Refuge In Everyday Life

A teaching from Geshe Rabten, Abbot of Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery and resident teacher at Atisha Centre, Bendigo. Geshe-la teaches on the meaning of Refuge - not merely as a prayer said once a day, but as a continual practice in everyday life.

The teaching is in Tibetan with English translation provided by Venerable Dorje.

ABOUT GESHE RABTEN
Geshe Rabten, joined Sera Jey Monastery in 1978 at the age of fourteen. In 1980 he received novice ordination from Ling Rinpoche and in 1984 full ordination from His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

In 1999 Gen-la received his Geshe Lharam degree and in 2000 he undertook tantric studies in Gyume Tantric Monastery, successfully completing his tantric studies examination in 2002.

Following that, Geshe Rabten held various teaching and other important positions in Sera Jey Monastery including “Disciplinarian” and “Master of the Debate Ground”, where he supervised and guided the monks whilst they were debating. (source: https://atishacentre.org.au/our-teach...)

What to abandon (41:02)

Watch your mind - a daily practice (46:23)

What to adopt (53:38)

You can have complete confidence in this method (1:03:29)

Q: What can we do when are taking refuge and it just turns into saying words - what can we do to change that? (1:14:36)

Q: The word ‘happiness' can be broad - is there a clear and simple definition of happiness we can use to motivate our practice? (1:20:16)

Q: How in the moment of anger can we utilise it in a positive way/ or manner and start to recognise it and not suppress or speak it out? (1:24:45)