Why is it important to learn and practice one spiritual tradition well, and what are the disadvantages of spiritual eclecticism? Lama Marut answers a student’s question in a teaching over skype to a group in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on April 4, 2012. Download MP3 Here > Sticking With One Religion Read More
Category: Audio
Four Universal Truths
What principles do all authentic spiritual traditions have in common? Lama Marut suggests there are four in this teaching via skype to a group in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on April 4, 2012. Download MP3 Now > Four Universal Truths Read More
How to Get Spiritually Motivated
We’re living totally blessed lives. But we’re mostly just spacing out and squandering the miracle, wasting this amazing opportunity to really help ourselves and others. This excerpt is from last year’s “Summer Retreat†in Massachusetts. Join us this summer for the 2012 “Summer Retreatâ€: http://thesummerretreat.com/ Download MP3 > Get Motivated Read More
Learning to Be Nobody
The purpose of a spiritual life is not to enhance your ego. It is to destroy it. But you have to have an ego in order to deconstruct it. This audio was recorded during the 2011 Summer Retreat at Governor’s Academy, in Byfield, Massachusetts. Download MP3 File Here > Being Nobody Read More
Pandemic Depression and Its Real Causes…
Pandemic Depression, Consumer Capitalism, and Television. What is the link between widespread depression and consumer capitalism? And what role is television playing in our personal and cultural malaise? From the “Trouble in Paradise†retreat in Hawaii, August 21, 2011. Download the MP3 Here > Pandemic Depression Read More
How to Overcome Anger
Stop justifying your mental afflictions! If you want to overcome anger, you can’t be coddling it by thinking there’s something good about expressing it. The point is not, however, to repress anger.  It’s to totally uproot it!  Lama Marut here gives some pointers for doing so. From a teaching given on January 4, 2012, at Read More
How to Protect Your Children
In this answer to a student’s question, Lama Marut addresses the question of how parents can really protect children — by teaching them karmic principles. But this requires that first we’ve convinced ourselves that karma is the correct worldview. Taken from the question and answer session held on January 8, 2012, at the “Five Freedoms Read More
Buddha Taught No Dharma
Enjoy the audio file from Lama Marut’s special Ustream teaching from February 5, 2012 (Feb 6 in Melbourne…) Download Here > (Please be patient if you have slow internet. It is a 44.2mb MP3 file) Buddha Taught No Dharma Read More
Occupy Your Mind
If you want to occupy something, start with your own mind. Â As Teddy Sczudio teaches us in this rap, “The revolution will not be televised; your revolution has got to start inside.” Download the MP3 > The Revolution will not be Televised 11.15.11 Read More
No Worries
In this audio, Lama Marut introduces the 2011 Summer Retreat in Massachusetts by talking about the virtues of going on retreat, letting go of all stress, and being able to practice real freedom for a few days. For next summer’s retreat, visit the official Summer Retreat website. Download the MP3 File Now > “No Worries“ Read More