Living Clarity

Why our spiritual growth stalls

This extract explores some of the reasons why our spiritual practice does not progress in the way we want it to. Gen Rabten discusses the reasons we resist change and the barriers in our mind that prevent us from truly absorbing transformative teachings. Book reference How to Transform Your Life [https://kadampa.org/book/how-to-transform-your-life] by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Turning fear of ageing Into wisdom

Our culture denies the reality of aging and death, causing us to fear them. This excerpt offers a refreshing perspective, encouraging us to look directly at these inevitable sufferings. Learn how to transform this fear into a powerful “wisdom fear” – a joyful, positive motivation to break free from the cycle of pain. Based on the book How to Transform Your Life by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

What do you want from relationships?

In this teaching extract, Kadam Morten explores how our relationships offer a powerful opportunity to find deeper meaning in life. Rather than pursuing the limited goals we often seek in our connections with others, we can learn to see these relationships not as obstacles to a spiritual life, but as essential opportunities to train the mind and cultivate the virtuous qualities that lead to genuine fulfillment and a truly meaningful life.

A wisdom solution for loneliness and grief

Discover one of the main sources of our pain: desirous attachment. This teaching explains how this sneaky mental habit masquerades as a path to happiness, but is in reality deceiving us. Attachment exaggerates the good qualities of someone and erases the bad thereby creating a person who seems to be the key to our happiness but is not! Gen Gomlam explains how to distinguish between attachment and pure love, enabling us build healthy relationships, free from pain. Based on the book How to Understand the Mind [https://kadampa.org/book/how-to-understand-the-mind] by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Learning Resilience

From a Buddhist perspective, the first step toward true resilience is accepting that hardship, stress, and change are a natural part of being human. Rather than fighting reality or clinging to the idea of “getting back to normal,” resilience invites us to meet life as it is — knowing that we will be changed by our experiences, and that’s okay. What we need is to allow challenges to change us for the better! Resilience doesn’t come from avoiding suffering, but from facing it with patience and compassion.