Rating: *****
Tags: Lang:en
Publisher: Atria/Enliven Books
Published: May 2, 2018
Summary
Through her own story of loss and spiritual seeking, paired
with mandala meditations and rituals, bestselling author of
Feeding Your Demons Lama Tsultrium Allione teaches you
how to embody the enlightened, fierce power of the sacred
feminine—the tantric dakinis. Ordained as one of the first American Buddhist nuns and
recognized as an incarnation of the Mother of Tibetan Buddhism,
Lama Tsultrim has a unique perspective on female strength and
enlightenment. In
Wisdom Rising, she shares from a deep trove of
personal experiences as well as decades of knowledge as one of
the preeminent teachers of the mandala of the five dakinis. Dakinis are a type of Buddhist female spirit comprised of
five families, each with a set of unique qualities, as well as
an encumbered pattern or emotional block that gets in the way
of your true brilliance: Buddha dakini—ignorance to the
all-encompassing wisdom; Vajra dakini—anger to the
mirror-like wisdom; Ratna dakini—pride to the wisdom of
equanimity; Padma dakini—craving to the wisdom of
discernment; Karma dakini—envy to the all-accomplishing
wisdom. As a Buddhist nun, Lama Tsultrim yearned to become a mother,
ultimately renouncing her vows so she could marry and have a
child. When she subsequently lost her first child to SIDS, she
was overcome with grief and unsure of where to turn for
guidance. She once against found courage through Buddhist
female role models and meditations, and, using the mandala of
the dakinis, she transformed her pain into faith. Tantric Buddhism developed the mandala as a mediational tool
for transformation—a map for integration and wholeness.
And through the mandala of the five dakinis, we learn how to
embrace the fierce feminine energy of the dakinis. Rather than
trying to remove or repress their patterns in our lives, you
will instead discover how to transform them into wisdom through
meditation, sound, visualization, and other practices. Both
practical and inspiring,
Wisdom Rising guides you to explore an ancient yet
accessible path to enlightenment. **