Encore Inspiration E62 | Lama Karma Chötso | How I Became A Tibetan Buddhist Nun

My Fourth Act Podcast

I originally released my conversation with Lama Karma Chotso in June of 2022. I happily share it again to entice us all to reconnect with timeless spiritual wisdom as we launch into a new year.

Since Lama Karma Chotso and I spoke last year, she has decided to let go of her beautiful Buddhist Center in the El Portal section of Miami where she has lived and taught for over 20 years. With the re-release of ths MY FOURTH ACT podcast episode, I invite all of us to embrace the gift of impermanence and have the courage to let go of something we love.

Lama Karma Chötso is a fully ordained Tibetan Buddhist lama. She began to study the Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism in 1982 after meeting Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche in New York City. Lama took refuge with him there, and 4 years later he ordained her as a novice nun. Lama Karma Chötso entered a three-year, three-months meditation retreat held in strict seclusion in 1986 and completed the retreat in 1990.

Lama Karma Chötso has practiced buddhadharma for 35 years. She is also a musician and trained in thangka painting. Her community work includes serving as volunteer service chaplain for Hospice Care in Broward County and teaching meditation and tai qi to inmates at Broward Correctional facility. Her sangha, the Open Awareness Buddhist Center, gathered for over 20 years in a beautiful sanctuary in the El Portal section of Miami before closing its doors.

Since Lama Karma Chotso and I spoke last year, she has decided to let go of her beautiful Buddhist Center where she has lived and taught for over 20 years. With the re-release of ths MY FOURTH ACT podcast episode, I invite all of us to embrace the gift of impermanence as we enter 2023 and have the courage to let go of something we love.

https://lamakayc.com/