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/

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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.

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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/

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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

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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

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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.

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Bodhi Training

https://bodhitraining.com/

Gomde Denmark

https://gomde.dk/

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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.

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Rinzin

https://rinzinlama.com/

UKALI

https://ukali.org/

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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

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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

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00:03:00 True self and imposture syndrome

00:09:00 On misperception and ignorance

00:14:00 Ego, loss and instability

00:18:00 On the two parts of us during grief

00:20:00 Nature as guru

00:23:00 Influences on our relationship with nature

00:28:00 Tantra and inner and outer universes

00:31:00 Neither this, nor that

00:35:00 A major crossroads for Tracee

00:43:00 Ancestors and benevolent beings have your back

00:48:00 Timeline practice

00:50:00 Tracee’s personal practice day

Links:

Tracee

https://www.traceestanley.com/

Tracee's new book: The Luminous Self

https://www.traceestanley.com/luminous-self/#preorder

Our Previous Episode Together

Yoga Nidra, Non-Doing & Life Transitions as Practice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ8BuQeh-6M

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00:03:00 Mistakes driven learning

00:07:00 Awe and mystery

00:11:00 Crisis and choice

00:15:00 Giving away your best stuff, wisdom and dying

00:19:00 Leaving room for others

00:22:00 Suffering and being a burden

00:28:00 Grief, practice and love

00:36:00 Regrets and beliefs

Links:

Stephen Jenkinson:

https://orphanwisdom.com/about/

Nights of Grief & Mystery Tour:

https://orphanwisdom.com/nights-of-grief-and-mystery/

Link to 1st Interview with Stephen: Understanding How Things Have Become as They Are

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7JnwNg0xLg

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00:00:00 Relating with the passing of her spiritual 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/

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00:01:19 The 4 Circles of Support

00:09:00 Healthful dependency in friendships

00:12:00 Supporting yourself and receiving support 

00:18:00 Busyness, pushing and stressing

00:25:00 Going beyond western culture to influence your healing needs

00:30:00 Self-love as ground

00:34:00 Staying in relationships too long or choosing unhealthy relationships

00:41:00 Ambiguous loss when single and wanting a relationship

00:54:00 Essentials to support vital long term partnership 

00:56:00 Healing as a means for connection

Links

Minaa B

https://www.minaab.com/

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