Charles Manson: The Second Karmapa (#175)
Episode description
This episode of the Wisdom Podcast features an interview with Charles Manson. Charles is a master woodcarver and author who spent several years as a Buddhist monk and in meditation retreats. He holds a master’s in theological studies from Harvard University and works as a librarian for the Tibetan Collections at the Bodleian Library at Oxford University and at the British Library in London.
In this episode, Charles and host Daniel Aitken discuss:
- his book The Second Karmapa Karma Pakshi;
- his eight-year retreat;
- Karma Pakshi’s impact on Möngke Khan court;
- Kublai Khan’s capture and exile of Karma Pakshi;
- lungsem breathing meditation practice;
- and more!
Items mentioned in this podcast:
– Early 14th-Century Portrait of Karma Pakshi
– 16th Karmapa in the Karma Pakshi pose at Tsurpu Pre-1959
– Karma Pakshi Travel Map
– Om Ma-Ni Pe-Me Hung Sheet music
– Om Ma-Ni Pe-Me Hung Recording of Nick Perry playing medieval shawm
– Charles during retreat at Karma Pakshi cave
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