A Buddhist View

Join Ringu Tulku Rinpoche in a captivating conversation as he delves into the impact of worthless chatter and the significance of using speech constructively. Explore the quest for inner balance amidst disturbing news and the art of mindful communication to avoid gossip and disharmony. Tune in for this thought-provoking episode and anticipate future discussions on wholesome and unwholesome actions of the mind.

In this episode, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche answers Ela Crain's questions about why to avoid sowing discord between friends and family members and how to resolve them when disagreements show up. With his deep wisdom, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche also sheds light on topics such as people-pleasing and not identifying with others' negative thoughts.

In this episode, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche talks about the last bodily unwholesome action: sexual misconduct. Rinpoche describes how we might harm our loved ones and ourselves by cheating and lying. He underlines the importance of maintaining honest actions between couples to live together harmoniously. He also explains the Five Precepts – not killing, not stealing, not committing sexual misconduct, not lying, and not indulging in intoxication – and explains the difference between the precepts and the unwholesome actions. Finally, Rinpoche emphasizes the importance of the middle way and encourages us not to burden ourselves by trying to be always perfect.

In this episode, Ela Crain brings up a deep topic for discussion. She asks Rinpoche about what kind of actions are beneficial or harmful to us and our loved ones. Ringu Tulku Rinpoche begins by giving an overview of how our actions are grouped into three areas: body, speech, and mind. He then goes on to explain the first bodily action, which involves doing our best to avoid killing other beings and harming our environment. Rinpoche also emphasizes the importance of maintaining a good balance and not seeking perfection in our actions. He also explains how being kind-hearted can help us to keep our actions in balance.

In this episode, Ela Crain asks Ringu Tulku Rinpoche about how we can use our awareness throughout the day to deal with our responses to life's events. Ringu Tulku Rinpoche explains what awareness, consciousness, and mindfulness are and how they differ from each other. He dives into describing how we can use mindfulness to deal with strong emotions and override our habitual tendencies. He also mentions how to train our awareness to understand how we function in our minds and hearts. Finally, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche touches on the difference between information and wisdom and how wisdom can guide us in our lives and save us from addiction or feeling guilty unnecessarily.

In a world where we focus on 'what to do' or 'who to become', Ela Crain invites Ringu Tulku Rinpoche to answer a fundamental question: what is it that we all want? Ringu Tulku Rinpoche doesn't just answer this essential question with clarity, but he also points out some of our shared assumptions and how they hinder us from achieving what we really want. He touches on how anger, greed, jealousy, pride, and ignorance create conflicts in our relationships and how understanding alone can heal hurts and repair our connections with our loved ones. Finally, Rinpoche mentions that a big majority of problems in the world are human-made and how working on our minds can help us transform ourselves, our environment, and our world.

This podcast explores spirituality, meditation, and ethics through the lens of Buddhism. In each episode, one of the most accomplished teachers of Tibetan Buddhism answers one of his students' questions about spirituality and Buddhist philosophy. Tune in to listen to the short but insightful discussions between Ringu Tulku Rinpoche and Ela Crain.