She's the best. energetic, kind , compassionate and knows what she's talking about... i.e., her life. and how she got over rape, incest, poverty, depression, bi polar diagnosis. Talk about keeping it real and surviving and flourishing.

i love her!! ??? how i discovered her this morning. her teachings were exactly what i needed. " may these (her teachings) grow and may we cultivate our own potential and NEVER give up. For our sake and the sake of others "

The thing I really respect about Ven. Robina is that she would speak exactly like this if she were sitting in a prison - direct, no sugar-coating, and straight to the point. Very accessible teaching style.

@katherinewolfe

8 жыл бұрын

***** - I agree that she's entertaining, but she's not ignorant, she knows Buddhist thought very well.

@mentalsteak6119

8 жыл бұрын

Yes, because only you have the answers? You obviously know nothing about Buddhism.

@luxuriantgardens7122

7 жыл бұрын

If you are not prepared to examine every single one of your disturbing thoughts to determine if it is something you made up about yourself or if it is something that others convinced you was true, then you are probably blaming everyone else for your thoughts and not taking any responsibility for them! When you do this you are "giving your power away to others" rather than realizing that "you" have the power to control how you think and "you" have the power to control how you act! As Wayne Dyer quotes: "when you change the way you look at things the things you look at at change!" It is extremely liberating and freeing when you finally realize that others do not create your experience of life, or your problems, only your "own mind" does. For example: when you hold a grudge against someone you are not hurting the other person, you are only hurting yourself because your mind created a negative emotion which it created from a negative thought. By accepting the emotion and trying to located where it is felt in your body you can begin to accept it and recognize it. Amazingly the moment you recognize it and accept it's presence, it will mysteriously vanish on its own simply because you brought attention to it and focused on it! Whatever you resist persists, whatever you accept falls away or loses it's charge or effect on you...

@sheilasalt8696

7 жыл бұрын

Luxuriant Gardens Absolutely Brilliant explanation, and I love it, thank you so much 😊

She is a fabulous teacher and she has a great smile... She is quick sharp and joyful in the way she delivers these lessons that we can all relate to.....

I used to listen to Robina at Land of Medicine Buddha and other places around that area in California. Her talks are always uplifting for me. Thank you. 🙏

So nice to hear Ven Robina Courtin's teaching, especially as it is in English which is one of my favorite languages. Thank you. 🙏

This woman rocks the Buddha. And I am grateful. May the Venerable Robina Courtin ever be a warrior for peace.

I love to hear Ven. Robina sing. 🙏🏾

I love Ven Rob, I could listen to her all day

Thankfully we have her teaching and It's time for her teaching style. People are ready. I have been a student since 2008 and her teaching continues to help me everyday.

She’s incredible 🙌🏻 Such a beautiful human being🥰 Venerable Robina Courtin is so full of love ❤️

Ven Rob's synthesis is so very refreshing. Succinct, and very contemporary. Thank you MIP!!!

she is one of my best teachers

Great¡. We had her here in Alicante Spain, once, last year. Amazing

Startling, direct, delightful and straight to the point. Thank you, the poster and thank you Ven Robina Courtin.

Thank you Robina!

Wow.. one of the best sermon i have ever heard... filled with everything you need to listen about dhamma. And a great Speed! May triple gem bless Ven. Robina for the best!!!

Thank you for An excellent teaching on Buddhist dharma in relation to a better understanding of our emotions.

What a lovely lady!

What a beautiful prayer song she sounded Divine

What a wonderful woman. I always love hearing what she has to say.

coz if we listen to the sermon carefully at the end of the day when someone being rude to us we actually don't feel bad for it... have a blessed day... may triple gem bless you for the best!!!

Brilliant ❤funny and very interesting woman❤thank you Ven Rob!!

Powerfully empowering. Sadhu, sadhu, sadhu 🙏🙏🙏

@ishankotwal4999

Жыл бұрын

Sbka mangal ho

I love this woman!

I love Ven Robina! She's hilarious and truthful talking about the chocolate cake and being in love! LOL

Dear Mike, as far as I know the real compassion or kindness in Buddhism is not just always talking cute sweet words to others and have a smile on face all the time. The real compassion or kindness in Buddhism is the guidance or being supportive to be enlighten and get rid of all kind suffering. When someone is preaching or sharing some words relevant to that subject then that person is filled with compassion & kindness truly. I know it is normal that we people expect pleasant words...

she is just amazing

Very interesting...straight to the point easy to comprehend....thankyou

Great talk. Gives me a different perspective re anger or ANY emotion. TYVM

I love how Ven Rob breaks this down

I just discovered Ven. Robina this year. I am so grateful for her teachings.

@deborahaulick8479

2 жыл бұрын

Me too, better late than never.

Hear, hear!

wow what a great voice, great video thank you so much.

May all sentient being be free from all sufferings. 🐒🐗👸👱‍♂️🤵be Happy😊,Healthy get enlightened that is the prayer she sang that prayer in Tibetan. 🤗🤗 negative commentors may you be happy also🕊🕊. Om Mani Padme Hung.

She speaks truth. It's refreshing ^ - ^

THANKYOU. Venrable Robina delivers Buddhas teachings with thunderbolt directness which empowers each one of us to Change our minds, liberation from delusions wonderful , wonderful perfect teaching THANKYOU 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Thanks for this!

Wish you all a Happy healthy wealthy and godly life.🙏💯👌

Wow. Very clear and precise kn language that we all can understand

She is amazing! 💎

Great video,thanks for sharing!

I love her! :)

She is a nice addition the the much sweeter but slower Buddhist teachers. Good for a moment in which you have had enough space and time to meditate on what's being said. Just put Robina on and race right though it! ;D

@ernestweber5207

8 жыл бұрын

+Zezanje z If you are free of ignorance and understand it fully, you are recognizing the Buddha that you always are. However, I am using the term ignorance here in a technical sense and buddha-dharma makes clear definitions and distinctions between recognition and ignorance. So, using the word ignorance in this particular context may have a far different meaning that what you intended as a deprecation of this teacher.

@rohlay00

2 жыл бұрын

She is a unique addition, I've seen some people comment negatively on her speed, on the contrary I love it! Westerners by default have this racing mind and she has adapted buddhism exactly to that, for us, look how the audience engage and follow her! I think she is very very wise. She has gone through study, meditation and contemplation. I think she has understood the core of the practices, and upon experiencing it, she has returned and conceptualised it for our conceptual minds. I know that concepts can be an obstacle to the practice, but her perspective has really given me a deeper understanding. She speak directly to the point. I think it is very valuable to speak of buddhism the way she does, because she speaks the truth!

impressive & soothing words.

Thanks

MY FIRST LESSON FROM YOU. "BE YOUR OWN THERAPIST" GREAT-FUNNY-BUT JUST A LITTLE FAST.. HOWEVER I'M HOOKED ON YOUR TEACHINGS... THANK YOU MY TEACHER. NAMASTE' SALLY

I love her! She gets around the bullshit and gets straight to the point.

Love her style, real world and to the point :) this is why Buddhism is becoming main stream it fits us normal people :) thanks Ven Rob

@leannesmith1206

8 жыл бұрын

I guess I see this a constructive discussion of minds rather than an argument, so be it. Live you sheltered closed view on this earth as it serves you best & go in peace, thanks for taking the time to comment on my post, Energy is everything all that is ever has and always will be, for me that is my truth ♡

This person has wonderful verve. It must be that she feels that she is onto something remarkable that allows her to express herself uninhibited by self-consciousness.

May all beings benefit

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Wow!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

I would love to dialogue with Robina on grace vs effort.

I love you!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😍

I understand that Robina experienced trauma and Buddhism helped her, that's great. But just a word to those that have experienced trauma or who have loved ones that have: it doesn't work for everyone. I have experienced trauma and went down the spiritual path, (Buddhism included) , I did learn a few things but in regards to recovering I was floundering and going down many rabbit holes. This lasted for about 12 years. Eventually I found a good psychologist (you have to be comfortable, trust your instincts you have to trust this person) that specialised in trauma and found a good GP (that specialised in mental health )that put me on antidepressants that were a lifesaver. Then I was on my way to recovery, it doesn't just happen its a process. Anti-depressants get a bad rap, don't believe everything you hear, think for yourself.When used with effective psychology they are great. Like any organised religion there is good and bad. I had some beautiful moments with Buddhism. But the worst was being at Chen Rezig a Buddhist institute . I was traumatised and severely anxious and depressed . I came across many Western newbie Buddhists. All full of knowledge and enthusiasm , but no wisdom or compassion. I was told that it was my Karma to be traumatised.You never tell a vulnerable person this. This experience made me feel even more miserable. Looking back I can see that birds of a feather flock together, we were all crabs in a bucket climbing over each other trying to get out. But REALLY would you want this for a loved one or for yourself?

@KilgoreMT

8 жыл бұрын

+Judy Grech I'm sorry you had this experience. Robina herself regularly teaches that you should never tell a suffering person "It's just your karma." It is harmful to do things like this, and confusing for Westerners who don't adopt a multiple lifetime view. While you're past karma may have contributed to your situation, it clearly wasn't in this life and it certainly wasn't your fault that someone harmed you. Karma is an easy topic to misunderstand and "fault and blame" are common misunderstandings. The Buddha himself stressed that the Path was only appropriate for people who had managed to ground themselves first. Good for you for seeking a therapist. Until you have a good sense of yourself and are grounded, attempting to deal with your ego is dangerous. I'm sorry you didn't have a better experience with the Dharma and I hope you are continuing to find peace.

@susanellison5309

8 жыл бұрын

+Judy Grech I experienced trauma at the hands of traditional therapy . I decided I needed to become my own therapist and Buddhism has helped greatly.

@mentalsteak6119

8 жыл бұрын

If one has actual chemical depression meds can work. If one has situational depression(because of abuse or other trauma) depression is quite a normal response and Buddhism is a great way to work through those emotions. I tried therapy, but I didn't trust anyone more than myself. Buddhism worked well for me when I actually practiced the teachings.

@maureenkelleher1318

7 жыл бұрын

she talks about being raped in "Chasing Buddha" -- and also about the incest by her father. in lectures. She also sounds like , before her buddhist introduction, she had a kick ass attitude. thats' how it comes across in "chasing buddha." don't know how one gets this attitude, .. well i'd credit the parents! .. materialistic !?? or previous life. who knows !-- but that attitude and the combo of studying Buddhism == sounds like a powerful combo that really put those events in a place that can't harm her or touch her now. , they don't put her in a place where she can't talk about it, and hence she is in control and those events are described with equal energy as every other. she's not chained to them is what it feels like. they don't drag her down.

@flatbushzombie7670

3 жыл бұрын

Judy, I am sorry for your experience. I dont believe in Karma, I believe that unfortunate things happen, and we gotta deal with it in the least detrimental way for ourselves and others. You post is from 4 years ago, and i hope you made progress with your situation since then. Be strong, you can do it! Much love to you and your loved ones.

For anyone interested in reaching eternal nirvana, I warn you of the false state of hypomania which can occur...drugs and insomnia are the most common causes, but also mental disorders such as bi-polar 2 and personality disorders as well as mental retardation, can make it so a person cannot respond to external stressors in a normal human fashion. Hypomania damages all relationships as one cannot feel remorse, is grandiose, and cannot relate to others yet they have a happy exterior regardless.

I also don't think minds are bad. Stories sometimes can be wrong...but attachment or aversion without reason is really hurtful. That's what toddlers do. And we've all met adult people who are toddlers. Toddlers also have no fear...yet they learn it to become contributors (learning they will die someday). How about just living naturally and trusting that all pain will lead to a greater outcome ? "Bad" feelings and pain won't go away. Form is formless, emptiness is form. Accept the present future.

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Audio volume is too low

what thought changes...can help the hard wiring of mental illness, for ex. borderline personality disorder from infancy

most hilarious nun in the vvorld lllllllllllllllll

Pease listen easy to understand ven Robina explains things ver well.

Disturbing emotions are only disturbing if 1) You act on them to harm another and 2) You convince yourself they are "bad" feelings that you shouldn't have and you should try to get rid of them because they are evil. Anger, fear and shame are not bad. They are natural mind-body survival instincts. They only become bad when they overtake your life. Everyone needs to re-watch Equilibrium. Where the ideal society exists where no one has any "bad" feelings.

remember when u chant nammo amitoufou u need too forget anything in your mind just amitoufou

Wonderful video but I don’t like the analogy about the psychologist because it instills fear of the mental health system

when we learn to concentrate only to the facts that they are sharing whether they are applicable to our lives or not whether they are supportive to get rid of our desires, hatred anger or ignorance and when practice those things we get the best results then that teaching is really coming from Lord Buddha... So instead of measuring how compassionate the preacher or teacher through their behaviors we should concentrate on what they say...and use it for our liberation...

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Please allow everyone dignity to follow their own soul. Though one peak at the top of the mountain, there are many trails up that mountain. No one religion, no one spirituality, but many paths to our God. Yah'Kov

you know I would say as an example it is just like our parents scolding us for being stupid sometimes ... we think sometimes they hate us they are being rude to us... but on their mind their aim is to get a proper outcome from us... but we can't see or realize it... just like that.... ;) I think she is really supportive to do a better practice by being rude sometimes hehehe...

So the Buddha don't believe in destiny? Overall I found this to be very interesting

When a dog is neurotic due to an abusive owner, what is the cancer? The owner or the dogs natural responses to the stressful environment? Human beings are especially repressed emotionally and that repression of natural forces continues the cycles of awful suffering. I'm all for letting go of fears and depression and especially blame...but remember those are just words describing the complex coping mechanisms of living creatures. Life is guaranteed cause you stress. Is being stressed delusional?

I bet she would be pretty cool to talk with.

This is Vippasana

all the time from others... as it gives the pleasant feeling on our mind too... but it's our ignorance that we expect such thing all the people or all teachers who preach dhamma for us... even in Lord Buddha's time there were an Arihat who already become enlightened but speak so rudely to the people ... but that doesn't mean that his mind also spoiled with the rudeness and anger... this is the simple fact which we should understand when we listen to others...

Whenever you feel like you should do something but can't bring yourself to do it, that's where to look for disturbing emotion because the rational reason you have for not doing it is likely a delusion

she seems more to be focusing on problems of the self remember the mind could be used for good or evil the mind is a man the carnal mind spirit is God there are much higher teachings than this those who can heal the sick who aren't focused on their own selves this is a good practice for those starting out on the Discovery of the spiritual outside of their orthodox people for an advanced message the original teachings here on KZread Joel Goldsmith there are hundreds of worldwide lectures from the 1950s and 60s this is the highest teaching it's not for the beginning student

very hard to listen to

Ven Robina Courtin please slow down as you speak ...too fast. Be mindful that not everyone call at supersonic speed (e.g. english as a 2nd language). I wonder did the Buddha talk (or even walk) fast? PEACE

@maureenkelleher1318

7 жыл бұрын

Her speed is wonderful. she is slowing down ! I bet the buddha walked like a mother! joyous, happy, having a great time! these folks are joyful. they laff a lot!!! they don't do stodgey... well not all of them! run from the stodgies and boring and slow..... yuck !

@aaron___6014

6 жыл бұрын

haha, the Buddha was able to talk and walk very quickly if needed, it's in the stories. if you need a shower speaker you'll find one. check out ajahn sumedho.

Pleasant words are only required of the followers. Gurus can act however they want cuz they're enlightened right?

u want too see buhda is real than chant namo amitoufou from one day to senven day and u will see buhda appear to u

buddhism is an awesome philosophy; but really, it does not make any sense to say things like "it's my fault because I was born", because it is not. no one has any choice about the 80% of what happen in their life. what you can change is your understanding and awareness, your inner being, and that's it; but the material misery and pain that many have to endure for the whole life is undeniable, and unavoidable, no matter your state of mind.

@MikiMaki76

8 жыл бұрын

+Fred Bloggs that's an interesting theory; unfortunately, it's made of zero facts and 100% speculations. the facts are that 2 people, because of their attachments and delusions, decided to have sex and sometime (even worse) to have a children. so everyone is thrown in this shithole called world without any say in the matter. victimism is not a solution, but neither denying the facts.

@TheTestride

3 жыл бұрын

You missed the point really Buddha said we could have choice about everything given the right state of mind ..... No victims in Buddhism just karma ripening. Not for everyone.

There is no such thing as enlightenment. Its a word describing a state of which no one can ever prove to anyone that they've reached, even if someone had supernatural powers.

ahhh i seee... so your saying the cake is a lie?

not sure what language you are trying to speak. anyway it sounds like you don't like something. if not why watch?

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ven amy is MACHA, i am MEM, its perect straight thing

She is a remarkable Buddhist teacher. I only wish she were little more patient and "softer" in demeanor. I am not expecting perfection; I simply think my personality finds her a bit aggressive/impatient, even if it is perhaps that she is hyper in nature. She answered people's question with not enough gentleness. At any rate, love and enlightenment to her and all people around the world. Sorry for being negative. I just want everyone to be super gentle, especially Buddhist teachers.

she talks way too fast. good info but she sounds angry trying to get her point across. not peaceful at all.

thought that was a man.

She is a bit abrupt and also patronising to some of the people asking questions. i.e. she lacks compassion!

@TheTestride

3 жыл бұрын

7 Years later she is the same but never without compassion.Wonderful teacher for the right person.

Gautama started practice Buddhism at age 29. Gautama got many benefit from Buddhist mind and body practice. Today, many Buddhist monk start practice Buddhism at early age as a boy. Please, show me many Gautama, today. Why not? Buddhism is good made up a gossip and rumor. Buddhist mind and body practice is worthless. Meditation seat lazily breath in and out. What is special? Please, show me one as Gautama today. Whose Buddhist win, conquer suffer? Please, Don't be fool by Buddhist clergy.

@aaron___6014

6 жыл бұрын

tung nguyen it's more about the teachings than reaching nibana. and I believe monks are not allowed to show any special abilities.

Unfortunately she is abrupt, and rude to some of the audience. This lacks compassion. She is missing the point of her whole practise.

Martin Luther king can hardly be quoted alongside Buddha for crying out loud.