Andrea Loseries: The Scholar & Cremation Ground Yogini

Dr. Andrea Loseries is a scholar, professor, and yogic practitioner. You'll hear about Andrea's more than 50 years of research and spiritual practice that includes incredible accounts of risk, discernment, and devotion on her path of transformation.

Time notes:

00:01:06 - Journeying to the Himalayas to study with yogic masters

00:07:38 - Taking the Karmapa as her teacher

00:12:28 - From village girl to lady in 6 months

00:16:05 - Ancient Bon religion and bone ritual objects

00:20:34 - The confiscated skull

00:23:53 - The legendary Snow Lion Expedition

00:35:56 - Guidance on choosing malas and ritual objects

00:38:51 - Learning chod practice with Chatral Rinpoche

00:49:19 - On purity and impurity at the cremation ground

00:55:02 - Being a woman at the cremation ground

01:04:30 - Using oil from burning bodies for a Mahakala lamp

This conversation originally aired on March 14, 2023

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Podcast website & transcripts

https://oliviaclementine.com/podcasts

Post-listen episode with Kulavadhuta Satpurananda:

https://oliviaclementine.com/kulavadhuta-satpurananda-the-path-of-a-yogi-gone-beyond/