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In this new series of podcasts in English, Ven. Dharma takes us on a journey to discover Buddhism.The actual causes of sufferingWhile the outside world affects us, the main cause of our happiness or suffering comes from within. Just like we can pull the weeds from our garden, if we know the inner causes of suffering, with the right tools, we can weed those out as well. What is left is happiness!🎧 Press play. Happy listening, and enjoy your meditation.Did you enjoy this podcast?Visit our PerCorsi di Spiritualità website:www.corsi.monasterobuddhista.itVisit our Dharma Point website:www.dharmapoint.itSupport us with a donation:https://monasterobuddhista.it/en/dona/Learn more about the Monastery:https://monasterobuddhista.it/il-monastero/__________BiographyVen. Dharma (Sarah Brooks) has been practicing Buddhism and offering service for almost 30 years at FPMT centers and projects in the United States, New Zealand, Nepal, and Italy. After taking ordination from Lama Zopa Rinpoche in 2021, she began her ongoing advanced studies in Buddhist philosophy and debate.

In this new series of podcasts in English, Ven. Dharma takes us on a journey to discover Buddhism.What’s luck got to do with it?When good or bad things happen, is it just random? Could it be that there is no cause for anything, and life is meaningless? The Buddha said that we can easily prove by looking at the world around us that this isn’t the case, and that there are causes for the good and bad things that happen to us.🎧 Press play. Happy listening, and enjoy your meditation.Did you enjoy this podcast?Visit our PerCorsi di Spiritualità website:www.corsi.monasterobuddhista.itVisit our Dharma Point website:www.dharmapoint.itSupport us with a donation:https://monasterobuddhista.it/en/dona/Learn more about the Monastery:https://monasterobuddhista.it/il-monastero/__________BiographyVen. Dharma (Sarah Brooks) has been practicing Buddhism and offering service for almost 30 years at FPMT centers and projects in the United States, New Zealand, Nepal, and Italy. After taking ordination from Lama Zopa Rinpoche in 2021, she began her ongoing advanced studies in Buddhist philosophy and debate.

In this new series of podcasts in English, Ven. Dharma takes us on a journey to discover Buddhism.Can just one thing be a source of happiness?Understanding suffering and happiness means getting to the root of the matter by looking for their causes. We start by looking at the idea we already hold that there could be just one person or thing that makes us happy.🎧 Press play. Happy listening, and enjoy your meditation.Did you enjoy this podcast?Visit our PerCorsi di Spiritualità website:www.corsi.monasterobuddhista.itVisit our Dharma Point website:www.dharmapoint.itSupport us with a donation:https://monasterobuddhista.it/en/dona/Learn more about the Monastery:https://monasterobuddhista.it/il-monastero/__________BiographyVen. Dharma (Sarah Brooks) has been practicing Buddhism and offering service for almost 30 years at FPMT centers and projects in the United States, New Zealand, Nepal, and Italy. After taking ordination from Lama Zopa Rinpoche in 2021, she began her ongoing advanced studies in Buddhist philosophy and debate.

In this new series of podcasts in English, Ven. Dharma takes us on a journey to discover Buddhism.More on the three levels of sufferingIf we want to be happy, that’s only possible if we are free of suffering. Understanding the types of suffering we encounter creates a basis for understanding how to stop the causes of suffering.🎧 Press play. Happy listening, and enjoy your meditation.Did you enjoy this podcast?Visit our PerCorsi di Spiritualità website:www.corsi.monasterobuddhista.itVisit our Dharma Point website:www.dharmapoint.itSupport us with a donation:https://monasterobuddhista.it/en/dona/Learn more about the Monastery:https://monasterobuddhista.it/il-monastero/__________BiographyVen. Dharma (Sarah Brooks) has been practicing Buddhism and offering service for almost 30 years at FPMT centers and projects in the United States, New Zealand, Nepal, and Italy. After taking ordination from Lama Zopa Rinpoche in 2021, she began her ongoing advanced studies in Buddhist philosophy and debate.

In this new series of podcasts in English, Ven. Dharma takes us on a journey to discover Buddhism.Three levels of sufferingIf we check up on what we’re doing now to find happiness, we’ll find it’s probably having the opposite effect.🎧 Press play. Happy listening, and enjoy your meditation.Did you enjoy this podcast?Visit our PerCorsi di Spiritualità website:www.corsi.monasterobuddhista.itVisit our Dharma Point website:www.dharmapoint.itSupport us with a donation:https://monasterobuddhista.it/en/dona/Learn more about the Monastery:https://monasterobuddhista.it/il-monastero/__________BiographyVen. Dharma (Sarah Brooks) has been practicing Buddhism and offering service for almost 30 years at FPMT centers and projects in the United States, New Zealand, Nepal, and Italy. After taking ordination from Lama Zopa Rinpoche in 2021, she began her ongoing advanced studies in Buddhist philosophy and debate.

In this new series of podcasts in English, Ven. Dharma takes us on a journey to discover Buddhism.Two types of consciousnessWe can divide the way we perceive the world into mental consciousness and sense consciousness. Which plays a bigger role in our happiness?🎧 Press play. Happy listening, and enjoy your meditation.Did you enjoy this podcast?Visit our PerCorsi di Spiritualità website:www.corsi.monasterobuddhista.itVisit our Dharma Point website:www.dharmapoint.itSupport us with a donation:https://monasterobuddhista.it/en/dona/Learn more about the Monastery:https://monasterobuddhista.it/il-monastero/__________BiographyVen. Dharma (Sarah Brooks) has been practicing Buddhism and offering service for almost 30 years at FPMT centers and projects in the United States, New Zealand, Nepal, and Italy. After taking ordination from Lama Zopa Rinpoche in 2021, she began her ongoing advanced studies in Buddhist philosophy and debate.

In this new series of podcasts in English, Ven. Dharma takes us on a journey to discover Buddhism.How did the Buddha define “mind”? [part 2]Understanding the Buddha’s definition of the nature and function of the mind is the key to learning how we can develop stable, lasting happiness.🎧 Press play. Happy listening, and enjoy your meditation.Did you enjoy this podcast?Visit our PerCorsi di Spiritualità website:www.corsi.monasterobuddhista.itVisit our Dharma Point website:www.dharmapoint.itSupport us with a donation:https://monasterobuddhista.it/en/dona/Learn more about the Monastery:https://monasterobuddhista.it/il-monastero/__________BiographyVen. Dharma (Sarah Brooks) has been practicing Buddhism and offering service for almost 30 years at FPMT centers and projects in the United States, New Zealand, Nepal, and Italy. After taking ordination from Lama Zopa Rinpoche in 2021, she began her ongoing advanced studies in Buddhist philosophy and debate.

In this new series of podcasts in English, Ven. Dharma takes us on a journey to discover Buddhism.How did the Buddha define “mind”? [part 1]Is the mind a physical process, or something else? Knowing the answer to this is essential for understanding Buddhist psychology.🎧 Press play. Happy listening, and enjoy your meditation.Did you enjoy this podcast?Visit our PerCorsi di Spiritualità website:www.corsi.monasterobuddhista.itVisit our Dharma Point website:www.dharmapoint.itSupport us with a donation:https://monasterobuddhista.it/en/dona/Learn more about the Monastery:https://monasterobuddhista.it/il-monastero/__________BiographyVen. Dharma (Sarah Brooks) has been practicing Buddhism and offering service for almost 30 years at FPMT centers and projects in the United States, New Zealand, Nepal, and Italy. After taking ordination from Lama Zopa Rinpoche in 2021, she began her ongoing advanced studies in Buddhist philosophy and debate.

In this new series of podcasts in English, Ven. Dharma takes us on a journey to discover Buddhism.What Is Buddhism?Explore how Buddhism is a sophisticated psychology that has been used for 2500 years to attain ultimate happiness.🎧 Press play. Happy listening, and enjoy your meditation.Did you enjoy this podcast?Visit our PerCorsi di Spiritualità website:www.corsi.monasterobuddhista.itVisit our Dharma Point website:www.dharmapoint.itSupport us with a donation:https://monasterobuddhista.it/en/dona/Learn more about the Monastery:https://monasterobuddhista.it/il-monastero/__________BiographyVen. Dharma (Sarah Brooks) has been practicing Buddhism and offering service for almost 30 years at FPMT centers and projects in the United States, New Zealand, Nepal, and Italy. After taking ordination from Lama Zopa Rinpoche in 2021, she began her ongoing advanced studies in Buddhist philosophy and debate.

In questo nuovo episodio condividiamo la Meditazione per la Pace guidata dalla monaca Ani Ciampa Tashi sulla Collina del Monastero, in occasione del Cammino per la Pace.Tra il suono del vento e i rumori della natura, lasciati accompagnare in un momento di quiete, presenza e riflessione.🎧 Premi play e buon ascolto e buona meditazione.Ti è piaciuto questo podcast?Visita il nostro sito PerCorsi di Spiritualitàwww.corsi.monasterobuddhista.itVisita il nostro sito Dharma Pointwww.dharmapoint.itLasciaci un’offertahttps://monasterobuddhista.it/dona/ Scopri di più sul Monasterohttps://monasterobuddhista.it/il-monastero/__________Ciampa Tashi è una monaca buddhista italiana della tradizione Mahayana tibetana, vive in Italia e fa parte dell’Associazione Monastica Sangha.Da molti anni conduce ritiri e incontri di meditazione in tutta Italia, ha preso parte a due Masters Program dell’FPMT e svolge attività di volontariato presso le carceri di Livorno dal 2012 attraverso l’associazione “Liberazione nella Prigione”.Ha esperienza di ritiri personali più o meno lunghi, tra cui un ritiro di un anno, inoltre dal 2016 gestisce gruppi di meditazione e tiene incontri mensili in vari centri italiani.