The late translator Christina Monson on her own illness, her teacher Chatral Rinpoche, Sera Khandro, and more.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:42 Meeting self-made Buddha Chatral Rinpoche
00:09:15 Recounting moments with Rinpoche.
00:13:00 Realization energy
00:17:44 Mountain retreat
00:21:00 Guru Yoga and releasing hope and fear
00:27:00 Retreat schedule
00:36:00 Illness, grief and this year being the most transformational for Christina
00:50:00 A reading and elaboration on "A Song of Amazement Inspired by Practice Experience" by Uza Khandro (Sera Khandro).
01:00:00 Uniqueness of Sera Khandro as a human and realized being.
01:02:00 Reading and reflections on “Spontaneous Advice, Connected with a Prayer,” by Chatral Rinpoche
01:07:00 Challenges in translation and specifically this prayer.
01:12:00 Conclusion