The Workshop is in The Mind
with Venerable Robina Courtin
As Lama Zopa Rinpoche says, the workshop is in the mind. With Buddhist practice we learn to delve deeply into our own minds, unpacking and unraveling our thoughts and feelings and emotions, learning to distinguish clearly between the unhappy states of mind that limit us such as attachment, anger, depression, low self-esteem, and the positive upbeat states of mind that actually are at the core of our being such as love, compassion, confidence and the rest.
Combined with this inner work, we learn to abide by the natural law of karma, which strengthens our confidence that we are the creators of our own reality and that there’s no karma that can’t be changed.
The sessions will include teachings and from time to time guided meditations.
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Recordings
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About the Teacher
Venerable Robina Courtin has worked full-time for Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s organization, the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, since her ordination in the late 1970s. 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. Her life and work with prisoners have been featured in the documentary films Chasing Buddha and Key to Freedom. Venerable Robina is known for her straightforward and energetic teaching style, helping people discover the potential of their own minds with clear explanations about Tibetan Buddhism and how to apply it to their lives.
Visit her website at https://www.robinacourtin.com.
