Ven Robina Courtin 'Working with disturbing emotions in everyday life' at Mind & Its Potential 2011 

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

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.

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. 🙏

I love to hear Ven. Robina sing. 🙏🏾

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.

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

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

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

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

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

she is one of my best teachers

What a lovely lady!

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!!!

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

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

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!!!

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

What a beautiful prayer song she sounded Divine

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

Powerfully empowering. Sadhu, sadhu, sadhu 🙏🙏🙏

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

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...

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 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

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.

I love this woman!

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

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

she is just amazing

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

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

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

I love how Ven Rob breaks this down

Thanks for this!

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

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

She speaks truth. It's refreshing ^ - ^

She is amazing! 💎

Great video,thanks for sharing!

I love her! :)

Hear, hear!

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

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

impressive & soothing words.

Thanks

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

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.

Wow!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

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.

May all beings benefit

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?

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most hilarious nun in the vvorld lllllllllllllllll

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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.

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

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

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.

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

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...

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

Audio volume is too low

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

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...

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

This is Vippasana

I bet she would be pretty cool to talk with.

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...

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?

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

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

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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

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 RU-vid 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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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!

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.

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.