kd lang Comes Out Spiritually

The March issue of Shambhala Sun Magazine features Melvin McLeod's interview with kd lang about her Nyingma Buddhist practice with teacher, Lama Chodak Gyatso Nubpa , and her new album, Watershed: 

"The idea of watershed has a great deal of pertinence to becoming a Buddhist and following the path.  It seems to me that the flow of dharma - or the flow of one's own innate buddhanature - is like water.  There are obstacles, but eventually the water will find its way around them. 

"A change of direction happens when you take refuge and become a practitioner.  For me, it's been about reassessing, reviewing and reprioritizing everything in my life.  It's been about revitalizing my morality and my relationship to cause and effect, meaning what I do as a person - with my body, speech and mind - and how it affects all other beings.  Each song is about my relationship to something, and it's also about the cause and effect of each of those relationships."

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Comments

[Spirit & Flesh]

I just discovered this blog today. Thanks for the work you are doing. Although I am a Christian, I come at faith from a VERY broad perspective and like to see what other queer spirits are doing in order to make our world a better place.

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[Regina]

I'm a Christian too but studied a little Buddhism which enriched my outlook on life. Plus, I'm a big kd lang fan and find her a beautiful person.

[buddhaborn]

I've loved k.d.'s music since the first time I heard her voice. As a Buddhist born woman who loves women, it makes me so happy to hear k.d. has embraced Buddhism, which teaches that every human being without exception has the potential for Buddhahood, a state of enlightenment free of delusions and characterized by true self, purity, eternity and happiness. Buddhism embraces and treasures its gay and lesbian practitioners because it recognizes the Buddhahood inherent in all.