Podcasts about dakinis

It's beautiful to be taking refuge together in all the various places we find ourselves.Ah. Here we are. Survivors of the election. Spiritual warriors attempting to live a vow-fueled life. Hearts turned towards love larger then fear. Even if fear is rattling in your gut, or anger is raging strong in your body or numbness has you hiding out.Whatever you are feeling is welcome.Whatever you are feeling is wisdom.Its your body telling you something—That something might be: This isn't ok. NO! I don't feel safe. I am afraid. I don't know what to do. I don't know if I have the energy to fight. This matters. This is what i love. This is what i care about.Or something else. Listen. What is your body trying to say to you? This may change moment to moment.In the Zen Community of Oregon, we are currently studying a text called The Eight Realizations of a Great Being. A set of pith instructions given by the Buddha shortly before they died.This week we explored the Fifth RealizationIgnorance leads to birth and death. Bodhisattvas are always mindfulTo study and learn extensively, to increase their wisdomAnd perfect their eloquence, so they can teach and enlighten all beings,And impart great joy to all.Dogen Zenji calls it Always Maintaining Mindfulness and comments:Mindfulness helps you to guard the dharma, so you never lose it. If you practice this the robbers of fear and desire cannot enter you. Therefore you should always maintain mindfulness. It is like wearing armor going into a battlefield, so there is nothing to be afraid of.When we have mindfulness, or heartfulness—we know who we are, and where we stand. We are aligned with vow, the great vow—to awaken for the sake of all beings!Mindfulness has its popular dimensions in our culture. Its found its way into businesses, schools, the military—its featured in taglines like Mindful Car Washing, Mindful Jogging, Mindful Eating, Mindful Sleep Therapy. Its said to help workers stay focused, increase productivity, basically make everything better…Yet, mindfulness is also subversive. A mindfulness instructor, Zen practitioner and friend said to to me in a conversation once, mindfulness is shadow work. He has taught mindfulness in business settings, and when he said this, I felt the truth in his words. Mindfulness is empowering and it also brings us into direct relationship with the wisdom of our bodies, the feelings perhaps we have been trying to run from, the fixed beliefs that drive our life.Through mindfulness we aren't lost in the wimbs or conditioning of our thinking / reactivity. We can live more authentically, we can ask questions, make space for our anger and feel the wisdom of our fears.Mindfulness is our best english translation of the word sati, which means more “to recollect” or “to remember.” What are we remembering? Our practice, the dharma, heart, we are reconnecting with what really matters.If you are feeling a lot right now, its your body saying yes, this matters, our interconnected life matters. The earth, immigrants in our country, trans + non-binary people, queer folks, women, people of color, the more than human world—matter.Love matters. Wisdom matters. Seeing through the forces of ignorance matter. Awakening from our collective delusion matters.Mindfulness also means being present with, allowing what's here to be here—in the different dimensions of our being:My teacher Chozen Roshi would often teach the four foundations of mindfulness during morning meditation at the monastery. This teaching offers a ground up approach to experiencing this precious interconnected life. Here we start with our body.Body—bringing awareness to the felt sense of our bodies, part by part feeling our bodies from within the somatic experience of the body allows us to awaken to the wisdom of our embodied experience.Feelings—next we include feelings, allowing awareness to make space for the flow of life energy that we call emotion or feeling. To feel feelings without needed to make a story about them, without needing to name them. Just to feel the energy itself. This is our energy. This is our life.Thought—So often we just take our thoughts to be true, or we get in a fight with them. To bring mindfulness to the thought stream empowers us to see/hear what we are telling ourselves. It is possible to experience thought as pure sensation, another sense in the field of awareness. To do this, gives us freedom from the tyranny of our conditioned thoughts. Mind is freed up.Awareness itself—after opening to and including body, feelings and thought, next we open to awareness itself. Resting in pure awareness, senses open, one single unified life. This is our shared being, all is included, all is allowed.Thoughts and emotions often want to take us out of our experience, into story, worry, blaming others, searching for information—we can learn to follow them back home, to the liberated self.I have been reflecting on the teaching of the Five Wisdom Dakinis that comes from the Tibetan tradition, Lama Tsultrim Allione writes about them in her book Wisdom Rising.Dakini is one depiction of the awakened feminine, known also as a “sky-dancer” or “sky-goer”, the dakini principle is here to wake us up from our habits of ego-identification. Dakinis are often portrayed in motion, dancing on delusion and decorated in bone ornaments. The five wisdom dakinis are portrayed as fierce and passionate beings who transmute/use the energy of the emotions as the liberated energy of awakening. I feel like this time is inviting us to feel and use the energy of the emotions to meet the challenges we face as a country and a global community. We need the awakened feminine with her fierce hope and embodied wisdom. The five wisdom dakinis are connected to colors, the great elements and a buddha family. Earth—Yellow — Ratna — transmutes the desire for sensual pleasure and security into the Wisdom of Sameness, Abundance and GenerosityWater—Blue — Vajra — transmutes anger into Mirror Like Wisdom and ClarityFire—Red — Padma — transmutes passionate desire for connection and sexual energy into Discerning Wisdom and CompassionSpace—White — Buddha — transmutes fear/ignorance into All Inclusive WisdomAir—Green — Karma — transmutes jealousy/comparison/insecurity into All Accomplishing Wisdom or Great ActivityThe stories and koans of the women ancestors show us how real women have embodied these energies in their life of practice-realization. Stories help us see beyond ourselves and our limiting beliefs and also remind us that others have faced challenges and difficulties on the path. They also help us connect to practitioners beyond our current teachers or community. Here are some stories I'd like to share:The Old Woman burns down the Hermitage An old woman built a hermitage for a monk and supported him for twenty years. One day, to test the extent of the monk's enlightenment and understanding, she sent a young, beautiful, girl to the hut with orders to embrace him. When the girl embraced the monk and asked, “How is this?” He replied stiffly, “A withered tree among frozen rocks; not a trace of warmth for three winters.” Hearing of the monk's response, the old woman grabbed a stick, went to the hermitage, beat him and chased him out of the hut. She then put the hermitage to the torch and burned it to the ground.Ryonen Scars her FaceLingzhao's I'm helpingSatsujo WeepsTo close, I offer some questions for reflection as we land in this moment and also look to the future.What is this moment awakening in me? (Stay with yourself, listen to your body, feelings, thoughts, vow—we gather wisdom by listening to our whole being, and then use discernment, what is coming from conditioning and reactivity, and what is wise—if you don't know, keep listening)How do I want to show up for myself / my community?What supports / teachings / practices might I need to do this?What nourishes me?Thanks for reading friends! This dharma talk was given during Monday Night Meditation. You can find out more below.I'm Amy Kisei. I am a Zen Buddhist Teacher, Spiritual Counselor, budding Astrologer and Artist. I currently live in Columbus, Ohio with my partner Patrick Kennyo Dunn, we facilitate an in-person meditation gathering every Wednesday from 7P - 8:30P at ILLIO in Clintonville through Mud Lotus Sangha. If you happen to be in Columbus, feel free to stop by. We have weekly meditation gatherings and monthly Saturday offerings as well.Current OfferingsSpiritual Counseling — IFS informed, mindful somatic therapyAstrology— I am starting to offer astrology readings. I have found astrology to be a helpful map for connecting to the more mythic unfolding of life. It can help us honor our gifts, navigate challenges, get perspective and connect with planetary allies. It can also offer guidance on the questions that arise in our lives and aid us in stepping more fully into our wholeness. I am currently offering the following types of readingsNatal Chart ReadingsAstro Counseling PackageTransit ReadingsGreat Work of Your Life ReadingMonday Night Meditation + DharmaEvery Monday 6P PT / 9P ETJoin me on zoom for 40 minutes of meditation and a dharma talk. We are currently exploring a text called The Eight Realizations of Great Beings, which gives us an opportunity to practice inquiry and embodying love as we discover our Awakened Nature together.This event is hosted by the Zen Community of Oregon. All are welcome to join. Drop in any time.Zoom Link for Monday NightSky + Rose: The Ritual of Strange FlowersSunday Dec 1 10:30A PT - 12:30P PT / 1:30P ET - 3:30P ETHow do we know that anything is only one thing? Strange flowers bloom within and without.  What is not a flower?  What is not strange when held in a steady gaze? Each of us are strange flowers. How familiar are our own beauties?  What of the self could be revisioned ?We will actuate our own blemished bodies as intimate beauty. We may take grotesque shapes and discover them differently.  We'll look underneath and behind and move wierdly to enter new worlds. We will play in ways the authorities that haunt our minds may not give their seal of approval, releasing energy, shedding man and mind-made shackles.Sample ScheduleRitual of UnknowingSeated Meditation (bring a strange flower to meditate on)Somatic/Parts Work ExplorationsGroup Check-inClosingPlease rsvp and we will send the zoom link + additional information to prepare for the session. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amykisei.substack.com/subscribe

From episode #79 with Jordan Hackett. More from that episode: - Jordan shares some of his story - There is nothing wrong with male sexuality - The importance of rites of passage - Unintentional sexual initiations - Elements of initiation ceremonies - Challenges, choice, and agency - Liberation and shame - Tantrikas, Dakinis, and Sex Goddesses - Initiations for young people and societal barriers - Sexual debuts and ongoing exploration

Have you ever wondered how much of your past has shaped who you are and the experiences you have today?    How would you feel if you discovered that the person you dislike the most in this life was the one you loved the most in your last one?    As with all of her books,  Dena Merriam's latest book, To Dance With the Dakinis: In Search of Self is a study of the universal law of cause and effect, how events in our life, our deeds, thoughts and reactions impel the process of rebirth. But what makes this one different is that she brings the Law of Karma to life by sharing a story that begins in 12th Century Tibet, and then unravels the threads that link together two more incarnations of the same soul - her own - illustrating how the events set in motion in one life, led to the crisis she experiences in the ones that follow.    Dena Merriam has been a student of Paramahansa Yogananda and a practitioner of Kriya Yoga meditation for over 40 years. She began working in the inter-faith movement in the late 1990s, and  founded the Global Peace Initiative of Women (GPIW) in 2002. She is currently the Chair of the International Advisory Council of the Auroville Foundation in India. Her books include My Journey Through Time, The Untold Story of Sita, When the Bright Moon Rises, Rukmini and the Turning of Time and To Dance with Dakinis.   Dena joins us this week to share the 10 best spiritual books that influenced her the most on her life journey, along with some of the great teachings that she learned from her past lives that we can apply to our lives today.  #DenaMerriam #ParamahansaYogananda #Incarnation  #SandieSedgbeer #NoBSSpiritualBookClub #Lifestyle #Spirituality #Science #Metaphysics #Books --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sandie-sedgbeer/support

Air Date - 29 February 2024Have you ever wondered how much of your past has shaped who you are and the experiences you have today?How would you feel if you discovered that the person you dislike the most in this life was the one you loved the most in your last one?As with all of her books, Dena Merriam's latest book, To Dance With the Dakinis: In Search of Self, is a study of the universal law of cause and effect, how events in our life, our deeds, thoughts, and reactions impel the process of rebirth. But what makes this one different is that she brings the Law of Karma to life by sharing a story that begins in 12th Century Tibet and then unravels the threads that link together two more incarnations of the same soul - her own - illustrating how the events set in motion in one life, led to the crisis she experiences in the ones that follow.DENA MERRIAM has been a Paramahansa Yogananda student and a Kriya Yoga meditation practitioner for over 40 years. She began working in the inter-faith movement in the late 1990s and founded the Global Peace Initiative of Women (GPIW) in 2002. She is the Chair of the International Advisory Council of the Auroville Foundation in India. Her books include My Journey Through Time, The Untold Story of Sita, When the Bright Moon Rises, Rukmini and the Turning of Time, and To Dance with Dakinis.Dena joins us this week to share the 10 best spiritual books that influenced her the most on her life journey, along with some of the great teachings she learned from her past lives that we can apply today.#DenaMerriam #SandieSedgbeer #NoBSSpiritualBookClub #Books #Interviews #Spirituality #Consciousness #PersonalGrowthSign up free for Sandie Sedgbeer's NO BS Spiritual Book Club Newsletter – save money, get the best spiritual book recommendations from the leading new thought speakers, authors, and teachers you trust, and never miss a live streaming episode https://forms.aweber.com/form/93/758545393.htmSubscribe to our Newsletter https://omtimes.com/subscribe-omtimes-magazine/Connect with OMTimes on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Omtimes.Magazine/ and OMTimes Radio https://www.facebook.com/ConsciousRadiowebtv.OMTimes/Twitter: https://twitter.com/OmTimes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omtimes/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2798417/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/omtimes/

Podcast episode 13. Orchestrating Insight: A Discussion on Sharing Buddhist Teachings Bill Moriarty and Michael Carroll discuss how to approach becoming a teacher, and what that even means. Notes from this show: The Vagrant and the poet W. Blythe Miller, Phd. https://sangha.live/teachers/lama-willa-miller-bio/ While Willa, in this article, does not speak to the “5 point Mahamudra practice” formulated by Gampopa, here is a section from the text depicting Gampopa's conversation with Phagmo Drupa that set the foundation for the practice: https://drukpa.org/our-forefathers/phagmo-drupa/ Gampopa said to Phagmo Drupa: …You go to mountainous areas and so on, congenial places where disenchantment can be produced and experience can develop. There you arouse the mind thinking, “For the purposes of sentient beings, I will attain Buddhahood”. You meditate on your body as the deity. You meditate on the guru over your crown. Then, not letting your mind be spoiled with thoughts, not altering this mind—because it is nothing whatsoever—in any way at all, set yourself in clarity which is pure, vividly present, clean-clear, wide-awake! Later, Phagmo Drupa formalized this instruction into the 5 point Mahamudra – from another text:Phagmo Drupa said: First, meditate on enlightenment mind; Meditate on the yidam deity; Meditate on the holy guru; Meditate on Mahāmudrā; Afterwards, seal it with dedication Jigme Phuntsok quote: I came all the way from the Snow Land of Tibet to the US. I find myself now in a place that can be called the second land of Shambhala. In fact, the actual kingdom of Shambhala is one of the five great sacred places according to the Buddhist doctrines. These five sacred places are: 1) Bodh Gaya, the sacred place located at the center of this world where all buddhas of the three times will attain full awakening; 2) Mount Wutai, the Five-Peaked Mountain in China, the sacred place of the east where Lord Manjushri now dwells; 3) Mount Potala, the sacred place of the south where noble Avalokiteshvara actually resides; 4) Copper-Colored Mountain or Oddiyana, the sacred place of the west, the Land of Dakinis, where Guru Padmasambhava abides; and 5) Shambhala, the sacred place of the north. https://khenposodargye.org/content/uploads/2023/12/A-Journey-to-the-West-1-English-20231223.pdf --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-wisdom-seat/message

Khandro Kunzang is a Buddhist practitioner and teacher and holder of the Khandro T'hug-t'hig path, the Dudjom Tersar, and the Rigdzin Sogdrub yogic practices of the Northern Treasures lineages. ~ From today's conversation: 00:02:00 Spirits of the Six Realms 00:07:00 Offerings to non-human, non-physical beings 00:13:00 Receiving protection from Nagas 00:14:00 How spirits influence illness  00:23:00 How to know spirits are affecting your well-being or life 00:25:00 On the four forces, lungta, wang tang, sog and lu. 00:30:00 Lha-Mo Gyed-Tsi, Astrological Mo of the 8 Dakinis 00:32:00 Old tradition of ransom offerings, or lud. 00:38:00 Astrology living systems and the forgotten magic of math 00:42:00 Vajra Armor Mantra 00:46:00 Practicing according to signs 00:51:00 Lama Dawa growing up in a dharma family and perpetual retreat 00:54:00 Dharma marriage and ngakpa traditiona versus householder tradition. 00:57:00 How to deal with tax collectors as practitioners 00:59:00 Vajrakilaya Peace Mandala Project   Previous Episodes with Khandro Kunzang: Lineage of Oral Instruction, Real Teachers & Himalayan Yogas of Tsa lung and Tummo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olIKvZQSXCI&list=PLbj5FAGzDx9WhJ7N5iJhGkZ_tY9ZnJL4m&index=18   Cultivating Siddhis, Tukdam, Lineage Protection & Consortship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7isrHtJNrJ4&list=PLbj5FAGzDx9WhJ7N5iJhGkZ_tY9ZnJL4m&index=13   Khandro Kunzang https://www.phurbathinleyling.org/   Vajrakilaya Peace Mandala Project https://www.phurbathinleyling.org/the-peace-mandala-project/   Podcast https://oliviaclementine.com/podcasts   Enjoy these conversations? Please leave a review here. Scroll down to Review & Ratings. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-liberation/id1393858607  

To Dance with Dakinis is a study of the universal law of cause and effect, how events in our life, our deeds, thoughts, and reactions impel the process of rebirth. The story begins in 12th century Tibet, with a woman's search for the Goddess and the deeper truths of life. You meet ordinary people dealing with human suffering and you visit magical lakes and mountains. You also meet the great Mother, and through her dakinis, adepts, gurus, and loving souls who guide us life after life, without revealing their spiritual stature. Then we meet the great Guru Rinpoche, known to Tibetans as Padmasambhava. We will learn more of the spiritual history of Tibet and India and the deep interconnection of these two great civilizations. The story unravels the threads that link together three lives. Through a crisis that Padma, our main character encounters, she is led to a Master who helps awaken memories of her previous life in medieval France and an earlier life in China, during which events were set in motion that led to the crisis she now faced. This book recounts deeply touching tales of her experiences and learnings amidst the cultural settings of the times she lived in. In the process of her journey, great teachings are conveyed, teachings that we can apply to our lives today. Call it Life's sense of humor or divine justice, that the person you resented the very sight of, becomes a dear relative in the next; an illiterate low-caste woman in one life is reborn as a queen; the unfulfilled love of one life comes to ultimate fruition in another one; and so much more. It may suddenly strike you that all our feelings of resentment, anger or pride are ultimately futile—and what a liberating realization that is! Life doesn't forget anything – neither your good deeds and vows, nor your wrong deeds or thoughts that you tried to hide from all. Dena Merriam began working in the inter-faith movement in the late 1990s when she served as Vice Chair of the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders held at the United Nation in New York in the year 2000. She subsequently convened a meeting of women religious and spiritual leaders at the Palais des Nations in Geneva and from that gathering founded the Global Peace Initiative of Women (GPIW) in 2002, an organization chaired by a multi-faith group of women spiritual leaders. In 2008, Ms. Merriam was one of the founding members of the Contemplative Alliance, which later became a program of GPIW. The purpose of the Alliance is to bring together meditation teachers and practitioners in a collective effort to uplift and transform society, while caring for and honoring our Mother Earth. For over 40 years, Dena Merriam has been a student of Paramahansa Yogananda and a practitioner of Kriya Yoga meditation. She is also a long-time student of the great texts of the Vedic tradition. Ms. Merriam received her master's degree from Columbia University and has served on numerous boards. She is currently the Chair of the International Advisory Council of the Auroville Foundation in India. In 2014 she received the Niwano Peace Prize for her interfaith peace efforts and holds an Honorary Doctorate in Peace Studies from Mahachulalongkornvajravidyadara University (MCU) in Thailand. She is the author of My Journey Through Time, The Untold Story of Sita, When the Bright Moon Rises, Rukmini and the Turning of Time and To Dance with Dakinis. Find out more at: https://www.denamerriam.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

To Dance with Dakinis is a study of the universal law of cause and effect, how events in our life, our deeds, thoughts, and reactions impel the process of rebirth. The story begins in 12th century Tibet, with a woman's search for the Goddess and the deeper truths of life. You meet ordinary people dealing with human suffering and you visit magical lakes and mountains. You also meet the great Mother, and through her dakinis, adepts, gurus, and loving souls who guide us life after life, without revealing their spiritual stature. Then we meet the great Guru Rinpoche, known to Tibetans as Padmasambhava. We will learn more of the spiritual history of Tibet and India and the deep interconnection of these two great civilizations. The story unravels the threads that link together three lives. Through a crisis that Padma, our main character encounters, she is led to a Master who helps awaken memories of her previous life in medieval France and an earlier life in China, during which events were set in motion that led to the crisis she now faced. This book recounts deeply touching tales of her experiences and learnings amidst the cultural settings of the times she lived in. In the process of her journey, great teachings are conveyed, teachings that we can apply to our lives today. Call it Life's sense of humor or divine justice, that the person you resented the very sight of, becomes a dear relative in the next; an illiterate low-caste woman in one life is reborn as a queen; the unfulfilled love of one life comes to ultimate fruition in another one; and so much more. It may suddenly strike you that all our feelings of resentment, anger or pride are ultimately futile—and what a liberating realization that is! Life doesn't forget anything – neither your good deeds and vows, nor your wrong deeds or thoughts that you tried to hide from all. Dena Merriam began working in the inter-faith movement in the late 1990s when she served as Vice Chair of the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders held at the United Nation in New York in the year 2000. She subsequently convened a meeting of women religious and spiritual leaders at the Palais des Nations in Geneva and from that gathering founded the Global Peace Initiative of Women (GPIW) in 2002, an organization chaired by a multi-faith group of women spiritual leaders. In 2008, Ms. Merriam was one of the founding members of the Contemplative Alliance, which later became a program of GPIW. The purpose of the Alliance is to bring together meditation teachers and practitioners in a collective effort to uplift and transform society, while caring for and honoring our Mother Earth. For over 40 years, Dena Merriam has been a student of Paramahansa Yogananda and a practitioner of Kriya Yoga meditation. She is also a long-time student of the great texts of the Vedic tradition. Ms. Merriam received her master's degree from Columbia University and has served on numerous boards. She is currently the Chair of the International Advisory Council of the Auroville Foundation in India. In 2014 she received the Niwano Peace Prize for her interfaith peace efforts and holds an Honorary Doctorate in Peace Studies from Mahachulalongkornvajravidyadara University (MCU) in Thailand. She is the author of My Journey Through Time, The Untold Story of Sita, When the Bright Moon Rises, Rukmini and the Turning of Time and To Dance with Dakinis. Find out more at: https://www.denamerriam.com/

To Dance with Dakinis is a study of the universal law of cause and effect, how events in our life, our deeds, thoughts, and reactions impel the process of rebirth. The story begins in 12th century Tibet, with a woman's search for the Goddess and the deeper truths of life. You meet ordinary people dealing with human suffering and you visit magical lakes and mountains. You also meet the great Mother, and through her dakinis, adepts, gurus, and loving souls who guide us life after life, without revealing their spiritual stature. Then we meet the great Guru Rinpoche, known to Tibetans as Padmasambhava. We will learn more of the spiritual history of Tibet and India and the deep interconnection of these two great civilizations. The story unravels the threads that link together three lives. Through a crisis that Padma, our main character encounters, she is led to a Master who helps awaken memories of her previous life in medieval France and an earlier life in China, during which events were set in motion that led to the crisis she now faced. This book recounts deeply touching tales of her experiences and learnings amidst the cultural settings of the times she lived in. In the process of her journey, great teachings are conveyed, teachings that we can apply to our lives today. Call it Life's sense of humor or divine justice, that the person you resented the very sight of, becomes a dear relative in the next; an illiterate low-caste woman in one life is reborn as a queen; the unfulfilled love of one life comes to ultimate fruition in another one; and so much more. It may suddenly strike you that all our feelings of resentment, anger or pride are ultimately futile—and what a liberating realization that is! Life doesn't forget anything – neither your good deeds and vows, nor your wrong deeds or thoughts that you tried to hide from all. Dena Merriam began working in the inter-faith movement in the late 1990s when she served as Vice Chair of the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders held at the United Nation in New York in the year 2000. She subsequently convened a meeting of women religious and spiritual leaders at the Palais des Nations in Geneva and from that gathering founded the Global Peace Initiative of Women (GPIW) in 2002, an organization chaired by a multi-faith group of women spiritual leaders. In 2008, Ms. Merriam was one of the founding members of the Contemplative Alliance, which later became a program of GPIW. The purpose of the Alliance is to bring together meditation teachers and practitioners in a collective effort to uplift and transform society, while caring for and honoring our Mother Earth. For over 40 years, Dena Merriam has been a student of Paramahansa Yogananda and a practitioner of Kriya Yoga meditation. She is also a long-time student of the great texts of the Vedic tradition. Ms. Merriam received her master's degree from Columbia University and has served on numerous boards. She is currently the Chair of the International Advisory Council of the Auroville Foundation in India. In 2014 she received the Niwano Peace Prize for her interfaith peace efforts and holds an Honorary Doctorate in Peace Studies from Mahachulalongkornvajravidyadara University (MCU) in Thailand. She is the author of My Journey Through Time, The Untold Story of Sita, When the Bright Moon Rises, Rukmini and the Turning of Time and To Dance with Dakinis. Find out more at: https://www.denamerriam.com/

For this week's Wisdom Rising podcast, Lama Tsultrim Allione guides us on a meditative examination of the Great Mother and her manifestation around us. “The Great Mother is the ground of being itself, the pure potential from which everything arises.”Within this short meditation, Lama invites you to explore the dimensions of the sacred feminine, the three kayas, and joyfully reflect on all of the dakinis, or women, in our lives. Connect with other female energies and the Sambhogakaya aspect of the feminine, which is in the dimension of luminosity; for it is in the Sambhogakaya that we have the dakinis: the embodiments of wisdom.BIO: Lama Tsultrim Allione is the bestselling author of Women of Wisdom (1984), Feeding Your Demons (2008), and Wisdom Rising - Journey into the Mandala of the Empowered Feminine (2018). Over 55 years of practice as a monastic and a laywoman, Lama Tsultrim has fully embraced the arc of Buddhism coming to the West as well as fully embracing her experience as a woman emerging from a patriarchal structure into a — of empowerment and agency. She founded the first Western Buddhist center dedicated to the Sacred Feminine in the Buddhist tradition, and leads several long term practice paths including, Magyu, the mother lineage. She emphasizes the need for emotional development to accompany spiritual practice, leading a vibrant international community with over forty groups around the world. Connect and Continue to Experience your own Wisdom RisingFollow Lama Tsultrim Allione on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.Join the Lama Live! webcast with Lama Tsultrim Allione on YouTube.Learn more about Lama Tsultrim.

As with all of Dena Merriam's books, To Dance with Dakinis is a study of the universal law of cause and effect, how events in our life, our deeds, thoughts and reactions impel the process of rebirth. The story begins in 12th century Tibet, with a woman's search for the Goddess and the deeper truths of life. A crisis that she encounters leads her to a great Master who helps awaken memories of her previous life in medieval France and a much earlier life in China, during which events were set in motion that led her to the crisis she now faced. The book follows her through death, the time between earthly rebirths and then her rebirth in India, where she brings to conclusion unfinished matters from her life in Tibet. In the process of her journey, great teachings are conveyed, teachings that we can all apply to our lives today.

Don't listen to this talk if you want a straightforward explanation of what a dakini may or may not be. In fact, what is prompting you to listen to a talk on the dakini in the first place? Vidyadaka talks around the theme in this rousing exploration of the dakini, the gestalt and the artist. Given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2022, as part of the series The Secret Refuges. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast:  On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting!Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast:  On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe using these RSS feeds or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in your favorite podcast service! Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone: donate now! Follow Free Buddhist Audio: YouTube  |  Instagram  |  Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Soundcloud

As with all of books, is a study of the universal law of cause and effect, how events in our life, our deeds, thoughts, and reactions impel the process of rebirth. The story begins in 12th century Tibet with a woman's search for the Goddess and the deeper truths of life. You meet ordinary people dealing with human suffering and you visit magical lakes and mountains. You also meet the great Mother, and through her, dakinis, adepts, gurus, and loving souls who guide us life after life, all without revealing their spiritual stature. Then we meet the great Guru Rinpoche, known to Tibetans as Padmasambhava. We will learn more of the spiritual history of Tibet and India and the deep interconnection of these two great civilizations.  Learn more about Dena Merriam at www.denamerriam.com. Her newest book is To Dance with Dakinis: In Search of Self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WATCH This Episode: https://youtu.be/izCwfUi7UcE How do our deeds impact the process of rebirth and our journey though time? Life doesn't forget anything – neither your good deeds and vows, nor your wrong deeds or thoughts that you tried to hide from all. Dena Merriam explores the Universal Law of cause and effect and how events, thoughts and reactions hold the key to birth and death. She is the author of several books, her latest is called, To Dance with Dakinis. WATCH more of Passion Harvest: https://passionharvest.com/ FRANCE Retreat 2024: http://eepurl.com/ipKOxg LIKE Passion Harvest on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Passionharvest FOLLOW Passion Harvest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PassionHarvest/ FOLLOW Passion Harvest on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3BogbavOan3FP1r1JXLxmV FOLLOW Passion Harvest on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@passionharvest #Pastlives #FutureVisions #Afterlife

Lama Tsultrim offers profound pith instructions on the uncontrived nature of mind, teachings from the early lineage teachers of Oddiyana, a sacred place northwest of India known as the “Land of the Dakinis” because of the numerous powerful women teachers residing there. Sharing historical context and pith instructions from the lineage of 21 teachers as well as short meditations and experiential practices. This episode is packed with teachings as Lama Tsultrim shares stories, humor, and wisdom. She teaches about Nagas, the six senses and how pleasure leads to the enlightened state, working with the mandala to transform challenging emotions, and more.BIO: Lama Tsultrim Allione is the bestselling author of Women of Wisdom (1984), Feeding Your Demons (2008), and Wisdom Rising - Journey into the Mandala of the Empowered Feminine (2018). Over 55 years of practice as a monastic and a laywoman, Lama Tsultrim has fully embraced the arc of Buddhism coming to the West as well as fully embracing her experience as a woman emerging from a patriarchal structure into a — of empowerment and agency. She founded the first Western Buddhist center dedicated to the Sacred Feminine in the Buddhist tradition, and leads several long term practice paths including, Magyu, the mother lineage. She emphasizes the need for emotional development to accompany spiritual practice, leading a vibrant international community with over forty groups around the world.

Lama Tsultrim offers profound pith instructions on the uncontrived nature of mind, teachings from the early lineage teachers of Oddiyana, a sacred place northwest of India known as the “Land of the Dakinis” because of the numerous powerful women teachers residing there. Sharing historical context and pith instructions from the lineage of 21 teachers as well as short meditations and experiential practices. In this episode: Is there anything that is impermanent? Drop in and rest in your own boundless, luminous nature as Lama Tsultrim introduces you to the state beyond arising and cessation.BIO: Lama Tsultrim Allione is the bestselling author of Women of Wisdom (1984), Feeding Your Demons (2008), and Wisdom Rising - Journey into the Mandala of the Empowered Feminine (2018). Over 55 years of practice as a monastic and a laywoman, Lama Tsultrim has fully embraced the arc of Buddhism coming to the West as well as fully embracing her experience as a woman emerging from a patriarchal structure into a — of empowerment and agency. She founded the first Western Buddhist center dedicated to the Sacred Feminine in the Buddhist tradition, and leads several long term practice paths including, Magyu, the mother lineage. She emphasizes the need for emotional development to accompany spiritual practice, leading a vibrant international community with over forty groups around the world. Connect and Continue to Experience your own Wisdom RisingFollow Lama Tsultrim Allione on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.Join the Lama Live! webcast with Lama Tsultrim Allione on YouTube.Learn more about Lama Tsultrim.

Lama Tsultrim offers profound pith instructions on the uncontrived nature of mind, teachings from the early lineage teachers of Oddiyana, a sacred place northwest of India known as the “Land of the Dakinis” because of the numerous powerful women teachers residing there. Sharing historical context and pith instructions from the lineage of 21 teachers as well as short meditations and experiential practices. In this episode you will learn the difference between mindfulness and awareness as she shares simple and profound teachings on the stainless nature of your mind to heal trauma and realize your own self-cognizing wisdom. BIO: Lama Tsultrim Allione is the bestselling author of Women of Wisdom (1984), Feeding Your Demons (2008), and Wisdom Rising - Journey into the Mandala of the Empowered Feminine (2018). Over 55 years of practice as a monastic and a laywoman, Lama Tsultrim has fully embraced the arc of Buddhism coming to the West as well as fully embracing her experience as a woman emerging from a patriarchal structure into a — of empowerment and agency. She founded the first Western Buddhist center dedicated to the Sacred Feminine in the Buddhist tradition, and leads several long term practice paths including, Magyu, the mother lineage. She emphasizes the need for emotional development to accompany spiritual practice, leading a vibrant international community with over forty groups around the world. Connect and Continue to Experience your own Wisdom RisingFollow Lama Tsultrim Allione on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.Join the Lama Live! webcast with Lama Tsultrim Allione on YouTube.Learn more about Lama Tsultrim.

Lama Tsultrim offers profound pith instructions on the uncontrived nature of mind, teachings from the early lineage teachers of Oddiyana, a sacred place northwest of India known as the “Land of the Dakinis” because of the numerous powerful women teachers residing there. Sharing historical context and pith instructions from the lineage of 21 teachers as well as short meditations and experiential practices. In this episode she introduces you to the three phrases of Garab Dorje, the unification of physical body energies with the energies of the outer world, the luminous rainbow body and the 5 elements. These teachings on the timeless nature of awareness from the Semde Lineage of Dzogchen will illuminate your mind and body.

Lama Tsultrim offers profound pith instructions on the uncontrived nature of mind, teachings from the early lineage teachers of Oddiyana, a sacred place northwest of India known as the “Land of the Dakinis” because of the numerous powerful women teachers residing there. Sharing historical context and pith instructions from the lineage of 21 teachers as well as short meditations and experiential practices introducing you to the timeless nature of awareness, from the Semde Lineage of Dzogchen. Including teachings on the mandala, working with the elements, the fourth time, and sacred union.Lama Tsultrim Allione is the bestselling author of Women of Wisdom (1984), Feeding Your Demons (2008), and Wisdom Rising - Journey into the Mandala of the Empowered Feminine (2018). Over 55 years of practice as a monastic and a laywoman, Lama Tsultrim has fully embraced the arc of Buddhism coming to the West as well as fully embracing her experience as a woman emerging from a patriarchal structure into a — of empowerment and agency. She founded the first Western Buddhist center dedicated to the Sacred Feminine in the Buddhist tradition, and leads several long term practice paths including, Magyu, the mother lineage. She emphasizes the need for emotional development to accompany spiritual practice, leading a vibrant international community with over forty groups around the world.

We welcome Tanner McAlister today as we discuss two articles on the translation of the Book of Mormon.  We kick things off using our season's reference, “Yet to be revealed”, from BYU studies.  Grant Hardy's article “The Book of Mormon Translation Process”, provides an excellent discussion of possible problems and resolutions in the translation of the Book of Mormon.  Then Tanner, a scholar of Tibetan Buddhism, walks us through his recent work, “The Production of the Book of Mormon in Light of a Tibetan Buddhist Parallel”, published in Dialogue, which draws parallels between the discovery and “translation” of both a class of ancient Tibetan Buddhist scripture and the Book of Mormon.  Join us! Link to our Face in Hat discord server! https://discord.gg/MnSMvKHvwh Dialogue Podcast Network https://www.dialoguejournal.com/podcasts/ The Book of Mormon Translation Process, by Grant Hardy https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/the-book-of-mormon-translation-process/ The Production of the Book of Mormon in Light of a Tibetan Buddhist Parallel, by Tanner Davidson McAlister https://www.dialoguejournal.com/articles/the-production-of-the-book-of-mormon-in-light-of-a-tibetan-buddhist-parallel/ The full issue: Yet to be revealed, open questions in Latter-Day Saint theology. Edited by Eric A. Eliason and Terryl L. Givens https://byustudies.byu.edu/journal/60-3/ Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader's Guide, by Grant Hardy https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Book-Mormon-Readers-Guide/dp/0199731705 Kathleen Flake, “Translating Time: The Nature and Function of Joseph Smith's Narrative Canon,” Journal of Religion 87, no. 4 (2007): 497–527 https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/519770 Jared Hickman, “‘Bringing Forth' the Book of Mormon,” in MacKay, Ashurst-McGee, and Hauglid, Producing Ancient Scripture, 78–80. Blake T. Ostler, “The Book of Mormon as a Modern Expansion of an Ancient Source,” Dialogue 20, no. 1 (1987): 66–123 https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V20N01_68.pdf James Gentry, “Power Objects” (Leiden: Brill, 2017) https://brill.com/downloadpdf/book/9789004335042/B9789004335042_001.pdf Rosalynde Welch, “The New Mormon Theology of Matter,” Mormon Studies Review 4, no. 1 (2017): 70. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1077&context=msr2 Longchenpa and the Possession of the Dakinis, from Tantra in Practice, by David Germano and Janet Gyatso https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9780691190457-020/html?lang=en

Programa Viagem Espiritual. Vibe Mundial Fm 95.7 em 22/06/2023Apresentação: Wagner Borges SHAKTIS (Evocação das Dakinis dos Chacras) Reitora do Chacra Básico (Muladhara):DAKINI, Mãezinha da Terra!Em Teu solo eu me firmo na vida.De Tuas terras eu tiro a nutrição necessária.O Teu … Continue lendo →

For most Vajrayana Buddhists, the practice of Guru Rinpoche, the Lotus Born Padmasambhava, is the most profound of practices for meditations, and accomplishments. Chanting both the mantra of Padmasambhava, and the 7 lines of praise, is the purest form of practice. Chanting the praise in the original mother language of Sanskrit, rather than a translation such as Tibetan, English or other languages, is considered the most effective. In this video, chant along with Hrishikesh Sonar, the 7 lines of praise in Sanskrit, with the mantra of Padmasambhava, ideally 27 times daily. We start with a very short introduction and the Praise in English, but you will find the time code to jump ahead in the description. To learn more about Buddha Padmasambhava, see the information icon in the top right.Before we begin, if you enjoy this presentation, please like, subscribe and turn on notifications to help support the Buddha Weekly mission of Spread the Dharma. Turn on CC for other languages or chant along.Any translation of the Sanskrit is a compromise since each syllable in Sanskrit traditionally means many things. Also, the vibrations of the mother language are considered to have sacred power.In English the great Dharani praise translates as:    In Oḍiyāna in the North-West  In the heart of a lotus flower   Endowed with the most marvelous attainments   You are renowned as the Lotus Born   Surrounded by many hosts of Dakinis   Following in your footsteps  I pray to you. Come inspire me with your blessing.   This is followed by the mantra. After 27 repetitions, there is a final dedication in Sanskrit.Chant along with the amazing voice of Hrishikesh Sonar, the most sacred wish-fulfilling praise of Guru Rinpoche, the Lotus Born Padmasambhava.hūṁ | oḍiyāne vāyavye | padmakesarakāṇḍe | siddhir labdhātyadbhutā | khyāta padmasambhava | bahuḍākībhir āvṛta | tavaivānusarāmi | āyāhy adhiṣṭḥānārthaṁ | guru padma siddhi hūṁ || Mantra:om ah hūṁ vajra guru padma siddhi hūṁ At the end of 27 repetitions:iti gururatnasaptapadaprārthanā || This is the prayer to the Precious Guru, in seven sentences.Support the show

In this second episode of the Dakini Conversations podcast it is a great delight and honour to welcome Prof. Janet Gyatso, the first and current Hershey Professor of Buddhist Studies at the Divinity School of Harvard University. In the Buddhist Studies and Tibetology world, Prof. Gyatso really needs no introduction, and is a prime example of a woman who has reached the peak of the academy, while at the same time writing original and thought-provoking research about issues connected to women, feminism, gender, androcentrism and Buddhism. If anyone might be awarded the title ‘Queen' of the Buddhist Studies academy, Prof. Gyatso would surely be a prime contender! Her books include Being Human in a Buddhist World: An Intellectual History of Medicine in Early Modern Tibet; Apparitions of the Self: The Secret Autobiographies of a Tibetan Visionary; In the Mirror of Memory: Reflections on Mindfulness and Remembrance in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism; and Women of Tibet. Prof. Gyatso has also been writing on sex and gender in Buddhist monasticism, and on the current female ordination movement in Buddhism. Her current writing concerns the phenomenology of living well with animals and related ethical issues and practices. Gyatso was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Science in 2018, was president of the International Association of Tibetan Studies from 2000 to 2006, and co-chair of the Buddhism Section of the American Academy of Religion from 2004 to 2010. In the interview the following topics are discussed: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:36 Personal Background 00:04:15 Studies at University of California during the 1970s and Tibetan Buddhist teachers 00:06:15 A hub of activity: hanging out with fellow students at the Mediterranean Cafe 00:08:22 Studies of Sanskrit and Tibetan and its relevance for practitioner 00:11:17 PhD on Tibetan master and innovator, Thangtong Gyalpo 00:14:32 Translating terms in English or keeping them in the original language 00:16:20 Translation as a 'special pleasure' and entering the mental space of a text/teaching 00:19:03 The importance of real devotion and connection with the text or teacher 00:20:00 Reasons for becoming an academic 00:23:24 Being a woman in academia 00:26:31 The book 'Women in Tibet' 00:31:35 Own personal feeling and outlook on Buddhism as philosophy and practice 00:33:26 Secret Autobiographies of Jigme Lingpa: Getting transmission and permission from Drodrubchen, Dilgo Khyentse and others 00:38:53 Entering the poetic space of the hidden and secret levels of transmission/lung 00:42:54 Dakini Talks: The Dakini and Jigme Lingpa, the dakini principle and 'voice' 00:45:35 The Dakini as troubling, annoying, direct female 'messenger' of truth 00:48:55 The female roots of Vajrayana and lack of female visibility in the 21st Century 00:52:20 Being an 'animal-lover' and reasons for new work on Animal Ethics and Rights 00:53:59 Mass factory farming and the work and ideas of philosopher, Peter Singer 00:55:34 Becoming vegetarian, the 17th Karmapa's example and strong attachment to eating meat 00:59:37 Buddha's teachings on eating animals, and examples of Tibetan Buddhist vegetarianism 01:02:40 Current research drawing people's attention to loving animals and their capacities 01:07:15 Sexual misconduct of Tibetan Buddhist teachers and supporting survivors more 01:12:26 Opportunities to discuss cross-cultural physical boundaries and changing norms Interview was recorded on 7th May 2023.

Kusalasara explores the significance of the Dakinis - a strong symbol of freedom. This talk was given at London Buddhist Centre, 2017. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast:  On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting!Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast:  On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe using these RSS feeds or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in your favorite podcast service! Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone: donate now! Follow Free Buddhist Audio: YouTube  |  Instagram  |  Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Soundcloud  

Are you ready to stretch the edges of your comfort zone, befriend your mind and feel at home in your body? Do you desire to experience more  of what life has to offer while also showing up for every aspect of your life? Join Ben Decker and his dear friend Moun D'Simone on this fascinating and empowering episode where they discuss:

Bring the five powers of the Five Wisdom Dakinis into your life by chanting along with the mantras of Buddha Dakini , Padma Dakini, Vajra Dakini, Ratna Dakini and Karma Dakini! These activity Dakinis help bring us the powers of peaceful, magnetizing, subjugating, auspiciousness and supreme acitivites! (For those with faith and devotion.) By popular request, this is the FIVE mantras, with visualized images version of our previous full documentary on the Wisdom Dakinis. So beautiful! In the background, Venerable Zasep Rinpoche recite/chants the Sacred Heart Sutra. Very profound — a beautiful meditation. Chant along with Yoko Dharma! (Mantras are subtitled for chant-along ease.) *** NOTE: The Five Powers is a meditative statement. As with all "healing" and "empowering" mantras, it is subject to your own meditative skills, your faith, and always subject to the advice of your medical primary health care providers. Mantras and meditations are profoundly effective for those with faith, but with all the common-sense disclaimers.***Synopsis of the 5 Wisdom Dakinis: The five wisdom Dakinis are the "wisdom" counterparts of the Five Dhyani Buddhas. Dakinis symbolize wisdom activities and Dhyani Buddhas symbolize compassion and method. As the Enlightened Path includes both wisdom and compassion, these are inseparable — which is why the metaphor used is "consort." Whether wisdom is the consort of compassion or the reverse, is not important. They are co-equal partners. Generally, Wisdom activities are carried out by the Wisdom Dakinis. And, this is where the five activities represented by five dakinis become important. Each of these is represented by a color. Four Activities and the Supreme In general, there are four activities — plus, the supreme activity. The four activities are peaceful, increasing, magnetizing, and subjugating, and the fifth is the supreme — which is the ultimate combination of all of these. These are represented by the five colors: white for peaceful activities, yellow for increasing activities, red for magnetizing activities, blue for subjugating. The fifth is green, which is considered to be the combination of all the other four — the supreme. This is why Green Tara and Vajra Dakini are considered to be the "ultimate action heroes" — since they combine all the types of activities in one magnificent Dakini aspect. The great Padmasambhava, quoted from the book Dakini Activity, defines the vital role of the wisdom Dakini best (from Dakini Activity (book) by Padmasambhava."The source of activity is the dakini and there are five kinds of activities, peaceful, increasing, magnetizing, subjugating, and the supreme activity. The primary way to perfect these is through dakini practices, and among dakinis, there are the wisdom dakinis, in space and worldly. These vast collections of practices can be condensed into those of the three roots, lama, yidam, and dakini. "The source of blessings is the lama, the source of accomplishment is the yidam, and the source of activities is the dakinis. The one who carries out the activities for the lama and the yidam is the dakini, in other words, the virtue of blessings and accomplishment is the activity, which is the dakini." #SpreadTheDharma #BuddhaWeekly #Buddhism #DakiniSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/BuddhaWeekly)

Mandala of the Five Dakini's Meditation Full Practice This is a recording of a complete 5 Dakini Meditation Practice Session at the end of a 6 week study (recorded by Melissa Abbott during a zoom call at my friend Jo Haight Sarling's home in Cocoa Beach, FL.), from a book study and meditation practice group studying the book “ Wisdom Rising” The Mandala of the Empowered Feminine, by Lama Tsultrim Allione. In the first 5 weeks we have studied the individual practices, attributes and states of each of the 5 Dakini's. Sounding their Seed Syllables and embodying their attributes in meditation as a way of transformation burning through encumbered states of being, resulting in a more expanded unencumbered wisdom consciousness of each Dakini, week by week.  This is a Tibetan Buddhist Tantric Practice brought from India to Tibet about 800ad by Guru Rinpoche or Padma Sambhava.  the Mandala as a cosmological system, and through the Mandala we experience the encumbered and transformed unencumbered states of the Dakinis (which are aspects of the sacred feminine). The Mandala being the one ground and the practice is an uncovering of our own enlightened awareness and transformation into enlightened presence. Its been a beautiful journey learning the 5 Dakini Practices with all of the participants around the world including UK, Switzerland, and Argentina. Thank you for your involvements, synergy, focus, love, and interest. Special Thanks to Jo Haight Surling for having the practice at her home in Cocoa Beach and helping me coordinate the process. There really is something special about practicing in a group. The Five Dakini's practices work with transforming encumbered energies ( Samskaras) such as  procrastination, neediness, envy, jealousy, anger, fear etc into “The Wisdom Energies of the Dakinis evolved/transformed/manifersted to an unencumbered view”. The mandala/circle, elemental energies, directional energies, visualization, seed syllables, Uccara, etc are used in the Dakini practices. Ultimately, the absolute level is beyond gender, how on a relative level men and women get to the ultimate level may be very different paths. Women have long thought they have to act like men to attain anything in this world. The cultural messages truly effect and disempower women on so many levels. The Dakini is a messenger of spasciousness, a force of truth, a transitional primal power, a fierce compassion for change and upliftment.  I believe the recognition of feminine empowerment holds a key to cultural evolution and that awareness of practices line the Five Dakini's . I highly recommend you get the book and read it, until you get the book, tho, it is all right to come and practice and get a taste of it and see if it is for you. It is exciting work I ask that we practice not only for ourselves but for the benefit of all. 

In this unique episode we talk about the adventures of Gnostic Jesus, Mary Magdaline, Sophia and Wisdom being a female entity. We highlight feminity, Dakinis, the Prajna Paramita and Meta-Fictional Stories. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gintantra/message

What are the five Wisdom Dakinis? Why are they central to Tibetan Buddhist practice? Why are they associated with activity practices— peaceful, increasing, magnetizing, subjugating and supreme activities — such as Chod? In this presentation, we try to answer these questions. We present the mantras of the Five Wisdom Dakinis, sung by the amazing Yoko Dharma at the end of this introduction.The great Padmasambhava, quoted from the book Dakini Activity, defines the vital role of the wisdom Dakini best (from Dakini Activity (book) by Padmasambhava."The source of activity is the dakini and there are five kinds of activities, peaceful, increasing, magnetizing, subjugating, and the supreme activity. The primary way to perfect these is through dakini practices, and among dakinis, there are the wisdom dakinis, in space and worldly. These vast collections of practices can be condensed into those of the three roots, lama, yidam, and dakini. "The source of blessings is the lama, the source of accomplishment is the yidam, and the source of activities is the dakinis. The one who carries out the activities for the lama and the yidam is the dakini, in other words, the virtue of blessings and accomplishment is the activity, which is the dakini." To help clarify how the great Padmasambhava's words reflect the five Wisdom Dakinis, it can be helpful to clarify both the meaning of Dakini and the symbolism of color and image in Tibetan Buddhism. Summarizing the Five Great Wisdom Dakinis The five wisdom Dakinis are the "wisdom" counterparts of the Five Dhyani Buddhas. Dakinis symbolize wisdom activities and Dhyani Buddhas symbolize compassion and method. As the Enlightened Path includes both wisdom and compassion, these are inseparable — which is why the metaphor used is "consort." Whether wisdom is the consort of compassion or the reverse, is not important. They are co-equal partners. Generally, Wisdom activities are carried out by the Wisdom Dakinis. And, this is where the five activities represented by five dakinis become important. Each of these is represented by a color. Four Activities and the Supreme In general, there are four activities — plus, the supreme activity. The four activities are peaceful, increasing, magnetizing, and subjugating, and the fifth is the supreme — which is the ultimate combination of all of these. These are represented by the five colors: white for peaceful activities, yellow for increasing activities, red for magnetizing activities, blue for subjugating. The fifth is green, which is considered to be the combination of all the other four — the supreme. This is why Green Tara and Vajra Dakini are considered to be the "ultimate action heroes" — since they combine all the types of activities in one magnificent Dakini aspect.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/BuddhaWeekly)

The Lie in Life - Chapter 8: Dakinis and Sacred Medicine.  Audiobook.  Mature listeners only (18+).  Instruments and sound by Arlyn Ruddy (@awaken_spanda).  Cover art by Jenna Faline (@falineave).

Enlightened Feminine Empowerment Green Karma Dakini Meditation Practice This is a portion of the Five Dakini Practice that assists you to transform encumbered states of consciousness, such as jealousy, competitiveness, envy, speediness, workaholic tendencies, and ambition, to all- accomplishing wisdom.  You will visualize the Green Dakini and intensify your encumbered states to a powerful expanded and empowered dissolution of non-striving.  This is from the practices of the Five Dakini's from the “ Wisdom Rising” book by Lama Tsultrim Allione.  These practices come down to us from a Tibetan Tantric Buddhism female practitioner named Machig Lapdron and are over 1000 years old.    The Five Dakini's practices work with transforming encumbered energies ( Samskaras) such as  procrastination, neediness, envy, jealousy, anger, fear etc into “The Wisdom Energies of the Dakinis evolved unencumbered view”. The mandala/circle, elemental energies, directional energies, visualization, seed syllables, Uccara, etc are used in the Dakini practices. Ultimately, the absolute level is beyond gender, how on a relative level men and women get to the ultimate level may be very different paths. Women have long thought they have to act like men to attain anything in this world. The cultural messages truly effect and disempower women on so many levels.    The Dakini is a messenger of spasciousness, a force of truth, a transitional primal power, a fierce compassion for change and upliftment.  I believe the recognition of feminine empowerment holds a key to cultural evolution and that awareness of practices line the Five Dakini's  recorded live in Cocoa Beach, Florida at a friends home Jan 19, 2022 by Melissa Abbott MelissaAbbott.com 

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Verónica Rivas (Melong Yeshe) is an Uruguayan author and researcher based in Brazil. Her cosmological and anthropological studies in magical practices among Eastern cultures led her to become interested in healing techniques. When she became a Reiki Master, she started to research the possibilities of integrating Reiki techniques with other forms of energy work, using her academic training in Philosophy as an epistemological background. Verónica is also an initiated practitioner of Vajrayana Buddhism (Esoteric Buddhism), focusing her practical work in the deity known as Kurukulla. Currently, her research is focused on female deities and spirits of the Vajrayana and Hindu traditions, and Maria de Padilla and her connection with Quimbanda. In the Plus show we discuss spirit guidance in Veronica's work and how that spirit communication manifests in her practice. Show notes: https://www.anathemapublishing.com/veronica-rivas https://melongyeshe.academia.edu https://occult-world.com/padilha-maria/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quimbanda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajrayana Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/spiritbox TWITTER - https://twitter.com/spiritbox3 SUPPORT - https://www.patreon.com/spiritbox PODCAST - https://anchor.fm/spirit-box Music by Obliqka --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spirit-box/message

On today's episode of #mensexpleasure, I chat with Jordan Hackett. Jordan is a men's coach and certified sexologist. He has a background in rites of initiation work and draws on a wealth of integrated personal experience in erotic exploration, diverse relationships and self-development spaces. He offers private coaching and bodywork, online programs and in person workshops. "I am so passionate about working with sexuality because it takes us to the core of ourselves. It is such a deeply personal place that connects us to our authentic selves. Consciously developing your sexuality is the ultimate way to create a better life across the board." The two of us talk about sexual rites of passage, what they are, what they mean, and why they're important. Key Points: - Jordan shares some of his story - There is nothing wrong with male sexuality - The importance of rites of passage - Unintentional sexual initiations - Elements of initiation ceremonies - Challenges, choice, and agency - Liberation and shame - Tantrikas, Dakinis, and Sex Goddesses - Initiations for young people and societal barriers - Sexual debuts and ongoing exploration Relevant links: Jordan's Instagram: @thejordanhackett Jordan's Facebook: www.facebook.com/thejordanhackett Jordan's website: www.jordanhackett.com

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from average joe to ceo hookers and blow are all you know cheap beers and a lap dance a shallow glimpse of erotic trance club djs poison your mind with low vibe tracks of the worst kind its time for you to make it rain on a revolution to change the game dakinis and shrooms are coming soon dakinis and shrooms at a trip club near you dakinis and shrooms train for them now dakinis and shrooms ill show you how gentlemen rip off your suits and ties your money god power is a sick lie soldiers mount up and join the fight to end laws that make goddesses a crime holy whore persecution no more temple priestesses worshiped like before the dark age witch trials will be avenged no more guilt and shame to shock and offend

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Leah wraps up folk tale & myth month with the female Buddha's of wisdom. Known in Tibetan Buddhism as Dakinis, Leah talks about how this fierce female drinks from a skull cup, stands on her own ego and cuts you free from the thing that makes you unhappy.  More info at: galsguide.org Patreon: patreon.com/galsguide Facebook: www.facebook.com/galsguidelibrary/ Twitter: twitter.com/GalsGuideLib

“The Record of the Heart-felt Advice of the Dakini, Indestructible Glorious Lamp” - by Ayu Khandro Translated by James Low Ayu Khandro (Long Life Dakini), also known as Dorje Paldrön, lived from 1839 to 1953 (114 years). She was a practitioner, yogini, and terton of Tibetan Buddhism in Eastern Tibet. An accomplished Dzogchen meditator, she is renowned for her extensive pilgrimages throughout Tibet, long periods of dark retreat practice, the gongter of the practice of the yidam Senge Dongma (the Lion-Faced Dakini), various forms of Chöd, and her lifelong dedication to spiritual practice. She led the life of a hidden yogini, spending a significant amount of her life in retreat or as a wandering chodma. She was recognised as an emanation of Vajrayogini. Art image by Kay Konrad. Her fabulous art work of Dakinis can be found here: https://dakiniasart.org/shop/ayu-khandro-art-print-kay-konrad/

In this episode of my Podcast i featured as being interviewed by my student and tantra teacher Chacko Philip from Tantra Evolution (France). We speak about the Dakini tradition and the role of divine embodiment. Traditional tantra vs contemporary neo-tantra . The sacredness of profanity . Very rich content . A great yogini transmission. I had great fun dancing in these concepts , i hope you do too by listening :) www.thelaboratotyoflove.com / www.eroticwisdom.org more about CHACKO PHILIP : https://xn--tantra-volution-hnb.com/ more interviewS by Chacko : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcrVYja8lL6s7QIJuwchXgA if you want to study with me : Tantra School of Erotic Wisdom on FB https://www.facebook.com/Tantra-School-of-Erotic-Wisdom-110388413880586/?epa=SEARCH_BOX

Heute im Interview Michale Riedl von AnandaWave® in Köln. Sie ist seit beginn der Entstehung des Dakinis mit dabei und begleiten Menschen mit Herz und Verstand in ihrem sexuellen Erleben. Hör dir Ihre Geschichte an!https://anandawave.tantramassagen.de

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In this episode I am once again joined by Dr Ben Joffe, anthropologist and scholar practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism. This episode is the third part of a series in which we explore Ben’s PhD dissertation about the ngakpa of the Himalayas, or as Ben calls them ‘wizards and socially engaged yogis’. In this episode we explore the realms of gender and sexual orientation, in both textual and social contexts. Ben discusses the complex situation of female spiritual practitioners in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, looking at terms such as ‘khandroma’, ‘dakini’, and more. We learn about the role of the sangyum, or sexual consort, and find out why Ben’s teacher and co-author Dr Nida Chenagtsang dedicated their book on sexual yoga to abuse victims, particularly those who have been abused in religious contexts. And finally we discuss the heteronormative / heterosexual perspective of traditional tantric texts, and hear Ben’s thoughts on how to practice sexual yoga in other orientations. … Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/ep52-dr-ben-joffe-3-dakinis-consorts-beyond-heteronormativity/ Audio version of this podcast also available on iTunes and Stitcher – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’. … Topics include: 0:00 - Intro 1:08 - Ngakma, dakinis, and female practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism 15:55 - The dakini in traditional and new-age contexts 25:52 - Thoughts on the tantric prohibition against disparaging women 34:31 - The role of the sangyum (tantric consort) 51:52 - Sex with the tantric guru vs Western ethical trends 1:20:30 - Thoughts on practice of sexual yoga in contexts other than the heteronormative … Ngakpa series with Dr Ben Joffe: - https://www.guruviking.com/ep44-dr-ben-joffe-ngakpa-the-occult-and-anthropology/ - https://www.guruviking.com/ep48-dr-ben-joffe-2-siddhi-samaya-and-duels-of-magick/ - https://www.guruviking.com/ep52-dr-ben-joffe-3-dakinis-consorts-beyond-heteronormativity/ Ben’s dissertation - https://pqdtopen.proquest.com/doc/2335180529.html?FMT=ABS&fbclid=IwAR3bXYiUmC6YcOgR09-GuSiC_UwwXYuTcLJ-kce_tI3-8e-smZS99wy1HMY To find out more about Ben, visit: - https://perfumedskull.com/ - http://www.skypressbooks.com/ For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

Join Sophia and Chel as they share nourishing wisdom from the ages. This episode is sweet and tender with laughter and singing to ground us in these rapidly shifting times. As always, we pray that you and your loved ones are safe as you navigate your role in slowing this pandemic, be that staying home or going out into the front lines to feed and care for people. The winds are ever-changing which reminds us that while we may not know what the future holds, tomorrow will always be different from today. And as Grace Louise Perkins always says, “change is correct and desirable.” In this episode: Chel breaks down some misconceptions about archetypal masculine and feminine energy. She leads us away from comparing things by assigning them hierarchical value and instead towards understanding the nuanced similarities and differences in a neutral and balanced way.  They discuss the need for sustainability in ourselves, in our businesses, and in our society on a level we've never seen before. “If we want to have a different future, we have to tend our past.” -Sophia Wise One Sophia talks about the long term healing trajectory started in the #MeToo movement as it carries through different stages of rage and grief and alchemical singing.  Here is a great https://www.taramandala.org/programs/wisdom-rising-mandala-training/what-is-a-dakini/ (website about Dakinis) as well as the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakini (wikipedia page) which was dense, but informative from a historical sense Here is the 1994 recording of A River Of Birds by Libana on their https://libana.com/track/2110350/a-river-of-birds (official website) Here is the website for Chel's podcast https://meditationminis.com/ (MeditationMinis.com) If you want to connect further with Chel, you can email her at chel@meditationminis.com You can register for Sophia's 2 day Pelvic Floor & Divine Feminine Virtual Healing Retreat on her PayPal (https://www.paypal.me/sophiawiseone (https://www.paypal.me/sophiawiseone)) with a sliding scale payment between $33 and $444. The class is coming up soon, April 18th and 19th 2020 from 12-6pm EST (9am-3pm PT), so sign up as soon as you know this is for you! Space is limited to 12 participants. This work has no bias for or against any gender expressions or physical genitalia and will be focused on working with the divine feminine energy present in all beings. Join the temple and become a patron! https://my.captivate.fm/patreon.com/sophiawiseone (patreon.com/sophiawiseone) As always you can go to http://www.sophiawiseone.com/ (SophiaWiseOne.com) for more information about the show, https://www.sophiawiseone.com/category/spider-queen-reports/ (Reports from the Spider Queen), to https://www.sophiawiseone.com/i-love-my-life-academy/ (preorder) the I Love My Life Card Game and Oracle Deck, to join Sophia's https://www.sophiawiseone.com/updates/ (email list), and so much more! “I am Sophia Wise One: Daughter of the Wind. I am calling you to Rise Up, Rise Up, Rise Up. Rise up and take your place.” This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Join Sophia and Chel as they share nourishing wisdom from the ages. This episode is sweet and tender with laughter and singing to ground us in these rapidly shifting times. As always, we pray that you and your loved ones are safe as you navigate your role in slowing this pandemic, be that staying home or going out into the front lines to feed and care for people. The winds are ever-changing which reminds us that while we may not know what the future holds, tomorrow will always be different from today. And as Grace Louise Perkins always says, “change is correct and desirable.” In this episode: Chel breaks down some misconceptions about archetypal masculine and feminine energy. She leads us away from comparing things by assigning them hierarchical value and instead towards understanding the nuanced similarities and differences in a neutral and balanced way.  They discuss the need for sustainability in ourselves, in our businesses, and in our society on a level we've never seen before. “If we want to have a different future, we have to tend our past.” -Sophia Wise One Sophia talks about the long term healing trajectory started in the #MeToo movement as it carries through different stages of rage and grief and alchemical singing.  Here is a great https://www.taramandala.org/programs/wisdom-rising-mandala-training/what-is-a-dakini/ (website about Dakinis) as well as the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakini (wikipedia page) which was dense, but informative from a historical sense Here is the 1994 recording of A River Of Birds by Libana on their https://libana.com/track/2110350/a-river-of-birds (official website) Here is the website for Chel's podcast https://meditationminis.com (MeditationMinis.com) If you want to connect further with Chel, you can email her at chel@meditationminis.com You can register for Sophia's 2 day Pelvic Floor & Divine Feminine Virtual Healing Retreat on her PayPal (https://www.paypal.me/sophiawiseone (https://www.paypal.me/sophiawiseone)) with a sliding scale payment between $33 and $444. The class is coming up soon, April 18th and 19th 2020 from 12-6pm EST (9am-3pm PT), so sign up as soon as you know this is for you! Space is limited to 12 participants. This work has no bias for or against any gender expressions or physical genitalia and will be focused on working with the divine feminine energy present in all beings. For more resources for finding calm in these stressful times (as well as gentle love and entertainment) you can follow Sophia on https://www.facebook.com/sophiawiseone (Facebook) by searching Sophia Wise One or https://www.instagram.com/sophiawiseone (Instagram) @Sophia Wise One As always you can go to http://www.sophiawiseone.com/ (SophiaWiseOne.com) for more information about the show, https://www.sophiawiseone.com/category/spider-queen-reports/ (Reports from the Spider Queen), to https://www.sophiawiseone.com/i-love-my-life-academy/ (preorder) the I Love My Life Card Game and Oracle Deck, to join Sophia's https://www.sophiawiseone.com/updates/ (email list), and so much more! “I am Sophia Wise One: Daughter of the Wind. I am calling you to Rise Up, Rise Up, Rise Up. Rise up and take your place.” This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Support this podcast

O princípio feminino no budismo tibetano é algo crucial. Por que isso, e qual a relevância desse livro? Vídeo ligado a esse podcast http://tzal.org/o-halito-calido-das-dakinis/ Dakini's Warm Breath (o livro de Judith Simmer-Brown na amazon.com.br) https://amzn.to/3cQV2QH Mais sobre o budismo: http://tzal.org/budismo/ Para receber informações sobre a produção de Padma Dorje: http://tzal.org/boletim-informativo/ Por favor ajude esse canal: http://tzal.org/patronagem/ Lista completa de conteúdos no canal tendrel, com descrição: https://tzal.org/tendrel-lista-completa-de-videos/ Contribuições e perguntas podem ser feitas por email (padma.dorje@gmail.com)

Ton und deutsches Transkript - Karmapas chinesische Rede zum Wuhan-Coronavirus am ersten Tag des neuen Jahres 2020 Hallo zusammen! Heute ist der erste Tag des neuen Jahres und der Beginn eines neuen Zyklus von zwölf Jahren. Zunächst wünsche ich allen ein frohes neues Jahr! Tashi Delek! Das Frühlingsfest soll ein Fest für Familientreffen und Freundschaften sein und voller Freude und Glücksgefühle. In diesem Jahr stehen wir jedoch vor einer ziemlich ernsten Situation und Herausforderung, dem Problem der neuen Art von Lungenentzündung. Die Menschen sind an vielen Orten in Panik. Obwohl ich aufgrund meiner gegenwärtigen besonderen Situation weit weg und abgeschieden im Retreat war, ist mein Geist sehr besorgt und ich denke über Ihre Gesundheit und Ihre Gefühle nach. Deshalb möchte ich diese Gelegenheit nutzen, um am ersten Tag des neuen Jahres ein paar Worte zu sagen, in der Hoffnung, Ihnen etwas Ermutigung, Unterstützung und Hilfe zu bringen. Buddha hat uns wiederholt gelehrt: Das menschliche Leben ist sehr kostbar und schwer zu erlangen. Deshalb haben wir großes Glück. Gleichzeitig ist das Leben wie eine Luftblase, sehr fragil und leicht zum Platzen zu bringen. Also müssen wir es schätzen und es gut festhalten. Darüber hinaus müssen wir vor allem dieses kostbare und kurze Leben nutzen, um sinnvolle Dinge zu tun und es nicht verschwenden. Daher sollten wir, wenn wir uns gerade in der Lage befinden, die sich ausbreitende Epidemie zu erleben, ein gutes Verständnis haben und über den Wert und die Zerbrechlichkeit des menschlichen Lebens nachdenken und die Tiefe und Wärme des Lebens voll und ganz spüren. Auf diese Weise können wir mehr von dem schätzen, was wir jetzt haben, egal ob es unser eigenes Leben oder das unserer Familie und Freunde ist. Aufrichtig die Natur des Lebens zu spüren, die vergänglich ist, flüchtig und doch voller Möglichkeiten und Hoffnungen für diese Art von Zustand. Abgesehen von der Vergänglichkeit kann das Konzept von Ursache und Wirkung als Grundlage des Buddhismus bezeichnet werden. Wenn wir zum Beispiel in der gegenwärtigen epidemischen Situation die Ursache der Krankheit oder den genauen Übertragungsweg nicht finden können, ist es möglicherweise schwierig, sie gründlich zu verhindern und zu heilen, und es wird sehr schwer, die Situation zu kontrollieren. Als die Krankheit zum ersten Mal auftrat, haben wir wahrscheinlich nicht darüber nachgedacht, was danach passieren würde oder welche schwerwiegenden Folgen dies haben könnte. Tatsächlich wussten wir nicht, was bald passieren würde. Aufgrund des vorherigen Schrittes, der vorherigen Wahl, spüren und erleben wir nun die Konsequenzen, die die natürliche Entwicklung von Ursache und Wirkung sind. Heutzutage kümmern sich die Menschen jedoch mehr darum, was vor ihren Augen passiert, und machen sich nur einfache Gedanken. Aber was jetzt nach einer guten Wahl oder Situation aussieht, birgt möglicherweise große Probleme und Krisen in sich. Deshalb sagen wir im Buddhismus, wir "denken mit dem Herzen", nicht nur mit dem Gehirn. Es ist eher ein Zustand der Vorbereitung durch Erfahrung und Gefühl. Zum Beispiel wächst eine Person an einem sehr kalten Ort auf. Wenn sich das globale Klima erwärmt und der Ort, an dem sie lebt, heißer wird, ist das für sie eine gute Sache und sie denkt, dass es endlich warm ist. Die Realität ist jedoch möglicherweise zu furchtbar und ein Zeichen für eine bevorstehende Katastrophe. Deshalb gibt es ein Sprichwort: Bodhisattvas fürchten die Ursachen und gewöhnliche Wesen fürchten die Folgen. Bevor wir alles tun, sollten wir uns überlegen, warum wir es tun und zweimal überlegen. Dies ist sehr wichtig. Obwohl sich unser gegenwärtiges Leben immer weiter von der Natur zu entfernen scheint, sind wir zu jeder Zeit eng mit der Natur verbunden. Die Natur hat uns genährt und uns alles gegeben, was wir brauchen. Wir sollten uns auch um die Natur kümmern, sie pflegen und ihr etwas zurückgeben. Dies ist ein Zyklus. Überlegen Sie gut, in der Natur gibt es nicht nur Bäume, Berge und Flüsse, Blumen und Pflanzen, sondern auch verschiedene Tiere. Man kann sagen, die Natur ist alles. So groß wie das Universum und so klein wie ein Käfer. Deshalb sollten wir jeden Baum, jedes kleine Tier, sogar die Berge und Flüsse die ganze Zeit mit Ehre, Respekt und Liebe behandeln. Weil keiner von uns oder irgendetwas außerhalb der Natur ist. Deshalb müssen wir uns jederzeit und überall der Natur und der Umwelt bewusst sein. Wir sollten ein tiefes Verständnis dafür haben, dass jede Art der Behandlung von Tieren oder der Natur die entsprechenden Konsequenzen hat. Auf jeden Fall stehen wir heute vor einer so gefährlichen und ernsten Situation, dass wir sie gemeinsam angehen und lösen sollten und keine Angst oder Panik verspüren. Heutzutage ist die Kommunikation sehr bequem. Wir erhalten jeden Tag eine Menge Informationen, Neuigkeiten und Nachrichten, die leicht ablenken und die Menschen nervös und verwirrt machen. Deshalb müssen wir zu diesem Zeitpunkt klar und gelassen sein. In einem kritischen Moment kann die Sicherheit des Lebens auch mit einer kleinen Entscheidung zusammenhängen. Ich glaube jedoch, dass wir mit unseren gemeinsamen Anstrengungen in der Lage sein werden, die Schwierigkeiten gemeinsam zu überwinden, und die Krankheit wird bald unter Kontrolle und aufgelöst sein. Diesmal habe ich eine neue Übersetzung von "The Wish to Eliminate Disease and Disaster" mit dem Titel "Sakya Healing of Disease" veröffentlicht. Der Verfasser dieses Gebets ist ein berühmter großer Meister, der im 14. Jahrhundert in Tibet erfolgreich war und Thangdong Gyalpo hieß. Tatsächlich ist dieses Gebet in Tibet sehr beliebt. Wann immer es Plagen in verschiedenen Ausmaßen gibt, werden die Leute es vortragen. Da dies in China jedoch sehr selten vorkommt, hoffe ich, dass diese Übersetzung hilfreich sein kann und Ihnen Ermutigung und Mut einbringt. Natürlich können Sie auch einige bekannte Praktiken wie die Herz-Mantras von Akshobya Buddha, Chenrezig usw. rezitieren. Kurz gesagt, ich hoffe, dass wir uns nicht nur gegenseitig ermutigen können, sondern auch Vertrauen in uns selbst haben und uns aufheitern sollten. Ich bin davon überzeugt, dass wir als Einheit die Schwierigkeiten bald überwinden können. Wie auch immer, im neuen Jahr wünsche ich allen ein gesundes und glückliches Leben, daß alles gut läuft, und ich wünsche ein glückverheißendes Jahr der Ratte. Danke Ihnen allen! Weitere Sprachversionen und Gebete-Downloads finden Sie hier. Vielen Dank an alle Produzenten der Materialien. Thangdong Gyalpo: Die Verse, die Sakya vor Krankheit retteten: Ein Gebet zur Befriedung der Angst vor Krankheiten Mögen alle Krankheiten, die den Geist von Lebewesen stören, Und die aus Karma und vorübergehenden Bedingungen resultieren, Wie die Schäden von Geist, Krankheit und den Elementen, Niemals in den Bereichen dieser Welt auftreten. Möge jegliches Leiden, das durch lebensbedrohliche Krankheiten entsteht, Welches, wie ein Metzger, der ein Tier zum Schlachten führt, Den Körper in einem Augenblick vom Geist trennt, Niemals in den Bereichen dieser Welt auftreten. Mögen alle verkörperten Wesen unversehrt bleiben Von akuten, chronischen und ansteckenden Krankheiten, Deren bloße Namen denselben Schrecken auslösen können, Wie er in den Kiefern von Yama, dem Herrn des Todes, zu spüren wäre. Mögen die 80.000 Arten schädlicher Hindernisse, Die 360 bösen Geister, die ohne Vorwarnung schaden, Die 424 Arten von Krankheiten und so fort, Niemals Schaden an einem verkörperten Wesen verursachen! Möge jegliches Leiden, das aufgrund von Störungen in den vier Elementen entsteht, Die Körper und Geist jeglicher Freude berauben, Vollkommen befriedet sein und mögen Körper und Geist Strahlkraft und Energie haben Und mit langem Leben, guter Gesundheit und Wohlbefinden ausgestattet sein. Durch das Mitgefühl der Gurus und der drei Juwelen, Die Macht der Dakinis, Dharma-Beschützer und Wächter, Und durch die Stärke der Unfehlbarkeit des Karma und seiner Resultate, Mögen diese vielen Widmungen und Gebete erfüllt werden, sobald sie gemacht sind. Im großen Kloster der glorreichen Sakya-Tradition verbreitete sich einmal eine Epidemie von Mensch zu Mensch. Was auch immer die Mantrameister versuchten - Bildnisse, Tormas, Medikamente, Mantras, Schutzamulette usw. - hatte keine Wirkung, und das Kloster war in Gefahr, vernichtet zu werden. Zu dieser Zeit verrichtete der Meister-Mahasiddha Thangtong Gyalpo das Zufluchtsgebet, das begann: „Lebewesen in der Größe des Raums“. Dann rezitierte er eine Reihe von Maï-Mantras und sagte nach den Worten des Lehrers: „Diese Bestrebungen werden Wirklichkeit ... ”. Damals hörte die gesamte Epidemie infolge der Ausführung dieses Gebetes sofort auf. Dadurch wurde es als die Vajra-Rede bekannt, die wolkenähnliche Segnungen mit dem Titel "Das Gebet, das Sakya vor Krankheit rettete" ausstrahlte. 我們的祈禱與你們所有人同在 OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU ALL UNSERE GEBETE SIND BEI EUCH ALLEN Buddhistisches Institut Karma Tengyal Ling bei Berlin

Dakini Shima. This episode it's a spontaneous Transmission that happened one late afternoon, by the river at Learning Clan Festival (near Cape Town) on the first of Jan 2020. What a wonderful way to begin this year with the blessing of Dakini Shima - Teacher of the Tantric Path of Sacred Sexuality. Her wisdom is beyond the linear mind- It drops like holy nectar directly into the heart of the seeker...she speaks about Mahamudra ( the cosmic posture of self-realization) and the profound wisdom of Maha-Yoni and Sacred-Lingam that is present in every human being ...if we manage to keep our personality out of the way ! The recording it's a bit noisy ...but I choose to publish the unedited raw file as a reflection of Life itself . (BTW, when the Dakinis talk it's always a reflection of reality! ) Our lives are often really noisy too...but if we are looking for the Truth, the noises can become symphonies of harmony expressing in chaotic ways. Just as we are. The song at the beginning and the one at the end of this recording , were also recorded at the Festival - they too are a spontaneous Transmission inspired by this Tantric convergence of Dakinis . I hope they will melt your mind into the form of your heart so that the teaching may penetrate you deeply in your humanity . Jai Mahamudra!

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Let's explore today's poem: "Dakini's One and All"

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This week I will explore dancing as a sensual practice and will cover belly dance, salsa, tango as well as more explicit dancing like burlesque, pole dancing and lap dancing. I will also cover the concept of Dakinis and with my guest Lee Noto, will talk about modern visions of dakinis.

The Buddha & the Yogis all levels intensive series brings together three contemporary Buddhist and yogic masters to actively explore, intellectually and experientially, the profound texts and practices from the yogic technologies associated with Tantric Mahayana Buddhism and Vedantic Hinduism, in the pristine hidden mountain valley of Menla, land of the Medicine Buddha. This extended archive recording opens with a discussion on the Buddhist definition of the mind, Professor Thurman details the philosophical history of the Buddha’s teachings, it’s meditations and yoga practices, detailing how Buddhism’s central tenets of causality, emptiness and compassion relate to modern Quantum and Particle Physics. Includes an introduction to the Buddhist Inner Sciences, the “network of Dakinis” as taught in Buddhism’s esoteric art and Vajrayana practices and guided selflessness and body scan meditations. "Buddha & The Yogis : 2017 - Podcast Bonus RAFT Archive" was brought to you in part through the monthly support of the Tibet House US Membership Community and Menla Retreat and Dewa Spa in Phoenicia, New York. This archive is apart of the Buddhist Inner Sciences 101 Podcast Series taken from the Bob Thurman & Tibet House US archives which are intended to provide an introduction to the yogic, meditative & theoretical practices of the tradition. These recordings are intended to be general overviews & one should be studying with a qualified teacher before attempting or engaging in the practices. "Buddha & The Yogis : 2017 - Podcast Bonus RAFT Archive" of the Bob Thurman Podcast was recorded at the Annual All Levels Yoga and Buddhism Retreat “Buddha & the Yogis” with Richard Freeman, Mary Taylor and Robert A.F. Thurman July 16 – 23, 2017 at Menla Retreat and Dewa Spa in Phoenicia, New York and was originally excerpted as "Yoga, Bliss & Mind : Buddhist Inner Sciences – Ep. 205". Listen to more archive recordings from from past Robert A.F. Thurman teachings + public events please consider becoming a Tibet House US member. To learn about the benefits of Tibet House US Membership please visit: www.tibethouse.us. The song ‘Dancing Ling’ by Tenzin Choegyal from the album ‘Heart Sutra‘ (2004) by Ethno Super Lounge is used on the Bob Thurman Podcast with artist’s permission, all rights reserved.  

The Buddha & the Yogis all levels intensive series brings together three contemporary Buddhist and yogic masters to actively explore, intellectually and experientially, the profound texts and practices from the yogic technologies associated with Tantric Mahayana Buddhism and Vedantic Hinduism, in the pristine hidden mountain valley of Menla, land of the Medicine Buddha. This extended archive recording opens with a discussion on the Buddhist definition of the mind, Professor Thurman details the philosophical history of the Buddha’s teachings, it’s meditations and yoga practices, detailing how Buddhism’s central tenets of causality, emptiness and compassion relate to modern Quantum and Particle Physics. Includes an introduction to the Buddhist Inner Sciences, the “network of Dakinis” as taught in Buddhism’s esoteric art and Vajrayana practices and guided selflessness and body scan meditations. “Buddha & The Yogis : 2017 – Podcast Bonus RAFT Archive” was brought to you in part through the monthly support of the Tibet House US Membership Community and Menla Retreat and Dewa Spa in Phoenicia, New York. This archive is apart of the Buddhist Inner Sciences 101 Podcast Series taken from the Bob Thurman & Tibet House US archives which are intended to provide an introduction to the yogic, meditative & theoretical practices of the tradition. These recordings are intended to be general overviews & one should be studying with a qualified teacher before attempting or engaging in the practices. “Buddha & The Yogis : 2017 – Podcast Bonus RAFT Archive” of the Bob Thurman Podcast was recorded at the Annual All Levels Yoga and Buddhism Retreat “Buddha & the Yogis” with Richard Freeman, Mary Taylor and Robert A.F. Thurman July 16 – 23, 2017 at Menla Retreat and Dewa Spa in Phoenicia, New York and was originally excerpted as “Yoga, Bliss & Mind : Buddhist Inner Sciences – Ep. 205“. Listen to more archive recordings from from past Robert A.F. Thurman teachings + public events please consider becoming a Tibet House US member. To learn about the benefits of Tibet House US Membership please visit: www.tibethouse.us. The song ‘Dancing Ling’ by Tenzin Choegyal from the album ‘

Opening with a discussion on the Buddhist definition of the mind, Professor Thurman details the philosophical history of and essential role of exploring it’s nature through the experience of bliss within the Buddha’s teachings and in it’s meditations and yoga practices. Detailing how Buddhism’s central tenets of causality, emptiness and compassion relate to modern Quantum and Particle Physics Robert A.F. Thurman provides those engaging in physical yoga practices and meditation a roadmap for discovering the blissful nature of reality. Podcast includes a introduction to the Buddhist Inner Sciences, the “network of Dakinis” as taught in Buddhism’s esoteric art and Vajrayana practices, and concludes with a reading of Wallace Steven’s poem “Snowman” by Gary Gach. Yoga, Bliss & Mind : Buddhist Inner Sciences – Ep. 205 of the Bob Thurman Podcast was recorded at the Annual All Levels Yoga and Buddhism Retreat “Buddha & the Yogis” with Richard Freeman, Mary Taylor and Robert A.F. Thurman July 16 – 23, 2017 at Menla Retreat and Dewa Spa in Phoenicia, New York and  is apart of the Buddhist Inner Sciences 101 Podcast Series taken from the Bob Thurman & Tibet House US archives which are intended to provide an introduction to the yogic, meditative & theoretical practices of the tradition. These recordings are intended to be general overviews & one should be studying with a qualified teacher before attempting or engaging in the practices. Gary Gregory Gach is an author, translator, and editor living in San Francisco. A dynamic speaker and teacher in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism his works include the anthology “What Book!? Buddha Poems from Beat to Hiphop” and the forthcoming “Pause Breathe Smile – Awakening Mindfulness When Meditation is Not Enough”. Yoga, Bliss & Mind : Buddhist Inner Sciences Photo by Ryan McGuire via www.mcguiremade.com.

Opening with a discussion on the Buddhist definition of the mind, Professor Thurman details the philosophical history of and essential role of exploring it's nature through the experience of bliss within the Buddha's teachings and in it's meditations and yoga practices. Detailing how Buddhism's central tenets of causality, emptiness and compassion relate to modern Quantum and Particle Physics Robert A.F. Thurman provides those engaging in physical yoga practices and meditation a roadmap for discovering the blissful nature of reality. Podcast includes a introduction to the Buddhist Inner Sciences and the "network of Dakinis" as taught in Buddhism's esoteric art and Vajrayana practices. Podcast concludes with a reading of Wallace Steven's poem "Snowman" by Gary Gach. Yoga, Bliss & Mind : Buddhist Inner Sciences Photo by Ryan McGuire via www.mcguiremade.com. This week’s episode’s of the Bob Thurman Podcast was brought to you in part through the monthly support of the Tibet House US Membership Community and Menla Retreat and Dewa Spa in Phoenicia, New York. This podcast is apart of the Buddhist Inner Sciences 101 Podcast Series taken from the Bob Thurman & Tibet House US archives which are intended to provide an introduction to the yogic, meditative & theoretical practices of the tradition. These recordings are intended to be general overviews & one should be studying with a qualified teacher before attempting or engaging in the practices. Yoga, Bliss & Mind : Buddhist Inner Sciences - Ep. 205 of the Bob Thurman Podcast was recorded at the Annual All Levels Yoga and Buddhism Retreat "Buddha & the Yogis" with Richard Freeman, Mary Taylor and Robert A.F. Thurman July 16 - 23, 2017 at Menla Retreat and Dewa Spa in Phoenicia, New York. Listen to more archive recordings from from past Robert A.F. Thurman teachings + public events please consider becoming a Tibet House US member. To learn about the benefits of Tibet House US Membership please visit: www.tibethouse.us. The song ‘Dancing Ling’ by Tenzin Choegyal from the album ‘Heart Sutra‘ (2004) by Ethno Super Lounge is used on the Bob Thurman Podcast with artist’s permission, all rights reserved. Gary Gregory Gach is an author, translator, and editor living in San Francisco. A dynamic speaker and teacher in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism his works include the anthology “What Book!? Buddha Poems from Beat to Hiphop” and the forthcoming “Pause Breathe Smile – Awakening Mindfulness When Meditation is Not Enough”.

Are we ready to face our own death, and the total transformation it symbolises? In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, The Symbolism of the Cremation Ground we learn about the eight cremation grounds and the Dakinis who dance there. From the talk The Symbolism of the Cremation Ground and the Celestial Maidens given in 1971 as part of the series Creative Symbols of the Tantric Path to Enlightenment.

During the first two weeks of November and December, to celebrate the opening of my year-long programs (A Year of SHE & the SHE Leadership Circle), I’m sharing a new series on the podcast called “Dakini’s Den.” In Tibetan Buddhism, Dakinis are manifestations of Awakening appearing in feminine form. Each of these SHE Talks is an excerpt from the “Dakini’s Den” classes I taught in the 2018 year-long programs; and today’s talk is all about turning into the blazing truth within you. All the answers to all our problems live inside us. To heal the world, each of us needs to play our part in listening to and then acting on this inner guidance. Even though it’s the most pleasurable and profound experience one can ever have, we still have tremendous resistance to turning to the blazing truth within us. May today’s talk inspire you to stop looking for magic “out there” and start shedding limitations to resource the miracle that you already are. Learn more about A Year of SHE & the SHE Leadership Circle here: www.AYearofSHE.com

Aired Thursday, 18 October 2018, 7:00 PM ETManifesting the Wisdom of the Empowered Feminine with the Five Dakinis with Lama Tsultrim AllioneThe overwhelming success of 2017’s Women’s March on Washington demonstrated the rise of the feminine energy in the collective unconscious of humanity. And not before time, for as this week’s guest, Lama Tsultrim Allione asserts, “The suppression of the sacred feminine, and the loss of feminine qualities is an urgent psychological and ecological issue in modern society, and that it is only by empowering the sacred feminine and by listening to the earth as she tries to communicate with us that we will ultimately heal ourselves and the planet.”About the Guest: Lama Tsultrim AllioneLAMA TSULTRIM ALLIONE is a celebrated Buddhist teacher and spiritual activist. The founder and resident lama of Tara Mandala Retreat Center in Colorado, she is the author of Women of Wisdom, and the national bestseller Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict, now translated into 20 languages. In her latest book, Wisdom Rising: Journey into the Mandala of the Empowered Feminine, Lama Tsultrim Allione provides a method for inner transformation and empowerment into wisdom and fierce compassion for both women and men who want to be a part of the rising awareness and return of the sacred feminine.Websites: www.taramandala.org and www.wisdomrisingbook.com

The It's All Happening Podcast continues it's exploration into the spiritual path with yet another wise, intuitive and iconic spiritual master. Lama Tsultrim Allione joins the podcast to share her journey into her lifelong immersion as a trail blazing woman deep in the heart of Buddhism and to discuss her amazing new book Wisdom Rising: Journey Into the Mandala of the Empowered Feminine. Tsultrim's masterful new book teaches you how to embody the enlightened, fierce power of the sacred feminine—the tantric dakinis. Our conversation breaks down the different archetypes of the divine feminine found in the tantric Buddhist teachings and why it's as important as ever to embody them for life in the modern Western world. This knowledge and the subsequent practice radiates for women but is also applicable for men and their search for a more balanced life. INTRO RANT - How we spend our time and it's effect on emotional intelligence Lama Tsultrim Allione, author and international teacher, is the founder and spiritual director of Tara Mandala. In 2009, Lama Tsultrim was selected by an esteemed committee of Buddhist scholars and practitioners to receive the International Outstanding Women in Buddhism Award given in Bangkok, Thailand.

In recent years, as we’ve come to revere the Divine Feminine, we’ve replaced one set of rules (work yourself to the bone to prove that you can do the job as well as any man can) for another (drink green juice, wear crystals, and worship the moon and Mercury Retrograde to prove that you’re a good person). Somewhere in the mix of swapping one societal code for another, we’re still missing the point. You are the creator of your life. You are god in the flesh. You are a divine being, in charge of designing your own destiny. The power is inside of you. And you’ll never find it anywhere else. If you’re not yet as happy, healthy, whole, wealthy, successful, vibrant, or (fill in the blank), as you long to be…...maybe it’s time to admit that you’ve been looking for answers in all the wrong places. Will 2018 be the year that you finally take your power back? If your answer is “YES,” then I invite you to come on a journey with me. Beyond the land of “same-old, same-old,” and into the Realm of Extraordinary (aka The Kingdom of Heaven Within). Over the next few weeks, I’ll show you the ins and outs of this mystical landscape in a new podcast mini-series: Disrupting the Divine Feminine. In today’s SHE Talk, I map out: - The (exciting!) new model of womanhood that Oprah debuted earlier this week - Why I’m transplanting the hottest concept from the business world into the field of feminine spirituality & empowerment - How Quantum Physics can help us feel at home in a very uncertain world Why super-sexy, flying fairies (from a 1,000-year-old tradition in Tibetan Buddhism) hold the medicine we’re all seeking today - What Daenerys Targaryen can teach us about embodying new levels of greatness as women If you’re needing to remember that you alone hold the power to create your reality, I hope this episode returns you to your agency. It’s a small taste of what’s to come in the only program I’m teaching this year: The SHE School & SHE Leadership Circle 2018: www.thesheschool.com

In this episode I share a piece I wrote that serves as a sort of guerrilla psychedelic research white paper. It is the most direct and concise articulation of my thesis: Demons are invisible to the naked eye but exist as energetic parasites lurking all around us at all times They are attracted by energy that’s released during sex, aggression, intimidation, fear, etc. They enter into cracks in the protective shield of our auric field and chakra system caused by abuse, trauma, neglect, lack of adequate love, negative thought patterns, etc. Acts of sexual manipulation, abuse, exploitation, and rape create opportunities for them to spread and infect souls, virgin souls are a delicacy for them With varying degrees of conscious awareness from relatively benign ignorance, to sinister intentionality: sexual predators are being possessed by demonic entities Surgical shamanic exorcism must be performed to remove them In perpetrators with full blown infections, their demons have spread and gotten control of their nervous system Victims have incubating infections that if disinfected, purified, and healed before they spread into the nervous system, can prevent neurosis and sexual pathology Surgical shamanic exorcism when combined with certain psychedelic plant medicines, ceremonial ritual allows for the patient and/or shaman to see the infectious parasitic organisms as if with x-ray vision Goddess-centered sacred sexual healing arts such as Tantra when applied in conjunction with psychedelic shamanic exorcism produces a positive synergistic effect whereby an erotic exorcism can be performed Most traditional psychedelic shamanic healing ceremonies are inaccessible financially and geographically by the average American Most Tantric “Dakas” (male sexual healers) and “Dakinis” (female sexual healers) are inaccessible financially by the average American A “poor man’s” do-it-yourself-or-with-partners home-based procedure can be quickly, easily, and affordably trained for mass application with minimal risks and mild if any drug side-effects

VITAL SEX - DAKINIS AND DAKAS - MP3

VITAL SEX - DAKINIS AND DAKAS - MP3

VITAL SEX - DAKINIS AND DAKAS - MP3

VITAL SEX - DAKINIS AND DAKAS - MP3

VITAL SEX - DAKINIS AND DAKAS - MP3

What is the Imperfect Buddha Podcast? Where does it come from? Why listen to it? All of these questions and more are presented in this introduction designed at clarifying for new listeners just what kind of podcast you are getting into. Running since 2015, the Imperfect Buddha Podcast has sought to challenge western Buddhism's taboos, its anti-intellectualism, its friction with tradition, its enlightenment cults, Buddhist cults, dodgy teachers, flirtation with the New Age and Hinduism, and bring it all to a wonderful little thing called the Great Feast. There's a whole episode dedicate to this place in case you're interested. If you like critical, intelligent engagement with contemporary Buddhism, the practising life, and what it means to wake up, get enlightened, meditate and save the world, this podcast is for you. Hosted by Matthew O'Connell and put together by a vast team of Bodhisattvas and Dakinis. Each episode is guaranteed to put merit in your bank. Matthew O'Connell is a life coach and the host of the The Imperfect Buddha podcast. You can find The Imperfect Buddha on Facebook and Twitter (@imperfectbuddha). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Power pleasure practices to instantly dissolve stress, awaken sexual energy and deepen your presence to the here and now. How pleasure profoundly impacts your capacity to create the success, well-being and relationship you most deeply desire. The secrets that the ancient Tantrikas, Dakinis, and Priestesses knew about pleasure, and how to bring their ancient wisdom into the sacredness of your sex, intimacy and every day living. Why pleasure can be a portal to the Divine and your spiritual unfolding and fulfilment.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Dakinis: Forces To Be Integrated,and#8221; is an excerpt from the previously unreleased talk from 1979 entitled simply and#8220;Padmasambhavaand#8221; by Sangharakshita. In this short excerpt of the full talk, rather famously, given off-the-cuff at the London Buddhist Centre, Sangharakshita gives us a lively description of the dakini as a force to be integrated.

Dark Of Moon Council with fellow kick-butt Libran, agent of wrathful Dakinis, fisher-woman-mega-activist DIANE WILSON! whose latest book offered as enticement to contribute to KPFA = “Diary of an Eco-Outlaw – an unreasonable woman breaks the law for Mother Earth!” The post The Visionary Activist – March 3, 2011 appeared first on KPFA.