Ani Chöying Dolma is going to be in Besançon in March, and Élaine just called to see if she could get me a ticket! Of course! Here she is performing a piece of the hauntingly beautiful Chöd ritual.
I saw a performance of Chöd (cutting through) at a nunnery we visited in Tibet. The lama who brought us asked the remaining nuns kindly for a performance, and they were very happy to oblige. I don't think I've ever been as moved by anything in my life, and I am fairly easily moved. These nuns were really struggling in the upkeep of their abode, beyond what we can possibly conceive of as a struggle with our spoiled Western minds. Yet their faith and dedication were so clear and so strong that they persevered steadfastly in spite of all the hope they had lost and all the fear they had taken on.
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