How can you help others if you can’t help yourself (STTA271)
The Workshop is in the Mind
Something To Think About Series #271 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin
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Pay attention before thoughts rise to the surface as feelings (STTA 270)
The Workshop is in the Mind
Something To Think About Series #270 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin
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When the world is too much for us (STTA 269)
The Workshop is in the Mind
Something To Think About Series #269 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin
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Paths of Practice (discussion)
The Workshop is in the Mind
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 enormous potential.
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We need to become our own person (STTA 268)
The Workshop is in the Mind
Something To Think About Series #268 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin
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Start by greeting the small problems (STTA 267)
The Workshop is in the Mind
Something To Think About Series #267 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin
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The Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind: Drawbacks of Samsara (teaching)
The Workshop is in the Mind
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 to the balance between devotion and clear-eyed reasoning, showing how both can deepen and stabilize our practice. Our conversation explores the six realms of existence, the workings of karma, and how understanding the nature of Samsara inspires...
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More about Attachment & Having an Open Heart - Lawudo Trek (Part 2 of 2)
The Workshop is in the Mind
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 our body, speech and mind. "Attachment doesn't like when we see our own crazy mind. We need to learn to counteract that, and be glad to see our crazy minds. And learn to live wiht it and be kind to ourselves about it. Rather than wishing it would go...
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Rejoicing (STTA 266)
The Workshop is in the Mind
Something To Think About Series #266 Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin
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Attachment & Training Ourselves to Have Happy Minds - Lawudo Trek
The Workshop is in the Mind
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 Khumbu
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Thought of the day from Venerable Robina Courtin