In this talk, Lama Kathy Wesley makes an airtight case for the benefits of meditation. She begins by identifying the defects of attachment to diversion and discursiveness as demonstrated by our obsession to smart phones and Social Media and the resulting interference with our equanimity, our lives and our relationships.She demonstrates how and why meditation provides a remedy for the suffering that arises from attachment, clinging, and fixation. After introducing a variety of approaches to relaxing the mind and gaining control over our thoughts, if we are unable to learn to let go of distractions, we are controlled by worry, fear, discursiveness and impulses. As a result we are unable to interact skillfully with others.

Why Meditate?, Lama Kathy Wesley, Vajra Echoes, 1 DVD,1 hour 38 minutes, $15.00

Lama Kathy Wesley has been a student of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche since 1977. She participated in the first three-year retreat at Karme-Ling Retreat Center, completing the retreat in 1996. She now serves the Columbus KTC as its resident teacher. Lama Kathy has taught regularly at Hartford KTC and other KTCs since ths fall of 1998. She is a delightful and warm person who teaches with clarity, compassion and humor.