| Cynthia Jurs, author of Summoned by the Earth: Becoming a Holy Vessel for Healing Our World, received Dharmacharya transmission from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh to become a teacher in his Order of Interbeing in 1994. Cynthia has also studied and practiced deeply in the Vajrayana tradition and in the early 1990s became a student of Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche.
On a pilgrimage to Nepal in 1990 she was introduced to Kushok Mangdon Rinpoche, a 100 year old lama living in a remote cave called Charok. From him, she received the practice of the Earth Treasure Vases. After 30 years of carrying Earth Treasure Vases into diverse communities and ecosystems around the world, in 2018, Cynthia was made an honorary lama by Charok Rinpoche’s close disciple, Lama Ngawang Tsultrim Zangpo Rinpoche at his seat, Tolu Tharling Monastery in Nepal.
Today Cynthia is forging a path of dharma in service to Gaia that is deeply rooted in the feminine, honoring indigenous cultures, and devoted to collective awakening. Cynthia leads meditations, retreats, courses, and pilgrimages to support the emergence of a global community of engaged and embodied sacred activists.
She lives at the base of the Sangre de Cristo mountains in northern New Mexico where she is often found walking in the wilderness with her dog, or gardening with her husband. You can find her offerings at www.GaiaMandala.net and learn more about her book at: www.SummonedbytheEarth.org
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