The Science of Happiness
By Mahasukha Center, Los Angeles
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Podcast Description
An exploration of the Buddhist science of mind and the psychology of real happiness that is independent of outer circumstances.
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SH18 Awakening from Samsara | World renowned Tibetan Buddhist monk Venerable Lama Sumati Marut explains the most profound philosophical texts of Buddhism in lay person's terms with great humor and compassion. | 5/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SH17 The Cause Of Our Unhappiness And How To Stop It | Lama Marut explains how our habitual way of seeing reality causes our unhappiness, and how understanding the world around us with wisdom brings the possibility of real and lasting happiness. World renowned Tibetan Buddhist monk Venerable Lama Sumati Marut explains the most profound philosophical texts of Buddhism in lay person's terms with great humor and compassion. | 4/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SH16 The Key to Inseperable Wisdom and Happiness | Lama Marut explains the connection between wisdom and happiness and how they work together to bring the goals of a spiritual path. World renowned Tibetan Buddhist monk Venerable Lama Sumati Marut explains the most profound philosophical texts of Buddhism in lay person's terms with great humor and compassion. http://www.aci-la.org/teach_marut_empty.html | 4/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SH15 Riding the Wave to Freedom | Lama Marut shows how flexing our wisdom muscles regularly helps us surf our neurotic thoughts to happiness and freedom. World renowned Tibetan Buddhist monk Venerable Lama Sumati Marut explains the most profound philosophical texts of Buddhism in lay person's terms with great humor and compassion. http://www.aci-la.org/teach_marut_empty.html | 3/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SH14 How Illusions, Emptiness, and Rebirth Work | Lama Marut explains how Emptiness and our illusion like reality are integral to each other and how that relates to rebirth and past and future lives. World renowned Tibetan Buddhist monk Venerable Lama Sumati Marut explains the most profound philosophical texts of Buddhism in lay person's terms with great humor and compassion. http://www.aci-la.org/teach_marut_empty.html | 3/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SH13 Betrayal and Detachment | Lama Marut explains the misconceptions we hold on to that make us unhappy,and how to overcome them with wisdom. World renowned Tibetan Buddhist monk Venerable Lama Sumati Marut explains the most profound philosophical texts of Buddhism in lay person's terms with great humor and compassion. http://www.aci-la.org/teach_marut_empty.html | 3/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SH12 Your Spaceship is Fueled by Karma - Lama Sumati Marut | Lama Marut explains how we mistake the way that we exist, and how to start chipping away at this ignorance to bring ourselves to a wiser and happier state. World renowned Tibetan Buddhist monk Venerable Lama Sumati Marut explains the most profound philosophical texts of Buddhism in lay person's terms with great humor and compassion. http://www.aci-la.org/teach_marut_empty.html | 3/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SH11 Relax Into Happiness | Lama Marut gives a precise description of the final goal of the Path of Buddhism, and how to relax into happiness. World renowned Tibetan Buddhist monk Venerable Lama Sumati Marut explains the most profound philosophical texts of Buddhism in lay person's terms with great humor and compassion. Podcast taken from: Teachings on the Heart Sutra Retreat, Cape Ann, Oct, 2009 You can listen to the full teaching at: http://www.aci-la.org/ALLAUDIO/HeartSutra/CapeAnne09/HeartSutra5_10.03.09.mp3 | 1/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SH10 What Makes the Sacred Sacred? | Lama Marut uses the Heart Sutra to explain how 'form' as it appears to us helps us relate to the sacred. World renowned Tibetan Buddhist monk Venerable Lama Sumati Marut explains the most profound philosophical texts of Buddhism in lay person's terms with great humor and compassion. The full teaching can be downloaded at: http://www.aci-la.org/teach_marut_empty.html recorded at the Heart Sutra Retreat, Cape Ann, Oct, 2009 | 10/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SH9 The Heart Sutra on happiness, right here right now | In this esoteric metaphysical text it is said that Nirvana and Samsara are the same. Lama Marut explains in everyday language how this is so and how we can use this understanding to become happier. World renowned Tibetan Buddhist monk Venerable Lama Sumati Marut explains the most profound philosophical texts of Buddhism in lay person's terms with great humor and compassion. The full teaching can be downloaded at: http://www.aci-la.org/teach_marut_empty.html recorded at the Heart Sutra Retreat, Cape Ann, Oct, 2009 | 10/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SH8 Changing the present and the Illusion of Control | Lama Marut discusses our attitude to change, out inability to control the present, and how to apply wisdom to these challenges to bring us happiness. World renowned Tibetan Buddhist monk Venerable Lama Sumati Marut explains the most profound philosophical texts of Buddhism in lay person's terms with great humor and compassion. The full teaching can be downloaded at: http://www.aci-la.org/teach_marut_empty.html recorded at the Heart Sutra Retreat, Cape Ann, Oct, 2009 | 9/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SH7 The Source of Deceptive Reality - by Lama Sumati Marut | Lama Marut discusses the prison of "deceptive reality" and why this makes us unhappy. World renowned Tibetan Buddhist monk Venerable Lama Sumati Marut explains the most profound philosophical texts of Buddhism in lay person's terms with great humor and compassion. Mahasukha Center, LA The Mahasukha Center (in Sanskrit "great bliss") is ACI-LA's home. The Center provides a wide range of courses including guided meditations, Buddha dharma, teachings on spiritual partners, workshops by nationally known yoga teachers, and informal talks on a variety of subjects. www.aci-la.org Asian Classics Institute of Los Angeles Mahasukha Center 6512 Arizona Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90045 Phone: (323) 617-3691 | 7/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SH6 Retreat as a Buddha Laboratory - by Lama Sumati Marut | Lama Marut explains the philosophy behind the practice of becoming perfectly happy which is the nature of a Buddha, by acting like a Buddha. World renowned Tibetan Buddhist monk Venerable Lama Sumati Marut explains the most profound philosophical texts of Buddhism in lay person's terms with great humor and compassion. The full teaching can be downloaded at: Unavailable - recorded live at the Borobudur 'Diamond Cutter Sutra' Retreat, Jan 2011, Intro Class The Science of Happiness podcasts are the only publicly available audio from this retreat. Mahasukha Center, LA The Mahasukha Center (in Sanskrit "great bliss") is ACI-LA's home. The Center provides a wide range of courses including guided meditations, Buddha dharma, teachings on spiritual partners, workshops by nationally known yoga teachers, and informal talks on a variety of subjects. www.aci-la.org Asian Classics Institute of Los Angeles Mahasukha Center 6512 Arizona Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90045 Phone: (323) 617-3691 | 6/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SH5 Meditations on Happiness Pt 2 - Using the Present to Control the Future - by Lama Sumati Marut | Showing us how happiness can be achieved by simply being realistic about how things in our world exist - as ever changing processes - Lama Marut guides us through the second level of the Buddhist philosophy of the Emptiness of the mind as described in the 'Mahamudra' teachings. Part 2 of a 6 part series. World renowned Tibetan Buddhist monk Venerable Lama Sumati Marut explains the most profound philosophical texts of Buddhism in lay person's terms with great humor and compassion. The full teaching can be downloaded at: http://aci-la.org/medialib/index.php/av_media/AudioDisplay/?teacher=2&topic=64 Mahasukha Center, LA The Mahasukha Center (in Sanskrit "great bliss") is ACI-LA's home. The Center provides a wide range of courses including guided meditations, Buddha dharma, teachings on spiritual partners, workshops by nationally known yoga teachers, and informal talks on a variety of subjects. www.aci-la.org Asian Classics Institute of Los Angeles Mahasukha Center 6512 Arizona Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90045 Phone: (323) 617-3691 | 5/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SH4 Meditations on Happiness Pt 1 - Understanding Change - by Lama Sumati Marut | Showing us how happiness can be achieved by simply being realistic about how things in our world exist - as ever changing processes - Lama Marut guides us through the first level of the Buddhist philosophy of the Emptiness of the mind as described in the 'Mahamudra' teachings. Part 1 of a 6 part series. World renowned Tibetan Buddhist monk Venerable Lama Sumati Marut explains the most profound philosophical texts of Buddhism in lay person's terms with great humor and compassion. The full teaching can be downloaded at: http://aci-la.org/medialib/index.php/av_media/AudioDisplay/?teacher=2&topic=64 Mahasukha Center, LA The Mahasukha Center (in Sanskrit "great bliss") is ACI-LA's home. The Center provides a wide range of courses including guided meditations, Buddha dharma, teachings on spiritual partners, workshops by nationally known yoga teachers, and informal talks on a variety of subjects. www.aci-la.org Asian Classics Institute of Los Angeles Mahasukha Center 6512 Arizona Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90045 Phone: (323) 617-3691 | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SH3 Reaching your highest Potential-updated | Note: This episode is being re-released to correct a problem some listeners had with the link to the file. We apologize for any inconvenience. Lama Marut explains why everything - you included - have infinite potential and how to harness that potential to reach true and lasting happiness. World renowned Tibetan Buddhist monk Venerable Lama Sumati Marut explains the most profound philosophical texts of Buddhism in lay person's terms with great humor and compassion to help bring us to highest happiness and peace of mind. Podcast taken from Lama Marut's 'Explorations in Emptiness' teachings (Rockport, MA 2008). You can down load the full teaching at: http://www.aci-la.org/teach_marut_empty.html | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SH2 Interdependence and Happiness - Lama Sumati Marut | Interdependence and Happiness - Why the relationship between the world you see and the mind that perceives it is key to bringing about lasting happiness. World renowned Tibetan Buddhist monk Venerable Lama Sumati Marut explains the most profound philosophical texts of Buddhism in lay person's terms with great humor and compassion. The full teaching can be downloaded at: http://www.aci-la.org/teach_marut_empty.html | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SH1 When is it time to forgive? - Lama Sumati Marut | A wise view of the hidden nature of time can be used to transform our present by doing away with the resentment and regrets of the past to create a happy and positive future, taught by Venerable Lama Sumati Marut. Buddhist philosophy on the nature of the mind, reality, and how to live happily in the world with grace and compassion. This pragmatic and enlightening doctrine is often referred to as the birth of modern Psychology. Mahasukha Center: www.aci-la.org The full teaching can be downloaded at: http://www.aci-la.org/teach_marut_empty.html | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 18 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Funny guy
Kinda difficult at first, but stick with it because it gets interesting.
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