Elisabeth Benard: Hidden Female Meditation Masters, the Sakya Jetsunmas

Jetsunma Jamyang Yeshe Palmo is a Buddhist teacher and retreat master. She spent nine years in a monastic university studying all of the major subjects of Buddhism. Following her studies she spent nine years in a closed practice retreat. She also spent two years studying psychology and Western philosophy at Harvard University. Jetsunma is the vajra master of the study and practice centers of Kusum Khandro Ling retreat and nunneries and teaches in the US, Japan, Nepal, Hong Kong, and India. Some of what Jetsunma shares includes: 00:03:00 The hinayana, four truths and exhausting negative emotions. 00:9:00 Bodhisattva yana, two truths, four immeasurables and six perfections 00:12:00 Tantrayana path, generation practice and embracing existence as pure. 00:14:00 Completion stage and using the body for realization. 00:18:00 Great completion uncontrived stage 00:19:00 Ngondro 00:21:00 Essentials for realization 00:24:00 Two text recommended 00:25:00 Quality over quantity 00:28:00 Retreat advice 00:31:00 Benefits to solitary and collective practice 00:32:00 Non-exclusive Buddhism, the universal perspective ~ 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

This is a re-release of a conversation with Tenzin Norbu in his home studio in Kathmandu, Nepal. Today's conversation is solely available in a video format. Here is the link to watch today's episode: https://youtu.be/bBkNuHZSN38   Tenzin Norbu was born in Dolpo, Nepal, into a family of thangka painters from a lineage that dates back atleast 400 years. His work has appeared in museums and private collections around the world, as well as, several international publications, including Caravans of the Himalaya, National Geographic, and the feature film Himalaya. He is also the illustrator for children’s books, including Himalaya, and Clear Sky, Red Earth. 

Vision version of today's conversation: https://youtu.be/gXWcorUoTnc   00:01:40 Introduction to the retreat place and intentions 00:05:56 Visions in dark retreat 00:15:00 Fear, trust, confidence and endless potential 00:21:00 Not being the only doing the work in one’s practice 00:29:00 Having the correct context of deconditioning the mind 00:32:00 Chogyam Trungpa, Dilgo Khyentse and tummo practice 00:36:00 Being a Buddha and distraction of science 00:40:00 Gaining confidence through felt experience and mastering a practice 00:50:00 Following death, experiencing the bardo 00:56:00 Bardo practice suggestion 01:00:00 Justin’s dharma path from age 3 including Egyptian funerary practice, alchemy and wanting to be a monk 01:13:00 Not getting attached to the technique 01:15:00 Tögal and Sowa Rigpa typology  01:19:00 Letting the heart choose your practice 01:21:00 Emerging towards spaciousness as the throughline for Justin’s path 01:25:00 Touring the retreat cabins 01:32:00 The body in dark retreat and practice 01:37:00 Closing intentions for this retreat place   Yangti Yoga retreat place https://www.yangtiyoga.com/   Previous conversations: Dark Retreat, Formlessness & Returning to Completion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qoo0DeU6D8o&list=PLbj5FAGzDx9WhJ7N5iJhGkZ_tY9ZnJL4m&index=13   Resting into the Mind Beyond Time & Being Consumed by Dharma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0RvHW6fOMQ&list=PLbj5FAGzDx9WhJ7N5iJhGkZ_tY9ZnJL4m&index=21   Ati Yoga, the Becoming of Indigenous Western Tantra & the Ministry of Death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LAi9RnjcA0&list=PLbj5FAGzDx9WhJ7N5iJhGkZ_tY9ZnJL4m&index=26   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

00:00:00 Elisabeth’s Introduction to Buddhism and the Sakya Lineage 00:06:00 Origin of Sakya lineage and on Lamdre 00:12:00 Jetsunma title and what makes the Sakya Jetsunmas so unusual 00:20:00 Residence or labrangs of Jetsunmas and 00:24:00 Jetsunma versus Sakya Lama roles 00:26:00 Jetsunma Chime Tenpai Nyima (b. 1756) 00:33:00 Kyabgon or Jetsunma Tamdrin Wangmo (1936-96) 00:39:00 Kyabgon Pema Trinlei (1874 - 1950) 00:47:00 Dagmo Trinlei Paljor (1906-1975), and Dagyum Sonam Dolkar. 01:04:00 Jetsunma Chungwa 01:07:00 Jetsun Kushok (1938) & 41st Sakya Trizin (1945) 01:19:00 Jetsun Kushok & Sakya Trizin 41st, leaving Tibet 01:34:00 Jetsunma Kunga Trinley Palter (2007) 01:38:00 New System of Sakya Succession and photos in the book 01:39:00 Sakya Jetsunma lineage   The photograph shared is of Jetsunma Tsegen Wangmo and Jetsunma Chime Wangmo in the Phuntsok Palace in Sakya, Tibet. Courtesy of the Phuntsok Palace.   The book on the Sakya Jetsunmas by Elisabeth Benard  https://www.shambhala.com/the-sakya-jetsunmas-9781645470915.html   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

Tiokasin Ghosthorse is of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation of South Dakota and has a long history with Indigenous activism and advocacy. He has been the Founder, Host, and Executive Producer of “First Voices Radio'' for over 30 years.   Some of what Tiokasin shares today includes: 00:00:00 Land raising children, Lakota language and trusting the future 00:06:00 Male and female energies, intuition and ceremony 00:10:00 No teaching and traditional education as a giving 00:13:00 Burying diplomas to return to Self. 00:15:00 Land ownership, colonial coma and defined by Earth 00:21:00 Dualistic psychology, premeditated ignorance and the ultimate philosopher. 00:24:00 Deathsong, innocence and grief 00:26:00 Adapting to Nature and the language of Earth 00:28:00 Grief, freedom and containment 00:34:00 Dreams, the 5th world, and ancestors going into the future   Our previous conversation on Lakota, Elders & Evolutionary Understanding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBbpRlnV2_8   Tiokasin and First Voices Radio: https://firstvoicesindigenousradio.org/about   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

Carroll Dunham: The Path of a Householder Practitioner, Rites of Place & Taking Risks Carroll Dunham is a medical anthropologist, storyteller, Buddhist practitioner, and chaplain, who has devoted her life to exploring human entanglement between other species. She was based in Nepal for over 30 years and has lived and traveled amongst nomadic communities including in China, Mongolia, and India.  Some of what Carroll shares today includes: 00:00:00 From New Jersey to Nepal, a nunnery, her future husband, and the 1985 Kalachakra gathering. 00:08:00 Stories of meeting her teachers, great meditation masters, including Dilgo Khyentse, Bakha Tulku, Trulshik Rinpoche, and Lama Wangdu. 00:17:00 Advice from His Holiness the Dalai Lama. 00:19:33 Taksang (Tiger’s Nest), the Nechung Oracle & receiving Dilgo Khyentse full terma. 00:23:00 Innovation, monasteries, and keeping the dharma meaningful and safe. 00:25:00 Stories and memories of Trulshik Rinpoche 00:30:00 Learning Himalayan languages 00:33:00 Humla and how it is unique 00:35:00 Dragon Brides; on polyandry, women with many husbands 00:40:00 On her meeting and marriage with her husband Thomas Kelly 00:43:00 Fostering children and non-dual gifts of Nepal. 00:49:00 The market economy’s impact on relationships, Earth, and family structure. 00:56:00 Notions of modernity disguised as freedom. 00:57:00 Raising children in a seasonal manner, rituals, healing, and rites of passage 01:09:00 Best place to give birth and to die. 01:10:00 Relationships, healing, mistakes and safety in anthropological work 01:20:00 Nepal’s ethnic diversity and environmental challenges 01:27:00 Longevity, biomimicry, meditation and aging 01:30:00 The origins and journey of clothing. 01:38:00 Innovations of waste and creative change agents in the textile industry 01:45:00 Risk, collaboration, and the unexpected amazing.   About Carroll Dunham: Carroll is a medical anthropologist whose work explores human entanglement with other species, from microbes to yaks.  Based in Nepal for 30 years, she has lived and traveled extensively amongst nomadic communities, including those in India, Mongolia, and China.  A lifelong student of Buddhism, Tibetan medicine, and Himalayan medicinal plants, she is committed to amplifying Indigenous voices and advocating stewardship of fragile ecosystems. She is currently the co-founder of Around the World in 80 Fabrics. Revitalizing vanishing textile traditions to reduce petroleum-fueled fast fashion.  A storyteller at heart, Carroll has authored five books and produced over a dozen documentaries for National Geographic, PBS, and BBC.  As a Buddhist chaplain, she is passionate about resiliency and the human ability to thrive post disasters. www.wildearthjourneys.com Around the World in 80 Fabrics www.atw80fabrics.com   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  

00:00:00 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