# Work on Whatever Estranges You Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dharmabytes-from-free-buddhist-audio-313051/work-on-whatever-estranges-you Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dharmabytes-from-free-buddhist-audio-313051/work-on-whatever-estranges-you.md Podcast: [Dharmabytes from free buddhist audio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dharmabytes-from-free-buddhist-audio-313051) Published: 2026-09-07T12:07:00+00:00 Episode link: https://dharmabytes.libsyn.com/work-on-whatever-estranges-you Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/dharmabytes/Dharmabytes_-_Work_on_Whatever_Estranges_You_1476.mp3?dest-id=1271147 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dharmabytes-from-free-buddhist-audio-313051/episodes/work-on-whatever-estranges-you Duration seconds: 304 ## Resource In Sthiranaga 's exploration of this section of Canto 103, he provides some practical techniques to help keep us from becoming estranged from our meditation practice as well as tips to creatively explore the positive formulation of the precepts, which can form part of the 'enactment' of Padmasabhava's advice to Queen Ngang Chung, which leads to her liberation. Excerpted from the talk Working with the Mind given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre as part of the series Illuminations from The Guru's Heart , 2025. *** Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone! Donate now Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: Bite-sized clips - Buddhist inspiration three times a week. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dharmabytes-from-free-buddhist-audio-313051/episodes/work-on-whatever-estranges-you/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/dharmabytes-from-free-buddhist-audio-313051/work-on-whatever-estranges-you.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.