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“Every day if you do one less negative action and one more positive action, this is enlightenment… This is the path to enlightenment. If every day you have less anger, a little bit less fear, a little bit less anxiety, a little bit less negative things, then automatically you will have one more positive thing! In this way we give good food for our mind…This is the path to enlightenment.” — Carmen Iodice

EPISODE 24

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CARMEN IODICE

Carmen's Symphony for Peace

In this week’s episode, we talk with Carmen Iodice, a super talented singer and musician with the United Peace Voices and the creator of the Mantra Symphony for Peace. 

Carmen shares her incredible journey from Bari, Italy, where she first met Lama Gangchen in 1986. This meeting changed her life, leading her to combine her musical talents with spiritual practices to spread messages of peace and healing. We delve into Carmen’s experiences and how Lama Gangchen nurtured her and others’ talents, encouraging them to use their abilities for spiritual growth and for the benefit of others.

Carmen emphasizes the importance of seeing the positive in every situation, maintaining a joyful effort, and using creative arts to communicate spiritual messages. This episode highlights the transformative power of Lama Gangchen’s teachings and Carmen’s dedication to spreading peace through music and spiritual practice.

In this conversation, you'll learn:

  • Nurturing Talents for Spiritual Growth: Lama Gangchen encouraged everyone to use their unique talents for spiritual growth and helped them reach their full potential.
  • Positive Mindset and Joyful Effort: Emphasizing the importance of seeing the positive in every situation, Lama Gangchen taught that developing a joyful effort can transform one’s entire life.
  • Transformative Practices: Practicing mantras and pujas in various settings can change one’s mindset from a negative, suffering mindset to a positive and joyful mindset. And that inner peace is possible for all of us, right now and in this very moment.

In Italy, where sunlit hills meet the blue sky’s,

A young soul named Carmen, with a dream set high,

At eighteen, she crossed paths with a Lama so wise,

Lama Gangchen, who opened her spirit’s eyes.

 

With melodies flowing, always singing her tune,

She mastered the piano, under the conservatory’s moon. Her fingers danced, On piano keys, her destiny enhanced.

 

Her voice joined the chorus of the United Peace,

Singing ancient mantras, modern compositions’ release.

 

Creator of the Mantra Symphony, a bridge of sound,

Where ancient chants with symphony were bound.

 

Concerts for peace, recordings to inspire,

Carmen’s passion set the world afire.

 

Now, she continues her devoted quest,

Translating, organizing, giving her best.

 

Courses, retreats, conferences she weaves,

Making the dharma accessible to all who believe.

 

Full of joyful energy, like the Himalayan high,

Stable and serene, beneath the boundless sky.

 

A contagious sense of ease, a life so pure,

Living peacefully, altruistically, her spirit’s cure.

 

Carmen Iodice, a beacon of light,

Guiding souls through darkness, with a heart so bright.

 

Her song of peace, echoes far and wide,

A testament to love, where all can abide.

Many Thanks to our Guests!

Many thanks to United Peace Voices, Ilaria Ceccerelli, Carmen Iodice, Simona, Gloria, etc. for their beautiful musical recordings.

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