Monday, March 9; 7:30pm
Boulder Bookstore
Feeding your Demons: Talk and Booksigning

Tuesday, March 10; 9am – 12pm
Teachings on Chöd
Chöd is a profound practice that helps us understand the root of our pain and gives us a way to resolve our deepest shadows. A unique blend of Tibetan shamanic traditions and Buddhist view, Chöd has been practiced for centuries both for healing and to cut through fear, fixation, and self-clinging. By calling forth and feeding obstacle makers, the practice awakens one’s awareness of the pure nature of emotions and the emptiness of mental obscurations. Lama Tsultrim will offer teachings on and a transmission of the practice.
Tuition: $75-$50 sliding scale
Suggested Dana*: $50-$30

Wednesday, March 11; 7-9pm
Prajña Paramita Teachings
The experience of Prajña is one's capacity to perceive the ineffable vastness of basic space, the nature of mind. This liberating wisdom is also associated with the form of a goddess, Prajña Paramita, the Great Mother.
Cost: $20
Dana welcomed*

TO REGISTER: Contact Charlotte at 720.472.1956 or czrotterdam@gmail.com. Please pre-register as space is limited. You do not need to register for the Boulder Bookstore evening.

*Dana is a traditional Buddhist form of recompense to a teacher. Tuition covers direct expenses of this visit; any excess will be given to Lama Tsultrim.

Feeding your Demons Weekend, March 21-22. Taught by Pieter Oosthuizen and Charlotte Rotterdam, authorized students of Lama Tsultrim Allione.

Lama Tsultrim Allione, M.A., was one of the first American women to be ordained as a Tibetan nun in 1970 by the 16th Karmapa. She is the author of Women of Wisdom, a groundbreaking book on the lives of great female Tibetan practitioners. Her newest book, Feeding the Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict, (2008, Little, Brown & Co), connects the ancient knowledge of Tibetan Buddhism with the modern psyche, addressing the major issues of our culture and the roots of our suffering. Based on her pioneering technique using five steps to feed your demons, this book offers a system to transform our inner demons by nurturing rather than fighting them.

After four years as a nun, Lama Tsultrim returned her monastic vows, married, and raised a famity. She earned a masters degree in Buddhist Studies and Women’s Studies from Antioch University. Inspired by the vision of a Western retreat center while living in the Himalayas, and seeing the need to create a place for the reemergence of the sacred feminine, Lama Tsultrim founded Tara Mandala in 1993 where she is now the resident teacher.

Lama Tsultrim is collecting the lineage of Machig Labdrön, the 11th century Tibetan yogini who founded the Chöd lineage. As a long-time Chöd practitioner, Lama Tsultrim has studied Machig’s teachings for decades and taught the practices all over the world. In 2007, Lama Tsultrim was recognized as an emanation of Machig Labdrön by Karme Dorje Rinpoche, the resident Lama of Zangri Khangmar in Tibet (see article on opposite page).

In regards to the recognition Lama Tsultrim has recently said, “I think [the recognition] is to make this new phase of collecting Machig’s lineage more empowered. Recognition allows more energy to flow, and Machig’s blessings can manifest more fully. It’s a kind of mirroring from the outside, validating our heartfelt intention to reinvigorate and spread Machig’s lineage in the West. It also felt very natural. We will keep doing what we have been doing already, but the recognition creates an auspicious interdependence for the teachings.”

Lama Tsultrim’s skill at teaching arises from her dedication to the Dharma and the ways she has brought Dharma to the challenges of everyday life. She brings forth the vibrancy of the teachings in a way that makes them germane for accomplished practitioners and those new to the path.