Sometimes
it may seem to us that our relationships with family, work colleagues,
friends, and/or sangha are not workable. It may seem to us that our
habitual pattern of negative self-judgment is inescapable. Rinpoche
teaches us that with love and compassion everything is workable. With
love and compassion everything we do produces a positive result. By
cultivating gentleness and trust toward ourselves, we can train our
hearts and minds to become naturally concerned with the welfare of
others. The four immeasurables – loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and
equanimity – are meditative trainings that transform our inherent
qualities from dormant seeds to a loving presence. Speaking from the
heart and from experience, Rinpoche’s teaching provides fresh and
profound insights, opening our hearts and encouraging us to bring these
teachings into our world. Throughout these talks, Rinpoche uses humor,
examples, and analogies that make the teachings memorable and
accessible. These teachings include a practice instruction for
experiencing genuine love for self and other as well as several question
and answer sessions. The final talk ends with a practice session with
Rinpoche.<br><br>
One
talk and Q&A session was by Rinpoche's close associate, Acharya
Lhakpa Tshering. All talks are in English. There are a total of five
talks on five DVDs. Audio-only is also available as an MP3 audio
download.<br><br>
This
teaching was part of Rinpoche's 2013 Northeast Tour, in which he gave
teachings at Nalandabodhi Centers in New York, Connecticut, and
Pennsylvania. The entire set of teachings given on that tour are also
available as a single DVD set and as MP3 audio downloads.
