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
262 episodes
Episode 115: Curveballs
[This episode originally aired on April 4, 2023] Meditation practice doesn’t happen in a vacuum; it happens in the context of our life, and our life situations can vary tremendously • in extreme situations it can be easy to lo...
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Episode 114: The Odd Couple: Joy and Doubt
[This episode originally aired on March 28, 2023] Buddhism’s emphasis on facing the reality of suffering could lead to the perception that the Buddhist path is only focused on what's wrong; but the Buddha also taught how to free ourselves from ...
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Episode 113: Comfort Isn’t Everything
[This episode originally aired on March 21, 2023] The teachings of the Buddha are often divided into three components: intelligence or discriminating awareness; discipline; and meditation • there can be so much emphasis on sitting ...
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Episode 112: Vigilance
[This episode originally aired on March 14, 2023] The great teacher Shantideva emphasized the importance of vigilance, of protecting our minds • at the same time, tremendous emphasis is placed on maintaining an open, welcomin...
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Episode 111: Don’t Know Mind
[This episode originally aired on March 7, 2023] It may seem odd to talk about the benefits of “don't know mind” in a tradition that places such value on learning and on study • it also may seem odd because in the Buddhist tradition...
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Episode 110: Essential Reminders
[This episode originally aired on February 28, 2023] The Buddhist path includes many methods for reminding us to wake up — from our blurriness, our sleepiness, and the busyness and distractedness of life • it's easy to get lost in t...
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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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