Democracy, Green Tara and the Power of Women with Robert A.F. Thurman + Isa Gucciardi Ph.D. from Menla’s Embracing The Sacred Feminine 2016 Retreat
Professor Robert A.F. Thurman begins this video discussing sociologist Philip Slater’s books “A Dream Deferred: America’s Discontent” and the Search for a New Democratic Ideal” & “The Pursuit of Loneliness” and Marilyn Waring’s “Counting for Nothing : What Men Value and What Women Are Worth” relating their themes to daily Meditation, Democracy & the power of women.
Includes a detailed explanation of morphic resonance, the Green Tara Meditation & practice of deity yoga by Robert Thurman. Tara (Sanskrit: तारा, tārā; Tib. སྒྲོལ་མ, Dölma) or Ārya Tārā, also known as Jetsun Dölma (Tibetan language:rje btsun sgrol ma) in Tibetan Buddhism, is a female Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism who appears as a female Buddha in Vajrayana Buddhism.
Recorded at Menla’s Vintage Barn in Phoenicia, New York March 2016 during the “Embracing The Sacred Feminine” Retreat with Isa Gucciardi & Robert A.F. Thurman.
“The concept of a Great Feminine principle is common to many cultural and religious traditions as the generator and caretaker of life. The images of the Great Feminine vary from tradition to tradition, but the values and qualities of these images are surprisingly consistent. This principle is often referred to as the Great Mother and is considered a protector and guardian of life.
In spiritual traditions in the Himalaya, the female deity Tara has many aspects- each considered to be an embodiment of different aspects of compassionate assistance.”
Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D. from www.sacredstream.org.
“Democracy, Green Tara and the Power of Women” is an excerpt from the annual Tibet House US Retreat “Embracing the Sacred Feminine” recorded March 2016 at Menla in Phoenicia, New York.
To learn more about this annual program held at Menla Retreat and Dewa Spa, please visit: www.menla.us.
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About Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D.
Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D., holds degrees and certificates in trans-personal psychology, cultural and linguistic anthropology, comparative religion, hypnotherapy, and transformational healing. She has spent over 30 years studying spiritual, therapeutic, and meditative techniques from around the world.
Isa is the creator of the ground-breaking therapeutic model, Depth Hypnosis, and the Founding Director of the Foundation of the Sacred Stream.
Suggested Books by Isa Gucciardi Ph.D.
Coming to Peace: Resolving Conflict Within Ourselves And With Others | Return to the Great Mother
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About Robert AF Thurman
Robert Thurman is Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University as well as co-founder and President of Tibet House US and it’s Menla Retreat & Dewa Spa in service of HH Dalai Lama & the people of Tibet. To listen to his free weekly podcasts please visit: www.bobthurman.com.
Suggested Books & Audio by Robert A.F. Thurman:
Man of Peace: Illustrated Life Story of Tibet’s Dalai Lama (Book), Infinite Life: Awakening to Bliss Within (Book), Anger: The Seven Deadly Sins (Book), Inner Revolution (Book), Circling the Sacred Mountain : A Spiritual Adventure Through the Himalayas (Book), Essential Tibetan Buddhism (Book), The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Book of Natural Liberation Through Understanding in the Between (Book) The Jewel Tree of Tibet: The Enlightenment Engine of Tibetan Buddhism (Book), The Central Philosophy of Tibet (Book), The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti: A Mahayana Scripture (Book), Life & Teachings of Tsong Khapa (Book), Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World (Book) & Liberation Upon Hearing in the Between: Living with the Tibetan Book of the Dead (Audio).
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