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Richard Rudis - Sonam Dorje

Anticipate miracles.

About Me

My Tibetan Buddhist name is Karma Sonam Dorje. I have been studing Eastern philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism Vajrayana school in particular, for more than twenty-five years. I am a long-time pilgrim and guide to sacred sites in Asia and was granted refuge in the Buddha from His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa while in Tibet in 1996. I have been teaching Buddhist Dharma via Vibrational Sound Healing workshops, using Himalayan sacred sound instruments, for twenty years. Through my company, Illuminarium Convergence, I work cooperatively with Tibetan Buddhists residing within the Himalayas to provide museum-quality, spiritually powerful, devotional artifacts worldwide. I also lead small groups of spiritual pilgrims onto the Tibetan plateau every year or so. I am a published writer, lecturer, and recording artist holding advanced degrees in Fine Arts and English.
---Visit our website for current listing of Buddhist and Hindu artifacts (ancient and contemporary).
----Also visit our newest website for current availability of ancient, sacred Himalayan healing instruments .
----To receive my Dharma oriented newsletter, Dharma Tapestry, (which includes scheduled events & special offers), email [email protected] (put "Dharma Tapestry" in subject line).

My Interests

Events Calendar
Friday, August 28 - September 8 2008, • Sacred Sound Healing Gong Baths & Workshop Tour through Northern California & Nevada
A Sacred Sound Tour through Esalen, San Francisco,Harbin, Nevada City, Chico, Carson City and Reno - Dharma talks, Sacred Sound Healing Workshops and Gong Baths. Details to follow.
September 25 - October 9, 2008, • Sacred Sound Healing Gong Baths & Workshop Tour through Chicago-land
A Sacred Sound Tour through Chicago-land - Dharma talks, Sacred Sound Healing Workshops and Gong Baths. Details to follow.
November 14-17 2008, 3 • International Sound Healing Confrence & Tour Sante Fe, New Mexico & Colorado
A Sacred Sound Tour through Taos, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Crestone, Denver, Boulder & Colorado City - Dharma talks, Sacred Sound Healing Workshops and Gong Bathes. - Details to follow. The Conference primary intention is to further the field of Sound Healing. This is accomplished by creating more collaboration between Sound Practitioners in the field and building bridges with the medical community. Most importantly, our intention is to expand awareness of Sound Healing in the mainstream. Many aspects of Sound Healing will be discussed - see www.bizspirit.com for details. Richard will be offering a special Gong Bath experience on Monday evening @ 8 pm - 'anticipate miracles' conference & tour > Conference - 505 474 0998 > Conference - [email protected] >
For details on any of the above events, please visit the programs calendar here.

I'd like to meet:


Music:


In Tibetan, the word "Terma" means hidden treasure, and the word "Yana" means a path, way, or vehicle. The sound meditation recorded herein was created with the multi-tonal voice of a large "Earth" gong tuned to the vibrational signature of Ghia’s, nearly eternal, dance with Sol. Her weaving overtones will carry the listener down corridors and through portals into the domain of transcendence. It is a journey of profound reverberation - for within the sound "mandala" are conduits which penetrate the realms of physical, mental, and spiritual healing. Here "dragons be found" - fundamental phantasms of unfolding clarity and the clear light of the unhindered mind.
You are invited to sip at the elixir of Dharmakaya (unwavering truth) and bathe yourself in its soothing harmonies. These are the sounds you are listening to now, and you can obtain your copy of Terma-yana here.

At the ever expanding terminus of the known phenomenal universe, on the pulsating edge of time and space, where the mind teeters on the precarious apex of consciousness and the world of perception and imagination commingle; here is where we find Event Horizon. Experience a meditational healing event reflecting the harmonious overtones of the Earth as it transits around the Sun. A transformational sojourn hovering on the edge of Enlightenment.

Movies:

In this opening excerpt from the film, Stupa, join me as we explore the Great Stupa of Bodhinath in Kathmandu, Nepal. This vast dome-shaped monument represents the Mind of the Buddha. It is the primary pilgrimage destination for Buddhists of the Himalayas and is a very special place of spiritual inspiration to visitors from all over the world.

Books:

Are you interested in learning about Himalayan Singing Bowls? Then you might enjoy this informative article at NuMoon Creations.

My Blog

Creation Sound

'The divine made an image of itself and asked the soul to enter. The soul, whose nature it is to be free, refused the imprisonment of the body. In response sacred vibrations filled space and time, mov...
Posted by Richard Rudis - Sonam Dorje on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:54:00 PST

IT and Aum-base

IT is always after us - IT is the apparent cause of our unhappiness, our joy, our hindrances and our liberation's. IT is the outside and the inside, the other and the you. Each of us manifest the IT u...
Posted by Richard Rudis - Sonam Dorje on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:29:00 PST

What it means to be a Buddhist -

I was recently asked to define what it means to be a Buddhist. There is the text book answer concerning the dharmatic, non-theistic, philosophical qualities of the teachings and the incorporation of t...
Posted by Richard Rudis - Sonam Dorje on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:06:00 PST

Every Breath a Prayer

In our everyday lives of mortgage payments, taxes and traffic jams we rarely glimpse or experience the deeply real. It is easy to lose touch with the inherent wholeness which lurks beneath the stereot...
Posted by Richard Rudis - Sonam Dorje on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:49:00 PST

Here is Where I Am

To be "Mindful" is to be at the epicenter of life, and oddly enough, it requires practice. Our minds are such as to be asleep to the unique unfolding experience of each present moment and its possibil...
Posted by Richard Rudis - Sonam Dorje on Wed, 07 May 2008 11:37:00 PST

My nose vibrates "Om."

Reprinted from the Urban Trixie blog.Interesting new experience today, I signed up for a "gong bath" with Yoga Now Chicago. I've started taking weekly yoga classes in an attempt to reconnect with mys...
Posted by Richard Rudis - Sonam Dorje on Wed, 07 May 2008 08:23:00 PST