Kunsang Ling
Kunsang means Samanthabadra in Tibetan and Ling means Island, therefore Kunsang Ling is the “Island of Samanthabadra”.
Samanthabadhra is the primordial Buddha or Dharmakaya Buddha (Ati Buddha) and a great Bodhisattva. Just like in this image, he is often portrayed in indivisible union with his consort, Samanthabadri.
Samantabhadrī is shown in white, the color of wisdom and pristine primordial purity. Samantabhadra is shown as deep-blue. Like the sky that in its depth appears blue, Samantabhadra represents the limitless unboundedness of śūnyatā or empty openness.
However, the sky is not ‘really’ blue: similarly Samantabhadra is not truly blue, nor is the Great Mother ‘truly’ white. These are symbolic and representational in nature.
Currently, Kunsang Ling is mainly offering online Meditation groups, yet sometimes we also meet and practice at our little center in Bad Belzig in Brandenburg, one hour outside of Berlin.
OUr Lama a.dzom rinpoche
A.dzom Rinpoche is an accomplished Dzogchen master, a Tertön or revealer of new teachings, and a Mahāsiddha. Rinpoche is Non-Sectarian (Rime) and holds practice lineages of both Dzogchen and Mahamudra. A.dzom Rinpoche is invited to teach in all orders of Tibetan Buddhist Traditions including Bon. He is regarded as an incarnation of Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa as well as Pema Wangyal, son of the great Adzom Drukpa. Rinpoche is recognized as a reincarnation of Vimalamitra, Ngari Panchen, King Trisong Detson and Speech Emanation of Manjushri.
Together with his wonderful sister Jetsunma Khacho Wangmo, who is considered by many great masters and yogīs to be an emanation of the Goddess Tārā, he runs a picturesque monastery and retreat centre in the lofty mountains of Eastern Tibet. The monastery is named ‘Odyāna Samādhi Monastery’, after the great tāntric seat of Odyāna to the North-West of Kashmir, birthplace of the great master Padmasambhava, 8th century CE.
Jetsunma
Our Lama´s wonderful sister Jetsunma, who is considered by many great masters and yogīs to be an emanation of the Goddess Tārā.
Kunsang Wangmo (Elisabeth Carlucci)
Kunsang means Samanthabadri and Wangmo means powerful Lady or Queen. Therefore, Kunsang Wangmo means “The powerful Lady Samanthabadri”.
Kunsang Wangmos spiritual journey started at age 12, where she sought out a spiritual teacher to learn Meditation and became a vegetarian.
At age 19 she visited India for the first time and fell in love with the country, especially with the spiritual side of India. From there on, she attended many retreats and studied with multiple teachers and traditions in the Hindu Pantheon, already dipping her toes into Buddhism through Theravada and Zen.
She always felt attracted and at home with Tibetan Buddhism, spent time at Tibetan Monasteries and at Boudanath Stupa in Kathmandu, but did not feel clarity to enter the path till she met A.dzom Rinpoche.
She is trained in Psychotherapy and works with spiritual seekers in one to one and group settings. More information about her work you can find here.