Podcasts about Karmapa

In this episode I am once again joined by Naomi Levine, author, under her birth name Norma Levine, of several books including ‘The Miraculous 16th Karmapa', ‘A Quest For The Hidden Lands', and ‘Chronicles of Love and Death: My Years With The Last Spiritual King of Bhutan'. In this interview, Naomi discusses her latest writing about the apocalyptic prophecies of the Kālacakra tantra, a Tibetan Buddhist scripture promoted by the Dalai Lama. Naomi discusses the doctrine of the dark age known as the “Kali Yuga” including its origins, its signs and symptoms, and Buddhist ideas about its unfolding. Naomi tells the story of Shambala, a mystical kingdom ruled by enlightened, bodhisattva kings, and reveals the prophesied holy war which the Kālacakra tantra claims will see the Shambala army face off against barbarian hordes. Naomi also discusses the surprising implications of the Dalai Lama's mass Kālacakra initiation rituals, the role of stūpas and other religious monuments in geomantic magick, and how she personally deals with a sense of impending apocalypse. … https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep288-apocalypse-now-naomi-levine Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'. … Topics Include: 00:00 - Intro 01:18 - What is the Kali Yuga? 06:38 - Moral and environmental degeneration 10:14 - When did the Kali Yuga begin? 12:39 - Signs of the Kali Yuga and climate change 15:55 - Multi-dimensional reality and hidden lands 17:44 - Naomi's pilgrimage to the hidden land of Pemako 20:42 - The Pure Lands in Buddhist cosmology 21:57 - The kingdom of Shambala 26:25 - Seeking Shambala 27:28 - The Kālacakra Tantra 30:28 - Prophecy of the battle of Shambala 33:42 - Good vs evil 35:26 - Does the Kālacakra refer to Islam? 37:42 - Why does the 14th Dalai Lama give Kālacakra initiations? 39:33 - Inner or outer battle? 43:01 - Tai Situ's interest in the timespan between Buddhas 44:55 - Is Shambala just a myth? 46:09 - What is Shambala? 47:35 - Shangri-La and Hilton's “Lost Horizons” 48:28 - Chogyam Trungpa's version of Shambala 51:50 - How geomancy and building stupas affect world events 52:48 - Stupas as geomantic magic 56:56 - Cancelling Jane Austen 57:52 - Dissolution of the elements 59:45 - Tukdam 01:01:47 - How Naomi responds to the end times 01:05:33 - The constantly shifting drama of world events 01:06:43 - Suggestion for non-Buddhists 01:07:48 - Naomi asks Steve's opinion 01:09:14 - Prophecies of lamas and other mystics 01:10:09 - Apocalyptic thinking and displaced death anxiety 01:10:31 - Naomi's attitude towards death … Previous episodes with Naomi Levine: - https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=naomi To find out more about Naomi Levine, visit: - https://www.facebook.com/naomilevine111 - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Norma-Levine/author/B001K86LZ4?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - https://www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi' by Steve James

This is audio from a video discussion - see this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eFpLpjmPNxc Bill Moriarty talks with Lama Lodro Lhamo at the Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (KTD) monastery in Woodstock, New York. We discuss the importance of this place as the seat of the Karmapa in North America, and Lama Lodro's path to serving as first woman president of KTD.  KTD: https://kagyu.org/ Visit us at The Wisdom Seat: https://www.thewisdomseat.org/      

Marpa y Maitripa Mientras viajaba en la India del sur, Marpa repetidamente lanzó fuertes deseos de hallar a Maitripa, un sostenedor del linaje de Nagarjuna y el gran Brahman Saraha, cuya posterior encarnación sería conocida como el Karmapa. En un sueño, una bella mujer se le apareció a Marpa como una mensajera de Maitripa, dándole fuertes bendiciones al colocarle una vasija en el tope de su cabeza. Él despertó sintiéndose gozosamente feliz. En su retorno a Pullahari en el norte para revisar a Naropa, Marpa fue alentado para buscar a Maitripa en persona. Este gurú también vivía en un lugar inconveniente. Muchos de sus amigos disuadieron a Marpa de proseguir la difícil y peligrosa búsqueda de Maitripa. Su respuesta hacia ellos fue: …"Yo no estoy buscando riqueza en esta vida, sea que muera o no, yo debo buscar el Dharma"… Eventualmente Marpa encontró a Maitripa sentado bajo un árbol en un monasterio en una alta montaña llamada "Montaña de las Llamaradas de Fuego". Maitripa jugó el papel de un padre espiritual en el desarrollo de Marpa, casi tan significante como aquel de Naropa. De Maitripa, Marpa recibió el nombre secreto Vajracitta junto con la transmisióoral del Mahamudra, enseñanzas de la más alta realización. Al mismo tiempo Maitripa introdujo a Marpa en los dohas, o canciones poéticas espontáneas para las cuales Marpa y su futuro estudiante Milarepa se harían tan famosos.. Evaluemos el planteamiento …

El Discípulo Gampopa Gampopa fue el principal discípulo de Milarepa y el maestro del primer Karmapa, Düsum Kyempa. En la época del Buda histórico Shakyamuni, la encarnación de Gampopa era llamada Chandrapada y vivía como el hijo de un hombre rico en Rayagaha. Fue un gran Bodisatva que se hizo discípulo del Buda. En el lugar de la montaña del buitre, donde el Buda dio muchas enseñanzas sobre el  Mahayana. Chandrapada pidió las enseñanzas hoy conocidas como el Sutra Samadiraja. En ese Sutra el Buda comenta su conexión con Chandrapada en vidas anteriores. Hace muchas kalpas, en la época que declinaron las enseñanzas del Buda Ratnapadmacandra, había un Bodisatva llamado Supuspacandra. Kalpa es un término sánscrito que significa eón o largo período y es utilizado principalmente en cosmología budista e hindú. Él dio enseñanzas a muchos otros Bodisatvas cerca del palacio del Rey Suradatta, quien ejecutó a Supuscapandra. Luego cambió de forma de pensar sobre las enseñanzas y se arrepintió profundamente de lo que había hecho. El Buda explica en el Sutra Samadiraja que él mismo había sido el rey y Chandrapada había sido el Bodisatva Supuscapandra. Justipreciemos la declaración …

El Legado de Naropa También destacaron como acólitos: 800 sidas, 54 yoguis con votos específicos, y 100 yoguinis con evidentes signos de logro espiritual. Así mismo, Naropa es considerado como uno de los Patriarcas del linaje Kagyu, que se originó en el Tibet en el siglo 10. Su aportación se unió al de otras eminentes figuras del conocimiento Tántrico teles como: Milarepa, Gampopa, Tsum Gienpa. Este último sería el primer Karmapa o guía supremo de esta tradición. En la actualidad, su líder es el decimoséptimo Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje; exilidado del Tibet cuando contaba con 14 años de edad y en la actualidad afincado en el norte de la India.. Oigamos lo narrado…

Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche unfolds the key to living, especially valuable in today's modern, chaotic, fast paced world. Erric begins by asking Rinpoche, “What is the most important thing to know?” Rinpoche leads us through a pithy, vital explanation that anyone, struggling to thrive in modern life, will want to hear.  About Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche is a world-renowned teacher and meditation master in the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. He was born in Tibet in 1951 as the oldest son of his mother Kunsang Dechen, a devoted Buddhist practitioner, and his father Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, an accomplished master of Buddhist meditation. As a young child, Chökyi Nyima—“Sun of the Dharma”—was recognized as the 7th incarnation of the Tibetan meditation master Gar Drubchen. In 1959 Rinpoche's family fled to India where Rinpoche spent his youth studying under some of Tibetan Buddhism's most illustrious masters, such as His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa, Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen, and his father, Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. In 1974, Rinpoche left India to join his parents in Kathmandu, Nepal, where he assisted them in establishing Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery. Upon its completion in 1976, H.H. the Karmapa enthroned Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche as the monastery's abbot. To this day, Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling remains the heart of Rinpoche's ever-growing mandala of activity.

Citações e trecho do livro “It's Up to You”, de Dzigar Kongtrül Rinpoche. Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche é autor, pintor e um grande mestre da linhagem Nyingma do budismo tibetano. Nascido no norte da Índia, em 1964. Logo após a morte do pai, aos nove anos de idade, Dzigar Kongtrul foi reconhecido, por Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, como a reencarnação do grande Jamgön Kongtrul, reconhecimento este confirmado pelo 16º Karmapa. Criado num ambiente monástico, Dzigar recebeu extenso treinamento em todos os aspectos da doutrina budista. Seu professor raiz foi Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, mas Dzigar também estudou sob a orientação de grandes mestres como Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche e Khenpo Rinchen. Em 1989, Dzigar se mudou para os Estados Unidos com sua família e de 1990 a 1995 foi professor de filosofia budista na Universidade Naropa. Pouco depois de sua chegada nos Estados Unidos, fundou Mangala Shri Bhuti, uma organização criada para promover o estudo do Budadharma no Ocidente. Dzigar destaca-se por seu elevado conhecimento, sua habilidade de comunicar o significado sutil, e sua capacidade de torná-los acessíveis e úteis para os seus ouvintes. Tecendo sua antiga herança espiritual com os muitos fios da nossa cultura moderna, Kongtrul Rinpoche é conhecido pela sua integridade intransigente , sua determinação inabalável, uma profunda convicção no altruísmo e uma rigorosa insistência de que todos os seres, independentemente da sua origem, possam despertar para a sua própria natureza iluminada. “Um discípulo do Buda certa vez lhe perguntou: ‘O que é o vazio?' O Buda então entrou no estado não-verbal de meditação. Manjushri explicou que esta era a expressão do Buda livre de todos os artifícios, um estado de não apego e liberdade da shenpa. Não há muito a dizer sobre a natureza do vazio. A única característica que você poderia dizer que possui é a liberdade de todas as características. Se quiser saber mais sobre o significado do vazio, você terá que sentar na almofada e descobrir por si mesmo”. Dzigar Kongtrül Rinpoche. Músicas: Hanna Lindgren - Arc of Beacons (• Arc of Beacons) Hanna Lindgren - Epic Mirage (• Epic Mirage) =======================================

Host Michael Taft speaks with meditation teacher Chandra Easton about her new book Embodying Tara: 21 Manifestations to Awaken Your Innate Wisdom, the background of Green Tara, why there are 21 different manifestations, the inspirations for the book. Chandra's lifelong relationship with Green Tara, and we take an especially deep dive into manifestation number thirteen, the so-callled "Demolition Tara."Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton has taught meditation and yoga since 2001. She has had the good fortune to study with many Tibetan and Western Buddhist teachers such as H.H. Dalai Lama, H.H. Karmapa, Lama Tsultrim Allione, B. Alan Wallace, and Jennifer Welwood. She is currently the Assistant Spiritual Director & Head Teacher at the Tara Mandala Retreat Center. Chandra has published several books, including her new book Embodying Tara: 21 Manifestations to Awaken Your Innate Wisdom. http://www.chandraeaston.com/You can support the creation of future episodes of this podcast by contributing through Patreon.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Citações e trecho do livro “Sadness, Love, Openness”, de Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche. Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche é um professor e monge das tradições Kagyu e Nyingma do budismo tibetano. Nascido no Tibete em 1951, Chökyi é filho do grande mestre realizado Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. Quando criança foi reconhecido como a sétima encarnação do mestre tibetano Gar Drubchen, e designado como o lama-chefe do Monastério Drong da região de Nakchukha, no Tibete. Em 1959, após a ocupação do Tibete, Chökyi fugiu com sua família para a Índia e para o Nepal, onde passou sua juventude estudando com alguns dos mais ilustres mestres do budismo tibetano, incluindo o 16º Karmapa e Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche é o fundador e chefe espiritual do Mosteiro Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling no Nepal e estabeleceu vários centros e organizações de Dharma em todo o mundo. Chökyi tornou-se conhecido por sua profunda compreensão da tradição Dzogchen, uma forma de budismo tibetano conhecida por sua abordagem direta à iluminação. Seus ensinamentos enfatizam a importância da meditação, da atenção plena e da compreensão da verdadeira natureza.

In this episode I am joined by Charles Manson, author of ‘The Second Karmapa Karma Pakshi' published by Shambhala, and librarian for the Tibetan Collections at the Bodleian Library (Oxford University) and the British Library. Charles begins by discussing the remarkable life of Karma Pakshi, the second Karmapa, Tibet's oldest continuous reincarnation lineage. Charles traces Karma Pakshi's adventures as a yogic trainee, personal guru to Mongol Khans, figure of political intrigue, and reformer of monasteries. Charles goes on to tell the story of his own life, from brutal treatment at elite British boarding schools to undergraduate studies at the renowned Columbia University. Charles recounts how arrest and deportation saw his academic prospects dashed. After a period of homelessness, he became a master woodcarver training under craftsmen in England and Germany. Charles recalls his encounter with Buddhism, his contact with spiritual teachers such as the 16th Karmapa, his reckoning with the untimely death of his son's mother, and details his experiences undertaking 8 years of closed retreat including challenging group dynamics, the painful complications of energetic yogas, and the mechanisms of spiritual transformation. Charles also discusses his remarkable time with the terton Karma Rinpoche, receiving sacred chulen instructions and witnessing the mahasiddha miraculously press a footprint into rock; as well as Charles' own return to academia, with postgraduate studies at Harvard and longstanding work at Oxford University and the British Library. … https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep243-scholar-practitioner-charles-manson … 01:48 - Karma Pakshi, the 2nd Karmapa 07:57 - Summoned by the Khan 15:26 - Imprisoned by Kublai Khan 25:58 - The tulku tradition 33:18 - Interest in Karma Pakshi and the tulku tradition 39:02 - Childhood in Venezuela 45:28 - Suffering at boarding school 49:34 - Institutional cruelty and formation for empire 52:07 - Coping strategies and intellectual rebellion 54:33 - Attraction to Buddhism 56:18 - Love of reading and research 01:02:08 - Study at Columbia 01:04:42 - Changes in the UK private school system 01:07:30 - The social and political scene at Columbia 01:08:36 - Joining the Black Panthers 01:09:30 - Psychedelic experimentation 01:12:21 - Arrest and deportation 01:16:34 - Homelessness 01:20:32 - Resilience 01:22:30 - Searching accentuated 01:24:22 - Career as a woodcarver 01:28:07 - Unplanned pregnancy 01:28:41 - Finding Buddhism 01:31:07 - Seeking Chogyam Trungpa 01:36:17 - 16th Karmapa and ngondro 01:37:48 - Regrets about Sherab Palden 01:39:33 - Early days at Samye Ling and meeting Kalu Rinpoche 01:45:12 - The charisma of the 16th Karmapa 01:46:26 - What is charisma? 01:49:40 - How to develop spiritual power 01:53:21 - Private time with the 16th Karmapa 01:55:09 - Maggie's cancer and a sacred pilgrimage 02:01:53 - Regrets 02:03:54 - Maggie's death and the aftermath 02:07:44 - Entering into long-term retreat 02:13:20 - Were the 3-year retreats successful? 02:26:26 - Experience on extended retreat 02:26:57 - Spiritual obstacles 02:29:37 - Trulkhor heart attack 02:30:47 - Should 3-year retreatants call themselves ‘Lama'? 02:37:24 - Advice for those coming out of retreat 02:39:23 - Reintegrating into society 02:40:46 - Terton Karma Rinpoche 02:42:58 - What is chulen? 02:44:06 - Karma Rinpoche's siddhi 02:50:50 - Journeys to Tibet 02:52:34 - Mountain yogis in Tibet 02:56:40 - Chulen retreats 03:00:34 - Harvard and return to academia 03:06:46 - British Library and the Bodleian 03:07:38 - PhD work at Oxford and Paris 03:08:33 - Writing a book about Karma Pakshi 03:09:05 - 1000 year old Tibetan documents at the British Library 03:11:16 - The Bodleian collection and the John Stapleton Driver project 03:16:19 - Charles' teaching activities and other work … To find our more about Charles Manson, visit: - https://www.shambhala.com/authors/the-second-karmapa-karma-pakshi.html

Sharing spiritual wisdom on meditation, abundance, intimacy, and the astral body, Jack helps us cultivate the courage to recognize truth.Want to learn how to follow the Buddha's path to freedom in the modern world? Sign up for Jack's new online course Walking the Eightfold Path with Jack Kornfield beginning March 18!"In one important sense, meditation is an exercise in truth, an exercise in opening to what is true, to what is here in front of in the most direct and obvious ways." – Jack KornfieldIn this episode, Jack compassionately illuminates:Meditation as an exercise in truth Jesus and the Buddha following their deepest inner truths Dharma and direct seeing from the heart Buddhism's three characteristics of life: impermanence, suffering, selflessness Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche's view on the rebirth of our bad habits The difference between our physical 'fear body' we inhabit during the day, versus our expansive 'astral body' we expand into at night Mindfulness, spaciousness, and Buddha Nature Abundance and intimacy in spirituality The 16th Karmapa as the Dharma King A beautiful (and funny) story of an end-of-life guided meditation"Somebody asked Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the Tibetan Lama, 'If there's no self, what is it that is reborn in Buddhism?' He smiled and said, 'I hate to tell you this, but what's reborn is your bad habits.'" – Jack Kornfield"To note what's present is the first task. The second task is to see or sense what happens to it. These are both important. So, sadness comes and you note, 'Ah, here's the feeling of sadness.' And then you name it for a while, you stay with it and see what it does, 'Sad...sad...sad.' Maybe you name it five to ten times and it disappears. Then itching comes and you name, 'Itching...itching...' You don't just name it and hurry back to your breath. You name it and see what it does, 'Itching...itching.' Then, it spreads and your whole face is tingling, 'Tinging...tingling... I'm gonna die if I don't scratch this... Dying...dying...' Then if you stay with it, dying passes, tingling passes, itching passes. If you let yourself stay with things, naming them as long as they are there and seeing them happen, they show their true nature—which is to arise, change, and pass." – Jack KornfieldThis Dharma Talk from 7/11/1990 at was originally published on DharmaSeed.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode I am once again joined by Naomi Levine, author, under her birth name Norma Levine, of several books including ‘The Miraculous 16th Karmapa', ‘A Quest For The Hidden Lands', and ‘Chronicles of Love and Death: My Years With The Last Spiritual King of Bhutan'. In this interview, Naomi discusses her first book ‘Blessing Power of the Buddhas', an account of her 3 year investigation into the sacred relics and holy men of Himalayan Buddhism and the field of supernatural happenings that surround them. Naomi recounts her insider meetings with Tibetan Lamas such as the polarising Dzongsar Khyentse, the reclusive Tarthang Tulku, and the wrathful Orgyen Tobgyal; and recalls stories of talking statues, sky metal magical implements, and the necessity of a female consort for certain tantric workings. Naomi also talks about the naive faith of the fresh convert, what it's like to be burned by a guru, and how to survive the waning of the honeymoon phase in one's religious devotional life. … Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep233-blessing-power-of-the-buddhas-naomi-levine-4 Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'. … Topics Include: 00:00 - Intro 01:08 - Evolution of Naomi's faith and writing 03:19 - Writing her first book 06:04 - The esoteric side of Tibetan Buddhism 07:33 - Naive faith of the neophyte 09:35 - Interviewing the who's who of Tibetan clergy 12:27 - Hunting down sacred objects 18:13 - Getting burned by the guru 21:55 - Saved by the lineage blessings 24:44 - Quest for the hidden 25:55 - When devotion matures 28:30 - Guru scandals and Vajrayana vows 31:48 - You can't return to the honeymoon phase of religiosity 37:34 - Corporate Buddhism and today's guru circuit 44:21 - Naomi's impressions of Dzongsar Khyentse 50:11 - Meeting the enigmatic Tarthang Tulku 56:41 - Meeting the wrathful Orgyen Tobgyal 59:43 - Stories of sky metal 01:05:57 - Sacred objects of Tibetan Buddhism 01:10:04 - Categories of sacred objects and hidden treasures 01:13:17 - Rethinking how to get explanations about reality 01:15:37 - True meaning of ‘hidden' 01:16:25 - Talking statues and other miracles 01:21:43 - The necessity of the female consort 01:24:37 - The mysterious phenomenon of rangjung … Previous episodes with Naomi Levine: - https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep190-love-death-in-the-himalayas-naomi-levine - https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep208-karmapa-tales-naomi-levine-2 - https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep223-the-spiritual-odyssey-of-freda-bedi-naomi-levine-3 To find out more about Naomi Levine, visit: - https://www.facebook.com/naomilevine111 - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Norma-Levine/author/B001K86LZ4?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - https://www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi' by Steve James

This episode of the Wisdom Podcast features an interview with Charles Manson. Charles is a master woodcarver and author who spent several years as a Buddhist monk and in meditation retreats. He holds a master's in theological studies from Harvard University and works as a librarian for the Tibetan Collections at the Bodleian Library at […] The post Charles Manson: The Second Karmapa (#175) appeared first on The Wisdom Experience.

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages ‘The map is not the territory.' This is one of those obvious yet profound insights: the thing we use to try and understand reality, is not reality. It's true for all charts in companies, for instance. While they tell you a lot, they don't have all the answers. Your map of the world, what does it tell you and what does it not?  Tiziana Casciaro is Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, and co-author of the book Power, for All: How It Really Works and Why It's Everyone's Business.  Tiziana reads two pages from ‘The Heart is Noble' by the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje. [reading begins at 26:25]   Hear us discuss:  The study of the nonobvious. [6:33] | “When you have a lot of power imbalance, in the long run, bad things tend to happen.” [13:46] | The challenges and consequences of power in organizational spaces. [15:11] | “The world would be infinitely better if we were all more aware of how interdependent we are.” [33:03] | Power for all: “Sharing power doesn't mean giving up power, it means empowering others.” [37:00] | Moving from certainty to ambiguity: “Remind yourself of the good in you so that you will be able to appreciate the good in others without fearing they will take over.” [42:33] | How human behavior is influenced by context. [46:41] 

Facing the anxiety caused by climate change, Nina Rao, Allegra Lovejoy, and environmentalist Dekila Chunyalpa, come together to find solutions.Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/beherenowNina Rao, Dekila Chunyalpa, and Allegra Lovejoy spend this episode discussing:The source of rising global temperaturesClimate migrants and refugeesThe anthropocentric effect on the natural worldDekila's conservation workHow the value of nature has been consumed by economicsLooking to India for answers on environmentalismThe validity of anxiety surrounding the environmental crisisReinforcing our communities for survivalContemplating our relationship with natureThe privilege of having access to natureCoping with Eco Anxiety through mindfulnessJoy as a means of increasing our resilienceKinship with the environment for a conservation strategyA brief practice in grounding and compassion for the earthAbout Nina Rao:Nina Rao is a devotional singer. She tours with Krishna Das, playing cymbals, singing, and acting as his business manager. Nina has two of her own albums, “Antarayaami – Knower of All Hearts” and “Anubhav”. Nina regularly leads kirtan, workshops, and retreats in her hometown of Brooklyn, New York and beyond. Keep up with Nina on her website.“I'm not saying this is the solution for everything, but set aside land for natural habitat and wildlife. We've forgotten how to actually live with wildlife so we have to re-learn that, so until we do, we have to give them that space.” – Nina RaoAbout Dekila Chunyalpa:Dekila is the founder and director of the Loka Initiative. She is an accomplished environmental program director, with 20+ years of experience in designing and implementing global conservation and climate strategies and projects. Known as an innovator in the environmental field, Dekila has expertise in faith-led environmental and climate partnerships, biodiversity landscape and river basin strategy design, and community-based conservation. She began her career in 2001 working on community-based conservation in the Eastern Himalayas and went on to work on climate adaptation and free flowing rivers in the Mekong region for the World Wildlife Fund in 2004.In 2008, she helped establish Khoryug, an association of over 50 Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and nunneries implementing environmental projects across the Himalayas under the auspices of His Holiness the Karmapa. In 2009, Dekila founded and led WWF Sacred Earth, a 5-year pilot program that built partnerships with faith leaders and religious institutions towards conservation and climate results in the Amazon, East Africa, Himalayas, Mekong, and the United States. She received the prestigious Yale McCluskey Award in 2014 for her work and moved to the Yale School of Environmental Studies as an associate research scientist, where she researched, lectured and designed the prototype for what is now the Loka Initiative. Dekila is originally from the Himalayan state of Sikkim in India and is of Bhutia origin.Stay in tune with Dekila on Instagram.“I really believe that if we can have these dialogues where we show the the ecological interdependence, the karma of climate change, if we can show how it has happened, what karmic actions brought us here, then one of the interesting outcomes of that is that we can connect what people are already doing to environmental and climate solutions.” – Dekila ChunyalpaAbout Allegra Lovejoy:Allegra Lovejoy is a multifaith chaplain and writer. She is currently completing her MDiv at Yale Divinity School and holds a Masters in Environmental Management from Yale School of the Environment. She earned her BA from Princeton University in International Affairs and Public Policy, concentrating in conflict studies in the Middle East and South Asia. Learn more about Allegra here.“We need both nature-based solutions and major reductions in emissions. That means the way we source energy, how much energy we generate and consume, how much stuff we generate and consume, how we grow food and how we travel.” – Allegra LovejoySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode I am once again joined by Naomi Levine, author, under her birth name Norma Levine, of multiple books including ‘The Miraculous 16th Karmapa', ‘A Quest For The Hidden Lands', and ‘Chronicles of Love and Death: My Years With The Last Spiritual King of Bhutan'. In this interview, Naomi discusses the life of Freda Bedi, born in 1911 and also known as Sister Palmo; activist, radical, and the first Western woman to take full ordination in Tibetan Buddhism. Naomi recounts Freda's upbringing, education at Oxford University, controversial marriage to the communist activist BPL Bedi, flight from Nazi Germany, and arrival in India. Naomi describes Freda's conversion to Buddhism, ordination, and founding of the ‘Young Lama's Homeschool', where she taught English to young Tulkus such as Chogyam Trungpa, Ringu, Thupten Zopa, Chokyi Nyima, and more. Naomi also discusses Freda's religious practice, the remarkable circumstances of her death, and shares the accounts of Buddhist lamas who ascribe to Freda high spiritual attainments. … Video episode: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep223-the-spiritual-odyssey-of-freda-bedi-naomi-levine-3 Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'. … Topics Include: 00:00 - Intro 01:13 - Writing about Freda Bedi 06:00 - The extraordinary death of Freda Bedi 10:56 - Living through remarkable times 12:30 - Born in a working class family 13:06 - Time at Oxford University 14:34 - Marrying Baba Pyare Lal ‘BPL' Bedi 16:02 - Participation in Gandhi's freedom movement 17:36 - Childhood meditation 20:41 - Flight from Nazi Germany 21:57 - Trouble in Kashmir 26:04 - Learning meditation under Sayadaw U Titthila and experiencing shunyata 27:14 - Friendship with Indira Gandhi and refugee work in Assam 29:02 - Founding the Young Lama's Homeschool 31:01 - Convincing 16th Karmapa to travel to the West 33:31 - First Western woman to attain enlightenment? 35:01 - Didi Contractor on Freda Bedi 40:36 - Why is Freda Bedi not better known? 45:33 - Turbulent times and war 44:57 - Complexity and charisma 46:42 - How did Freda Bedi penetrate elite political and religious circles? 51:36- Ayang Rinpoche on Freda Bedi's death 54:40 - Freda Bedi's Marxism 58:27 - Ambiguities and motherhood 01:01:20 - The home life of great humanitarians 01:04:30 - BPL Bedi's miraculous healing powers 01:09:32 - Freda Bedi's spiritual and meditation practices 01:17:09 - Audio recording of Freda Bedi 01:35:44 - Kabir's intention to make a film about Freda Bedi 01:36:16 - Naomi's great admiration for Freda Bedi … Previous episodes with Naomi Levine: - https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep190-love-death-in-the-himalayas-naomi-levine - https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep208-karmapa-tales-naomi-levine-2 To find out more about Naomi Levine, visit: - https://www.facebook.com/naomilevine111 - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Norma-Levine/author/B001K86LZ4?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - https://www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi' by Steve James

00:00:00 Relating with the passing of her teacher and partner Gyatrul Rinpoche 00:04:00 Humility and dharma before material phenomena. 00:11:00 Dudjom Rinpoche and Sangyum Wangmo. 00:15:00 16th Karmapa 00:19:00 3 Kayas and wisdom aspects 00:37:00 Reading recommendations 00:38:00 On faith, degenerate age and different kinds of practitioners. 00:42:00 Daily meditation practice 00:44:00 What to think about when emerging from practice.     Links:   Sangye Khandro https://www.berotsana.org/   Podcast https://oliviaclementine.com/podcasts Support Enjoy these episodes? Please leave a review here. Scroll down to Review & Ratings. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-liberation/id1393858607

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Welcome, deep divers. Today, we splash into the mystical realm of flowers and their energetic wisdom with the captivating Katie Hess. She's dedicated over 20 years to studying and sourcing rare flower essences from around the globe, distilling their life force and chi into powerful elixirs and mists. As founder of LOTUSWEI (use code LUKESTOREY for 10% off), Katie is a true master when it comes to harnessing the healing properties of flower essence. Through her travels and training with Pedro Lopez Clemente, The 17th Karmapa, and others, Katie learned how flowers can profoundly transform consciousness. Each of the 40,000 species holds unique benefits to turn up our highest potential and turn down limitation programs running in the background. I was fascinated to pick Katie's brain about the exponential benefits of microdosing floral energy and how to integrate the offerings of Mother Nature into our daily lives. Throughout our flower power conversation, Katie reveals her incredible backstory, philosophies on ancient plant wisdom vs. Western medicine, innovative rituals, and so much more.  We also explore flower remedies as a path to accelerated personal growth, dissolving trauma, reconnecting to nature, and collective transformation. Katie believes that with only 3% of the population working with flowers, we could change the course of humanity's future – now that's a ripple effect worth harnessing. Be sure to visit LOTUSWEI and use code LUKESTOREY for 10% off flower essences that could supercharge your life. I think you'll be pretty blown away by this knowledge, as I was. So let's stop and smell the roses, shall we? DISCLAIMER: This podcast is presented for educational and exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for diagnosing or treating any illness. Those responsible for this show disclaim responsibility for any possible adverse effects from the use of information presented by Luke or his guests. Please consult with your healthcare provider before using any products referenced. This podcast may contain paid endorsements for products or services. THIS SHOW IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUANTUM UPGRADE | Get a 15 day free trial with code 'LUKE15' at quantumupgrade.io. MAGNESIUM BREAKTHROUGH | You can use the code “luke10” for 10% off at magbreakthrough.com/luke. ANIMA MUNDI | Check out their full line of products at animamundiherbals.com and use code LUKE15 to save 15%. JUST THRIVE | Get 15% off on everything Just Thrive carries when you go to justthrivehealth.com and use code LUKE15 at checkout. MORE ABOUT THIS EPISODE: (01:22) Katie Hess & Her Flower Essence Journey (26:14) Diving into the World of Flower Essences (01:05:19) Unpacking the Science of Flower Remedies (01:30:29) Floral Frequencies: Navigating Nature's Healing Potency RESOURCES: • Shop: Use code LUKESTOREY for 10% off • Instagram: @LOTUSWEI • Instagram: @iamkatiehess • The Flowerlounge Podcast: lotuswei.com/blogs/podcast • Read: Flowerevolution by Katie Hess • Join health and sovereignty leaders in a unique gathering on a regenerative farm under a “Ring of Fire” solar eclipse October 12-15 in Bandera, Texas (Use code STOREY10 for 10% off tickets at confluence2023.com) • Are you ready to block harmful blue light, and look great at the same time? Check out Gilded By Luke Storey. Where fashion meets function: gildedbylukestorey.com • Join me on Telegram for the uncensored content big tech won't allow me to post. It's free speech and free content: www.lukestorey.com/telegram The Life Stylist is produced by Crate Media

Enseñanzas de Sri Rolpe Dorje De el discípulo de Sri Lawapa. Tilopa recibió el “Hevajra Tantra” y el yoga del sueño. Rolpe Dorje fue el cuarto Gyalwa Karmapa, oficialmente «Su Santidad Karmapa Gyalwa» y es la cabeza de la escuela Karma Kagyu del Budismo. Según la leyenda, la madre del cuarto Karmapa, mientras estaba embarazada, podía escuchar el sonido del mantra Om Mani Padme Hum. Que probablemente, es el mantra más famoso del budismo, y lo escuchaba mientras el niño estaba en su vientre y el bebé dijo el mantra tan pronto como nació. Su vida temprana estuvo llena de milagros y manifestó una continuidad total de las enseñanzas y cualidades de su encarnación anterior, incluyendo la recepción de enseñanzas en sus sueños. Durante su adolescencia, recibió las transmisiones formales de los linajes Kagyu y Nyingma del gran gurú Nyingma Yungtonpa, el tercer heredero espiritual del Karmapa, ahora muy avanzado en años. A la edad de diecinueve años aceptó la invitación de Toghon Temur para regresar a China, donde enseñó durante tres años y estableció muchos templos y monasterios.. Opinemos de la noticia …

In this unique episode of the Wisdom Keeper Podcast I'm joined by Tibetan medical practitioner Christiana Polites and Vajrayana teacher and author Lama Justin von Bujdoss as we reminisce on our shared experience as students on the Antioch Buddhist Studies Program in Bodhgaya, India during our early twenties, and the ensuing impact it had on our lives and careers. Sit back and enjoy this intimate three-way conversation filled with stories of tenderness, synchronicity, resilience, and self-actualization as we trace how the Dharma seeds of those early days ripened for each of us during the global pandemic and beyond. Nothing is a coincidence; we are all interconnected and on an enduring pilgrimage in search of healing and purpose. Bio: Christiana Polites received her Bachelor of Arts in the Comparative Study of Religion at Harvard University and has been immersed in Eastern spiritual traditions for over twenty years. She has studied both Tibetan and Chinese Daoist healing arts and received a Masters in Acupuncture from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon. She has traveled extensively around the world, seeking out authentic living lineages in both the healing and spiritual sciences. In collaboration with her teacher Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, Christiana founded Pure Land Farms in Topanga, California, the Sowa Rigpa Institute of Tibetan Medicine, and Sky Press publishing house. She teaches foundational courses on Tibetan Medicine, yoga and rejuvenation and guides retreats and practices in the Yuthok Nyingthig meditation tradition at Pure Land Farms, online, and internationally. https://purelandfarms.com https://www.sowarigpainstitute.org Lama Justin von Bujdoss is an American vajrayana Buddhist teacher, writer, and the is a co-founder of Bhumisparsha an experimental Buddhist sangha along with Lama Rod Owens. He is the author of Modern Tantric Buddhism: Authenticity and Embodiment in Dharma Practice published by North Atlantic Books, and contributor to Buddhism and Whiteness: Critical Reflections published by Lexington Books. From 2016 until December 2021 Justin served as the Executive Director of Chaplaincy and Staff Wellness for NYC Department of Correction where he also served as Staff Chaplain supervising over 30 chaplains and guided wellness programming for staff. Justin also has professional experience in home hospice and hospital settings as a pastoral caregiver. Lama Justin is currently the chaplain for Hart Island, New York City's public cemetery. Justin was ordained as a repa, a lay tantric yogin in the tradition of Milarepa, by His Eminence Gyaltsab Rinpoche, one of the heart sons of His Holiness the 16th Karmapa. Lama Justin has presented on Buddhist practice at Harvard, Princeton, Yale, University of Chicago, Wellesley, Columbia University, has been a visiting instructor at Union Theological Seminary, teaches at Pure Land Farms. Justin is passionate about helping to create the conditions for authentic embodied tantric Buddhist spiritual practice in the West. https://www.bhumisparsha.orghttps://www.yangtiyoga.com Dr. Miles Neale https://www.milesneale.com https://www.gradualpath.com In this episode Christiana, Lama Justin, and I discuss: • How we all felt ourselves to be misfits in childhood, and how this led to our sense of coming home to Bodhgaya, India in our early twenties. • The nature of the Antioch Buddhist Studies Program and what made it so instrumental in our personal and development. • Stories of tenderness and how teachers and associates alike found a way to open our hearts and speak to our soul. • Each of share how our early experiences in Bodhgaya shaped our professional careers, and how we chose to apply Tibetan Buddhism in unique ways in the world. • Stories of resilience and how dharma practice has offered refuge in times of chaos and uncertainty. • How modernity and technology has impacted our ability to have authentic spiritual experience. • Stories of how the early dharma seeds came full circle and ripened as crucial moments of self-actualization during the global pandemic. • Forecasting the future and working with the uncertainty ahead.

During today's episode, we have as our guest, Ngakpa Konchok Doje Tsondon (this name was given by Garchen Rinpoche).As a child, Ngakpa's first question to ask a priest was why does humanity suffer? Since the priest could not answer he rode to the library at 12 and found himself reading the Bhagavad-gītā, the Quran, and finally found the Buddha's teachings.Later in life, he practiced Theravada Buddhism, but as time went by he started noticing that he was very into Tibetan Buddhism. That's when life brought him to Karma Kagyu where he found teachings from Karmapa and Sharmapa.He was not sure being a monk was his path, but after praying to Milarepa he found Garchen Rinpoche who taught him the way of Mahamudra.And today he's here to share with us his perspective on suffering.If you want to learn more about Ngakpa, follow him on social media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ngakpakonchokdorjetsondon/Podcast produced by Brilliant Futures Productions.Sponsored by Delaflor Teachings Int.

John Myrdhin Reynolds, also known as Lama Vajranatha, is a writer, teacher, translator, and scholar/practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism. In this episode I am once again joined by John Myrdhin Reynolds, also known as Lama Vajranatha: writer, teacher, translator, and scholar/practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism.  John explains his own involvement with Western occult systems, including ordination into the OTO and as a Wiccan priest, and traces the history of the Western Esoteric tradition from the Italian Renaissance to the present day. John describes how to accumulate magickal power, explains the workings of the spirit world from the perspectives of both Western occultism and Himalayan shamanism, and comments on subjects such as Aleister Crowley, John Dee, Enochian magick, and more. John also gives a detailed step-by-step description of tantric guardian spirit pujas, compares them to the spirit invocation rituals of Western esoteric systems, and warns against the dangers of working with occult forces without proper protection. … Video version: 
Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'. … Topics Include: 00:00 - Intro 01:08 - Early Christian experiences 04:14 - Zen vs Tibetan Buddhism 05:24 - The power of Catholic ceremony and ritual 06:24 - Childhood encounters with nature spirits 10:07 - Pagan symbolism and Greek mythology 12:45 - Fascination with science fiction 14:53 - Columbia University and an interest in Asia 16:01 - Meeting esoteric groups in California and India 20:14 - Return to USA and association with various Tibetan lamas 23:08 - Initiation into Wicca and the OTO 27:00 - History of Wicca in the USA 32:17 - History of Western Esotericism from the Renaissance to the present day 39:22 - John Dee and Enochian Magick 43:03 - Magickal workings with spirits 47:34 - Comments on Aleister Crowley 49:18 - How to develop magickal capacity in Vajrayana Buddhism 52:42 - Comparing Western magick invocations to tantric spirit pujas 55:02 - Essential steps in tantric guardian spirit rituals 01:15:42 - Inside the sacred space of the mandala 01:17:29 - Invocation vs channelling 01:25:43 - Propitiating local spirits 01:27:23 - The tantric feast 01:32:00 - Signs of psychic and magickal capacity 01:38:59 - The psychic power of the 16th Karmapa 01:40:11 - Developing siddhi … Previous episode with John Myrdhin Reynolds visit: - https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep200-lama-vajranatha-professor-john-myrdhin-reynolds To find our more about John Myrdhin Reynolds visit: - https://vajranatha.com/ For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - https://www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi' by Steve James

In Episode 4 of the Dakini Conversations podcast, Adele Tomlin speaks with Dr. Geoffrey Barstow, one of the leading scholars and writers in the world today on the topic of vegetarianism and eating animals in Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism.  Dr. Barstow spent significant time studying Tibetan language and Buddhist Philosophy in Nepal and his PhD from the University of Virginia (2013) entitled 'Food of Sinful Demons: Meat, Vegetarianism, and the Limits of Buddhism in Tibet' was later published as a book. He is currently an Associate Professor at Oregon State University. Barstow's work looks to the lives and examples of great Tibetan Buddhist masters, such as 8th Karmapa, Kunkhyen Dolpopa, Jigme Lingpa. Zhabkar, and more recent masters such as Khenpo Tsultrim Lodro Rinpoche and their writings and example of vegetarianism prior to the Chinese invasion of 1959. His most recent book, 'The Faults of Meat: Tibetan Buddhist Writings on Vegetarianism' (2019) is an edited compilation of new and original translations by such Tibetan Buddhist masters on eating slaughtered animals. Dr. Barstow also considers how gender ideas of masculinity have informed meat-eating in Tibet and the recent surge in vegetarianism in Tibet not only due to Buddhist ethics and philosophy on eating slaughtered animals, but also as identity resistance to Chinese domination and cultural hegemony and the mass breeding and slaughter of yaks. In this podcast discussion, Dr. Barstow talks about how he became interested in Buddhism and vegetarianism and some of the great Tibetan Buddhist masters who were strict vegetarians in Tibet as well as the 'three-fold' purity rule said to have been created by Buddha for monastics who had to beg for alms/food. As well as discuss the all too common human 'disconnect' of people who say they are Buddhists but who do not follow the Buddha's teachings on eating animals. He shares some of his favourite writings on the subject, including that of a Bon master, showing that vegetarianism as an ethical, philosophical movement were very much 'alive and kicking' in Tibet both prior to and after the Buddhist teachings spread there, and prior to 1959 when the Chinese communists took over political control and power in Tibet. For more research and translations on the topic of Buddhism and vegetarianism, see here.

In this episode I am once again joined by Naomi Levine, author, under her birth name Norma Levine, of multiple books including ‘The Miraculous 16th Karmapa', ‘A Quest For The Hidden Lands', and ‘Chronicles of Love and Death: My Years With The Last Spiritual King of Bhutan'. Naomi discusses her various publications about the Karmapas, focusing in particular on the lives and activities of the 16th and 17th of that line. Naomi describes the magical powers and spiritual aura of the 16th Karmapa, recounts her own and others' experiences of his supernatural potency, and recalls the process of compiling stories of his miraculous activities. Naomi explores the controversies around the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, including his recognition, escape from Tibet, interactions with the Tibetan government in exile, and various accusations in the media. Naomi also speculates about the futures of both the Tibetan political cause and the Tibetan religious institutions after the death of the Dalai Lama. … Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep208-karmapa-tales-naomi-levine-2 
Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'. … Topics Include: 00:00 - Intro 01:12 - 16th Karmapa's miraculous powers 02:51 - Meeting the 16th Karmapa in England 05:08 - Apolitical 06:51 - Political intrigue and persecution of the Karmapas 09:02 - The 16th Karmapa's freedom 10:13 - The controversy of the 17th Karmapas 11:50 - Escaping from Tibet but captured in Dharamsala 22:35 - Politics and Dharma 24:03 - The unravelling of the Tibet cause 26:23 - The future of Tibetan religion 28:56 - Did the Tibetan government In exile block the 17th Karma's activities? 31:41 - The 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje's current situation 34:11 - Compiling satires for ‘the book' 36:15 - A black hat ceremony story 43:18 - How did the Karmapa become so supernaturally powerful? 48:22 - Allegations against the 17th Karmapa 57:05 - The role of the 17th Karmapa in discovering the Shabdrung's yangsi 01:07:54 - Separating personal religious practice from religious politics … Previous episode with Naomi Levine: - https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep190-love-death-in-the-himalayas-naomi-levine To find out more about Naomi Levine, visit: - https://www.facebook.com/naomilevine111 - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Norma-Levine/author/B001K86LZ4?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - https://www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi' by Steve James

For the third episode of Dakini Conversations, Adele Tomlin speaks with British journalist and writer, Mick Brown about his important book 'Dance of 17 Lives: The Incredible True Story of Tibet's 17th Karmapa' (originally published in 2004). As Adele mentioned recently in an interview , it was reading this book on a plane to India for the first time in 2005, that led her to meet the Tibetan Buddhist master and lineage head, 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje for the first time. This meeting led to her completely changing her life as a qualified lawyer and strategist in the City of London to take up practice, studies of Tibetan language and philosophy, later to become a scholar and translator within the tradition. Brown's book tells the story of the 17th Karmapa, the spiritual head of a 900 year old main lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, Karma Kagyu, and the internal dispute about his recognition by one of the four main Kagyu teachers, the 14th Zhamarpa. Mick Brown (born 1950 in London), and is a British journalist and author who has written for several British newspapers, including The Guardian and The Sunday Times, and for international publications and currently works for newspaper, the Daily Telegraph. He is also a broadcaster and the author of several books about travel, music and spirituality. His second book, 'American Heartbeat: Travels from Woodstock to San Jose by Song Title', was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Prize for best travel book in 1994. His book 'The Spiritual Tourist', catalogued contemporary spiritual quests around the globe, particularly in India. As a journalist Brown has interviewed well-known figures such as Salvador Dali, the Rolling Stones, James Brown, Ravi Shankar, Diana Ross and more. The video of the interview can also be watched on Youtube with subtitles and time-stamped chapters: https://youtu.be/OGq0_8zoj8o

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.

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Hear the German original on our podcast 'Manjushris Weisheit'. This title has also been published as video in Deutsch und English on our Youtube channel https://youtube.com/@KarmaTengyalLing  We have now had what one might call a worst-case scenario in Buddhism. And I have to say that the situation that has arisen in this way is not held against the Dalai Lama  directly, but rather against the people around the Dalai Lama. There has just been this scandal between the Dalai Lama and a little Indian boy because it appears  to be an Indian boy and not a Tibetan boy because the Dalai Lama speaks English to that boy. So he didn't speak Tibetan, but English.  That means the press was there, there were people who recorded it on video and you can see that  on the internet. And now the really big scandal, where it comes down to it, did the action between the Dalai Lama  and the boy imply sexuality, so to speak, was it sexual abuse. The Dalai Lama has also publicly apologized for the situation that happened.  And the people who are very close to the Dalai Lama then said, well, you know that the Dalai  Lama always does something very casual and stuff like that. And that's outside of the narrow Buddhist scene.  Right now in the camp of people who are in the Tibetan Buddhist community, especially in the  West, it's incredibly difficult for practising Buddhists to sort that out. There are those who defend what the Dalai Lama does and say yes, whatever the Dalai Lama does  is right and everything is okay. And then, on the other hand, those who have lost a great deal of trust in the Buddha's teachings  as a result.  There were also people who are very critical of our social conditions in today's society. And then a situation like the one that happened between the Dalai Lama and this little boy in  public. That's what happened, and I'm just saying that now, because of course I can't prove it, but I know  myself that we often have situations where lamas and rinpoches are surrounded by very bad  advisors. A Dalai Lama is not omniscient, because all the Rinpoches are not as realized as Buddha  Shakyamuni, it is said that he was omniscient, but the Rinpoches don't have that kind of  omniscience and lineage holders don't usually have that either. And so, if you are somehow aware of this now, then we should understand that these problems  arise because we live in a degenerate age where the Dharma teacher himself, surrounded by the  students, can drag down the Dharma teacher. Especially when someone has a lot of students.  Then you also have to understand that the Dalai Lama lives the way he does, also from a political  point of view, where you sometimes overhear statements from the Dalai Lama that may not  necessarily be logical, but where the point is that his main aim is that he has to take care of the  Tibetan people, all the Tibetans who are in exile. They depend on him.  He holds together the Tibetans living in exile.  And then you have to see that there are a lot of powerful beings around him who also use the  Dalai Lama and influence how he behaves. So I think that this happened partly because the people around him don't inform him enough. He  gets a lot of information, but not necessarily the information he needs socially. The scandal that we had three or four years ago when it came to Sogyal Rinpoche is an example  of the fact that trust in Buddhism has now of course been greatly weakened as a result. From this situation, as it is now publicly presented to the Dalai Lama, I can understand every  outsider's loss of trust in the Buddhist teachings as a result. Trust has been lost from saying how Sogyal Rinpoche behaved. All these accusations at Sogyal  Rinpoche were being made, I listened carefully and built the constellation of how these different  things were presented. Namely, what was the difference between what Sogyal Rinpoche did and what was here. Here  with the Dalai Lama dispute, it was a child and it was in public and what was portrayed there. Anyone can google it themselves, what was there in detail, I don't want to describe it now, but  you can see it for yourself.  And I can understand why people don't get along with it. With Sogyal Rinpoche, the situation was different. Those were adults. They were grown people.  And I've been dealing with this topic of Buddhism for almost 40 years. In that time I met more than 60 teachers, and experienced the behavior of the students around  me, of all of us western students, all of whom I met, Germans, French, Americans, English,  Australians. Everyone always wanted the highest teachings. So what we're doing here now is kindergarten for  them. What we did here this morning is preschool. They understood that a long time ago. They're  not interested in that. It bores them, it's boring to talk about the four thoughts that turn the  mind. They wanted only the highest teachings. The very best, the most beautiful, the greatest. What's  the biggest? That's not even tantra anymore. There is a Kriya tantra, that is outer purity. No, they  want the non-dualistic. Yes, then let's do father and mother tantra. No, we want to do the non- dual tantra. No, that's actually way too complicated. We then do Mahamudra and Dzogchen. Actually, that's too much. We only do Maha Ati now. We  are Maha Ati.  And people think they have the skills. In order to be able to realize this at all, you need a Vajra  master. A Dzogchen master. In order to realize Dzogchen, you don't have to listen and ponder  intellectually in your mind, but you have to experience the non-existent of the Self in your mind. The non-self-experience. Only then can you realize Dzogchen. Only then can you realize non- duality. So a Dzogchen master has only one task. He has to keep kicking your ass. Constantly. He must get your ego boiling. And I remember one teacher, I really appreciate him so much, it's Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche.  He has done and is still doing such fantastic things. I'm always touched by him whenever he says anything. And he also does it very cleverly and he  noticed that with Sogyal Rinpoche and then also what's going on in America with Mipham  Rinpoche and Shambala and stuff like that. And Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche said he is not as courageous as Trungpa Rinpoche and Sogyal  Rinpoche. These Rinpoches offered their disciples their own flesh, their own bodies. Not sexually, but they  sacrificed their body, sacrificed it to the students. They gave everything to them. The students wanted Dzogchen Mahamudra and the Rinpoches  did everything to make that happen. They have every means that was right, that was at all  possible, to crack the ego to give them a chance to experience non-duality. Trungpa Rinpoche had a situation with them where they said, somehow he just called the closer  people at night, to say he wanted to eat this and that now. And then they thought, that wanting to eat something, was his greed. But he only did what he had to do. What does he have to do? Imagine yourselves, Wolf and Dorothy, are lying comfortably in bed, the phone rings, and you  pick it up. "Get up! I want pancakes now!", I say to you as if I were your Vajra master, which I'm not. (I'm a  slob.) Imagine you are hanging up on me and Dorothy saying: "Has Horst lost his mind?" "Well, you know, Dorothy," Wolf  would note, "we said we wanted Dzogchen Mahamudra from  him. So is this the price for that? Having to get up at night and then get him pancakes because he  wants to eat pancakes now? I can't believe it. Does he have a quirk?" And so, if I were a Vajra master now, you then begin to fight my effort to boil your ego. And then I would say to Ramon: "You know Ramon, every time you come I want a tenth of your  net income from you. Give me that." And when you bring me ten percent, I would say, why don't you give me fourteen  percent? I would like to have ten percent, be a little generous, give me fourteen percent. And then you'd think, he's suddenly become so greedy. Be glad you didn't do that and I wouldn't do that to you, either. But of course I am not your vajra master. I have no intention of letting the vajra master hang out  around here. However, if people mean they really want to experience non-duality, then they have to pay the  price. They can't have it for free. Not because Sogyal Rinpoche, a vajra master, needs it. But we in the West, we're so arrogant, we're so lofty that we think we're great students like  Naropa, like Marpa, like Milarepa, like Gampopa, like the first Karmapa. We would be such eligible students for a Vajra master. But when the Vajra master makes BOOH, we go BAAAAH. And because of that, I examined the various things that were assumed of Sogyal Rinpoche, I  examined them analytically and looked what causes his behavior, what he does then. He cuts across Westerners' concepts of anything. And Trungpa Rinpoche did something similar in the 1980s when he was in Marburg. Oh, Trungpa Rinpoche comes to Marburg! There is only one public event! And at that time, I think, they were supposed to pay something around 300 or 350 Deutschmarks  for the evening. That's more expensive than a concert with the Beatles or the Rolling Stones back then. I think that's triple or quadruple if you sat in the front row. Not everyone is sitting in the front row in that hall in Marburg. The event was announced to start at half past seven. Now that we've paid 300 Deutschmarks, we want something for it, don't we? However, Trungpa Rinpoche keeps people waiting. Seven forty-five. Eight. Half past eight. Eight forty-five. People just wait. We have now paid so much, now we want something for it. This is our attitude. And he comes in swaying, held by his students. Completely drunk. He looks that way. He staggers in. Sits down on the chair. Says a few sentences. I think the whole thing lasted a maximum of fifteen minutes from what I've been told. Then he gets up and goes outside. And the whole thing was still like that, I think until ten o'clock. We just sat in there and said, will he be right back? Does this go any further? But he's out. Did he just want to pee outside? No, he's gone then, he didn't come back. And we paid 300 Deutschmarks for that? It's mean, isn't it? Isn't that mean? Fifteen minutes. Everyone who participates actually knows that this is the 11th Trungpa Rinpoche. They know he presents crazy wisdom. Everyone who took part knows that. They knew there was something said to show the nature of mind. For this, one has to be prepared. And he did. He showed people the nature of mind. And they didn't look. Maybe some, but very few. I then heard later that was the scandal that was going around at the time. He took so much money for it and they complained that they got so little. That was half a year later, in Albertstrasse in Berlin. A photographer who also took beautiful black and white photos of Tai Sitoo Rinpoche, told me  he had been there. People were really pissed off. And I said, shit, if I had only gone there. I didn't have enough money and neither did I have the time and I didn't have a car. I didn't have a friend with whom to stay overnight in Marburg, I would have needed a hotel or  whatever, so I didn't manage to get there. And I said, man, I'm sorry I wasn't there. Because that would have been the chance. A mind-to-mind transmission, that's what Trungpa Rinpoche did there. Because I knew the stories of what such yogis, who have crazy wisdom from earlier times, do. And I regretted that I wasn't there. And then all of a sudden it was like being struck by lightning. My joy and my regret that I was not there resulted in me getting the blessing of it even though I  wasn't there. It went through my whole body like lightning. And suddenly a lot of things that I never understood, made sense to me.  The ones I didn't get along with. Oh, that's how it is. Oh, that's what it means. Oh, I see. That went for days. A lot of things I didn't understand, I then understood them afterwards. Not that I can now say I have any yogic abilities, which are now theoretically here. None of that. But if you as Westerners hang in there like that, and don't know the culture, don't understand a  lot, and suddenly it becomes so clear to you.  You are told what it is exactly, and here is what I commend to you. Be careful when people judge any teacher. Now, with Sogyal Rinpoche, I still defend Sogyal Rinpoche and I don't let dirt and dust fall on  him. And if people should picture me on the internet as a somehow narcissistic ego teacher or  whatever, totally gaga - well, I can live with their cursing, I have no problem with that. And I will continue to defend him. I will defend Trungpa Rinpoche and also Mipham Rinpoche in America. All the allegations are going on there and we don't just have what's going on with the Dalai  Lama.  We still have that people keep claiming and just repeating the claims because someone else said,  repeat that and they say there must be something to it if anyone says so, and so on. For example that the Karmapa had illegitimate children somewhere, well, our Karmapa, Ogyen  Trinley Dorje, he's under supervision all the time, he's never alone, and the close monks around  him, they wouldn't understand if he took a woman in there with him, and then he's practically  next to the door, and they kind of pop around in there and stuff. And people then say, Karmapa should just give a DNA sample, and then one can check whether  it's true. Just this idea of ??doing this, going into it, now Karmapa has to prove if he is the father or non- father, or else it is just claimed that he had done it.  And then in 'Buddhismus heute', a magazine by the DBU, a woman wrote, that there was a  scandal about the Karmapa in Canada, the proceedings were discontinued, an out-of-court  agreement was then reached - without mentioning that this is speculation, but continuing that  dropping the case would be an admission that something had happened. That's how westerners write about it. Why? Because they just want to make themselves important like the monk Tenzin here in  Germany, who only cares because he picks on Sogyal Rinpoche. I don't know how he's dealing with this story now, with the Dalai Lama, the way he's doing it now,  because Tenzin said that the Dalai Lama praised him, that he does a lot of great things, how  Tenzin is behaving now. I am not criticizing the Dalai Lama for what he did, it's not my job to criticize that. All I'm saying is it's a very awkward situation for all Buddhists in the west, people are losing faith,  and that's because of the atmosphere created around the Dalai Lama, the advisors that he has. And I know that when a situation is very unfavorable to a great teacher, weak students who think  they have more power than the teacher, can drag the teacher into difficult situations. Karmically it doesn't have a direct effect now, so that the Dalai Lama would have to suffer  because of this, but it simply means that his work becomes more difficult, his activities become  more difficult. Likewise the activities of Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, of the Buddha who, somewhere in Europe,  how do you say, works incognito all the time and gives teachings via Zoom, if such talk is used,  his activities will of course be restricted. And so remember, if you hear any criticism of teachers, it's interesting that in all the scandals, the  real abusers will not be in the spotlight, like the one Zen teacher in Bavaria or Baden- Wuerttemberg, the one sentenced to eight years in prison for real sexual abuse of refugee  children. You hear next to nothing about it in the Buddhist scene. Then there is this film by Arte, where at the beginning they mention a French teacher, a Buddhist  teacher who opens up there as if he was a super lama and started a community there. You don't  hear anything about his sentence from a French court to seven or eight years on probation  because he was found guilty in many, many cases where he treated children very, very badly -  psychological, physical violence or whatever, I haven't read the charges. The children had to do prostrations, they had to practice Buddhism, which of course doesn't work  at all in our western society. In Tibet the children like to do this on their own and voluntarily, but not here. And when the western parents will become Buddhists, children will be forced into such an  institution. And if they will not participate and will not obey, then there's a kind of food deprivation or they  get bad food or something like that. He was found guilty. That will not be discussed. But what you then accuse the great teachers of, that's a big deal. There you have it.  There are several more cases, for example in America, of former students of Trungpa Rinpoche,  Westerners who then thought, well, I'm also a Dharma teacher now and when Trungpa Rinpoche  has sex with women, well, then I can move my student to having sex with me, too, because I'm so  great, as well. Do you understand? These scandals won't happen, I can see from that how partisan and how paradoxical Westerners'  criticism is of the various people where something like this happens. And the reason why I mention this now is so that it is very clear: I stand for the Buddhist  teachings, I stand behind the teachers, I also talk about it when there are problems but I want to  make it clear that we need to think why anything can happen in the first place.  That it has a lot to do with the sensitivity of the people who are around a teacher, where you then  say, well, here it would be cheaper, we now live here in public.  There are so many problems, let's think how in America, for example, right now since Biden is in  office, about 100,000 children, unaccompanied children, come across the border and disappear  somewhere in America. Nobody knows where they are. For child trafficking where abuse of children is supported by the Biden administration, by the fact  that down there everyone can get in unchecked. And we also had that here in Germany, in 2015, where many children who were not registered  simply disappeared. In the beginning there were so and so many children and then the kids were gone. One would say, well, they just disappeared somewhere among their family relatives. But they're just gone, because, if they had showen up at the families, then the families would  suddenly have more children, right? But it doesn't happen. So also in Europe, all over the world children are abused, they are helpless, helpless objects of  sexual desires, with delusions that they have. And then, of course, when something happens like that with the Dalai Lama, people think in the  back of their minds: the Dalai Lama kind of gives the blessing that children can be used and  treated like shit. No!  Because here in this case it was the boy asking the Dalai Lama, if he can hug the Dalai Lama. And then the Dalai Lama said yes. And that's exactly where you see it, this situation, a limit, where one does not know from the  outside what is it that the child felt, what is what the Dalai Lama felt - but what emerges on the  outside. Hug, then kiss, and then tongue touch, with your own tongue. Then it's a chain reaction where you say you don't know if the child wanted it of his own accord,  or whether it did so because the Dalai Lama said so. So when do we in the West really call it sexual abuse? If I ask if a child will you hug me, then it's something of me, when the child comes up to me and  says, will you hug me, or just comes and hugs me, then I can allow it because it would not be  sexual abuse. It would come from me if I asked the child to give me something. And that's the difficult thing, when a lot of people who are now trying to protect children, just  have this sequence. Then all the others arrive that have thrown dirt on the Dalai Lama before, like  some Goldner or so, an Austrian, who has spent an hour and a half on the internet, in a university  or somewhere, ranting about what nonsense the Dalai Lama is telling. I also listened to what he said, it just became clear to me he didn't understand at all what the  Dalai Lama was talking about, because he lacks the basics. So if we're missing the basics as I say it here, that all appearances that we have around us here are  of a purely illusory nature, they are dreamlike, nothing of what is around us is a reality. If you don't have a Buddhist basis there, then you might say that, if it's actually just an illusion, a  dreamlike appearance, not real, then you may commit any abuse. You may as well do any damage you want, right? That's your consequence, because you lack the foundation. This is why one often speaks of the secret teachings, meaning they are not secret because they are  hidden, but because they are not understood. Also, the appreciation for the words is not there because the structure is missing. So therefore always try to think for yourselves, when you do something with Buddhism, the first  priority is: you turn to the Buddha's teaching because you want to overcome your suffering. That should be your only motivation. Your motivation should not be, you want to save the world now. For the benefit of all sentient beings. No, be honest - you're only doing it because you want to overcome the suffering in your mind. The second is, keep in your mind, keep in your mind all the time that you have a direct  relationship with the teachings of the Buddha. And not about others and what others think - instead, it is always a personal, intimate connection  that we have with the Buddha's teachings. + + +  A Commentary by Yogi Horst R Brumm, Spiritual Director, German Buddhist Institute Karma Tengyal Ling. Horst R. Brumm, born 1954, has been learning and working for over 30 years in the registered and approved non-profit institution Karma Tengyal Ling in Germany. Her Eminence Khandro Rinpoche asked him to teach in 2010. In 2016 she officially declared him a Yogi.

In the first episode of Dakini Conversations, a new channel for interviews/podcasts, Adele Tomlin (Buddhist scholar-translator-practitioner and founder of Dakini Translations) interviews Karma Dendup, Bhutanese founder of Jangsem Monday (Meatless Monday Bhutan) and an advocate for a more compassionate planet. Karma Dendup is also a media producer who before becoming Head of Production at the Bhutan film and media company Reflection Films, was a TV host and producer with the Bhutan Broadcasting Service, where he was also awarded a national award for his documentary during the 2nd Annual Journalism Awards. He hosted a popular TV chat show called Bodhi Tree Bhutan. In this interview, Karma Dendup talks about his life growing up in Bhutan, his background in Buddhist study and practice, his studies of film and cinema in India, his TV show and then about founding Jangsem Monday and the thinking behind it, as well as a more general discussion about being a Buddhist and eating animals: For the Youtube video of this interview, see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQr9WCMKHE8 0:00:00 Introduction 0:03:00 Education in Bhutan and first time studying in Delhi, India 0:06:00 Return to Bhutan and studying Buddhism and Ngondro retreat 0:07:00 Back to Delhi and film school 0:08:00 Reason for studying film and cinema 0:11:00 Favourite films and directors 0:13:00 Speaking, studying and teaching English 0:17:00 the Bodhi Tree Bhutan TV show 0:21:00 Empowering youth of Bhutan with greater knowledge of Buddhism 0:24:00: What is a Buddhist? 0:26:00 Including animals and the 17th Karmapa's efforts on vegetarianism and the environment 0:27:00 Jangsem Monday (Meatless Monday) 0:30:00 Buddhist aspect of Jangsem Monday 0:34:00 17th Karmapa's statement on meat-eating in Tibetan Buddhism 0:36:00 Geography of Bhutan and Tibet and 17th Karmapa in USA 0:39:00 Meat as a status symbol in Bhutan, and the 'poor northener' 0:40:00 The karma of animals who are eaten and Buddha's advice to Ananda 0:42:44 Eating animals forbidden in Lankavatara Sutra and not allowed for monastics unless begging for alms 0:44:28 "Meat is the new tobacco" and breaking addiction to meat one day at a time 0:47:00 Toxic effects of eating meat and speaking to a more 'westernised' Bhutanese youth 0:49:00 Buddhists in Europe, America and Asia still eating animals even though Buddha forbade it 0:50:00 Being an environmentalist and eating animals, a major 'blind spot' 0:53:00 Animal welfare, adopting pets, and turning vegan 0:55:00 Buddha's three-fold rule as applied in the 21st Century, 'not seeing' is no excuse 1:00:00 No such thing as 'humane' slaughter and if 'slaughterhouses had glass walls' 1:02:00 Meatless Mondays globally - Bhutanese influences and the Jangsem Monday song 1:03:30 Deliberately not showing videos of slaughtered animals Although the majority of vegans and vegetarians will no doubt wonder why only Monday/one day? Murdering animals for food is murder and unnecessary any day of the week, nonetheless, such initiatives are still beneficial in getting people to consider whether or not eating animals is kind, healthy and good for the environment. In any case, whatever one's diet, it is very clear that the Buddha never said it was OK to willingly murder defenceless animals for food for health, desire or pleasure. Music? The Jangsem Monday song,  Meat is Murder by the Smiths. For more on Jamgsem Monday: https://www.facebook.com/JangsemMonday/about/ https://www.youtube.com/@jangsemmonday3867 For original research and translations on Buddhism and Vegetarianism, see here:https://dakinitranslations.com/buddhist-vegetarianism/ For the teachings and ideas of 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje on Tibetan Buddhism and vegetarianism, see here: https://dakinitranslations.com/2021/06/26/meat-is-murder-tibetan-buddhist-vegetarianism-ancient-and-modern-17th-karmapa/

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Reflections on Compassion, including stories from practicing in Hawai'i and in Bodhgaya with the 17th Karmapa.

Some of what Andrea shares: 00:00:00 Meeting her teacher 16th Karmapa  00:22:00 Bone Relics and losing a skull that impacted her life 00:27:00 Proper care of ritual objects 00:30:00 Legendary snow lion expedition 00:36:00 How monastic institutions changed tantric rituals  00:44:00 Dalai Lama on the most important legacy for Buddhism 00:47:00 Benefits and uses of different malas based on their materials 00:50:00 Learning Chöd Practice with Chatral Rinpoche  00:53:55 Things to note when using a bone trumpet 00:56:00 What to do when snakes and scorpions are close to you 00:58:56 What Andrea practices right now 01:02:34 Cremation ground practice 01:06:00 Women in the charnel ground  01:18:00 Andrea's charnel ground practice and special rituals ~ Podcast https://oliviaclementine.com/podcasts Enjoy these episodes? Please leave a review here. Scroll down to Review & Ratings. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-liberation/id1393858607

His Holiness, the sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje (August 14, 1924 – November 5, 1981) was the spiritual leader of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and part of the oldest line of reincarnate lamas in Vajrayana Buddhism known as the Karmapas whose coming was predicted by the Buddha in the Samadhiraja Sutra. The 16th Karmapa was considered to be a "living Buddha" and was deeply involved in the transmission of the Vajrayana Buddhism to Europe and North America following the Chinese invasion of Tibet. He had many monikers, including “King of the Yogis”.

This episode of the Wisdom Podcast, recorded live as a Wisdom Dharma Chat, features special guest His Eminence the 12th Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche speaking with host Daniel Aitken. His Eminence the 12th Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche was born a son of the Sikkimese royal court and was recognized by His Holiness the 16th Karmapa as the […] The post His Eminence the 12th Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche: Mahāmudrā (#159) appeared first on The Wisdom Experience.

In this episode I am joined by Naomi Levine, author, under her birth name Norma Levine, of multiple books including ‘The Miraculous 16th Karmapa', ‘A Quest For The Hidden Lands', and ‘Chronicles of Love and Death: My Years With The Last Spiritual King of Bhutan'. Naomi recalls why she dropped out of academia to pursue an alternative lifestyle, and through a series of life-changing encounters with Tibetan gurus such as Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, 16th Karmapa, and Tai Situpa, converted to Buddhism and moved to India to pursue a life of yogic practice. Naomi describes her close discipleship under Tai Situpa, and recounts her initial meeting, and subsequent multi-year relationship, with the Shabdrung - a highly revered Bhutanese tulku said to possess potent magical abilities. Naomi also discusses the difficulty of differentiating between crazy wisdom and abusive behaviour, reflects her own naivety about what the practice of Vajrayana really entails, and describes the signs of enlightenment after the death of great beings. … Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep190-love-death-in-the-himalayas-naomi-levine Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'. … Topics Include: 00:00 - Intro 01:14 - Naomi's recent autobiographical writings 04:58 - The last free generation 09:53 - How the world and culture changed and became less open 11:51 - Post war culture and music's effect on culture 12:50 - Naomi's PhD thesis on the English playwright Arnold Wesker and moving to England 14:37 - The extraordinary village of Hay-on-Wye 16:05 - Naomi's family of origin and upbringing 17:48 - A powerful Saturn return 19:34 - Meeting Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche at Samye Ling 21:46 - Impressions of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche 25:19 - Life changing meeting with the 16th Karmapa 26:30 - Becoming a disciple of Tai Situ Rinpoche 27:48 - Conversion to Buddhism 30:18 - Naivety about the realities of Vajrayana practice 33:23 - The Guru is not your best friend 34:20 - Not ready for Tantra 37:17 - What's really required for Vajrayana practice 40:24 - Vajrayana cannot be taught in today's culture 45:11 - Meeting the Shabdrung for the first time 49:06 - Falling in love with the Shabdrung and beginning a relationship 51:16 - The remarkable story of the previous Shabdrung incarnations 53:02 - Great beings can still experience trauma 55:08 - Crazy wisdom or just crazy? 01:01:13 - Impressions of Bhutan 01:03:49 - Supernatural experiences around the Shabdrung 01:05:58 - The death of the Shabdrung and revealing realisation 01:08:31 - Shabdrung's opinion of other lamas 01:10:14 - How Naomi's book was received 01:13:14 - Not a great Khandro … To find out more about Naomi Levine, visit: - https://www.facebook.com/naomilevine111 - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Norma-Levine/author/B001K86LZ4?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true … 
For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - www.guruviking.com … Music ‘Deva Dasi' by Steve James

In this episode I am joined by Adele Tomlin, Buddhist practitioner, writer, poet, independent scholar-translator of Tibetan Buddhist texts, and founder of the Dakini Translations website. Adele recalls her upbringing in England, training as a barrister, and work as a strategist in the city of London, before a chance meeting with the 17th Karmapa changed her life forever. Adele traces her beginnings in becoming a Buddhist, her studies of the Tibetan language in Nepal, and thriving in the academic rigour of Tibetology at the University of Hamburg. Adele discusses her published works, shares her research and translation process, and explores the implications of the shentong vs rangtong doctrines of emptiness. Adele also expresses her frustration with gate-keeping in academia, reveals the reasons behind her founding of DakiniTranslations.com, and shares her research into the forgotten female mystics of India and Tibet. …

 Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep175-dakini-translations-adele-tomlin 
Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'. … Topics include: 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Endorsed by scholars 02:53 - Miranda Shaw 03:48 - Adele's upbringing 04:35 - Training as a barrister and entering the city of London 07:39 - Dissatisfaction with life and training in yoga and philosophy 08:53 - Life changing meeting with the 17th Karmapa 14:47 - Reaction of friends and family 15:33 - Learning Tibetan to be closer to the guru 17:33 - Studying Tibetan in India and Nepal 20:28 - Discovering a talent for the Tibetan language 21:46 - The power of past life connections 28:22 - Studying Tibetology at the University of Hamburg 30:08 - Adele adjusts to the academic rigour at Hamburg 32:29 - The importance of practice experience when translating Vajrayana texts 34:54 - Publishes her first critical edition translation 36:30 - Philological and philosophical challenges of translating Taranatha's commentary on the Heart Sutra  41:04 - Rangtong vs Shentong 48:13 - The implications of the shentong view for practice 54:11 - Taranatha's shentong reading of the Heart Sutra 55:08 - Frustration with gatekeeping in academia and founding dakinitranslations dot com 01:00:25 - Making Buddhist translation and research accessible and relatable 01:03:16 - Ethics of profiting from dharma 01:04:23 - The secret of Adele's prolific output 01:06:33 - How Adele chooses which texts to translate 01:11:14 - Research into forgotten female mystics and masters 01:15:39 - Humour in Vajrayana and pointing out all male panels 01:18:36 - Male dominated lineage trees 01:20:08 - ‘Dakini Translations' and British humour … To find out more about Adele Tomlin, visit: - https://dakinitranslations.com/ - www.facebook.com/dakinitranslations For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi' by Steve James

Ep. 38 (Part 2 of 3) | Lucid dreaming expert, author, “curiouist,” and integralist Andrew Holecek explains how lucid dreaming opens the door to a greatly expanded understanding of our minds, our perception of reality, and human potential altogether. If we consciously explore our night lives practicing dream yoga, we can learn how to discard our habits, purify our karma, and discover beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are co-creators of our experience. What we do in dream yoga is not limited to nighttime action; it weaves back into our daytime lives, and ultimately our experience of dying. Andrew describes how dreams are a powerful way to discover emptiness and openness, and fall into reality—like falling into love—our primordial contraction cast away. Besides being a life-changing discourse on the incredible potential of dream yoga, Andrew Holecek's cheerful, well-informed, easy way of talking and teaching about lucid dreaming—relating it also to the wisdom traditions, our sense of identity, and human evolution—makes this a real pleasure to listen to. Recorded on April 13, 2022. “Lucid dreaming is metacognitive dreaming: the next iteration of human evolution.” (For Apple Podcast users, https://deeptransformation.io/andrew-holecek-2-dream-yoga-how-lucid-dreaming-leads-to-lucid-living/ (click here to view the complete show notes on the episode page.)) Topics & Time Stamps - Part 2How can one begin? First, realize the potentiality of lucid dreaming and become an oneironaut (01:40) The importance of intentionality, and, installing pop-ups in your unconscious mind (04:19) Meditation practice is a super technique to help attain lucidity at night (and in the daytime) (07:18) How you can purify your karma and habits in your dreams (09:51) Transforming the mother of all our habits: reification (12:40) Purifying habits by night purifies habits by day (14:44) His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teaching on dream yoga (19:09) Dream yoga is a powerful way to discover emptiness, emptiness = openness = love; meditation habituates us to openness, and when falling into reality, the primordial contraction is removed (22:00) How the self sense comes undone when we fall asleep, a concordant experience with dying (26:11) Andrew leads a short (game changing) dream yoga practice: 3-fold impurity—and, where is the dreamer? (29:55) Resources & References - Part 2Andrew Holecek, https://amzn.to/369tEPq (Dream Yoga: Illuminating Your Life Through Lucid Dreaming and the Tibetan Yogas of Sleep)* Andrew Holecek, https://amzn.to/3vjBsqk (The Lucid Dreaming Workbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering Your Dream Life)* Stephen LaBerge, https://amzn.to/3rk4mWj (Lucid Dreaming: A Concise Guide to Awakening in Your Dreams and in Your Life)* https://www.karmapa.org/ (His Holiness the 17th Karmapa) website, https://amzn.to/3OcP0MU (His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje: A Biography)* https://ligmincha.org/tenzin-wangyal-rinpoche/ (Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche), “This is a dream. I am free. I can change.” https://tergar.org/about/mingyur-rinpoche/ (Mingjur Rinpoche), dream yoga master, the nighttime mind is the best classroom for understanding emptiness Andrew Holecek, https://amzn.to/3vgvFlt (Dreams of Light: The Profound Daytime Practice of Lucid Dreaming)* https://transpersonalassociation.com/ (International Transpersonal Association) https://amzn.to/3KGXZ77 (Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying: An Exploration of Consciousness with the Dalai Lama)* Socrates, “https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_unexamined_life_is_not_worth_living (The unexamined life is not worth living),” recorded in Plato's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apology_(Plato) (Apology)  Ken Wilber, “the myth of the given,” https://amzn.to/3rnVC1q (Integral Spirituality)* Andrew Holecek, https://amzn.to/3ro79Ob (The Power and the Pain: Transforming Spiritual Hardship into Joy) Andrew Holecek, https://amzn.to/37hNEQv (Preparing to Die: Practical Advice and Spiritual

Marme Monlam | མར་མེ་སྨོན་ལམ། | The Light Prayer | Gyalwang Karmapa | thongdrol.org "May the bowl of this lamp become equal to the outer ring of this world realm of the great Three Thousands. May its stem be the size of the King of Mountains, Mount Meru. May its oil fill the surrounding oceans. In number, may a hundred million appear before each and every buddha. May its light dispel all the darkness of ignorance from the Peak of Existence to the Incessant Hell and illuminate all the Pure Realms of the buddhas and bodhisattvas of the ten directions so they are clearly seen." - Gyalwang Karmapa ... The generosity of the priceless gift of Dharma, the foundation for the other five Paramitas. - Thongdrol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnoX1tmZHCA

Barche Lamsel བར་ཆད་ལམ་སེལ་བཞུགས༔ Guru Rinpoche | Gyalwang Karmapa | thongdrol.org ༃ གསོལ་འདེབས་བར་ཆད་ལམ་སེལ་བཞུགས༔ The Supplication Clearing the Path of Obstacles - Guru Rinpoche ཨོཾ་ཨཱཿཧཱུྃ་བཛྲ་གུ་རུ་པདྨ་སིདྡྷི་ཧཱུྃ༔ ཆོས་སྐུ་སྣང་བ་མཐའ་ཡས་ལ་གསོལ་བ་འདེབས༔ ལོངས་སྐུ་ཐུགས་རྗེ་ཆེན་པོ་ལ་གསོལ་བ་འདེབས༔ སྤྲུལ་སྐུ་པདྨ་འབྱུང་གནས་ལ་གསོལ་བ་འདེབས༔ .... Note: This century old sacred prayer is compiled with text and audio for the sole use and benefit of people. It is not meant for any commercial purposes. Please feel free to use and share this. ... The generosity of the priceless gift of Dharma, the foundation for the other five Paramitas. ... #BarcheLamsel #GuruRinpoche #Karmapa #thongdrol #liberation #through #seeing #samsara #tibet #tibetan #buddhist #buddhism #meditation #mindfulness #tibetanbuddhism #buddhateachings #peace #peaceofmind #worldpeace

This episode of the Wisdom Podcast, recorded live as a Wisdom Dharma Chat, features Karma Trinlay Rinpoche, a highly accomplished Buddhist teacher and meditation master. Born in 1975 to an American mother and French Father, and recognized by His Holiness the 16th Karmapa, Rinpoche is the first reincarnated Westerner of French and American origin to […] The post Karma Trinlay Rinpoche: Life as a Tulku (#144) appeared first on The Wisdom Experience.

"We have to remember that we are always changing. Every second we're changing. We're changing from moment to moment. As the watch goes 'tick tock, tick tock' we are also changing with every second. So what this means is that while we might have a problem in the first moment, in the next moment we have an opportunity to be a new person who doesn't have that fault. We have the choice that we can actually be a new person in every moment." - Gyalwang Karmapa Today's episode is from a teaching that the Gyalwang Karmapa gave to school students back in 2013 where they asked him questions about meditation, caring for the environment, becoming a happier person, and much more. The Karmapa sat on the floor with the children and his translator, David, and carefully addressed all of the different topics that they raised. Please subscribe to the podcast for future updates, or download the episode directly to your smartphone. Photo thanks to Olivier Adam.

In my attempts to connect with people on some of our most important issues like climate change, I have been missing a huge pathway - faith. These issues need hard conversations, and hard conversations need us to tap into more than facts and fears. My conversation with Dekila opens the door to bringing the sacred back into science. THE IMPACT. Dekila Chungyalpa: - is the founder and director of the Loka Initiative, an interdisciplinary capacity building and outreach platform at the University of Wisconsin - Madison for faith leaders and culture keepers of Indigenous traditions who work on environmental and climate issues. Its mission is to support faith-led environmental and climate action efforts, locally and around the world, through collaborations on project design and management, capacity building, training, media and public outreach. Their vision: that inner, community, and planetary resilience are interdependent and that we cannot achieve any one of these goals without working on the other two. To sign up for their quarterly newsletter: https://go.wisc.edu/lokanewsletter - founded and led Sacred Earth, a faith-based conservation program at the World Wildlife Fund; at WWF-US she was also Director for the Greater Mekong Program - serves as the environmental adviser for His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. - received the prestigious Yale McCluskey Award in 2014 for conservation innovation - recently published in Psychology Today on how to cope with eco-anxiety THE JOURNEY. In our conversation, we explore: - Her path to wholeness: bridging her spiritual heritage growing up in Sikkim in a Tibetan Buddhist community and her environmental conservation background, after being “an environmentalist by day and a person of faith by night” - Eco-anxiety amidst success: her own path through the urgency and panic while being externally “successful” at the World Wildlife Fund - People and planet: why faith leaders are uniquely positioned to lead us in spiritual truth-seeking on some of our toughest issues

A scholarly yet accessible biography of the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje, one of the great historical figures of Tibetan Buddhism.  Known for his mastery of teachings across sectarian lines, his treatises on medicine and astrology, and his work as spiritual advisor to the last Yuan emperor of China, Rangjung Dorje (1284-1339) is considered one of the most important and influential figures in Tibetan Buddhist history. First recognized as a tulku, or reincarnated Buddhist master, at the age of five, Rangjung Dorje became the Karma Kagyu lineage holder and instituted the reincarnation-based inheritance structure within Tibetan Buddhism that led to the formation of important lineages of tulkus such as the Dalai Lamas. In The Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje: Master of Mahamudra (Shambala, 2020), Ruth Gamble synthesizes her extensive research on Rangjung Dorje into a sweeping biography covering his life, legacy, and important selected writings. Included in her discussions are Rangjung Dorje's synthesis of Dzogchen and Mahāmudrā in his writings, his devotion to spreading the teachings of Buddha nature, and several works never before translated into English. As the most comprehensive work available on Rangjung Dorje, this book is an indispensable resource for scholars and Buddhist practitioners alike. Cuilan Liu is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Her work on Buddhism, Law, China, Tibet, and documentary filmmaking can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Thurman welcomes Dharma pioneer, Author and founder of The Tara Mandala Retreat center Tsultrim Allione for an intimate and thought provoking conversation about their experiences studying, learning and teaching Buddhism. Opening with an introduction to Tsultrim Allione's "Wisdom Rising: Journey into the Mandala of the Empowered Feminine" Professor Thurman leds an exploration of her ground breaking work and of the female reincarnate Machig Labdrön tradition it arises from. This extended conversation includes stories from their time with H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama, H.H. the 16th Karmapa, Trungpa Rinpoche, Sapchu Rinpoche, Lama Thupten Yeshe, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Geshe Wangyal & Anam Thubten Rinpoche and from their many years of personal practice. Podcast includes discussions of: Reincarnation, Re-Birth and the Rinpoche or Tulku system, the effect of the Chinese invasion of Tibet upon the availability and longevity of Tibetan Buddhist wisdom teachings, and of the central role of women within Tanta and in societies across the ages. Episode concludes with a recommendation of the work and writings of Elaine Pagels and of "The Tara Tantra" Translated by Susan A. Landesman. Audio Updated: April 29th, 2021

This week's episode of Spotlights is the first part of a two-part interview with Dekila Chungyalpa, Director of the Loka Initiative at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She discusses the trajectory of her work with religion and ecology, including her experience founding and directing Sacred Earth, an acclaimed faith-based conservation program at the World Wildlife Fund from 2009 to 2014. She also discuss her contributions to Khoryug, a Tibetan Buddhist eco-monastic association in the Himalayas under the auspices of H.H. the 17th Karmapa.

Sometimes there are days when everything goes NOT the way you have planned - people don't do what you want them to do, things don't come together the way you expect them to come together, and you yourself are not at your best on such day… Especially during these kinds of days it is very important to come back home to yourself and restore your equilibrium. Regardless of what is happening around you, you can always tap into your Inner Peace. This is exactly what we are doing with this meditation. Get yourself a cup of tea, keep your mind open and get ready for a deep dive into the Truth. Please remember to subscribe, like, share and leave a comment! Thank you for BEING HERE.~Yana Fry SUBSCRIBE TO YOUTUBE CHANNELhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY5rNcfGQxDEq5KwX_syXbA TIMELESS TEACHINGS PODCAST and MOREhttps://linktr.ee/timelessteachings   CONNECT with YANA FRY on SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yanafryLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yana-fry-43886453/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yanafry

Stress? Anxiety? Burnout? A difficult day at work? This is a perfect meditation that will help you to restore mental, emotional and physical equilibrium at the end of a busy day. All what you have to do is to find 12 minutes just for yourself, sit comfortably, close your eyes, relax your body… and press the “play” button. Why to meditate?Here are 12 science-based benefits of meditation:Stress reductionAnxiety controlPromotes emotional health Enhances self-awarenessLengthens attention spanImproves memoryGenerates kindness and compassion May help to control cravings and addictions Improves sleep (insomnia)Helps to reduce painCan decrease blood pressureAccessible anywhere and can be done by anyone Happy meditating. Please remember to subscribe, like, and share! Thank you for BEING HERE.Xxx,Yana SUBSCRIBE TO YOUTUBE CHANNELhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY5rNcfGQxDEq5KwX_syXbA TIMELESS TEACHINGS PODCAST and MOREhttps://linktr.ee/timelessteachings   CONNECT with YANA FRY on SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yanafryLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yana-fry-43886453/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yanafry  

On episode 14 of Overthink, Ellie and David sit down with Dr. Jessica Locke, an expert in Buddhist philosophy, to discuss mindfulness as a tool for anti-racist education and social justice work. After investigating the ways that Western science and capitalism have watered down Buddhist mindfulness, they explore with Dr. Locke how Buddhist practices can be an important part of a social justice toolbox. Together, they explore how mindfulness practice changes one's relationship to suffering, alters our view of the world,  and can be especially important for white people unlearning habits of white privilege.Works Discussed:Jessica Locke, "Living Our Histories, Shaping Our Futures: Buddhist Practice and Anti-Racist Education for White People"Joseph Goldstein, MindfulnessRonald Purser, McMindfulnessBessel van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the ScoreEssential Mind Training, ed. Thupten JinpaInterconnected, the Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley DorjeWebsite | overthinkpodcast.comInstagram & Twitter | @overthink_podEmail |  Dearoverthink@gmail.comYouTube | Overthink podcast

Wasfia Nazreen is a powerhouse. Her story is anything but ordinary, and life-accomplishments already the stuff of legends. I had such a great time chatting with Wasfia on this podcast and our two-hour conversation takes you on a journey through the peaks and valleys of her amazing life (which I sense is only getting started!).  Wasfia is a human-rights activist, educator, mountaineer, and so much more. As a visionary campaign to celebrate and uplift the women of her native country, Bangladesh, Wasfia became the first Bangladeshi, and first Bengali, to climb the Seven Summits - aka the highest mountains of every continent!  She is the ONLY woman to be named both a National Geographic Explorer & Adventurer.  Her passion has always been driven by causes close to her heart — all of which are grounded in a strong foundation of meditation and self-realization practices. She has been blessed to learn from and become close friends with some of the greatest spiritual teachers on the planet, including His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, and His Holiness the 17th Karmapa.  Listen in on a fascinating life story, from childhood abandonment trauma that led not to despair but instead to a life built on fierce independence, drive, and loving compassion. Forging her own path far away from the arranged marriages and status quo for women in her country, Wasfia chose instead to look fear square in the eye, to fall asleep to the lullaby of avalanches, and to keep climbing. "That mountain gives you an excuse to give up every day," she says of Everest. Thankfully for us, she did no such thing.  Visit Wasfia's official website here and definitely watch the epic short documentary, 'Wasfia', produced by Apple, Inc. and presented by National Geographic.  fb.com/WasfiaNazreen IG: @wasfianazreen  Twitter: @wasfia

བློ་སྦྱོང་ཚིགས་བརྒྱད་མའི་བཀའ་ཁྲིད། ༧ རྒྱལ་དབང་ཀརྨ་པ་མཆོག Eight Verses of Training the Mind by 17th Gyalwang Karmapa January 11 - 12, 2014
 Monlam Pavilion, Bodhgaya Language: Tibetan and English The Gyalwang Karmapa teaches on The Eight Verses of Training the Mind, one of the most beloved texts on mind training (lojong) that distills its very essence. The author, Geshe Langri Thangpa, was a famous Kadampa teacher, who was also called, “the Serious One,” or “Gloomy Face.” Due to his compassionate focus on the suffering of living beings in samsara, he hardly ever smiled. “Why are sentient beings so valuable? Because in order to achieve awakening we need bodhicitta, and in order to generate bodhicitta we need compassion. And because compassion must be generated with respect to sentient beings, sentient beings are infinitely precious and necessary for our awakening.” 

Without other beings, the Gyalwang Karmapa explained, we would not be able to generate the bodhicitta that is the root of the path to awakening. Therefore, without other beings, we could in fact not achieve awakening ourselves. What is Lojong? The core of mind training, the Karmapa explained, is to practice seeing oneself and others as equal and then to exchange oneself for them. Having studied these instructions in the main texts and practiced their teachings, Langri Thangpa condensed all of them into these eight verses. Usually mind training does not depend on the length of the text but the concise presentation of the key points. We might read many texts and their commentaries, the Karmapa commented, but if we cannot blend these teachings with our mind, if we do not internalize them, they will not benefit us. The Kadampa lineage in general emphasizes practice over study; its teachers focused on experience rather than the intellect. Extracting the essential meaning of all the Buddha's teachings, they put these into practice without mistake and without leaving anything left out. Each of Langri Thangpa's verses gives one of these key instructions, as we shall see.