Lama Tsültrim Allione: Feeding Your Demons and the Power of Mandala Practice - BatGap Interview

Pause anytime during our interviews to chat with the BatGapBot - your AI companion for exploring spiritual topics. Ask questions, dive deeper into concepts, or enjoy personalized dialogue about what resonates with you. https://batgap.com/batgap-spiritual-a... Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group:   / 2503260873233031   Also see https://batgap.com/lama-tsultrim-alli... In this conversation, Lama Tsültrim Allione reflects on the early experiences that drew her to Tibetan Buddhism, the power of devotion and lineage, and the way practice can transform inner conflict. She also speaks about the journey from monastic life into teaching, family life, and a grounded spiritual path that remains deeply rooted in Tibetan tradition. A major theme is the relationship between women and nature, and how both have often been diminished in patriarchal religions. The discussion moves into the feminine divine, the fierce feminine, dakini practice, and the mandala as a living method for working with emotions, healing, and integration. There is also an engaging exchange about absolute and relative truth, faith, and the many ways spiritual life can be authentically expressed. Interview recorded May 8, 2018. 🌐 Guest website: https://taramandala.org/ 📚 Full transcript: https://batgap.com/lama-tsultrim-alli... 🎙️ Podcast: https://batgap.com/podcast/ 🔔 Subscribe for weekly conversations on spiritual awakening and the nature of consciousness. 💝 Support BatGap (tax-exempt nonprofit): https://batgap.com/donations/ #Buddhism #WomenAndNature #Dakini #FeedingYourDemons #SpiritualAwakening Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:02:58 - The Beginning of My Journey in India 00:06:36 - Discovering Joy in Dharamsala 00:10:08 - The Black Hat Ceremony and Buddhist Legends 00:13:26 - Witnessing a Lama's Miraculous Handprint 00:16:26 - The Rock Experiment and the Power of Faith 00:19:41 - The Dharma and Buddhist philosophy 00:22:32 - Meeting the Karmapa and Finding My Guru 00:26:04 - Ordained by His Holiness in Bhutan 00:29:36 - Physical Benefits of Prostrations 00:32:40 - The Decision to Leave Monasticism 00:36:12 - Dedication of Merit to Benefit All Beings 00:39:50 - Finding Compassion through Personal Loss 00:43:12 - Inequity between Men and Women in Buddhism 00:46:27 - Women and Nature in Religion 00:49:53 - The Reciprocal Relationship Between Nature and Human Beings 00:53:15 - The Divine Feminine and Immanent Presence in Creation 00:56:00 - The Radiance of the Phenomenal World 00:59:34 - The Divine's Discipline and Natural Disasters 01:03:32 - The Archetype of the Fierce Feminine 01:06:53 - The power of the mandala practice in transforming the mind 01:10:09 - Testimonials: Activism and Healing 01:13:19 - Ontological existence of the Daikinis 01:16:09 - Experiential Investigation and Integration with the Elements 01:19:22 - Empowerment through Dakini Mandala Practice 01:22:18 - Making Progress in the Good 01:25:11 - Holding Absolute and Relative Truths 01:28:03 - Recognition by Lamas in Tibet 01:31:29 - Working for Her 01:34:13 - Building on Past Life Development 01:37:11 - batgap.com and Links to Your Website