The Deeper Truth
Lama Rod Owens
Buddhist Minister, Author, Activist, Yoga Instructor, Authorized Lama, Queen
The process of getting free is allowing things to fall apart to let the deeper truth emerge.
I think it's easy for us to say, "This is it. I'm comfortable. I have my shit figured out." That's never how it really is though. We get to places and we're just like, "I'm not doing anything else. I'm going to fight to stay here because everything's clear and smoothed out and lined up." It’s easy to want to hold onto that.
You think you've gotten home, but that sense of home is in fact?a momentary rest?as you get ready to go somewhere else. You’re preparing to go deeper and deeper into this.
If we're talking about real liberation work, then we're always saying yes to the more truth, to the deeper opening, no matter how heartbreaking that is.?
I don't want to simply get comfortable – I want to get free. I want to reach my most authentic expression and break through new layers.
This process is not always easy. We must learn to bring curiosity to the continuous unfolding of the unknown.?
We must ground our fear and weave freedom.?
We must keep exploring what our werk is and rely on each other's support in that inquiry and practice.
May you feel resourced and empowered to allow the deeper truth to emerge.
Love,
Lama Rod
Featured Events
Grounding Fear and Weaving Freedom Through the Powder of Ma Tara
Werk Series: Fall Offering
Sunday, September 29th, 2024 from 11:00 - 3:00 EST
The Fall Werk offering will center tantric teachings about fear and the ways dualistic confusion blocks our ability to embody the fullness of freedom, power, and awakened care.?Through the profound example of?Ma Tara, Mother Liberator, Lama Rod will clarify how deity practice in its many diverse expressions can help us abolish conditioned patterns of carceral logic in our own bodies.?Through this werk we are invited to ground our practice in liberation as the indestructible foundation we call upon in all situations. The “Werk” series is a seasonal offering dedicated to deepening our embodied experience of spiritual abolition rooted in Lama Rod’s lineage and diverse teachings. Anyone who has previously participated in retreats, courses, events, or practice sessions with Lama Rod is welcome to join.?
From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors
An 8-Week Journey on the Path of Becoming a New Saint?
Sunday, October 4th to November 24th, 2024 Are you ready to dream a more just, ethical world into being? Are you ready to practice deep authentic care?? From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors is an initiation, and an opportunity to co-create collective practice and prayer as we come together for the shared purpose of liberation.?Throughout this practice series, we will rely on community, self-exploration, and contemplative and somatic practices to resource us in moving along the New Saint’s path.? Join Lama Rod for an 8-week journey that integrates the teachings and practices from his newest book,?The New Saints!?
More Events
Thursday, September 5th, 2024 6:00pm - 8:00pm UK | 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST | 11:00am - 1:00pm PST
Free Radicals is a monthly online community practice space created specifically with our UK friends in mind - although everyone is welcome to join us! This is a freely offered community space, and we are now also pleased to announce you can offer ongoing support for the sustainability of the Free Radicals project and Lama Rod's work. Recordings of previous sessions are available for recurring donations.
Saturday, September 8th, 2024 9:00am- 4:00pm ET
The practice of queer divinity is about remembering ourselves and all the ways we use our bodies to engage in pleasure. The practice of intimacy is the practice of allowing our compassion to embrace our fear so that we may actually begin experiencing true closeness with ourselves and others. Come experience this open, frank, and hopefully shame-free exploration of the sexual divine.
This Atlanta retreat is part of the 2024?Sex Down South Conference, which takes place at the Hilton Atlanta Downtown (use?discount code LAMAROD for $75 off the Enthusiast ticket).
Saturday, September 28th, 2024 at 1pm EST Online
In this practice, the Tantric deity known in Tibetan as Chenrezig (Sanskrit: Avalokiteshvara) becomes a representation of our own capacity for boundless love, opening a doorway into that love's energy and wisdom. Join us for the fall seasonal gathering, offered by donation.
Friday, November 8th, 2024
Don't miss the final stop in Lama Rod’s book tour for The New Saints! Three days post-election, join Angela Davis and Lama Rod where it matters. Come together to create refuge, resilience, and (r)evolution in community! Early Bird tickets are available here.
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