A Buddhist View

It can be hard to use our language skills mindfully during emotionally intense times. And failing at that may create further complications. 

In this episode, Ela Crain asks Ringu Tulku Rinpoche how to increase our mindfulness to avoid creating further conflicts.

Ringu Tulku Rinpoche touches on how we can tell the truth with...

In this episode, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche answers Ela Crain’s questions about speech-related actions that may hurt our relationships, such as lying.

Rinpoche describes how misinforming others may damage trust and cause long-term issues in our personal and professional relationships. He also touches on some gray areas around lying, such as misinforming others due to ...

In this episode, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche talks about the last bodily unwholesome action: sexual misconduct. 

Rinpoche describes how we might harm our loved ones and ourselves by cheating and lying. He underlines the importance of maintaining honest actions between couples to live together harmoniously.

He also explains the Fiv...

In this episode, Ela Crain and Ringu Tulku Rinpoche discuss different types of generosity and their opposite: stealing. 

Ringu Tulku Rinpoche describes generosity as a state of mind that can be cultivated. He mentions that there are three kinds of giving and that they go beyond donating money. He also describes how we trouble ourselves by giving for selfish reas...

In this episode, Ela Crain brings up a deep topic for discussion. She asks Rinpoche about what kind of actions are beneficial or harmful to us and our loved ones. 

Ringu Tulku Rinpoche begins by giving an overview of how our actions are grouped into three areas: body, speech, and mind. He then goes on to explain the first bodily action, which involves doing our ...

In this episode, Ela Crain asks Ringu Tulku Rinpoche about how we can use our awareness throughout the day to deal with our responses to life’s events.

Ringu Tulku Rinpoche explains what awareness, consciousness, and mindfulness are and how they differ from each other. He dives into describing how we can use mindfulness to ...

In this episode, Ela Crain brings fundamental questions around a popular topic to discuss with Ringu Tulku Rinpoche: spirituality.

Ringu Tulku Rinpoche explains his understanding of spirituality and whether Buddhism fits together with the popular understanding of spiritual practices. He also explains what the mind is from a Buddhist perspective and how we can tr...

In a world where we focus on ‘what to do' or ‘who to become’, Ela Crain invites Ringu Tulku Rinpoche to answer a fundamental question: what is it that we all want? 

Ringu Tulku Rinpoche doesn’t just answer this essential question with clarity, but he also points out some of our shared assumptions and how they hinder us fro...