Living Clarity

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

Developing a good heart through wisdom

In this enlightening episode, Gen-la Khyenrab explains the Buddhist belief that all living beings are our kind mothers. He challenges us to question our ordinary perceptions of the people around us and to cultivate the view that others have been our mothers in countless previous lives. He explains that by holding this belief—because it is based on wisdom—we can solve all our daily problems. Based on the book How to Transform Your Life [https://kadampa.org/book/how-to-transform-your-life] by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

What is your mind creating?

In this episode, Kadam Bridget explores a powerful Buddhist teaching on the nature of happiness, suffering, and true freedom. Rather than blaming our problems on people or circumstances, we’re invited to look inward and understand how disturbed states of mind—such as anger, jealousy, and attachment—are the real source of our suffering. Through honest self-examination, we learn to recognize what our mind is producing moment by moment, and how negative emotions are not permanent truths but temporary “weather” passing through the mind. Based on the book How to Transform Your Life [https://kadampa.org/book/how-to-transform-your-life] by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

How love protects at Christmas time

In this episode Gen Tubchen shows how holding a mind of love can free us from so many unhappy minds such as loneliness, resentment, jealousy, grief and anger. Around Christmas time these minds can arise quite strongly so we need the mind of love to protect us from them. As a Christmas present this episode includes a short guided meditaion. Based on How to Transform Your Life [https://kadampa.org/book/how-to-transform-your-life] by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso