Lama Palden: Special Event May 19, 2020

May 12

Special Online Event with Lama Palden

Special Online Event with Lama Palden Drolma

"Who we truly are is luminosity, clarity, and emptiness. Who we truly are is the inseperable union of wisdom and love. Who we truly are is radiant goodness " Lama Palden Drolma

Greetings of love to all of you. We hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy during this extraordinary time. While we are surrounded by so much collective pain, fear and uncertainty, we find it enormously beneficial to dive deeper into our own spiritual practice and to try to understand the messages and lessons that will help us emerge from this time of seclusion somewhat wiser. Perhaps the greatest teaching we must internalize is how to live more mindfully, more consciously, and more respectfully on this earth we share with so many other life forms.

Despite our physical isolation from one another, we know that many people are staying in close contact with friends and fellow seekers to help build a virtual community of support and care. We also have been having numerous Zoom conversations to share our inner experiences during this time of withdrawal from the outer world. These conversations have all centered on the outer shifts that may be underway and that will help shape a new more conscious way of interacting with the outer world. Change begins within before it can manifest something different externally. If no change takes place when our communities open up again, our collective suffering will be for naught, and so we must collectively work to heed the messages hidden within this pandemic.

GPIW will be initiating a series of Zoom conversations with some of our inspired teachers and friends. Next week, we will share spiritual inspiration from Lama Palden Drolma via Zoom (details below) on May 19 at 11AM EST . Lama Palden is a lifetime meditation practitioner and teacher and wrote a book called 'Love on Every Breath' which outlines the extraordinary Tibetan Buddhist practice of Tonglen, a powerful meditation by which one takes in the suffering of others, of the world and transforms it. As such, GPIW will host an online talk and guided meditation on Tuesday, May 19th with Lama Palden Drolma. We look forward to meditating with you.

About Lama Palden Drolma

Lama Palden Drolma is the founder and Senior Lama of Sukhasiddhi Foundation, a Vajrayana Buddhist center in the Shangpa and Kagyu lineages. With gratitude to her gurus, Lama Palden transmits, trains, and mentors students, passing on the teachings and practices that enable one to reach complete awakening in this life. She has a lifelong interest in Comparative Mysticism and Inter-spirituality as well.