Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg

Ep. 81 – Lama Tsultrim Allione

Sep 23, 2018

Lama Tsultrim Allione, a longtime colleague of Sharon Salzberg, discusses her path in Vajrayana Buddhism, her new book 'Wisdom Rising,' and the practice of feeding your demons. They also share their experiences as women on the path and the history of Buddhist teaching for women. The podcast ends with a meditation on transforming anger.

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Lama Tsultrim Allione

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Quick takeaways

Lama Tsultrim Allione discusses the concept of the empowered feminine and the urgent need to reconnect with nature.

Lama Tsultrim Allione introduces the practice of feeding your demons as a method to address draining aspects of ourselves and nourish integration.

Deep dives

Introduction to the Met2Hour podcast with Sharon Salzburg

This episode introduces the Met2Hour podcast with Sharon Salzburg, featuring guest Lama Sultra Malione, an author and Buddhist teacher. Lama Sultra shares her background as a Tibetan Buddhist nun and her journey into translating ancient Tibetan Buddhist teachings for Western audiences. Her latest book, Wisdom Rising, explores the concept of the empowered feminine in the form of dakini, fierce and wise female figures that represent aspects of wisdom and transformation.

Introduction

2min

Journey to the 'Mystic East'

6min

The Sacred in the Ordinary and the Teachings of Dakinis

9min

Feeding Your Demons and Transforming Negative Patterns

25min

Exploring the Beauty of Tarmac

5min

Meditation on Anger and Wisdom with Seed Syllables

5min

Sharon speaks with longtime colleague Lama Tsultrim Allione for the 81st episode of the Metta Hour Podcast.

Find show notes and resources here: https://beherenownetwork.com/metta-hour-ep-81-lama-tsultrim-allione/

Sharon and Lama open the conversation reminiscing about their similar paths going to India in their late teens, and the magic they discovered there. Lama speaks about her path in Vajrayana Buddhism and the sacred form of the feminine as the Dakini. Sharon and Lama speak in depth about Lama’s new book, “Wisdom Rising” and the five mandalas as paths of transformation. They also discuss one of Lama’s other primary teaching themes: chöd practice, aka feeding your demons. Lama and Sharon also share their experiences as women on the path, and some of the history of Buddhist teaching’s availability for women in the eastern patriarchal system— and how that has informed their pioneering work as female teachers in the west. The podcast ends with a short guided meditation by Lama on transforming anger with a Dakini seed syllable.

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