Straddling Centuries, Transcending Religion, the Purest Energy-Boosting Mantra Vibrations
Transcendent Light is a collection of the mantras of Yuan Miao and Lama Norbu, representing the will and energy of these two consummate religious practioners. The mantra singing that has moved countless people in America can take listeners to a higher state of consciousness, accomplishing a kind of high level transmission and reception, and inspiring and raising up the deepest levels of their consciousness.
Open up your spirit and enter Yuan Miao and Lama Norbu¡¦s sunyata mantras. Take in this new consciousness-raising and progressive path, and enjoy supreme joy as bright as the sun and the moon.
About Yuan Miao,
Yuan Miao grew up in Mainland China during the Cultural Revolution. She had two very different lives¡Xa mundane public life, dominated by worldly pursuits, and a hidden spiritual life, filled with mystery, wisdom and compassion.
In her secret life, she was trained from infancy by her enlightened Tibetan grandmother whose father was a high Tibetan Buddhist Rinpoche. Grandma, whose name was Yeshe Tsuomu, meaning "ocean of wisdom", taught Miao the power of mantra. Since her birth she heard Grandma singing all the time. But she didn't know that Grandma was singing mantras. She only thought her grandmother liked to sing. Later she realized that while singing mantras Grandma was transmitting her precious lineage to her.
Grandma's husband was a Zen Master who, due to Grandma's influence, became interested in Vajrayana Buddhism. By 1949, the year the Communists overthrew the Nationalists, her grandparents had become the center of spiritual life in their community, and had acquired many followers. Because of this, her grandfather was put to death by the government in 1950. When asked in an interview who she considered her masters, Miao replied, "My first master was my Grandmother, and then came everyone who gave me guidance, whether intentionally or not." In 1989, while calmly asleep, Grandma entered Nirvana, at the age of 99.
In her public life, Miao achieved great material success as a director of television documentaries. Her shows on environmental and cultural issues ran in prime time on CCTV, the most prestigious channel in China. With that success came fame, a handsome husband and an affluent lifestyle. Most precious of all was her lovely daughter ¡V the arrival of whom made her life wonderful and deeply rich.
Miao's hidden spiritual background was catapulted into the forefront when her beloved daughter died of leukemia at age nine, and she was plunged into the deepest despair. Suddenly, all the worldly gifts that she had received could not shield her from the worst kind of suffering imaginable: a mother's loss of her only child. Miao's life was shaken to its foundation. She lost her faith, her hope, and even her desire to live. After several failed attempts at suicide, her strong hidden spiritual background revealed itself, and showed her the way to transform suffering into joy. She discovered the meaning of life: that the spiritual path is not a refuge, but a form of service to others.
In her passage through despair, forged in the fire of her intense suffering, Miao awakened to a deep and profound joy that beckoned to be shared. And she received a wonderful gift ¡V the ability to share that infinite joy with others through her voice.
Shortly thereafter, leaving everything behind, she traveled from China to the West to begin the work of creating the New Century Foundation. She devotes her life to sharing joy and peace through spiritual cultivation and balanced living.
Singer, dancer, artist and author, Miao does not consider herself to be a spiritual teacher but rather a transmitter of joy. Although her spiritual roots are in Vajrayana Buddhism, Miao's approach is not Tibetan Buddhist. She imparts a universal wisdom that embraces people of all faiths, as well as those who consider themselves non- religious.
(quoted from New Century Foundation website)
About Lama Norbu,
Lama Norbu, master of Vajrayana and an adept in Supreme Yoga Tantra grew up in a matriarchal society near Lugu Lake in Tibet, a region believed to be the inspiration for "Shangri-La." In childhood he absorbed the Buddha-dharma from his father, who was also a lama. Later he traveled to India and was ordained as a monk in the revered Sera Monastery. Throughout his arduous journey, he endured social unrest, poverty, and hunger, all of which propelled him to seek ultimate liberation.
He received wisdom-training from numerous distinguished teachers, completed his Geshe studies (equivalent to a PhD.), and became thoroughly rooted in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Under guidance from his master, he lived in Taiwan and Singapore to experience the outside world. He moved to America in 2005.
Since meeting Yuan Miao in 2007, Lama Norbu has undergone his own personal transformation. Finding the robes and formality of religion too confining, like the phoenix, he has been reborn. Having grown his hair and exchanged his robes for blue jeans, Norbu is truly spreading his yogic wings. As Lama Norbu explains it, the word "Lama" is comprised of the syllables La ("supreme") and Ma ("mother"), which when combined, mean "Supreme Mother." His understanding of this term reinforces the emphasis on female spiritual awakening in his new book, The Story of the Love Sutra Lama. He now transmits the precious tantric Shiva Garuda Dharma around the world. The aim of this practice is to help people understand secrets of the spiritual realm, and to transcend the troublesome predicaments of worldly life.
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