals – Why we take off our shoes” by Cathy Lhamo Jackson. Have you ever wondered why we have so many customs...The post Customs and Rituals – Why we take off our shoes appeared first on colu

Essence of Buddhist Teaching

Jun 19th, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Essence of Buddhist Teaching by Lama Tom Broadwater. When the Dalai Lama says love is his religion, he is expressing the very heart of...The post Essence of Buddhist Teaching appeared first on columbusktc.or

Mantra of Great Compassion

Jun 12th, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Mantra of Great Compassion by Lama Kathy Wesley. One of the main practices of the Columbus KTC since the beginning is the practice of...The post Mantra of Great Compassion appeared first on columbusktc.org.

The Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind To Dharma

Jun 5th, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled The Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind To Dharma by Eric Weinberg. The great Nyingma Lama Dudjom Lingpa said, “It is vital that you...The post The Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind To Dharma appeared first on c

Doing No Harm

May 22nd, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Doing No Harm by Lama Adam Berner. Our lives are a process, full of change and uncertainty. Forgetting this, we suffer. One method the...The post Doing No Harm appeared first on columbusktc.org.

The Short Vajradhara Lineage Prayer

May 15th, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled The Short Vajradhara Lineage Prayer by Lama Tom Broadwater. This short prayer outlines the Kagyu path in a very concise and beautiful way. We...The post The Short Vajradhara Lineage Prayer appeared first on

“All My Mothers, Throughout Space …”

May 8th, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled “All My Mothers, Throughout Space …” by Lama Kathy Wesley. Using a famous Refuge prayer as her basis, Lama Kathy will talk about Buddhist...The post “All My Mothers, Throughout Space …” appeared first on col

Searching for Certainty: Are You Certain?

May 1st, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Searching for Certainty: Are You Certain? by Lama Kathy Wesley. Fear and anxiety appear to be part of the human condition. We spend a...The post Searching for Certainty: Are You Certain? appeared first on co

Seven Branch Prayer, Part 2 – The Why and How of Accumulating Merit

Apr 24th, 2022

This week’s Dharma Talk is entitled Seven Branch Prayer, Part 2 – The Why and How of Accumulating Merit by Cathy Lhamo Jackson. In many of our Sadhana liturgies there...The post Seven Branch Prayer, Part 2 – The Why and How of Accumulating Mer