Venerable robina courtin known for her clarity and energetic teaching style, covers a broad range of important buddhist topics in this short interview video with buddha weekly. Robina that raises funds for lawudo gompa, lama zopa rinpoches retreat center in the solu khumba. Robina courtin in her unique, downtoearth and intense manner, robina will analyse how experience drives our emotions and how we can train our minds to develop emotional inner strength and balance. Dealing with anxiety in the time of pandemic with ven. She has served as editorial director of wisdom publications, editor of mandala magazine, and the executive director of liberation prison project. Tantric mahamudra for everyday life kindle edition by yeshe, thubten, courtin, robina, sopa, lhundub. Robina courtin on the luxurious sea princess for a 28day cruise that circumnavigates circumambulates. Robina courtin uses the buddhas unique psychological skills to help us loosen our clinging to a limited sense of self in this series of dharma talks.
Ordained since the late 1970s, venerable robina courtin has worked full time since then for lama thubten yeshe and lama zopa rinpoches fpmt. Teachings by ven robina courtin by jamyang buddhist centre londonb. Sep 19, 2014 dana meads hosts this in depth and entertaining conversation with the wonderful ven. Jan 16, 2018 venerable robina courtin is a renowned buddhist teacher in the tibetan tradition. This book is based on lama yeshes commentary on a guruyoga practice sadhana created by h. Robina by her nephew, amiel courtin wilson, the internationally acclaimed australian filmmaker. A practical guide by mcdonald, kathleen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Robina courtin is the author of the bliss of inner fire 4. Karma explained, april 10, 2020 video we create our own reality workshop, part 1, april 11, 2020 video. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading becoming the compassion buddha. Venerable robina courtins remarkably skillful editing has done us all a great.
A himalayan adventure and retreat with ven robina courtin. Jan 07, 2014 australian nurse bronnie ware in her book the five top regrets of the dying, says that the number one regret her dying patients express is, i wish id had more courage to live a life true to. This course will be led by renowned senior fpmt australian nun ven. Robina spent ten years editing for wisdom publications followed by over five years as the main editor of mandala magazine. Robina courtin has been a nun in the tibetan buddhist tradition for over 40 years. Since her ordination in the late 1970s, the former australian singer has worked full time for lama thubten yeshe and lama zopa rinpoches fpmt. She was also the founder and executive director of liberation prison project. Enjoy a vacationretreat of teachings, meditation, yoga, and the pleasure of the open sea. Child of buddha favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite august 10, 2019 subject. She leaves an indelible impression on everyone she meets. As editor robina courtin states in her preface, when lama yeshe taught, enlightenment was a real possibility. Venerable robina courtin is a renowned buddhist teacher in the tibetan tradition. Mahamudra how to discover our true nature d2s3 ven. Her blend of downtoearth practical advise, humor and intellect were exactly what i had been searching for.
Robina by her nephew, amiel courtinwilson, the internationally acclaimed australian filmmaker. In 1996 she founded liberation prison project, which she ran until 2009. Aug 23, 2017 robina courtin is a buddhist nun in the tibetan buddhist gelugpa tradition and lineage of lama thubten yeshe and lama zopa rinpoche. About the retreat leader ven robina courtin is a buddhist nun in the tibetan buddhist gelugpa tradition and the lineage of lama thubten yeshe and lama zopa rinpoche. Australia, leaving sydney on tuesday march 10, 2020 and returning tuesday 7 april. Robina courtin, australianborn buddhist nun with a powerhouse personality. Biography of venerable robina courtin thosamling nunnery.
Video webcast of ven robinas teachings in december 2016 at vajra yogini institute. Robina courtin, australianborn buddhist nun with a powerhouse personality has been a buddhist nun for nearly 40 years. Robina shared with mandala her process for developing this muchneeded publication, which is entitled how to enjoy death. Here, she speaks about mind and happiness, karma and habits, and the importance of ethics, concentration and wisdom. Robina courtin in zurich lhagsam tibetan meditation.
Over the years she has served as editorial director of wisdom publications, editor of. She was one of the early students of lama yeshe and lama zopa rinpoche, having met the lamas over 40 years ago. Australian nurse bronnie ware in her book the five top regrets of the dying, says that the number one regret her dying patients express is, i wish id had more courage to live a life true to. Tantric mahamudra for everyday life lama thubten yeshe, robina courtin. Robina has worked full time since then for lama thubten yeshe and lama zopa rinpoches fpmt.
Venerable robina recommends venerable robina courtin has been a nun for 29 years in the gelugpa tradition of tibetan buddhism and is a student of the fpmts lama zopa rinpoche and lama yeshe. Well known for her work with people in prisons, ven. Australianborn tibetan buddhist nun robina courtin travels the world teaching buddhist psychology and philosophy. Over the years she has served as editorial director of wisdom publications, editor of mandala magazine, executive director of liberation prison project, and as a touring teacher. See more ideas about buddhist nun, mindfulness and heart sutra. Robina will be based on the stages of the path to enlightenment tib. She teaches full time around the world at the centers of her teachers organization, the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Robina courtin born 20 december 1944, in melbourne, australia is a buddhist nun in the tibetan buddhist gelugpa tradition and lineage of lama thubten yeshe and lama zopa rinpoche. Robina courtin is an australianborn, tibetan buddhist nun who has been teaching around the world for decades.
Robina courtin about how we all can be our own therapists and live a better life through the teachings of. Robina courtin is a buddhist nun in the tibetan buddhist gelugpa tradition and lineage of lama thubten yeshe and lama zopa rinpoche. Robina courtin, a former editor of mandala, has been compiling and editing the teachings of lama zopa rinpoche into an accessible and clear book on death. The book also includes brief spiritual autobiographies that allow the reader to trace each contributors entry into and study of tibetan buddhism. Becoming the compassion buddha and millions of other books are available for. Robina will draw upon the recently published book of lama yeshes called mahamudra. Robina courtin was due for another visit a few months after i received rinpoches advice so i thought he could at least have the first paragraph of the heart sutra memorized by then. Friday, may 15th sunday, may 17th interactive teachings with this dynamic teacher on how to begin looking deeply within ourselves to unravel the emotions and patterns that block us from opening up to our fullest potential. Chasing buddha film tsatsa project in 2004 lama zopa rinpoche advised ven. Her life and work with prisoners have been featured in the documentary films.
She continues to teach all over the world, raising funds to support the prison project and working with people in prisons. Her history has been one of extremes from life as a hippie to selfdeclared communist to feminist before she was drawn to buddhism. A tibetan nun for over forty years, she was a close pupil of the great lama thubten. She is well known for her work running liberation prison project for 14 years, helping people in prisons in the us and australia with their spiritual practice, including inmates on death row. Over the years she has served as editorial director of wisdom publications, editor of mandala magazine, executive director of liberation. I first met my teacher, venerable robina courtin in 1989 when i attended a series of classes with her in kathmandu, nepal. Over the years she has served as editorial director of wisdom publications, editor of mandala magazine, executive director of liberation prison project, and as a touring teacher of buddhism.
A tibetan buddhist nun for 31 years, robina courtin founded liberation prison project in 1996. Robina courtin for our fourth annual fifteenday himalayan adventure in october 2020 from kopan, lama zopa rinpoches monastery in the kathmandu valley, to his cave in solu khumbu in the mountains of nepal. Robina address one of the most common difficulties of the modern world distraction, anxiety, and our neverending busyness. How to realise our true nature, a commentary on the first panchen lamas text, in which lama tells us that mahamudra is the the universal reality of emptiness, of nonduality and its unique characteristic is its emphasis on meditation. Preparing for lifes final challenge without fear and will be. Karma explained, april 10, 2020 video we create our own reality workshop, part 1, april 11, 2020 video we create our own reality workshop, part 2, april 11, 2020 video.
Her life and work with prisoners have been featured in. Robinas heart teachers are lama thubten yeshe and lama zopa rinpoche, founders of the foundation for the preservation of the mahayana tradition. More venerable robina courtin known for her clarity and energetic teaching style, covers a broad range of important buddhist topics in this short interview video with buddha weekly. Chasing buddha film the awardwinning documentary about ven. Venerable robina courtin is a dynamic and candid dharma teacher. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. As well as giving teachings, venerable robina courtin will probably lead some meditation sessions in the morning and in the evening. Mahamudra how to discover our true nature d5s4 ven. An editors approach to the words of her perfect teacher.
Robina courtin by the time the book came to me to be put together from ecie hursthouse in new zealand, who got it started merry colony and her team in the education services department of the fpmt international office were already nearing completion of rinpoches heart advice for death and dying and its companion volume, heart. Robinas life and work is the subject of the awardwinning documentary chasing buddha. Robina courtin, a tibetan buddhist nun since the late 1970s, will use the buddhas unique psychological skills to help us loosen our instinctive clinging to a limited sense of self, which lies at the heart of our suffering. With boundless energy and charisma, her style when teaching the dharma is sparklingly clear, direct and compassionate. She spent 10 years editing for wisdom publications followed by over 5 years as the editor of mandala, the magazine of the fpmt. Robina courtin has been a buddhist nun for nearly 40 years.
Bookings are appreciated, but you can also come along on the night. Robina courtin, dechen bloom and carina rumrill reading the heart sutra, portland, oregon. Dana meads hosts this in depth and entertaining conversation with the wonderful ven. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our.
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