Living Clarity

Bringing calm into your life

This episode with Kadam Adam Starr is a powerful reminder and inspiration to tap into the inner peace that exists within us every day. Discover the starting point for finding inner calm. This teaching explains how to move beyond the turbulence of a busy mind through simple breathing meditation – and how this practice can improve our experience of everyday life. Based on the book The New Meditation Handbook [https://kadampa.org/books/the-new-meditation-handbook] by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.

Seeing from another person's mountain

Discover a powerful technique to improve our understanding of other people’s perspective this will enable us to improve our communication and be much more patient in our interactions with friends and colleagues. This episode introduces the practice of ‘exchanging self with others,’ using the analogy of climbing another’s mountain to see their perspective instead of only seeing things from the point of view of the ‘mountain of self’. Learn how to observe in a logical way understanding that seeing another’s viewpoint doesn’t require agreement, only a willingness to understand. Based on the book How to Transform Your Life [https://kadampa.org/books/free-ebook-download-howtotyl] by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.

Strength of mind: Staying peaceful in the face of adversity

Strength of mind is the ability to remain peaceful and positive in the face of adversity, which is an inevitable part of life and a capacity that can be developed. Buddhism teaches that unhappiness is not caused by external situations or other people, but by inner mental tendencies—especially attachment to the fulfilment of our own wishes—and recognizing this shifts us from blame which makes us weak to wisdom and resilience. Based on the book How to Solve our Human Problems [https://kadampa.org/book/how-to-solve-our-human-problems] by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Is your view of life realistic?

Why does life so often feel unfulfilling, despite our best efforts? In this podcast, Gen Devi explores the Buddhist perspective on dissatisfaction, as taught by the Buddha in his explanation of the Four Noble Truths. These teachings describe the truth of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path that leads to that cessation. Through this lens, we discover the subtle mental distortions and unrealistic expectations that lie at the root of suffering and unhappiness. Based on the book How to Transform Your Life [https://kadampa.org/book/how-to-transform-your-life] by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

How to get the most out of your relationships

Why do we seek relationships, and how can we find fulfilment in them? This teaching extract explores our universal search for lasting happiness. Kadam Morten reveals that when we understand that the true source of happiness is inner peace, we discover that our connections with others are not obstacles, but essential opportunities for training the mind and developing the virtuous qualities that lead to genuine fulfilment and a meaningful life. Based on the book The New Eight Steps to Happiness [https://tharpa.com/uk/the-new-eight-steps-to-happiness] by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso