Best Project Enlightenment Foundation Podcasts (2025)

It's a commonly held misconception that Buddhism and activism conflict. In fact, the logical consequence of spiritual practice is action for the sake of others; it just naturally follows. But our actions – helping our next-door neighbour or helping stop the destruction of the planet – need to be grounded in wisdom. As the Dalai Lama says, "Compassi…

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Work on the thoughts before they become emotional (STTA 282) 2:19

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Something To Think About Series #282 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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Know our limits (STTA 281) 1:24

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Something To Think About Series #281 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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A book to read about how to meditate (STTA 280) 0:47

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Something To Think About Series #280 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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How to Let Go of Trauma (teaching) 1:27:02

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Venerable Robina discusses the three poisons - attachment, aversion, and ignorance. Attachment is a junkie that only wants everything to be nice, it's this fragile child in us, that can only handle everything going nicely, and when we understand this, we will totally understand trauma. What arises when attachment doesn't get what it wants, that's c…

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Don't be a doormat (STTA 279) 1:00

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Something To Think About Series #279 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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Karma means you produce yourself (STTA 278) 2:05

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Something To Think About Series #278 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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We need others' approval because we don't have it for ourselves (STTA 277) 1:21

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Something To Think About Series #277 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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Why do we hunger to be liked? (STTA 276) 1:21

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Something To Think About Series #276 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven Robina Courtin

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Be brave when things go wrong (STTA 275) 1:30

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Something To Think About Series #275 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven Robina Courtin

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Self-compassion (STTA 274) 1:30

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Something To Think About Series #274 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven Robina Courtin

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How to Deal with Procrastination (teaching) 1:15:55

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You've got to know the reasons for something. If you can't identify the problem, then you can't identify the cause of it, how can you ever find the solution? Once you understand the cause of it, it's clear. The quality called enthusiasm or enthusiastic perseverance, or joyful effort, is the fourth of the six perfections on the bodhisattva path of t…

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Point out our good qualities (STTA 273) 2:15

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Something To Think About Series #273 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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We need to do the inner work before dealing with others (STTA 272) 1:39

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Something To Think About Series #272 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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How can you help others if you can't help yourself (STTA271) 1:57

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Something To Think About Series #271 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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Pay attention before thoughts rise to the surface as feelings (STTA 270) 1:50

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Something To Think About Series #270 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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When the world is too much for us (STTA 269) 1:33

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Something To Think About Series #269 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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Paths of Practice (discussion) 49:34

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Discussion with Vincent Moore - Aug 12, 2025 We talked about opinions and the impact of negative thoughts, prison chaplaincy and the doors that open when you adjust your attitude, activism and changing the world by exploring your self, the need to abstain in order to perceive the nature of your attachments, and the importance of recognizing your en…

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We need to become our own person (STTA 268) 1:41

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Something To Think About Series #268 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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Start by greeting the small problems (STTA 267) 1:45

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Something To Think About Series #267 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin Read MoreBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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The Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind: Drawbacks of Samsara (teaching) 59:35

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We explore why suffering is baked into samsara, the hidden cost of attachment, and how the Four Noble Truths can become a living, breathing guide. Ven. Robina Courtin discusses "The Drawbacks of Samsara". We dive into the nature of suffering in Samsara, the subtle role of attachment, and the practical meaning of the Four Noble Truths. Robina speaks…

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More about Attachment & Having an Open Heart - Lawudo Trek (Part 2 of 2) 30:45

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This session with Ven. Robina follows on to explore attachment in more detail, as well as renunciation, dependent arising and having an open heart. She says, attachment is very primordial and can manifest as as possessiveness, manipulation, controlling, expectations, addictions. We need to start to work with attachment and aversion by controlling o…

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Rejoicing (STTA 266) 2:17

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Something To Think About Series #266 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven Robina Courtin

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Attachment & Training Ourselves to Have Happy Minds - Lawudo Trek 33:39

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In this Q&A session at the end of one of the hardest sections of the trek, Ven. Robina discusses the different between pleasure and happiness. She speaks about how we can be more flexible with physical difficulty or outer challenges and how we can train and strengthen the mind through practice. Lawudo Trek | March 25, 2019 | Namche Bazaar, Solu Khu…

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Staying steady no matter what happens (STTA 265) 1:53

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Something To Think About Series #265 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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Satisfaction is not a sensory experience it's a mental one (STTA 264) 1:59

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Something To Think About Series #264 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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Afternoon Questions & Teaching on Purification & Emptiness - Lawudo Trek 49:08

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Venerable Robina answers questions from students and part of a teaching on purification and emptiness, one afternoon during the Lawudo Trek in Nepal. Questions - about karma and rebirth, can an animal be born as human, the Manjushri mantra, and is a guru-disciple relationship relevant in the modern world? Lawudo Trek, Nepal, 28th March 2019.…

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Attachment harms our ability to help (STTA 263) 1:33

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Something To Think About Series #263 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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Make a decision (STTA 262) 1:34

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Something To Think About Series #262 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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The mind is the main player (STTA 261) 1:27

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Something To Think About Series #261 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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The Types of Meditation (Express Meditation) 29:45

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Start the day with your mind pointed in positive direction.By Ven. Robina Courtin

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The outside world is secondary (STTA 260) 1:46

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Something To Think About Series #260 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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The irony of ego (STTA 259) 1:10

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Something To Think About Series #259 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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Our Thoughts Create Us Teaching 1:24:20

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This is such an interesting point, it sounds nice - oh yeah our minds play a role. Rinpoche said one time, and I'm quoting him exactly I promise, it's very shocking when we hear it, I've quoted it a lot, Rinpoche said - "The vast majority of all human beings on the planet have absolutely no idea that their mind plays any role at all in their lives.…

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Were all cut from the same cloth (STTA 258) 2:04

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Something To Think About Series #258 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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We have to be disciplined (STTA 257) 1:50

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Something To Think About Series #257 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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Were in charge (STTA 256) 1:23

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Something To Think About Series #256 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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Express Meditation 26:38

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Start the day with your mind pointed in positive direction.By Ven. Robina Courtin

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Kind people (STTA 255) 1:36

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Something To Think About Series #255 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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We have to know that we can change our mind (STTA 254) 1:41

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Something To Think About Series #254 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina CourtinBy Ven. Robina Courtin

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Understanding Karma (Part 2 of 2 teaching) 1:01:28

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Why is living in vows is so powerful? In order to get another decent human body, in a condition of a reasonable human life, we need many conditions for that. We are in charge of our life but we're not used to believing it, we somehow feel that someone out there will take care of us, but Buddhism doesn't talk like that. It's up to us. We have to dec…