#74 Engaged and Aspirational Bodhicitta: Lama Tsomo

Lama Tsomo is a spiritual teacher, author, and co-founder of Namchak Foundation and Namchak Retreat Ranch, which preserves and shares Tibetan Buddhist practice in accessible, contemporary ways. Under the tutelage of Tulku Sangak Rinpoche, international holder of the Namchak lineage, Lama Tsomo has done extensive spiritual retreats in the U.S. and abroad and is fluent in Tibetan. Today, she is dedicated to sharing the teachings of the Namchak lineage with Western students, bringing greater happiness and meaning to life through meditation practice, community, and retreat. She is passionate about reaching young people and supporting those working for positive social change.
Lama Tsomo holds an M.A. in Counseling Psychology and is the author of Ancient Wisdom for Our Times: Tibetan Buddhist Practice Series and coauthor of The Lotus & the Rose: A Conversation Between Tibetan Buddhism & Mystical Christianity and the Taking a Breath meditation journal.  
Links:

Namchak Website
Saving Each Other Together Project
Four Immeasurables Retreat
Namchak’s Instagram
Deepening Our Feeling for “Us”: Lama Tsomo from SAND19

Music from Today's episode:

Chenrezig Sadhana – Tibetan Vajrayana Mantra Meditation
Now I Walk In Beauty Libana- Fire Within
Now I Walk in Beauty (sheet music)

Topics:
0:00 – Introduction
2:58 – Lama Intro Story and Path to Buddhism
8:13 – Major Schools of Buddhism in the U.S.
10:35 – Balancing Mindfulness & Compassion
16:45 – The Predictions of Guru Rinpoche
24:45 – The Importance of Mantra
25:53 – The One Ocean
32:13 – Sharing in Sangha in Mantra
37:49 – Chenrezig / Avalokiteśvara chanting practice
50:53 – Working Skillfully With Equanimity
54:19 – The Importance of Sangha
58:57 – Aspirational and Engaged Boddhicitta