Cynthia Jurs: Collective Awakening, Proper Timing & Becoming a Holy Vessel

00:00:00 Song Dzomba Yakmo Beautiful Abundance & Introduction 00:01:00 Growing up in a Ngakpa family in Admo Tibet. 00:03:40 Importance of life 00:07:00 Drukmo’s ngakpa grandfather 00:12:00 Slowing down and taking in advice from her grandfather 00:15:00 Most important dharma principles 00:17:00 Tibetan medicine helping come out of religious dogma 00:22:00 Creating community and working with miscommunication 00:26:00 Not needing to have a great relationship with everyone 00:30:00 Feeling discomfort as light 00:30:20 Song: 福泽善报 Full of blessings 00:33:00 Ngakma and Ngakpa lifestyle 00:39:00 Organizing her life 00:41:00 The importance of community acceptance 00:46:00 Drukmo’s beginning in chanting and singing. 00:51:00 Initial conflict in sharing dharma music 00:52:23 Experience sharing her music in Amdo 00:56:00 Vajra mind and having faith in your practice 00:58:00 Shame free sex education with her grandmother  01:01:00 Gifting culture, love, and nomad society 01:05:00 Harmonious divorce and raising a family 01:08:00 Sowa Rigpa, the wisdom of nourishment and 5 Healing Methods 01:10:00 Tibetan spiritual healing 01:15:40 Song: Purification Mantra of the Five Elements   All Songs today are from Drukmo Gyal: Dzomba Yakmo Beautiful Abundance 福泽善报 Full of blessings Purification Mantra of the Five Elements   Links: Drukmo Gyal https://www.drukmogyal.com/   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

00:00:00 A life re-directing pilgrimage 00:03:00 Earth treasure vases and the terma, treasure tradition. 00:13:00 Liberian women ending the 14 year Civil War 00:18:00 Christian Bethelson, Thich Nhat Hanh and engaged Buddhism 00:23:00 The timing of forgiveness and healing the earth and our bodies. 00:27:00 The fine line of letting go and holding people accountable 00:28:00 Love Letter to the Earth from Thich Nhat Hanh and the path of enlightenment. 00:32:00 The old story of urgency and pressure 00:33:00 Becoming a holy vessel and skillful action 00:38:00 Right timing, intention and aligning with something larger than ourselves 00:40:00 Gaia Mantra 00:42:00 Collective awakening and a fall that brought Cynthia on a new path   ~   Previous episode with Cynthia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMbIRHLPGYQ   Cynthia became a dharma teacher (Dharmacharya) in the Order of Interbeing of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in 1994 and in recognition of her dedication in carrying out the Earth Treasure Vase practice, she was made an honorary lama in the Vajrayana tradition of Tibetan Buddhism in 2018. Inspired by thirty years of pilgrimage into diverse communities and ecosystems, today Cynthia is forging a new path of dharma in service to Gaia—a path deeply rooted in the feminine, honoring indigenous cultures, and devoted to collective awakening. https://www.summonedbytheearth.org https://gaiamandala.net https://www.amazon.com/Summoned-Earth-Becoming-Vessel-Healing/dp/1632261324 https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajurs   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

This episode is best enjoyed on video. Link to Watch this Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUkL7SpfIQA ~ Today's conversation is with Lama Sonam Tsering at his retreat place in the Hyolmo region of Nepal. Some of what Sonam shares includes:  00:01:00 Growing up in Hyolmo and the societal shifts 00:08:00 Sonam’s spiritual upbringing raised with a village Lama 00:10:00 Meeting and studying with a wandering yogi, astrologer and amchi from around the age of ten. 00:18:00 Learning dharma art 00:25:00 Experiences with impermanence 00:28:00 Retreat periods, Lama work and what motivated him to build a retreat center 00:37:00 Rebuilding after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal 00:40:00 Sonam shows us the inside and outside of the temple 00:44:00 About the three year retreat space 00:46:00 Building 108 stupas and carving manis 00:48:00 The Guru Rinpoche statue and concluding words his teacher shared on not worrying. .  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

00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:00 Deep forgetting 00:06:00 Moving at geologic speed and Men of Spirit project 00:12:38 Symptoms and the soul’s deepest desires 00:15:33 Elderhood through grief 00:21:24 Kalahari desert grief maintenance rituals 00:25:00 Belonging as the premise and remembering the medicine you carry 00:29:00 Fiction and emptiness of progress 00:32:00 Preparing a community for a grief ritual 00:37:00 Grief ritual training and therapeutic communities for Palestine 00:38:00 Grief and beauty 00:45:00 Cultivating village mind 00:54:00 Finding your masculine and feminine soul expression 00:59:00 Being spiritually employed 01:01:00 The long dark and facing the world with soul 01:02:00 A metaphor for our species: Qarrtsiluni   Links: Francis Weller https://www.francisweller.net/   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

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

00:02:57 Social Presencing Theatre 00:06:40 Dharma art 00:09:00 True activity, non-manipulation and non-aggression. 00:12:00 Listening to the moment and nothing being toxic to its core 00:14:00 Attending to the larger beauty, humor and natural kindness in the world 00:19:00 Using the body to find words and suspending meaning-making 00:21:00 Arts and direct knowing 00:22:00 Japanese principle Ma and not projecting what you think you already know 00:25:00 Unconditional well-being. 00:31:00 Resting with experiences and building trust 00:37:00 Noticing what you love 00:41:00 Origins of Bugaku, 7th C Japanese court dance, excruciatingly leisurely, breath time. 00:46:00 Form and freedom 00:51:00 A practice to nourish your spacious self   Links: Arawana: https://arawanahayashi.com/   Arawana's Book: Social Presencing Theatre: The Art of Making a True Move https://www.amazon.com/Social-Presencing-Theater-Making-True/dp/0999717979/ref=sr_1_1   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

Erik Pema Kunsang is a dharma teacher, practitioner, and one of the most prolific translators of Buddhist texts and teachings.  Some of what Erik shares: 00:01:00 On serving and translating for Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, clairvoyance and what is needed for liberation.  00:04:00 Dzogchen person versus a dzogchen teaching from Trulshik Rinpoche 00:08:00 Styles of teachers and busy not doing anything. 00:11:00 Misunderstanding the nature of superficial reality and dharma bums 00:14:00 Bodhi Training 00:16:00 Describing reality 00:17:00 Using the mind as the tool. Moving towards certainty and out of vagueness. The benefits buddhist meditation rather than science. 00:19:00 About fruitful intimate relationships as part of the path of being a decent human being, not breaking trust and learning to live together.  00:23:00 The yanas including Manushayana and Devayana 00:28:00 Split between real world and spiritual world 00:29:00 Using our meditation and spiritual practice time well. Changing karmic patterns 00:32:00 What it really means to be civilized 00:34:00 Essentials for translating genuinely 00:35:00 Leaving nature to itself and no-dig gardening. 00:37:00 Closing statements on landing timeless value systems of the Buddhas ~ Erik Pema Kunsang has studied and practiced the Buddha dharma and especially the teachings of Padmasambhava. He has been trained by many masters. including the Dzogchen master, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, as well as his son, Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. Erik helped bring about Rangjung Yeshe Institute and publications for both study and translation of Dharma. He has translated and published over 60 volumes, including his freely available Tibetan English dictionary. Erik is also the founder of Bodhi Training and is currently the resident teacher at Rangjung Yeshe Gomde Retreat Center. ~ Links: Bodhi Training https://bodhitraining.com/   Gomde Denmark https://gomde.dk/   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

Rinzin Phunjok Lama is an internationally acclaimed wildlife biologist and conservationist from Nepal.   Watch this Episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIZyLwua1x8&feature=youtu.be   00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:00 Growing up in Humla, Nepal 00:09:30 Changes in the landscape and culture 00:14:00 Supporting the future of this remote region 00:16:28 Snow leopards folklore and significance for the Himalayas 00:20:00 Living in the field for seasons at a time 00:23:00 Rinzin’s aspirations   Thank you to Tashi R. Ghale for many wildlife photos included in this interview. Thank you to Karma Lhazom for filming.   Links:   Rinzin https://rinzinlama.com/   UKALI https://ukali.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

00:02:00 Emotions versus feelings 00:06:00 Indicators to know you are emotional 00:09:00 5 steps to transform emotion 00:13:00 Full blown versus leaking low grade emotion. 00:15:00 Feelings, and body awareness 00:17:00 Relating with anger 00:18:00 3 Golden Rules 00:21:00 Conventional sex and the impacts of emotional overcharge 00:24:00 Effect of sex on women's health 00:25:00 Emotions affecting a lineage, parents, children and onwards. 00:26:00 Love as a state  00:29:00 Nurturing the seeds of love within you   Links: Listen to previous episode together on Relaxation, Awareness & Sex https://youtu.be/FIC8QegiMd4?si=sEhmfMCRIs4a9WvY   Diana Richardson  www.livinglove.com   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

00:00:00 Anne's early days coming onto her spiritual journey 00:09:00 Her time in India with HHDL, Rabten Rinpoche and others. 00:14:00 Longchen Nyingtig pilgrimage in Tibet and meeting Adzom Rinpoche reincarnation of Jigme Lingpa. 00:20:00 Terton and visionary capacities and spontaneous song 00:29:00 The importance of heartfelt confidence 00:39:00 Doubtless of our awakenment, buddhas masquerading as humans 00:42:00 Karmic and wisdom narratives and the ground of Dzogchen 00:46:00 Trained imagination, permission, and realization 00:54:00 Geshe Ngawang Wangyal, “America’s first lama”   Links: Dawn Mountain www.dawnmountain.org  Dzogchen Cycles  https://www.dawnmountain.org/dzogchen-cycles/ Online Course, Longchenpa Training:  https://wisdomexperience.org/courses/longchenpa-training/ Her recent book: Being Human and a Buddha Too https://wisdomexperience.org/product/being-human-and-a-buddha-too/ 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