Love & Liberation with Olivia Clementine

00:00:00  Who and what is Dakini including the play of the outer, inner and secret aspects 00:07:25 - Directly experiencing these sky goers.  00:13:40  Five elements and five dakinis and how they support each other.    00:17:42 On the charnel ground as the home of the Dakini. 00:27:00 Working with difficult times with the help of the Dakini. 00:29:00 Three confidence that tantric practitioners need to have. 00:31:00 The subtle body and working with energy/ 00:37:00. Experience the non duality of the sacred and ordinary and paradox through Dakini. 00:48:00 Upcoming Vajrayogini Empowerment and Dakini Path of Vajrayogini 00:55:00 Final Thoughts   LINKS Listen to Previous Episode with Khandro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttf6GirMRwo   Upcoming Offerings with Choying Khandro   - Vajrayogini Empowerment and Retreat -  https://www.dakiniswhisper.com/2023-vajrayogini-empowerment - Dakini Path: A Contemporary Pilgrimage to Vajrayogini -  https://www.dakiniswhisper.com/dakini-path   Khandro's Book https://www.amazon.com/DAKINI-JOURNEY-CONTEMPORARY-WORLD-HEART/dp/B0C5241RX2/   Podcast Page 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    

00:01:04 Himalayan languages origin, overlap and geographical influences 00:11:00 Self-sufficiency, socioeconomic development, education and the impact on languages. 00:17:00 Becoming interested in ‘Monyul’ borderland region 00:22:00 Karmic link in Bhutan 00:28:00  Becoming more a part of these Himalayan communities. 00:43:00 Duhumbi language and culture 00:53:00 Specific kinds of homemade alcohol 00:58:00 Nomadic Kusunda community, language and culture 01:08:00 Connection between health and speaking one’s indigenous language 01:16:00 The future 01:21:00 Learning a language   LINKS: Tim Bodt https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/tim-bodt https://brill.com/display/title/55767?language=en 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 Introduction 00:02:00 On translating Sera Khandro’s autobiography and what makes her particular autobiography so unique. 00:05:00 Human creativity coming out of interdependence and inter-relationality. 00:13:00 Prophetic visions with dakinis, khandro-ma and non-human consorts, and significance of tendrel in terma, treasure revelation.  00:18:00 More on earth and mind treasure including an example from Sera Khandro’s autobiography.  00:25:00 Climate crisis and relating with the earth. 00:28:00 Metaphors in Sera Khandro’s writing on joy and grief, and great love. 00:38:00 Linguistic universes of Tibetan and English, and how that affects the interpretations of translations, including words like enlightenment, lord, sin, inseparability and equality. 00:45:00 A story Chatral Sangye Dorje Rinpoche told about his first hand experience with his teacher Sera Khandro.   LINKS Previous conversation with Dr. Jacoby on Love & Liberation, Writings of Sera Khandro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUmr0pBJd70 Lecture with Dr. Jacoby through Boston University on Interdependent Personhood and Relational Ethics: A Tibetan Perspective https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg745EOXzcQ 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    

Today's episode, due to it being a visual episode, is published solely on YouTube. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSILLfTMLLo ~ 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:00 On growing up in Dolpo, Nepal and finding his path in art, energy and happiness. 00:06:00 Growing up in a Ngagpa family. 00:07:45 Opening a school in Dolpo 00:9:20 Finding your own way. 00:11:00 Being born into a lineage of 5 generations of painters  00:14:00 Seasonal activities in Dolpo, salt caravan and changes now 00:20:00 We see some of Tenzin’s finished paintings and pieces in process Contact: To connect with Tenzin’s work you can reach out to his son Phurba at dolpogallery / at / gmail / dot / com  Podcast Page: 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 Introduction  00:02:00 Productivity and ecology of love 00:09:21 Rules of erotic exchange 00:13:00 Looking out to confirm our realness as an obstacles for relationship 00:17:00 Narcissism and success 00:24:00 Meaning of love from Erich Fromm and the risk of acting in accord with reality. 00:28:00 Non-duality, shared pool of aliveness and emotion 00:36:00 Serving others and self-enlightenment. 00:40:00 Hitting rock bottom and receiving gifts through existing  00:44:00 Being the circle of the gift and the difficulty of trusting our existence as being enough.  00:53:00 Surrounding and helping each other becoming real.   LINKS: Andreas https://biologyofwonder.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

Rev. Nóirín Ní Riain PhD is an Interfaith Minister, an internationally acclaimed spiritual singer, theologian, writer, musicologist, and Celtic Spirituality expert.  00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:31 As a singer coming out of stage fright 00:06:00 Living for years at Glenstal Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in Ireland 00:06:56 Blessing a separation or a divorce 00:12:45 Noirin sings her favorite Psalm.  00:14:00 Gregorian chanting and healing power 00:16:00 Theosony, listening to the divine, the ear of the heart and listening all around. 00:21:00 Stories of her friendship and time with Irish poet and Hegelian philosopher John O’Donohue 00:24:00 Learning patience and trust 00:27:00 On choices and mistakes 00:30:00 Qualities of loving 00:36:00 Rituals and being with people during times of transition   LINKS: Norin https://www.noirin.love 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 Introduction 00:01:28 Background to Dark Retreat 00:05:44 Some experiences that Justin has had in dark retreat and what he learned about himself. 00:13:00 Freeing oneself of narrative of a dharma practitioner looking a certain way 00:16:00 The essentiality of giving oneself to space and formlessness and the fear of space. 00:20:44 How to know if one is qualified to do dark retreat. 00:27:14 Dream yoga in dark retreat 00:31:00 Visionary experiences and tögal in dark retreat and technology of dark retreat. 00:40:00 Manifestation of elements in dark retreat, destabilization and losing one’s mind.  00:44:00 What Justin finds particularly interesting about Ati Yoga for this time  00:47:00 Lived Ati Yoga Links: Justin https://justinvonbujdoss.com/   Past conversations: Resting in the Mind Beyond Time & Being Consumed by Dharma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0RvHW6fOMQ&list=PLbj5FAGzDx9WhJ7N5iJhGkZ_tY9ZnJL4m&index=8 Ati Yoga, the Becoming of Indigenous Western Tantra & the Ministry of Death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LAi9RnjcA0&list=PLbj5FAGzDx9WhJ7N5iJhGkZ_tY9ZnJL4m&index=14   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

Some of what Andrea shares: 00:00:00 Meeting her teacher 16th Karmapa  00:22:00 Bone Relics and losing a skull that impacted her life 00:27:00 Proper care of ritual objects 00:30:00 Legendary snow lion expedition 00:36:00 How monastic institutions changed tantric rituals  00:44:00 Dalai Lama on the most important legacy for Buddhism 00:47:00 Benefits and uses of different malas based on their materials 00:50:00 Learning Chöd Practice with Chatral Rinpoche  00:53:55 Things to note when using a bone trumpet 00:56:00 What to do when snakes and scorpions are close to you 00:58:56 What Andrea practices right now 01:02:34 Cremation ground practice 01:06:00 Women in the charnel ground  01:18:00 Andrea’s charnel ground practice and special rituals ~ 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

Today Dr. Rick Hanson offers a guided meditation. Listen to our full conversation on Neuroscience, Dharma and Healing: https://oliviaclementine.com/dr-rick-hanson-neuroscience-dharma-healing/ Links: https://www.rickhanson.net/ Support Enjoy these episodes? Please leave a review here. Scroll down to Review & Ratings. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-liberation/id1393858607

Neuroscientist Dr. Rick Hanson discusses mind, brain, consciousness, breath influence, empathy, healing from bullying, working with resentment, forgiveness types, awareness for yogic practice, timelessness, and resetting societal foundations in an enlightening conversation.