June Events/ Lama Karma Visit

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Lama Karma at Namo Buddha cave in Nepal May 18, 2023
Dear Sangha,

We are delighted to announce that Lama Karma Drodhul will be gracing our center with his presence at the end of this month. Lama Karma brings a warm, energetic vibrancy to his teaching and guidance of students. It is an incredible opportunity to learn directly from him and deepen our understanding of Buddhist meditation practices. We send out a detailed schedule and theme for Lama Karma’s upcoming teaching weekend soon. Be on the lookout for this announcement and save the dates!

Our regular schedule will continue as usual. Lama Adam Berner and Lama Kathy Wesley will continue guiding us on our spiritual journey. Their teachings have been a source of inspiration and growth for all of us.

In addition to the regular teachings, we also have our monthly Chenrezig group practice. This powerful collective practice allows us to cultivate lovingkindness and compassion, benefiting us and all beings. We invite everyone, regardless of experience or background, to join us in this transformative practice.

Please mark your calendars and make plans to be with us as we welcome Lama Karma, continue our regular teachings with Lama Adam and Lama Kathy, and participate in the Chrenrezig group practice. Together, let us create a space of tranquility, wisdom, and compassion.

May our collective efforts bring peace and joy to all sentient beings.

With deep gratitude,
Your Dharma Family at Santa Monica KTC
Karmapa Khyenno!

June 1 | Lama Karma – Guided Meditation
June 8 | Chenrezig Practice
June 15 | Lama Adam – Ultimately Chenrezig, Relatively Speaking
June 22 | Lama Kathy – Joy of Living Book Study
July 1-2 | Lama Karma – In-person teaching TBA

June 1
Guided Practice with Lama Karma

Lama Karma’s guidance carries a profound wisdom that touches the heart and calms the mind. This guided meditation will delve into inner stillness, cultivating mindfulness and self-awareness. Lama Karma will lead a reflective session, offering insights and answering questions.

No matter your experience level, everyone is welcome to participate in this transformative gathering. Whether you are a longtime practitioner or new to meditation, we encourage you to embrace this opportunity to deepen your practice and connect with our compassionate community.

Please join us tonight and be part of this enriching experience with Lama Karma. Let us come together, creating a space of tranquility, wisdom, and compassion as we embark on this guided meditation and reflection journey.

June 8
Chenrezig Practice

Chenrezig’s practice is a profound meditation that cultivates compassion and loving-kindness. This practice is open to all, it will be in English and Tibetan, and we encourage everyone to participate and experience its transformative effects.

Chenrezig, also known as Avalokiteshvara, embodies compassion in Tibetan Buddhism. Through this practice, we tap into the limitless wellspring of compassion within ourselves and extend it to all sentient beings. It is a beautiful opportunity to nurture our hearts, deepen our connection with others, and bring positive change into the world.

We welcome you to join us regardless of your experience or familiarity with the practice. We will create a collective space of love, kindness, and healing energy as a compassionate community.

Let us unite in our dedication to cultivating compassion and making a positive difference in the world.

June 15
Ultimately Chenrezig, Relatively Speaking

In each session, we’ll go deep into one of the practical aspects of tantric Buddhist visualization, using the Short Chenrezig practice as our jumping-off point. Drawing on the teachings of great masters such as Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, Bokar Rinpoche, and Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, this series will be a “how-to” for cultivating and reenergizing a meaningful everyday Vajrayana practice, with an emphasis on revealing the thread of sacredness connecting everything.

June 22
Joyful Wisdom Book study with Lama Kathy

Lama Kathy will teach Rinpoche’s illuminating perspective, which addresses the timeless problem of anxiety in our everyday lives. “From the 2,500-year-old perspective of Buddhism,” Rinpoche writes, “every chapter in human history could be described as an ‘age of anxiety.’ The anxiety we feel now has been part of the human condition for centuries.”

So what do we do? Escape or succumb? Both routes inevitably lead to more complications and problems in our lives. “Buddhism,” he says, “offers a third option. We can look directly at the disturbing emotions and other problems we experience as stepping stones to freedom. Instead of rejecting or surrendering to them, we can befriend them, working through them to reach an enduring authentic experience of our inherent Wisdom, confidence, clarity, and joy.”


ZOOM credentials for our regular sessions will remain the same:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87204694084

Phone
+1 669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 872 0469 4084

Please be mindful, mute yourself, and keep questions to a maximum of two, concise and to the point. We can arrange an interview with the teacher if you have more in-depth questions.


Inspirational Quote:
It might seem hard to understand karma. But if we look at it, the teachings on karma simply say that if we have a good intention and do a good act it will bring a good result. If we have a bad intention and do something bad, that will only bring a bad result—harm to ourselves and to others. If you actually think about it, it is not all that difficult.
Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche

Teaching Link:
Meditation and Climate Change with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

May KTC Events

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Dear Dharma family

Please join us this May as Lama Karma, Lama Kathy, and Lama Adam return to teach at our Sangha.

Weekly meetings are on Thursdays from 6:30 – 8:15 PM PST via Zoom.
Invites will be sent on the day of each event.

Looking forward to seeing you all.

Karmapa Khyenno!

Your Dharma Family at Santa Monica KTC

  • May 4 | Lama Karma – Guided Meditation
  • May 11 | Chenrezig Practice
  • May 18 | Lama Adam – Ultimately Chenrezig, Relatively Speaking
  • May 25 | Lama Kathy – Joy of Living Book Study
Lama Karma will lead us in guided practice and discussion.
Lama Karma will lead us in a guided practice and discussion.
May 11Chenrezig Practice
Chenrezig Practice in English and Tibetan.
May 18Ultimately Chenrezig, Relatively Speaking
In each session, we’ll go deep into one of the practical aspects of tantric Buddhist visualization, using the Short Chenrezig practice as our jumping-off point. Drawing on the teachings of great masters such as Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, Bokar Rinpoche, and Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, this series will be a “how-to” for cultivating and reenergizing a meaningful everyday Vajrayana practice, with an emphasis on revealing the thread of sacredness connecting everything.
May 25Joyful Wisdom Book study with Lama Kathy
Lama Kathy will teach Rinpoche’s illuminating perspective which addresses the timeless problem of anxiety in our everyday lives. “From the 2,500-year-old perspective of Buddhism,” Rinpoche writes, “every chapter in human history could be described as an ‘age of anxiety.’ The anxiety we feel now has been part of the human condition for centuries.”So what do we do? Escape or succumb? Both routes inevitably lead to more complications and problems in our lives. “Buddhism,” he says, “offers a third option. We can look directly at the disturbing emotions and other problems we experience as stepping stones to freedom. Instead of rejecting or surrendering to them, we can befriend them, working through them to reach an enduring authentic experience of our inherent Wisdom, confidence, clarity, and joy.”

ZOOM credentials for our regular sessions will remain the same:


Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87204694084

Phone
+1 669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 872 0469 4084

Inspirational Quote:

Dudjom Rinpoche used to say that a beginner should practice meditation in short sessions. Practice for four or five minutes, then take a short break of just one minute. During the break, let go of the method, but do not let go of your mindfulness altogether.

Sometimes when you have been struggling to practice, curiously, the very moment when you take a break from the method—if you are still mindful and present—is the moment when meditation actually happens. That is why the break is just as important a part of meditation as the sitting itself. Sometimes I tell my students who are having problems with their practice to practice during the break and take a break during their meditation!

Rigpa Glimpse of the Day

Teaching Link:
How to go Beyond Failure with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

APRIL Events

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Dear Dharma family,

Please join us this April as Lama Karma, Lama Kathy, and Lama Adam return to teach at our Sangha.

Weekly meetings are on Thursdays from 6:30 – 8:15 PM PST via Zoom.
Invites will be sent on the day of each event.

Looking forward to seeing you all.
Karmapa Khyenno!Your Dharma Family at Santa Monica KTC
April 6 | Chenrezig Practice
April 13 | Lama Karma – Guided Meditation
April 20 | Lama Adam – Ultimately Chenrezig, Relatively Speaking
April 27 | The Four Stations of Mindfulness with Charles Dawes
April 6
Chenrezig Practice
Chenrezig Practice in English and Tibetan.
April 13
Guided Practice with Lama Karma
Lama Karma will lead us in a guided practice and discussion.
April 20
Ultimately Chenrezig, Relatively Speaking
In each session, we’ll go deep into one of the practical aspects of tantric Buddhist visualization, using the Short Chenrezig practice as our jumping-off point. Drawing on the teachings of great masters such as Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, Bokar Rinpoche, and Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, this series will be a “how-to” for cultivating and reenergizing a meaningful everyday Vajrayana practice, with an emphasis on revealing the thread of sacredness connecting everything.
April 27
The Four Stations of Mindfulness with Charles Dawes



The Four Stations of Mindfulness with Charles Dawes

“Hinayana, Mahayana, Vajrayana” Charles will offer observations regarding the practices of the three vehicles of Buddhism with special emphasis on techniques of mindfulness meditation based on the four stations of mindfulness which form the foundation for Mahayana and Vajrayana practices.

Charles Dawes is a senior practitioner member of Santa Monica KTC. He holds a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, and celebrated his 50th year of taking refuge in 2021. Initially a student of vipassana meditation, he met HH 16th Karmapa in 1976 and later became a student of Ven Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche in the late 1970s when he returned to his childhood home in Columbus, OH. He served on the board of Columbus KTC for many years and joined Santa Monica KTC when he moved to California in 2012. He currently lives in Desert Hot Springs, CA.
ZOOM credentials for our regular sessions will remain the same:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87204694084

Phone
+1 669 900 6833 
Meeting ID: 872 0469 4084

March Events

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Dear Dharma family,

Please join us this March, as Lama Karma, Lama Kathy, and Lama Adam will continue to teach at our Sangha.

Weekly meetings are on Thursdays from 6:30 – 8:15 PM PST via Zoom.
Invites will be sent on the day of each event.

Looking forward to seeing you all.Karmapa Khyenno!
Your Dharma Family at Santa Monica KTC

March 2 |  Dharma Discussion
March 9 | Chenrezig Practice
March 16 | Lama Adam – Compassionate Communication
March 23 | Lama Kathy – Joy of Living Book Study
March 30 | Lama Karma – Guided Meditation

March 2
Dharma DiscussionJoin us in a casual discussion of all things Dharma related.


March 9
Chenrezig Practice.
Chenrezig Practice in English and Tibetan.

March 16
Compassionate Communication Pt. 3 with Lama Adam.

The Buddha established the equality of all beings by our common need to be happy and to avoid suffering.  If that’s true, why does it seem like we have so much to argue about? 

In this final talk in the series, we’ll learn how to bring our internal experience of feelings and needs into productive dialogue with the outer world through communicating observations unburdened by our projections, and through making clear requests with an openness to “no”.


March 23
Joyful Wisdom Book study with Lama KathyLama Kathy will teach Rinpoche’s illuminating perspective which addresses the timeless problem of anxiety in our everyday lives. “From the 2,500-year-old perspective of Buddhism,” Rinpoche writes, “every chapter in human history could be described as an ‘age of anxiety.’ The anxiety we feel now has been part of the human condition for centuries.”So what do we do? Escape or succumb? Both routes inevitably lead to more complications and problems in our lives. “Buddhism,” he says, “offers a third option. We can look directly at the disturbing emotions and other problems we experience as stepping stones to freedom. Instead of rejecting or surrendering to them, we can befriend them, working through them to reach an enduring authentic experience of our inherent Wisdom, confidence, clarity, and joy.”


March 30
Guided Practice with Lama Karma
Lama Karma will lead us in guided practice and discussion.


ZOOM credentials for our regular sessions will remain the same:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87204694084

Phone
+1 669 900 6833 
Meeting ID: 872 0469 4084


Inspirational Quote:
“A meditation technique used a great deal in Tibetan Buddhism is uniting the mind with the sound of a mantra. The definition of mantra is “that which protects the mind.” That which protects the mind from negativity, or which protects you from your own mind, is mantra.

When you are nervous, disoriented, or emotionally fragile, inspired chanting or reciting of a mantra can change the state of your mind completely, by transforming its energy and atmosphere. How is this possible? Mantra is the essence of sound, the embodiment of the truth in the form of sound. Each syllable is impregnated with spiritual power, condenses a deep spiritual truth, and vibrates with the blessing of the speech of the buddhas. It is also said that the mind rides on the subtle energy of the breath, the prana, which moves through and purifies the subtle channels of the body. So when you chant a mantra, you are charging your breath and energy with the energy of the mantra, and so working directly on your mind and your subtle body.”
Rigpa Glimpse of the Day 

Teaching Link:
Is Meditation a Cop-out? – with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Dear Dharma family,

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Lama Karma, Lama Kathy, and Lama Adam will continue to teach at our Sangha.

Weekly meetings are on Thursdays from 6:30 – 8:15 PM PST via Zoom.
Invites will be sent on the day of each event.

 

Guided Practice with Lama Karma

February 2
Lama Karma will lead us in a guided practice and discussion.

Chenrezig Practice
February 9

 

Compassionate Communication with Lama Adam

February 16
The Buddha established the equality of all beings through our common need to be happy and to avoid suffering. If that’s true, why does it seem like we have so much to argue about? With the cultivation of mindfulness and patient inquisitiveness, we can reveal the universal needs underneath our words—and those of others—developing a practical means for compassionate communication and common ground.

The Joy of Living by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, a Book Study with Lama Kathy

February 23
Lama Kathy will teach Rinpoche’s illuminating perspective on the science of meditation and how to find joy and contentment in the everyday. Using basic meditation practices, we can discover paths through our problems, transforming obstacles into opportunities to recognize the unlimited potential of our minds.
 


Looking forward to seeing you all.
Karmapa Khyenno!
Your Dharma Family at Santa Monica KTC

ZOOM credentials for our regular sessions will remain the same:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87204694084

Phone
+1 669 900 6833 
Meeting ID: 872 0469 4084

Become a Supporting Member

SM KTC YouTube Channel with previous events

Inspirational Quote:

“In the quintessential instructions on Mahamudra, we talk about the mind either being too tight or too loose, too focused or too relaxed. The advice given is that if the mind is not luminous, clear, and vivid, we need to tighten or concentrate it more. And if it is too bright, vivid, luminous, and clear, we need to relax it somewhat.”
Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche

Teaching Link:
How to Manage Conflict with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Happy New Year 2023

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Happy New Year of the Water Rabbit to you all! We are looking forward to a schedule full of online and in-person visiting teachers, as well as other events and activities. 
We extend our good wishes to you all as we celebrate the New Year. May it bring prosperity, good fortune, and happiness to all. We look forward to seeing you at our events—wishing you a blessed and prosperous time ahead.

 
New Years Intentions with Lama Karma
Jan 5

As the new year approaches, it’s a great time to reflect on our intentions and goals for the coming year and think about what we want to accomplish to turn those intentions into action.

 
Joyful Wisdom by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, a Book Study with Lama Kathy
Jan 26, Feb 23, Mar 23, and Apr 27

Lama Kathy will teach on Joyful Wisdom, which addresses the timeless problem of anxiety in our everyday lives. “From the 2,500-year-old perspective of Buddhism,” Rinpoche writes, “every chapter in human history could be described as an ‘age of anxiety.’ The anxiety we feel now has been part of the human condition for centuries.”
So what do we do? Escape or succumb? Both routes inevitably lead to more complications and problems in our lives. “Buddhism,” he says, “offers a third option. We can look directly at the disturbing emotions and other problems we experience as stepping stones to freedom. Instead of rejecting or surrendering to them, we can befriend them, working through them to reach an enduring authentic experience of our inherent Wisdom, confidence, clarity, and joy.”


 
Compassionate Communication with Lama Adam
Jan 19, Feb 16, and Mar 16

The Buddha established the equality of all beings through our common need to be happy and to avoid suffering. If that’s true, why does it seem like we have so much to argue about? With the cultivation of mindfulness and patient inquisitiveness, we can reveal the universal needs underneath our words—and those of others—developing a practical means for compassionate communication and common ground.

Weekly meetings are on Thursdays from 6:30 – 8:15 PM PST via Zoom.
Invites will be sent on the day of each event.

January 5 |  Lama Karma | New Years Intentions
January 12 | Chenrezig Practice  
January 19 |  Lama Adam | Compassionate Communication
January 26 |  Lama Kathy | Joy of Living Book Study

Looking forward to seeing you all.
Karmapa Khyenno!
Your Dharma Family at Santa Monica KTC
ZOOM credentials for our regular sessions will remain the same:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87204694084

Phone
+1 669 900 6833 
Meeting ID: 872 0469 4084
SM KTC YouTube Channel with previous events
Inspirational Quote: “Compassion is a far greater and nobler thing than pity. Pity has its roots in fear and carries a sense of arrogance and condescension, sometimes even a smug feeling of “I’m glad it’s not me.” As Stephen Levine says: “When your fear touches someone’s pain, it becomes pity; when your love touches someone’s pain, it becomes compassion.” To train in compassion is to know that all beings are the same and suffer in similar ways, to honor all those who suffer, and to know that you are neither separate from nor superior to anyone.”
Rigpa Glimpse of the Day

Teaching Link:
How Do I Say No? – with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

December Events

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Dear Dharma family,

Lama Kathy will guide us in a Chenrezig practice session on December 1. On the following Thursday our Sangha members Charles and Daniel will talk about their experience at Ser Cho Ling and the Nyungne practice. 
Lama Adam will round out the year, teaching on December 15. 
Our session will resume in the new year. 
Happy holidays to you all!

Weekly meetings are on Thursdays from 6:30 – 8:15 PM PST via Zoom.
Invites will be sent on the day of each event.

December 1 |  Lama Kathy | Guided Chenrezig Practice
December 8 | Charles and Daniel  |Nyungme discussion
December 15 |  Lama Adam | TBA

Donations for Lama Adam and Lama Kathy

Lama Kathy Wesley and Lama Adam Berner

Looking forward to seeing you all.Karmapa Khyenno!Your Dharma Family at Santa Monica KTC
ZOOM credentials for our regular sessions will remain the same:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87204694084

Or to call from your phone (any phone works, no smartphone needed):
+1 669 900 6833 
Meeting ID: 872 0469 4084
SM KTC YouTube Channel with previous events
Inspirational Quote:
“The nature of the mind, the essence of the mind, is empty. But is this emptiness just blank, inanimate nothingness? No. It is clear in that it can know things; it is able to understand and be aware of things. This is what is meant by clarity. The essence of this clarity is empty, and the essence of the emptiness is clarity. We can establish this through logic and inference, and by doing so we can develop certainty about the union of clarity and emptiness. We can also experience it in meditation. Through meditative experiences, we can come to know that the nature of mind is clarity inseparable from emptiness.”
Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche

Teaching Link:
Mingyur Rinpoche: How to Prevent Burnout

November KTC Events

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November eventsDear Dharma family,

Lama Kathy and Lama Adam will continue to teach at our Sangha.
No session on November 24, Thanksgiving.

Weekly meetings are on Thursdays from 6:30 – 8:15 PM PST via Zoom.
Invites will be sent on the day of each event.

November 3 | Lama Kathy |Becoming Chenrezig: A How-To Manual for Mantra Meditation
November 10 | Chenrezig Practice 
November 17 |  Lama Adam | Patience Without Waiting
November 24 | Thanksgiving

Donations for Lama Adam and Lama Kathy

Lama Kathy Wesley and Lama Adam Berner

Looking forward to seeing you all.Karmapa Khyenno!Your Dharma Family at Santa Monica KTC
ZOOM credentials for our regular sessions will remain the same:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87204694084

Or to call from your phone (any phone works, no smartphone needed):
+1 669 900 6833 
Meeting ID: 872 0469 4084
SM KTC YouTube Channel with previous events
Inspirational Quote:
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche describes a yogi wandering through a garden. He is completely awake to the splendor and beauty of the flowers and relishes their colors, shapes, and scents. But there is no trace of clinging or any “afterthought” in his mind.

As Dudjom Rinpoche says:

“Whatever perceptions arise, you should be like a little child going into a beautifully decorated temple; he looks, but grasping does not enter into his perception at all. You leave everything fresh, natural, vivid, and unspoiled. When you leave each thing in its own state, then its shape doesn’t change, its color doesn’t fade, and its glow does not disappear. Whatever appears is unstained by any grasping, so then all that you perceive arises as the naked wisdom of Rigpa, which is the indivisibility of luminosity and emptiness.”
Rigpa Glympse of the Day

Teaching Link:
Mingyur Rinpoche: How to Deal with Loneliness

October Events

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Dear Dharma family,

Lama Kathy and Lama Adam will continue to teach at our Sangha, and we will have a Ngondro discussion this month.
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche Parinirvana is on October 6, and will dedicate a special Chenrezig practice for that. 
Weekly meetings are on Thursdays from 6:30 – 8:15 PM PST via Zoom.
Invites will be sent on the day of each event.

October 6 | Chenrezig Practice | Open Group practice

October 13 | Lama Kathy |Becoming Chenrezig: A How-To Manual for Mantra Meditation

October 20 |  Lama Adam | Finding a Balance Between Practice and Study

October 27 | Ngondro Discussion

Donations for Lama Adam, Lama Karma, or Lama Kathy

Lama Adam Berner, Lama Karma Drodhul, Lama Kathy Wesley

Looking forward to seeing you all.Karmapa Khyenno!Your Dharma Family at Santa Monica KTC 
ZOOM credentials for our regular sessions will remain the same:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87204694084

Or to call from your phone (any phone works, no smartphone needed):
+1 669 900 6833 
Meeting ID: 872 0469 4084
SM KTC YouTube Channel with previous events
Inspirational Quote:
Six realms of existence are identified in Buddhism: gods, demigods, humans, animals, hungry ghosts, and hells. They are each the result of one of the six main negative emotions: pride, jealousy, desire, ignorance, greed, and anger.

Looking at the world around us, and into our own minds, we can see that the six realms definitely do exist. They exist in the way we unconsciously allow our negative emotions to project and crystallize entire realms around us, and to define the style, form, flavor, and context of our life in those realms. And they exist also inwardly as the different seeds and tendencies of the various negative emotions within our psychophysical system, always ready to germinate and grow, depending on what influences them and how we choose to live.
Rigpa Glympse of the Day

Teaching Link:
Mingyur Rinpoche: Tips for Lazy Meditators

September events

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Dear Dharma family,

Lama Kathy, Lama Karma, and Lama Adam will continue to teach at our Sangha on Thursdays from 6:30 – 8:30 PM PST via Zoom. Invites will be sent on the day of each event.

September 1 | Lama Kathy |Becoming Chenrezig: A How-To Manual for Mantra Meditation
September 8 | Chenrezig Practice | Open Group practice
September 15 | Dharma Discussion
September 22 |  Lama Adam | Finding a Balance Between Practice and Study
September 29 | Lama Karma | Guided meditation practice and teaching

Donations for Lama Adam, Lama Karma, or Lama Kathy

Lama Adam Berner, Lama Karma Drodhul, Lama Kathy Wesley

Looking forward to seeing you all.Karmapa Khyenno!Your Dharma Family at Santa Monica KTC 
ZOOM credentials for our regular sessions will remain the same:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87204694084

Or to call from your phone (any phone works, no smartphone needed):
+1 669 900 6833 
Meeting ID: 872 0469 4084
SM KTC YouTube Channel with previous events
Inspirational Quote:
In general shamatha mediation is when the mind is placed somewhere and rests there. But when we practice shamatha, we also investigate to see how the meditation is going while being mindful of the shamatha itself. “Is it going well? Is it not going well? Which antidote needs to be applied?” This checking of our mind as we are practicing is analysis.
Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche

Teaching Link:
Mingyur Rinpoche: How to Bring Mindfulness into Eating