Chöd: Cutting Through. Enter the charnel ground and cut through the demons of ego-clinging with the ethereal and transcendent sounds of an electric guitar journey by Isaiah Mitchell (Earthless), featuring original animated projections by Arik Moonhawk Roper (known for his artwork for Sleep, High on Fire, Earth, Cathedral, and more) and guided meditation by Doc Kelley (Psychedelic Sangha).
The performance is a dedicated homage to the Tibetan meditation practice Chöd. First developed by the eleventh-century yoginī Machig Labdrön, Chöd aims to cut through the demons of hindrance and obscuration that block our realization of our true nature. The practitioner of Chöd seeks to utilize the power of fear to cut through ego-clinging. Machig Labdrön writes, “… [T]here is no greater devil than this present ego-clinging, and because of this all the devils will rear their ugly heads as long as one has not severed this clinging to ego.”
