ani choying drolma

Why We Sing: Three Spiritual Music Masters on the “Sounds of Liberation”

“Rock star nun” Ani Choying Drolma, chant master Krishna Das, and chant leader Lama Tenzin Sangpo discuss music’s role in practice and the effort to repair their teacher’s monastery.

Interview with Ani Choying Drolma, Krishna Das, and Lama Tenzin Sangpo by Matthew Abrahams

Sep 10, 2019

Rita Gross at Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery

Teachings Gender

What Does Gender Have to Do With the Dharma?

“Everything,” the late dharma teacher Rita Gross says in this new video from Yogini Archives.

By Wendy Biddlecombe Agsar

Oct 27, 2016

Culture Tibetan Buddhism

Singing for Nepal

Buddhist “rock star nun” Ani Choying Drolma will play concerts in New York and D.C. for Nepal relief.

By Wendy Biddlecombe Agsar

Mar 22, 2016

IdeasMagazine | Interview

Topping the Charts for Freedom

Ani Choying Drolma, Nepal’s famous “singing nun,” speaks about childhood abuse, the joys of doing good, and her Top Ten hit as a recording artist.

Interview with Ani Choying Drolma by Pamela Gayle White

Fall 2009

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ani choying drolma

Why We Sing: Three Spiritual Music Masters on the “Sounds of Liberation”

What Does Gender Have to Do With the Dharma?

Singing for Nepal

Topping the Charts for Freedom

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