<p>In today’s episode, Gen Demo shares her journey of working with the mind through Kadampa Buddhism and how this practice has transformed her experience of happiness and meaning. Reflecting on her early encounters with Buddhist teachings, international festivals, and meeting Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, she explains how learning to observe and train the mind gradually shifted her priorities and sense of fulfillment. Gen Demo describes how ordination and daily practice helped her see that unhappiness is not caused by external conditions, but by the way the mind responds to them.</p><p> Through practical examples and personal insight, she shows how difficulties can become opportunities for inner growth, and how cultivating a peaceful, flexible mind leads to a stable happiness that does not depend on circumstances. This episode highlights the Kadampa approach to modern life - using meditation, reflection, and compassion to turn everyday experiences into a meaningful spiritual path.

</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chapters
</strong></p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Introduction to Training the Mind
</p><p>05:40 Discovering Kadampa Buddhism
</p><p>11:05 Meeting Geshe Kelsang Gyatso</p><p>
17:10 Ordination and Kadampa Nun Life
</p><p>23:20 Daily Meditation and Inner Change
</p><p>29:15 Overcoming Problems with Buddhism
</p><p>35:10 Mind Training in Everyday Life
</p><p>41:05 Using Difficulties as the Path
</p><p>47:00 Finding Meaning and Lasting Happiness


</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Book References
</strong></p><p><em>Modern Buddhism:</em></p><p>
https://kadampa.org/book/modern-buddhism</p><p><em>How to Transform Your Life:</em></p><p>
https://howtotyl.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Gen Kelsang Demo is a senior teacher within the New Kadampa Tradition, an international Buddhist tradition with over a thousand meditation centers worldwide.
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