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PODCAST INTERVIEWS WITH CYNTHIA JURS

MOTHER TREE NETWORK PODCAST with Aminata Desert Rose Plant Walker Fire Woman –
Ep #3-003 SUMMONED BY THE EARTH: How a Sacred Activist Dropped the Guru and Accepted Gaia as her Teacher

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Author and Sacred Activist, Cynthia Jurs, spoke to the Mother Tree network about how Gaia summoned her to be a vessel for peace. Cynthia shares her spiritual journey from eastern Gurus to her Gaia practice which involves burying earth treasure vases all over the planet. Cynthia speaks about sacred activism, recounts interactions with indigenous elders and she completes the interview with her near-death experience in Nepal, which reaffirmed her connection to Gaia as a protector.

Host of the Mother Tree Podcast, Dr. Amanda Kemp, is a scholar, author, racial justice coach and mindfulness mentor who blends activism and spirituality, theatre arts and history. The Mother Tree Podcast brings interviews, music, personal stories & meditations together to usher in a New Earth that’s rooted in earth mama love; racial justice; and radical compassion and explores how earth wisdom guides racial justice and women’s leadership.

ACCIDENTAL GODS PODCAST with Manda Scott –
Ep 256 The Lama, the Oath and the Treasure Vases – with Cynthia Jurs, author of Summoned by the Earth

How do we recover our birthright as awake, aware nodes in the greater Web of Life? How do we find the compassion and courage to be the best of ourselves? Cynthia Jurs is a Buddhist who has spent the past 34 years carrying out sacred pilgrimages all around the world, burying a network of ’Treasure Vases’ to build a web of compassion and care – and more people are joining her all the time. We can all be part of this.

NATURE REVISITED PODCAST with Stefan Van Norden – Episode 132: Cynthia Jurs – Summoned By The Earth

In this episode of Nature Revisited, Cynthia recounts a fateful meeting with a venerated Lama in Nepal whose formidable assignment sent her on a thirty year pilgrimage into diverse communities and ecosystems with holy vessels to bring healing and protection to the earth.

Banyen Books & Sound

The replay of Cynthia’s talk for the Banyen Books community is now available. In Summoned by the Earth, Cynthia Jurs embarks on a transformative journey sparked by an encounter with a Himalayan lama, who tasks her with distributing earth treasure vases to heal the planet. This odyssey takes her across the globe, connecting with diverse communities and ecosystems, from survivors of war in Liberia to indigenous elders in Australia and New Mexico. Along the way, she encounters inspiring individuals working towards solutions, culminating in a profound realization that the Earth’s heart is everywhere. Through narratives of resilience and activism, the book urges readers to recognize their role as stewards of the Earth and embrace collective awakening to address the urgent challenges we face, offering a compelling call to become “sacred activists” in service to the planet.

Finding Harmony Podcast with Harmony Slater – Healing the Earth with Mindful Practices and Energy Work

In this episode of *Finding Harmony*, host Harmony Slater and co-host Russell Case have a deep and enlightening conversation with Cynthia Jurs, a Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhist practitioner who has spent over 30 years traveling the globe, placing sacred Earth Treasure Vases in special locations to promote healing and protection for our planet. They explore Cynthia’s spiritual journey, the origin and significance of Earth Treasure Vases (ETVs), and how meditation and spiritual practices can foster global healing.

Cynthia shares how her meeting with a 106-year-old Lama in the Himalayas led to her life’s mission of healing the Earth through this sacred practice. The conversation delves into the power of synchronicities, the role of meditation, and the importance of honoring indigenous traditions and locations..

21st CENTURY VITALISM PODCAST with Brett Kane –

Joining us on the show is dharma teacher, author, and environmental activist, Cynthia Jurs. Cynthia is a teacher in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Order of Interbeing as well as an honorary lama in the Vajrayana tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. She is largely recognized for her work with the Earth Treasure Vase practice which has brought her all around the world to a diverse array of cultures and ecosystems. She released her first book, ‘Summoned by the Earth: Becoming a Holy Vessel’ earlier this year which is now available wherever you order books. In this conversation, we explore the treasure vase practice as well as the reclamation of the feminine, householder practice, and collective awakening.

THE HUMAN CHALLENGE PODCAST with Vanessa Ferlaino –
Ep 37 Summoned by Earth ft Honourary Lama Cynthia Jurs

Hosted and produced by multi-award winning author, artist and activist, Vanessa Ferlaino and Founder, of The Being Human Foundation, The Human Challenge combines topical issues, interviews, wellbeing, and human interest stories to break down barriers and reinvigorate humanity. Airing on YouTube, with over 16K views and just under 1K downloads across platforms, and streaming on all major podcast sites, we explore the human challenges in today’s world, the challenges of being human, and how we can challenge ourselves to be more human for the greater good. 

How We Change the World Podcast with Deborah Rohan – Global Healing Through Sacred Activism: A Conversation with Cynthia Jurs

Can embracing our authentic selves catalyze global healing and positive change?
Cynthia Jurs, sacred activist and author of “Summoned by the Earth: Becoming a Holy Vessel for Healing Our World,” believes it is not only possible but a profound responsibility we all share.

In this episode, Cynthia shares her journey from becoming a Dharma teacher under Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh to her transformative work with Earth Treasure Vases. These vases, filled with prayers and offerings, are planted in troubled areas around the globe to bring healing and protection to the Earth.

Dangerous Wisdom Podcast with Nikos Papadakis
– Summoned by the Earth – Dialogue with Earth Bodhisattva Cynthia Jurs on Becoming a Healing Vessel

This is a dialogue with a spiritual visionary. Cynthia Jurs experienced that almost comical spiritual archetypal pattern of meeting a wise old yogi in a mountain cave. She thought long and hard about what to ask him. His reply sent her on a remarkable spiritual pilgrimage.In this very special episode of Dangerous Wisdom, Cynthia shares her incredible journey, which she documents in her book, Summoned by the Earth: Becoming a Holy Vessel for Healing Our World. This is one of my favorite guests!

Dharma Talk by Cynthia Jurs, Upaya Zen Center, August 14, 2024
– Taking Refuge in Gaia & Responding to Her Summons; A Dharma Path for our Times

Please enjoy online practice and teachings from Upaya Zen Center, a Buddhist residential contemplative community in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We offer daily Zen meditation, weekly Dharma Talks, and programs on Buddhist teachings, Buddhist art, contemplative science, and social engagement. 

Love & Liberation with Olivia Clementine – Cynthia Jurs: Collective Awakening, Proper Timing & Becoming a Holy Vessel

Cynthia became a dharma teacher (Dharmacharya) in the Order of Interbeing of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in 1994 and in recognition of her dedication in carrying out the Earth Treasure Vase practice, she was made an honorary lama in the Vajrayana tradition of Tibetan Buddhism in 2018. Inspired by thirty years of pilgrimage into diverse communities and ecosystems, today Cynthia is forging a new path of dharma in service to Gaia—a path deeply rooted in the feminine, honoring indigenous cultures, and devoted to collective awakening.

Podcast with JulianGuderley
– Global Healing Mandala
with Buddhist Teacher Cynthia Jurs

In this fascinating episode, host Julian Guderley talks with Buddhist teacher and author Cynthia Jurs about her decades-long work weaving a “global healing mandala” through the Earth Treasure Vase project.

Zen Peacemakers: Summoned by the Earth: Becoming a Holy Vessel for Healing Our World

Cynthia Jur discuss her new book, Summoned by the Earth, which offers a riveting account of one woman’s response to the challenges we face and is an irresistible invitation to become “sacred activists” heeding the call of the Earth.

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Podcast with Nature Evolutionaries
– Summoned by the Earth with Cynthia Jurs

Join us for this enlightening webinar as Cynthia Jurs shares her story of Sacred Earth Activism and inspires us to ask ourselves this question:

How can we bring healing and protection to the Earth?

What is Going Om Podcast with Sandie Sedgbeer – An Ancient Ritual and a Sacred 30-Year Quest to Heal the Earth with Cynthia Jurs;

Cynthia Jurs is interviewed by veteran broadcaster, author, and media consultant, Sandie Sedgbeer for OMTimes’ flagship radio show and podcast, What Is Going OM. This was an excellent interview with Cynthia about her quest for global healing and her book, Summoned by the Earth.

What Is Going OM: https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/what-is-going-om Sandie Sedgebeer’s website: https://www.sedgbeer.com

Lama Live! March 24, 2024 with Special Guest Cynthia Jurs and Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer, MS

Lama Tsultrim Allione’s Livestream Event called Lama Live! This is a recording of Lama Live!, offered on March 24th, 2024 with Special Guest, Cynthia Jurs, interviewed by Tara Mandala Senior Teacher, Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer. The dialogue included Cynthia sharing her personal connection to Lama Tsultrim, her environmental concerns, her motivations for carrying out the Earth Treasure Vases (which serve as activators of Gaia’s acupuncture meridians, bringing healing and stabilization, along with the immeasurable blessing power of the relics and intentions they contain), and her work with former combatants in Liberia to build peace through mindfulness. All of this revolves around the release of Cynthia’s book “Summoned by the Earth: Becoming a Holy Vessel For Healing Our World.” The gathering concludes with Cynthia guiding a meditation to direct our prayers and intentions towards healing the Earth.

I’m Awake! Now What Podcast with Krista Xiomara – Cynthia Jurs – Becoming a Holy Vessel to Heal and Protect Our World Ep. 284

Dharma Teacher and Author Cynthia Jurs, about her new book “Summoned by the Earth: Becoming a Holy Vessel for Healing our World” This book is about an ongoing, 30-year journey and an answer to the question: How can we bring healing and protection to Earth?”

Cynthia talks about the importance of getting in touch with our own Buddha nature, accessing the depths of interbeing, and interconnection to become a holy vessel. She shares the fact that Earth–in order to heal and be restored requires that all of us wake up in our way, in our own communities. She speaks passionately about activism as sacred practice and how activism asks us to first, to take care of ourselves so we can see clearly and act compassionately so we can have more capacity to work for the benefit of all beings.

The Rose Woman Podcast with Christine Marie Mason – Summoned by the Earth with Cynthia Jurs.

In this episode, Christine delves into the profound intersection of eco-spirituality and personal healing. She introduces Cynthia Jurs’s new book, Summoned by the Earth: Becoming a Holy Vessel for Healing Our World, emphasizing the interconnectedness of the material world and spirituality, and the need to heal the divide between them. The episode centers on Cynthia’s journey, her eco-spiritual practice, and the transformative power of connecting deeply with nature.

The Home to Her Podcast with Liz Childs Kelly- Summoned by the Earth with Cynthia Jurs.

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How far would you be willing to go to live out your sacred purpose? On the latest episode I discuss this and much more with Cynthia Jurs, author of Summoned by the Earth: Becoming a Holy Vessel for Healing Our World.

Living Goddess Podcast with Chameli Gad Ardagh: Episode 16: Summoned by the Earth with Cynthia Jurs

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We have our very first guest on the Living Goddess podcast! Cynthia Jurs is the author of the book and in this episode, she shares about the Earth Treasure Vase practice, her reckoning with the patriarchal aspects of Buddhism, and how a pilgrimage to Delphi revealed her seat in the lineage of Gaia’s priestesses. 

Nurtured by Nature Podcast with Fiona MacKay – On Synchronicity and Sacrifice, from Living in the Gift

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In this beautiful conversation we explore some of the wisdom that Cynthia has gathered from her pilgrimage, that began with a meeting with a Tibetan Lama in the Himalayas and has traversed the earth embracing and being welcomed by diverse cultures and in co-creation alongside many treasured indigenous elders, who have generously shared their own wisdom and traditions. 

 

The Last Word with KSFR in Santa Fe (March 21) Hosted by Carly Newfeld

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As a young woman, Cynthia Jurs undertook a pilgrimage to Nepal to meet a revered, aged Rinpoche who she hoped would answer her heartfelt question, “What can I do to bring healing and protection to the earth?” He told her that his monks would make her small clay pots called Earth Treasure Vases infused with prayers and to bury them in land with the greatest need for healing. With the help and friendship of indigenous and tribal peoples all over the globe Cynthia has taken Earth Treasure Vases to more than 20 countries in the past 30 years. Her story is extraordinary.

Cynthia Jurs: Earth as a Refuge and Truth before Tradition: Podcast

Earth as Refuge & Choosing Truth Before Tradition

with Olivia Clementine with Cynthia Jurs

It covers a lot of ground, including Cynthia’s visions of Tara, studying with Thich Nhat Hanh, a life-changing pilgrimage in Nepal, Earth Treasure Vases, sacred activism, Peace Huts in Liberia, revealing the Tara Gaia practice & choosing truth over tradition. Enjoy!

Listen on Apple Podcast by clicking the image above, or listen on the website linked here: https://www.oliviaclementine.com/podcasts/

On Synchronicity and Sacrifice, from Living in the Gift

with Charles Eisenstein and Cynthia Jurs

This conversation originally recorded for Charles Eisenstein’s online course, Living in the Gift. It was a meditative, engaging experience with synchronicities that showed up to support the flow of our stories and connection with one another. Truly, it was a lived experience of gift listening to this slow, deep, and joyful conversation on ideas that are central to synchronicity and sacrifice.

Acting from the Subtle; from The Space Between Stories

with Charles Eisenstein and Cynthia Jurs

Many of the themes of the course, The Space Between Stories, come together in this recording with Buddhist teacher and peace activist, Cynthia Jurs. Cynthia was one of four guest teachers for Charles’ course and exemplifies a kind of activism that is less direct than Jodie Evans’s and more politically engaged than Lissa Rankin’s, and deeply embodying the “not knowing” that Bayo Akomolafe upholds. “That is the place,” Cynthia says, “where magic can happen.” Her work is about creating conditions where anything can happen, especially that which is beyond our limited knowledge of cause and effect. This session is about the power that comes from the subtle realms, from the silence, from the stillness, from the slowness—and yet which can change the world in tangible ways. What starts in the subtle does not stay in the subtle. Yet neither is the subtle an escape from the practical. This session is especially for those who feel they are not doing enough, that they cannot do enough, or that the situation (in the world or in your world) is hopeless.

Embodiment Matters Podcast with Cynthia Jurs

Embodiment Matters Podcast:
Embodying Sacred Activism: A Conversation with Cynthia Jurs (09/04/20)

In this conversation with hosts, Carl Rabke and Erin Geesaman Rabke of Embodiment Matters, Cynthia explores the topic of sacred activism and engaged Buddhism through the practice of stewarding small clay vessels filled with prayers for healing the Earth on every continent around the globe. Cynthia shares about the origins of the Earth Treasure Vase Global Healing Project, her forthcoming book entitled, Summoned by the Earth, the difference between faith and belief, and Thich Nhat Hanh’s prediction that the future Buddha will not be an individual, but rather a sangha, or community awakening together. The conversation closes with a beautiful prayer by Cynthia, and an invitation to explore the latest offerings of the Gaia Mandala community, including teachings on Tara Gaia, a practice that encourages us to turn to the Earth as a source of refuge and awakening, a living embodiment of the of teacher (Buddha), teachings (Dharma) and community (Sangha).

Weaving Light with Gaia
Listening to the Earth Podcast
Full Episode

In this full episode of the Listening to the Earth podcast, Cynthia shares what she has learnt from listening to the Earth as she guided the planting of over 55 “Earth Treasures Vases” around the world, in support of Earth’s healing and protection. She talks about the opportunity we are given to unleash our own treasures of creativity, find our tribe and engage joyfully in support of regeneration in the world. She shares how the “great teacher”, Gaia, can inspire a policy for our own lives, one which guides us to nourish what we want to see more of in the world. She also shares very practical ways whereby we can slow down and cultivate our connection with the natural world, honoring the fact that “we are the Earth”.

Weaving Light with Gaia
Listening to the Earth Podcast

Highlights of the full interview can be enjoyed here.

Listening to the Earth Podcast
Sounding of the bell, by Cynthia Jurs

Here you can enjoy a 2 minute meditation led by Cynthia with the sound of the bell.