Dr. Tsering Norbu: Changing Landscapes & Sourcing Traditional Medicine for Men-Tsee-Khang
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Release Date: 12/24/2024
Tashi Dekyid Monet: Reading the World Before It Was Written Down
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Tashi Dekyid Monet is a Tibetan scholar, writer, and translator who grew up in the Eastern Tibetan Highlands in the rhythms of nomadic and agricultural life, where time is measured by light and shadow, where songs carry cosmological wisdom and where knowing the face of the land means being woven into a web of reciprocal relationships with all four realms of beings. Through explorations of oral tradition, sacred geography, spiritual songs, and the concept of tendrel, or auspicious connection, Tashi offers insights into ways of knowing that nurture belonging, protect sacred knowledge, and...
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Josh Kinney: Into the Cave, A Western Yogi's Path
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In this conversation, we sit down in Pharping Nepal with Josh Kinney, a western practitioner who spent over two decades immersed in the living meditation traditions of Nangchen in Eastern Tibet training under some of its most extraordinary masters, including the force of nature Yogi Pema Dorje, and the renowned Lhagen Pema Drimed. You will hear stories of cave retreats, Tibetan yogas, dark retreat practice, and what it means to enter this remotely held lineage as an outsider with devotion and a willingness to keep showing up. Time notes: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:39 First steps...
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Tiokasin Ghosthorse: Lakota & the Language of Relationship
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Andrea Loseries: The Scholar & Cremation Ground Yogini
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Dr. Andrea Loseries is a scholar, professor, and yogic practitioner. You'll hear about Andrea's more than 50 years of research and spiritual practice that includes incredible accounts of risk, discernment, and devotion on her path of transformation. Time notes: 00:01:06 - Journeying to the Himalayas to study with yogic masters 00:07:38 - Taking the Karmapa as her teacher 00:12:28 - From village girl to lady in 6 months 00:16:05 - Ancient Bon religion and bone ritual objects 00:20:34 - The confiscated skull 00:23:53 - The legendary Snow Lion Expedition 00:35:56 - Guidance on...
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Christina Monson: Following Your Heart & Dying Free of Regret
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Christina Monson spent decades studying with the meditation master Chatral Rinpoche in the mountains of Nepal and translating and practicing the teachings of Sera Khandro. But it was facing stage four cancer that revealed whether decades of practice could meet the greatest pain with the greatest teaching. This conversation, recorded less than a year before Christina's passing, offers a window into what it means to follow one's heart all the way through, free of regrets. ~ Time notes: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:02:18] Meeting Chatral Rinpoche [00:08:48] Seeing Her Ego Up Close [00:14:10] A...
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Bayo Akomolafe: On Failure, Poetry, and Becoming
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This is a conversation revisited with philosopher, writer, and professor Bayo Akomolafe. Time notes: 00:00:29 - 00:07:50 The Sporulation of the Slave Ship 00:07:50 - 00:16:11 Beyond the Human - Blackness as Becoming 00:16:11 - 00:19:48 Entanglement and the Agency of the World 00:19:48 - 00:27:09 Language Beyond Vocality 00:27:09 - 00:34:32 Poetry as Prophecy and the Loss of Precision 00:34:32 - 00:41:12 - Learning from Children's Agency 00:41:12 - 00:47:20The Tortoise's Drum - Cracks and Openings (This conversation originally aired July 2022) Links: Bayo Akomolafe: ...
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Khandro Kunzang Dechen Chodron: Devotion, Maturation & the Guru
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00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:08 Stages towards authentic devotion 00:09:40 Karmic guru connection 00:12:00 Blessings 00:16:00 Ideal student qualities 00:20:00 Living lineage 00:25:00 Dharma protectors 00:29:00 Samaya 00:33:00 Divisive Speech 00:35:00 Root guru 00:41:00 Dudjom Rinpoche and Lama Dawa Rinpoche 00:43:00 When to fully depend on a teacher 00:44:00 Cult behavior 00:46:00 Student’s personal work 00:48:00 Sleep, wakefulness, and Lama Dawa 00:52:00 Signs of maturing on the path of realization 00:53:00 Biggest obstacle for westerners ~ Links: Khandro Kunzang & the...
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Ida Pedanda Watulumbang: Balinese Priest & Servant of the Sun
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Today, our guest is the Balinese high priest, Ida Pedanda Gede Putra Watulumbang Manuaba also known as Ida Pedanda Watulumbang. We meet at his house and learn about his path to becoming a priest and some of the spiritual beliefs and practices in the Balinese Hindu tradition. Time notes: 00:01:00 Becoming a priest 00:05:00 Ceremonies 00:06:45 Ritual and adornment 00:10:45 Balinese cremation 00:12:25 Karma and daily correction 00:16:29 Fearless Death 00:19:00 Daily spiritual tending ~ Podcast website & transcripts
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Erik Pema Kunsang: Stories of Meditation Masters
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Erik Pema Kunsang is a dharma teacher, practitioner, and one of the most highly regarded Tibetan translators. Today, we meet in his homeland of Denmark, where Erik shares stories of meditation masters he has spent time with, as well as on some essential aspects of the path and fruit of spiritual realization. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:24 Trulshik Adeu Rinpoche 00:04:50 Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche 00:12:22 Dilgo Khyentse and 16th Karmapa 00:13:25 Tulku Urgyen on nature of mind 00:17:20 Dilgo Khyentse’s style of teaching 00:20:44 Former training for realization 00:23:46 Tantras and...
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Today we meet at the headquarters of Men-Tsee-Khang in Dharamshala, India with Dr. Tsering Norbu, who has worked here for over 30 years and is the director of both the Culture and Materia Medica departments.
00:01:00 Dr. Tsering’s medicine heritage and path
00:01:49 Born into a lineage of Sowa Ripga doctors, how it has changed.
00:05:00 About Men-Tsee-Khang Institute Tibetan Medical and Astro Institute
00:07:50 Bringing together tradition and science
00:10:30 Changing landscapes affecting medicinal plants
00:11:00 Medicinal plant cultivation methods and challenges.
00:20:00 Making precious pills
00:22:00 Life-span and storage of medicine.
00:24:00 4 Medical Tantras (Gyushi) and medicinal species variation.
00:27:00 Farmers resistance to growing medicinal varieties
00:29:00 Medical research field trips in Sikkim, Ladakh, Arunachel Pradesh and other areas.
00:32:00 How imbalances have changed over the decades and what is most needed for modern times.
00:34:00 Painting plant thangkas and their purpose
00:40:00 Closing thoughts about the future
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