What do Coltrane, surfing and the spiritual life have in common? Lama Marut explains the meaning of the word Yoga and how to begin to understand the great spiritual classic The Bhagavad Gita.

Buddha Nature is within us all, so who is most useful to you on your path to complete happiness... the Buddha and his teachings, or all those pesky people irritating you through out your day? Let Lama Marut explain.

Where does the balance of power lie when we forgive someone for something they have done to us? Lama Sumati Marut talks about the ways we can rethink forgiveness from a place of empowerment to bring about a happier resolution. Lama Marut (a.k.a. Brian K

How can understanding our Buddha Nature help us be happier and more content? Lama Marut gives us a clear and down to earth explanation of what this Buddha Nature is which is the first step on the path to realizing it in our daily lives.

Ever felt like you were too busy trying to create a happy life to actually enjoy a happy life? Lama Marut gives us some tips on how to live happily amongst the media saturation and stress epidemics of 21st century life.

Most of us think that true happiness or enlightenment is something we have to gain or achieve somehow. But Lama Marut explains that not only is this ultimate state of happiness already a part of us, it's our true nature.

For some reason the basics of how to be a happy person are easy to miss and yet when we hear them clearly spoken by someone who cares about our well being it seems so obvious. Lama Marut is such a person and in this question and answer session he addresse

In the ancient texts our true nature is described as a beautiful jewel. How do we find this space where our perfection shines thru? Lama Marut talks us though this profound passage in the Uttara Tantra and explains what the first steps might look like.

If you haven't forgiven you will never be happy. But who should you forgive and how? Lama Marut explains how Karma, Forgiveness and Happiness are inextricably linked and how to use Karma to become a happier person.

Happiness and living blissfully relies on understanding who we truly are. The Uttara Tantra is one of the definitive texts on the true nature or essence of who you are. Understand this and you are well on your way to true unshakeable happiness.