In this handbook now available as a free download lama zopa rinpoche gives a huge amount of advice about how to help our loved ones before, during, and after death. You could say i came across venerable robina by accident, but nothing is accidental, and it w. Robina was ordained in the late 1970s, and since then has worked full time since then for the fpmt, founded by lama thubten yeshe and lama zopa rinpoche. Im not even a buddhist and i have been profoundly changed by her teachings. The main cause of my happiness, the main cause of my suffering, is in my mind. Robina courtin, australianborn buddhist nun with a powerhouse personality. Author of the bliss of inner fire, be your own therapist using buddhas teachings with ven robina courtin bucharest may 2628 2017, and how to loosen the grip of ego.
More venerable robina courtin known for her clarity and energetic teaching style, covers a broad range of important buddhist topics in this short interview video with buddha weekly. In this video venerable robina courtin gives us the essence of the buddhas teaching of karma the law of cause and effect in a succinct digestible package that is easy for anyone to understand. A practical guide kathleen mcdonald, robina courtin on. All events are by donation only and will be livestreamed at the times listed. Weekend teachings by venerable robina courtin venerable robina courtin, australianborn buddhist nun with a powerhouse personality.
Robina courtin talking about unhealthy guilt or healthy regret. We are looking forward to continuing to practice, meditate and study together online. Venerable robina led this special evening teaching and practice session for both those who were unable to go to the january 2729 green tara retreat as well as those who wanted another opportunity to engage in the meditation practice of this female buddha. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Jamyang buddhist centre venerable robina courtin weekend. Father thomas keating in perpetuity trappist christian monk, founder of the centering prayer movement. Robina has worked full time since then for lama thubten yeshe and lama zopa rinpoches. With this i take the liberty to write to you in order to express some of my changing experiences ever since you have come into contact with arturo and how it has taken effect in my life as well as in his. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. A close disciple of both of our founding lamas, and an editor of lama thubten yeshes books, she travels the world sharing her insight, humour, wisdom and direct honesty about the joys and challenges of developing into fully rounded healthy individuals unfettered by selfconcern and selfobsession. Australia, leaving sydney on tuesday march 10, 2020 and returning tuesday 7 april. Aug 18, 2018 venerable robina courtin unraveling our emotions duration. Chasing buddha life of tibetan buddhist nun, venerable. Jan 03, 2020 the venerable robina courtin a buddhist nun, a social activist and global speaker with a passion for womens rights, social activism and the search for deeper meaning.
That being said, the filmmaker seemed more intent on being as rough as possible without benefit of balancing it with the strength of her lifelong work. A practical guide wisdom basic book by kathleen mcdonald and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Venerable robina courtin buddhist nun of the tibetan buddhist gelugpa tradition, founder of liberation prison project. How to realise our true nature, a commentary on the first panchen. This morning, i took up reading this book for the second time as i am freshly in a new wave of decluttering my home. There is a feeling that, for example if we take catholicism if you do, if you hurt someone but you feel true remorse. Her blend of downtoearth practical advise, humor and intellect were exactly what i had been searching for. Robinas teaching is exhilarating, entertaining and fun. Over the years she has served as editorial director of wisdom publications, editor of mandala magazine, executive director of liberation prison project, and as a touring teacher of buddhism.
The service provides automated computer translations that are only an approximation of the websites original content. At the end of 2000 she resigned as editor of mandala, international magazine of buddhism, to increase teaching at buddhist centers around the world. Well known for her work for 14 years with people in prisons in australia and the us, including inmates on death row, robina s life and work is the subject of the awardwinning documentary film chasing buddha 2001 and abcs key to freedom 2008. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a. Be your own therapist using buddhas teachings with ven robina courtin bucharest may 2628 2017. Well known for her work for 14 years with people in prisons in australia and the us, including inmates on death row, robinas life and work is the subject of the awardwinning documentary film chasing buddha 2001 and abcs key to freedom 2008. Please join us for any or all of these very special events with venerable robina courtin, a buddhist nun and teacher. Tara is the embodiment of the holy actions of the buddhas. Sometimes the three trainings are described as ethics, concentration and wisdom and other times as discipline, meditation, and wisdom. Robina will draw upon the recently published book of lama yeshes called mahamudra. Green tara meditation practice to remove obstacles. Robina courtin for our fourth annual fifteenday himalayan adventure in october 2020 from kopan, lama zopa rinpoches monastery in the kathmandu valley, to his cave in solu khumbu in the mountains of nepal. Ive been a big fan of this inspiring australian nun and her work for many years and during the weekend course she gave at maitreya institute loenen, the netherlands, i was asked to be the course coordinator and ven. Be your own therapist using buddhas teachings with ven.
Robina courtin, a tibetan buddhist nun since the late 1970s, will use the buddhas unique psychological skills to help us loosen our instinctive clinging to a limited sense of self, which lies at the heart of our suffering. She was born in queensland and grew up in a large catholic family. Venerable robina courtin a tibetan buddhist nun for 30 years, beloved teacher and powerhouse personality, ven. Venerable robina courtin is a tibetan buddhist nun. Venerable robina courtin the religion report abc radio. Venerable robina courtin the three higher trainings trisik. She is an internationally renowned dharma teacher who is famous for her no nonsense approach. Robina courtin on the luxurious sea princess for a 28day cruise that circumnavigates circumambulates.
A himalayan adventure and retreat with ven robina courtin. She is well known for her work running liberation prison project for 14 years, helping people in prisons in the us and australia with their spiritual practice, including inmates on death row. Buddhism and social engagement, with venerable robina courtin. Venerable robina courtin is a pivotal person in my spiritual life and a great example of the power that simply seeing someone who has a karma connection to you can have in waking up a spiritual part of you. Venerable robina courtin finally came to the netherlands to teach. In 1996 she founded the liberation prison project, which she ran until 2009. Be your own therapist using buddhas teachings with ven robina courtin bucharest may 2628 2017 book. Integrate buddhism and 12step recovery from all addictions. Robina courtin in conversation the british library. Tibetan buddhist sangha offering buddha dharma teachings, retreats and practices in the mahayana tradition as taught by lama zopa rinpoche, his holiness the dalai lama and the foundation for the preservation of the mahayana tradition fpmt.
Venerable robina courtin known for her clarity and energetic teaching style, covers a broad range of important buddhist topics in this short interview video with buddha weekly. I first met my teacher, venerable robina courtin in 1989 when i attended a series of classes with her in kathmandu, nepal. For years lama zopa rinpoche has envisioned a practical book to inform students of how to help loved ones have a beneficial death. Chasing buddha film tsatsa project in 2004 lama zopa rinpoche advised ven. Robina by her nephew, amiel courtin wilson, the internationally acclaimed australian filmmaker. Robina courtin, takes much of the material in fpmts heart practices for death and dying and heart advice for death and dying both published in 2008, but radically.
Robina courtin in the netherlands buddhist art, thangka. Note that it may take some time for your computer to download the file before it will play without interruption. She has served over the years as editorial director of wisdom publications, editor of mandala magazine, executive director of liberation prison project, and currently as a touring teacher of buddhism. Venerable robina, my utmost love and prayers to you. Her history has been one of extremes from life as a hippie to selfdeclared communist to feminist before she was drawn to buddhism. Dana meads hosts this in depth and entertaining conversation with the wonderful ven. Robina has worked full time since then for lama thubten yeshe and lama zopa rinpoches fpmt. Biography of venerable robina courtin thosamling nunnery. Lama zopas, i did a couple of years ago about how to help at the time of death.
Robina courtin, a tibetan buddhist nun since the late 1970s, will use the buddhas unique psychological skills to help us loosen our instinctive clinging to a. The book also includes brief spiritual autobiographies that allow the reader to trace each contributors entry into and study of tibetan buddhism. Held at the northwest tibetan cultural associations bhod khang shrine room. How to enjoy death has been compiled from years of rinpoches teachings and has been lovingly edited by venerable robina courtin. Jul 10, 2009 venerable robina courtin has been a tibetan buddhist nun for over thirty years. More contentsbut, its not simple even mindfulness and meditation are not simplespecial events. Venerable robina courtin will return to zurich to give three evening teachings on fundamental themes of buddhism, such as karma, impermanence and lovingkindness. Robina courtin is a buddhist nun in the tibetan buddhist gelugpa tradition and lineage of lama thubten yeshe and lama zopa rinpoche. Robina courtin editor of how to meditate goodreads. Please join us for any or all of these very special events with venerable robina courtin, a buddhist nun and teacher for over 40 years and one of the most prolific and engaging spiritual teachers of our time. Preserve formatting in description only supported in some calendar applications close. Tantric mahamudra for everyday life lama thubten yeshe, robina courtin, geshe lhundub sopa on. Robina has worked full time for her heart lamas, lama thubten yeshe and lama zopa rinpoche, and their foundation for the preservation of the mahayana tradition. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
As i read the first few pages, it dawned on me that the process of decluttering at least decluttering in the minimalist way is similar to the process of meditation. Books recommended by venerable robina are available in the kadampa center bookstore email. A practical guide kindle edition by kathleen mcdonald, robina courtin. In order to help dechen memorize it, i asked if he would like to type it out on the computer, then print it, then trace it. Venerable robina courtins remarkably skillful editing has done us all a great. Geshe tenzin zopa born 1975 is a nepalese tibetan buddhist monk of the mahayana tradition. As a child he studied tibetan language, english, nepali, art, lama dance, ritual, puja, and buddhist philosophy. Venerable robina will cover one topic in each evening and will give time to discussions, questions and answers.
Chasing buddha film the awardwinning documentary about ven. Australianborn tibetan buddhist nun robina courtin travels the world teaching buddhist psychology and philosophy and helping those in need. Robina courtin born 20 december 1944, in melbourne, australia is a buddhist nun in the tibetan buddhist gelugpa tradition and lineage of lama thubten yeshe and lama zopa rinpoche. Australianborn tibetan buddhist nun robina courtin travels the world teaching buddhist psychology and philosophy. Thats the first sentence in the book, goodbye things written by the japanese author, fumio sasaki.
Her life and work with prisoners have been featured in the documentary films. For those who missed this event october 15, 2015 at seattle public library here are the videos. All lhagsam activities are going digital due to the coronavirus. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading how to meditate. A tibetan nun for over forty years, she was a close pupil of the great lama thubten yeshe and remains. Please type your sepcific search or go through our recommended links. Kadampa center is happy to welcome venerable robina courtin for a weeklong visit with teachings from 79 every evening, a weekend workshop and our sunday morning dharma. Venerable robina courtin, tebetan buddhist nun and one of the conference organizers, told me during an interview on kpfas about health program, part of the problem here is that anybody. Robina courtin was due for another visit a few months after i received rinpoches advice so i thought he could at least have the first paragraph of the heart sutra memorized by then. He was born in nepal, and become a monk at age nine. Not only was lama yeshe one of the most beloved tibetan buddhist masters of the late twentieth century.
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