Feminine Meditation: The Teachings of the She Buddah

There are no records of this being; I have checked all the archives. The story of the female Buddha, much like that of the female Christ, has been buried along with all that she represents.

My father is a meditator, which was a great gift. I came to meditation in my later teenage years but did not practice consistently.

After years of an on-and-off relationship with meditation—spending time with Vipassana and various other forms of practice—it wasn’t until recently that I began to recall her teachings. About three years ago, I started waking early again and turned back to meditation.

But instead of merely sitting with my breath or following sensations in my body, I was guided by spirit to incorporate music into my practice. This wasn’t typical meditation music; it consisted of 80s and 90s songs—upbeat, heavy, emotional—tracks I had always loved.

Initially, it felt somewhat humorous, but as I continued this practice, I realised that the music occupied a mere 3% of my active mind, allowing me to access other parts of my consciousness.

Through this channel, I began to recollect much of what I had forgotten.

The Female Buddha—Shanti—came to me and began to share some of her teachings. She introduced meditation as movement, felt and experienced rather than thought of in stillness. She demonstrated that the feminine is not synonymous with stillness; on the contrary, she is perpetually creating and birthing energy, much like the ocean whose tides run deep even when the surface appears calm. Through movement, I began to unlock the memory systems contained within my body through her teachings.

I started to rediscover the songs—the memories of lifetimes shared—and in a sense, I began to fall apart, breaking through the layers of identity I had clung to. I started to understand the vastness of my experience as a woman, the universal connections, the energetic happenings coexisting in my realities, and the profound healing that is available.

I am eternally grateful for meditation. I visit the temple every day to meditate; it is one of my greatest sources of learning and nourishment.

And yes, it continues to have an ever-changing soundtrack, much like myself.

I invite everyone to heed the call to the temple, to reconnect with their guides and inner wisdom, so they too can experience their own sense of felt universal freedom.