stephanie kindberg

Speaker: Stephanie Kindberg. Stephanie discusses the importance of staying the course on the path of the Buddhadharma, and the power of aspiration for the upcoming new year. Several listeners shared their aspirations for 2022 for all to reflect upon, and Stephanie encouraged us all to join in making our own meaningful aspirations as well.

Speaker: Stephanie Kindberg. Stephanie reflects on how the Covid-19 pandemic has renewed her determination to view adversity as an opportunity to cultivate lungta by practicing self-reflection, patience and sympathetic joy. Lungta, "windhorse," is the subtle energy that determines the direction our mind pursues. As thoughts arise, we decide how to react to them and it is this reaction that determines our attitudes, self-confidence and determination. Training our minds to embrace challenges develops our capacity to engage fearlessly with suffering: the essence of the bodhisattva path.

Speaker: Stephanie Kindberg. Stephanie explores the benefits and challenges of extending care to others with an open heart.

Speaker: Stephanie Kindberg. Stephanie illustrates how the more our orientation shifts away from catering to our ego to helping others, the more we will experience the joy and wisdom of the Buddha.

Stephanie shares her experiences helping people through the process of dying and offers contemplations that are helpful to prepare for one' s own death.

MSB student Stephanie Kindberg discusses how we can go beyond our comfort zone and challenge our "small self" by being vulnerable. She underscores how doing so is the only way we can change and grow.

Stephanie offers tips to generate appreciation in daily life including the importance of self-reflection, allowing space in our minds, contemplating our precious human births and impermanence.