Geshe Michael Roach continues the Gift of Liberation series, taught originally by Pabongka Rinpoche in a 24-day lecture in the early 20th century. With exquisite detail and breadth of knowledge, Geshe Michael Roach brings these teachings alive to modern audiences and how to live them in our daily lives.
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Lam Rim Retreat 30 Idea Images
Gift 30, Meditation #1 My forgotten birth: head and body crushed Do I think of keeping others safe?
Gift 30, Meditation #2 Starting over again, in mind & body Am I a living example of the Four Steps?
Gift 30, Meditation #3 An hour of yoga, An hour older Do I care for the elderly?
Gift 30, Meditation #4 What I will look like Do I let small things go?
Gift 30, Meditation #5 The lines on my face: marked by the Lord of Death Am I protecting life, all kinds of life?
Gift 30, Meditation #6 What is waiting inside my body? Do I make it a habit to serve the sick?
Gift 30, Meditation #7 Torn from everything and everyone I have Have I been there for people in loss?
Gift 30, Meditation #8 Is this the last time that I see you? Do I seek out and help lonely people?
Gift 30, Meditation #9 The ones we never wanted to meet Whenever I am with others, do I think of what they need, and want?
Gift 30, Meditation #10 The pain of expectation Do I keep my little promises?
Gift 30, Meditation #11 Everyone thinks someone else is happy Do I help the ones no one helps?
Gift 30, Meditation #11 Everyone thinks someone else is happy Do I help the ones no one helps?
Gift 30, Meditation #12 the suffering of not having and the suffering of having Do I share small things I have?
Gift 30, Meditation #13 The suffering of a single meal Do I wash the dishes?
Gift 30, Meditation #14 Fellow sufferers for a day Arguing on the Titanic: How fast do I let things go?
Gift 30, Meditation #15 Shifting friendships Can people count on me?
Gift 30, Meditation #16 A monastery is not happier Do I help others find some space?
Gift 30, Meditation #17 Neither place nor people Do I make spaces nice for others?
Gift 30, Meditation #18 Formula for unhappiness: Comparing ourselves to others Do I appreciate what I have?
Gift 30, Meditation #19 Good looks, & then money Do I look for beauty in others?
Gift 30, Meditation #19 Good looks, & then money Do I look for beauty in others?
Gift 30, Meditation #20 The nature of debit cards Do I encourage people to reinvest?
Gift 30, Meditation #21 Be a server, not a consumer Am I contributing to my society?
Gift 30, Meditation #22 Looking forward to no one looking Do I watch for tiny opportunities to help?
Gift 30, Meditation #23 Don’t get off on the first 8 floors Do I pay any attention to others’ meditation?
Gift 30, Meditation #24 Fashion-statement prayer beads better! Do I meditate on the path?
Gift 30, Meditation #25 Eggplant in another package Do I try to speak the truth?
Gift 30, Meditation #26 Pain waiting to happen Do I set timebombs?
Gift 30, Meditation #27 All the pain we have is the pain of pain. All the pleasure we have is the pain of change. Do I try to remember what’s going on? And fix it?
Gift 30, Meditation #28 Pleasure is an old pain getting less, And a new one taking its time to come. Do I encourage others to plant seeds?
Gift 30, Meditation #29 Freezing in the air conditioning: A reason for perfection
Gift 30, Meditation #30 Laying down the burden Do I try to see emptiness?
Images for Retreat 30 – Picking up Me: How we walked into the Wheel of Life (PDF)
This is a video playlist. Just click for the next video to see additional videos in the series. New Idims for this teaching start at number 62. Still a work in progress, will be updating daily.
