Tibetan Buddhism: The Elegant Mind

Tibetan Buddhism: The Elegant Mind

Author: chenrezigproject Language: English Episodes: 71
Nestled within the broader conversations around spirituality, Tibetan Buddhism: The Elegant Mind offers a grounded space for exploring Himalayan Buddhist thought. This podcast emerges from the Chenrezig Project, a study group based in Boulder County, Colorado, and features a series of discussions and interviews that feel both timely and timeless. The focus here is on practical notions and methodologies, making the often profound teachings accessible to anyone-whether you're simply curious, have a budding interest, or are a long-time practitioner. You'll hear voices and perspectives primarily from the Pacific Northwest, though the insights resonate universally. The conversations avoid dense academic theory, instead aiming to illuminate how these ancient principles can inform a modern life. Tuning into this podcast is like joining a thoughtful, ongoing dialogue where complex ideas are unpacked with clarity and relevance. Host Mark Winwood and the Chenrezig Project facilitate these exchanges, ensuring each episode provides tangible reflections for daily contemplation and practice. It’s a resource for those seeking to understand the elegance and practicality of the Tibetan Buddhist mind, without requiring any prior expertise.
Episodes
Our Most Precious Links [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:10
In our rush to purchase and consume, everything becomes commodity, and we often forget about -- if we ever considered them at all -- the sources from which our desired goods and products come. And we easily ignore all th…
The UPS Sutra [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:22
An ordinary package delivery . . . refreshing iced tea accompanied by an awakening conversation between a United Parcel Service driver and the 21st Century Bodhisattva. The topics: timeless interconnection and deeply fel…
Warriors?  Indeed! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:43
It seems there are some who see Buddhist practice as a path of tame irrelevance: a way that promotes peace (aka passivity), gentleness (aka weakness) and non-violence (aka non-action) . . . docile, inconsequential, tuned…
Wearing the Natural Face [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:06
I have heard stories of a man, regarded by some to be odd in his ways, who lives camped on a small ridge overlooking a creek near the bottom of a particularly deep watershed ravine deep in the mountains . . . a wildernes…
On Imagination (and Buddhism) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:51
Beginning with a discussion about the Pineal gland -- and prompted by aspersions of "narrow-mindedness" -- here are some thoughts on the nature of imagination and its role on the path of Buddhist study, practice and enga…
Buddhists Cry Too [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:41
Some people look upon crying as an indication of self-pity or weakness, a loss of self-control or indication of some sort of emotional disorder or infirmity . . . or perhaps merely a means of manipulation. But for those…
Understanding and (Practical) Wisdom [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:12
The question of how to most effectively communicate Dharma insights and sensitivities with those not familiar with Buddhist perspectives was raised at a recent gathering. Some ideas on how notions such as Interpersonal R…
The Journey Is the Prize [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:48
Tibetan Buddhism is a path of accumulated wisdom, a path of practice and engagement . . . leading away from ignorant self-centeredness toward true virtue and happiness. It is the way of Dharma, of honesty -- beautiful, c…
Emanations Everywhere [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:05
There are countless Buddhas throughout the universe continuously working for our benefit by emanating in every sort of fashion . . . bringing about insights, realizations and perhaps even moments of progressive awakening…
"Dear Mother": a letter from the 21st Century Bodhisattva [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:55
(Written and inspired by the joy of HH Dalai Lama's 86th birthday.) An excerpt: "Things are going well for me, Mother. I am in good health and enthusiastic in my work. Intellectual, imaginative, stimulating, virtuous and…