Lama Kathy’s Blog The Journey Home: Neighborhood Approval
Rebuilding the Columbus KTC has been a gradual process. First we gathered advice from our founder, Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, then asked our sangha friends to help us choose the number […]
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Lama Kathy’s Dharma Blog: Learning Compassion “By Heart” – The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva
Some years ago, a young dharma student asked the great master Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso, “Teacher, teach me about compassion.” And his wise answer was, “Read ‘The 37 Practices of a […]
Taking Joy Where You Find It: Lama Kathy’s Dharma Blog
With the stresses and pressures of modern life, joy can seem hard to find. Personal finance troubles, hassles at work (or the search for gainful employment), and interpersonal difficulties can […]
Offering Everything in Sight: Lama Kathy’s Dharma Blog
On my way to the Kagyu Monlam prayer festival in Wappingers Falls NY this week, I was treated to a parade of natural beauty. Yes, there are traffic jams on […]
Welcoming Those Not Yet Here: Lama Kathy’s Dharma Blog
There’s a pile of malas – Buddhist prayers beads – on the Shrine at KTC’s temporary home at Tifeteth Israel. When people come to the KTC for chanting practices such […]
Lights along the Way: Lama Kathy’s Dharma Blog
Top Image: Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso (center, rear) with Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche (right, rear) and Lama Norlha (left, rear) and the Women’s Retreat class from the First Karme Ling Retreat. Lama […]
Saving Mother Sentient Beings: Lama Kathy’s Blog
This past week’s observance of Mother’s Day delights me in a very Buddhist way; not having had children myself, I feel nonetheless like a parent, filling with happiness when I […]
An Open Door: Lama Kathy’s KTC Dharma Blog
Greetings, everyone! Columbus KTC means so many things to so many people: it’s a place to learn meditation; it’s a quiet place in the midst of worldly chaos; it’s somewhere […]