Integrating the Dharma teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni from the perspective of the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, by cultivating familiarity with prajna, or precise knowing, in progressively subtle degrees.
Timely and accessible to contemporary seekers of any spiritual tradition, or none at all.
Full episodes on new and full moon days. Contemplation interludes on the quarter moons.
May all beings benefit!
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Lama Yeshe @karmayeshechodron
Lama Zopa @karmazopajigme
Good intentions matter. But how do we know whether our actions actually carry them?
In this episode, Lama Yeshe explores the relationship between intention, action, and consequence. Another person’s response does not define what we meant, yet impact can offer valuable information about how faithfully our actions expressed our intention.
Through Dharma reflection and guided meditation, we examine accountability without blame, consequences without punishment, and the relational climate we create through what we repeatedly think, say, and do.
What do I intend?
What am I doing?
What am I creating?
What can I learn from what happened?
FULL MOON SIT is an ongoing series offering Tibetan Buddhist meditation instruction and practice
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27 Aug 2026
154 | Let Go
Lama Yeshe explores an understanding of letting go through the image of the clenched and open hand.
What happens when the object of our grasp disappears, but the clench remains? And can we learn to release without erasing, rejecting, or loving less?
Through teaching and meditative inquiry, we discover that freedom does not require an empty hand, but an open one.
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29 Jul 2026
153 | Pivot
Lama Yeshe explores how the pivot between samsara and nirvana offered in every present moment reveals where freedom has room to breathe.
The episode offers a practical framework to apply off the cushion, in everyday life, for working with experience through three deceptively simple words: Things. Poisons. Virtues.
FULL MOON SIT is an ongoing series offering Tibetan Buddhist meditation instruction and practice
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PRAJNA FIRE is a United States 501(c)(3) nonprofit religious organization. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by applicable law.
Learn more about meditative inquiry and the integrative dharma practice of listening, contemplating, and meditating from Prajna Rising, our online journal.
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YouTube views
3,636
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
17 ratings
Spotify
4.9 / 5
15 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100
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Social presence
94
YouTube
74
Engagement
85
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