Dharma Glimpses with Judy Lief
DHARMA GLIMPSES is an introduction to The Profound Treasury teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, taught by Judy Lief. In these short, accessible talks, Judy invites listeners to explore the subtleties and delights of the Buddhist path of meditation and insight. She introduces listeners to some of the key ways that mark Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche's unique and brilliant exposition of the dharma in the context of contemporary Western society.
Episodes
256 episodes
Episode 109: Acknowledging Harm
[This episode originally aired on February 21, 2023] Is there a way to make a sane relationship with our bad deeds and our regrets, to learn from them and to move on from them? • it's not easy to face up to all that we've don...
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Episode 108: Heart of Hearts
[This episode originally aired on February 14, 2023] Images of the Buddha sitting in meditation posture give the impression that the buddhist path is quiescent and still; but actually it's a very dynamic, ever-evolving, and important jou...
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Episode 107: The Five Elements
[This episode originally aired on February 7, 2023] Early Buddhist meditators spent quite a lot of time alone in retreat in remote, rugged areas • as a result, they were very much in tune with the the five basic e...
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Episode 106: Puzzles and Glimpses
[This episode originally aired on January 31, 2023] A common idea about the spiritual path is that it is punctuated by gigantic breakthroughs, by big revelations • but many deep and important insights don't come in that way; they co...
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Episode 105: Natural Wisdom
[This episode originally aired on January 24, 2023] Through infusing mindfulness awareness into our everyday actions, we can invoke or evoke a magical quality to existence, a natural wisdom, which is known as “drala” • there's...
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Episode 104: Speech
[This episode originally aired on January 17, 2023] A large part of our reality involves talking, or working with our speech; it is one of the main ways we connect with our world • but our speech can also get us into a lot of...
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Episode 103: Remain Like a Log
[This episode originally aired on January 10, 2023] The image of remaining like a log comes up in a number of different traditional Buddhist texts • think of a log rotting slowly in an ancient forest — it just lies there placi...
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Episode 102: Transmission
[This episode originally aired on January 3, 2023] In exploring the idea of transmission, we're looking into how the teachings are passed on, how the teachings are taught, and how the student can access the teachings • but wha...
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Episode 101: Three Short Practices
[This episode originally aired on December 27, 2022] I'd like to introduce three simple short meditation practices that help us tune in to the rich and ongoing process of exchange that marks our lives altogether • we're always...
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Episode 158: The Row, Row, Row Your Boat Sutra
[This episode originally aired on December 20, 2022] One of my favorite nursery rhymes contains quite a bit of wisdom: “Row row, row, row your boat gently down the stream; merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream” • if we thin...
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Episode 157: When You Lose Your Mind, Come Back
[This episode originally aired on January 15, 2024] The phrase, “When you lose your mind, come back” describes a lot of what happens in meditation: repeatedly losing our minds, and repeatedly bringing ourselves back • the mome...
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Episode 156: Strength and Vulnerability
[This episode originally aired on January 8, 2024] At our core is our tender heart, tinged with a touch of sadness • it is sweet and vulnerable • this soft spot may be deeply buried, but it is always there •&...
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Episode 155: Three Aspects of Space
[This episode originally aired on January 1, 2024] Trungpa Rinpoche emphasized the importance of understanding space • he encouraged us to explore our experiences of boredom, our discomfort with stillness, and our tendency to ...
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Episode 154: Space
[This episode originally aired on December 25, 2023] Today I'd like to explore the topic of space • the idea of space as it relates to meditation practice is connected with the notion of “gap” — noticing gaps at the end of eac...
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Episode 153: Walls
[This episode originally aired on December 18, 2023] In this episode, I'd like to explore the idea of walls — our internal walls, as well as the walls we create between ourselves and others • we're told we need to have clear b...
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Episode 152: Peace
[This episode originally aired on December 11, 2023] I've been thinking a lot recently about peace, especially the Buddhist view of peace • it's one of those ironic things: throughout history people have longed for peace and p...
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Episode 151: Energies of Engagement
[This episode originally aired on December 4, 2023] Buddhist training has two sides, somewhat parallel to pure science and applied science • there is the meditation aspect, the inward journey; and there is the app...
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Episode 150: Joy
[This episode originally aired on Nov. 27, 2023] Lately I've been thinking about the slogan, “Always maintain only a joyful mind” • at the same time, I've been haunted by the teachings that describe samsara, the nature o...
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Episode 149: Disappointment
[This episode originally aired on Nov. 20, 2023] In this episode, I'd like to explore such things as resistance, avoidance, procrastination — and why it’s so hard to keep going • I think such things are connected with expectat...
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Episode 148: Holding It Together
[This episode originally aired on Nov. 20, 2023] This episode is about groundlessness and uncertainty • how do we respond when we are no longer on familiar ground, when we feel insecure? • it can feel so unc...
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Episode 147: Mahayana Mentality
[This episode originally aired on Nov. 13, 2023] One function of meditation practice is the quality of exposing and uncovering what's going on inside our thoughts and feelings • when we practice, the basic fundamental pattern...
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Episode 146: Five Powerful Supports
[This episode originally aired on Nov. 6, 2023] The “five powers” are five supports for your practice • they are: determination, familiarization, seed of virtue, remorse, and aspiration • with determination, you'r...
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Episode 145: Grasping, Greed, Hatred and Ignorance
[This episode originally aired on Oct. 30, 2023] All beings truly want to be happy and content; so why do we continually and repeatedly create situations for ourselves and others that only lead to greater suffering? • so many ...
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