To Dance with Dakinis: In Search of Self

Dena Merriam

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As with all of Dena Merriam's books, To Dance with Dakinis is a study of the universal law of cause and effect, how events in our life, our deeds, thoughts and reactions impel the process of rebirth. The story begins in 12th century Tibet, with a woman's search for the Goddess and the deeper truths of life. A crisis that she encounters leads her to a great Master who helps awaken memories of her previous life in medieval France and a much earlier life in China, during which events were set in motion that led her to the crisis she now faced. The book follows her through death, the time between earthly rebirths and then her rebirth in India, where she brings to conclusion unfinished matters from her life in Tibet. In the process of her journey, great teachings are conveyed, teachings that we can all apply to our lives today.

Book Details

Publisher: Sitaram Press
Publish Date: Aug 10th, 2023
Pages: 634
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 9.10in - 6.10in - 1.40in - 1.95lb
EAN: 9798986806112
Categories: • Mysticism• Buddhism - Tibetan

About the Author

Merriam, Dena: - "Dena Merriam began work in the inter-faith movement in 1990s as Vice Chair of the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious Leaders held at the UN in 2000. She is the founder of the Global Peace Initiative of Women (GPIW). For over 40 years, she has been a student of Paramahansa Yogananda and a meditation practitioner. She received her MA from Columbia Univ. In 2014 she received the Niwano Peace Prize for her interfaith peace efforts. She is the author of the book My Journey Through Time - A Spiritual Memoir of Life, Death and Rebirth, The Untold Story of Sita, & When the Bright Moon Rises."

Praise for this book

Why me? Why now? If these are the questions you are asking, then you have chosen the right book to understand the complex and mysterious workings of karmic unfolding. This is a remarkable book by Dena Merriam where through her own past lives and experiences she wonderfully brings home the secret that all of our incarnations are interconnected like pearls in a beautiful necklace. When you start to see and understand this profound interconnectivity, everything makes sense and one perceives the enormous beauty of the soul cycle and reincarnation process. A must-read book for all who have stepped on the path of Self-realization.
Saroja Gullapalli
Founder- Beyond Your Mind Foundation

This book will quench your spiritual thirst with its springs of timeless wisdom. You'll meet adepts, Gurus, Gods, Goddesses, Dakinis, and simply some loving souls who guide us life after life, without admitting their spiritual stature. Call it Life's sense of brilliant humor or justice, that the person you resented the very sight of, becomes a dear relative in the next; an illiterate low-caste woman in one life is reborn as a queen; the unfulfilled love of one life comes to ultimate fruition in another one; and so much more. It may suddenly strike you that all our feelings of resentment, anger or pride are ultimately futile--and what a liberating realization that is! Life doesn't forget anything - neither your good deeds and vows, nor your wrong deeds or thoughts that you tried to hide from all. Let the messages contained in this book be your Guru; may you too loosen the strings that hold you down and initiate the search for Your Self. - Apexa Shah

Dena's stories reflect the magic she writes about. She first draws you in by awakening your curiosity. Then she fascinates you with the lyricism of the story and opens the door to liminal spaces within you. In To Dance with Dakinis, you travel to medieval Tibet and India, during extraordinary times. You meet ordinary people dealing with human suffering and you visit magical lakes and mountains. As the story unfolds across three lifetimes, you get a glimpse of the time between lives through the eyes of Usha, who is working through her karmic residues, and her inexhaustible love for Satya. You also meet the great Mother, Dalha and through her dakinis, teachers and the great Guru Rinpoche! As Dena unravels the threads that links together these three lives, she also shares with you the spiritual history of Tibet and India and the deep interconnection of these two great civilizations. She helps to awaken your awe and love for the Mother, and reclaim the healing power of the feminine energy