Mangala Shri Bhuti - The Link

Speaker: Kate Dobbertin. Kate contemplates the challenges of questioning the ego and taking internal leaps to maintain the sovereignty of our true self.

Speaker: Alex Rocha. Alex explores how his idea of samsara shifted from being a realm he is "in" to an addictive condition from which he suffers, emphasizing the importance of self-reflection as a means to cultivate his awareness, longing, and receptivity to blessings.

Speaker: Dungse Jampal Norbu. Dungse-la explains the four thoughts that turn one' s mind toward the Dharma and addresses the three lords of materialism.

Speaker: Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. In this pre-recorded Personal LINK talk given on May 7, 2000, Rinpoche explains how to work with fear by dancing with habits, karma and aversions, while also recognizing the ease that comes with knowing the empty nature of all things.

Speaker: Josephine Hart. Josephine reflects on how she supports her practice by appreciating longing and using discernment to supplicate.

Speaker: Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. In this pre-recorded Personal LINK talk given on August 20, 2000, Rinpoche describes how deeply exploring our mind allows us to discover and dissolve pain and confusion, and uncover our inherent, brilliant clarity.

Speaker: Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. In this pre-recorded Personal LINK talk given on October 22, 2000, Rinpoche explains how, with appreciation as the ground, you embark on the path with the teacher and the teachings.

Speaker: Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. In this pre-recorded Personal LINK talk given on May 21, 2000, Rinpoche relates daytime, sleep and dream to birth, death and the intermediate state, with questions and answers from students.

Speaker: Suzy Greanias. Suzy reflects on how important it is for practitioners to take responsibility for recognizing that the negativity, judgments and projections that arise in our minds only lead to suffering.

Speaker: Patricia Targ. Patricia reflects on how the dharma has provided the wisdom and tools for working with her mind, pursuing the bodhisattva path, and aspiring to be a light in the world.

Speaker: Stephanie Kindberg. Stephanie explores the benefits and challenges of extending care to others with an open heart.

Speaker: Dungse Jampal Norbu. In this pre-recorded talk from 2018, Dungse-la discusses how we accumulate merit through intentional, skillful action, and how to create merit that spans lifetimes.

Speaker: Kristin Lhatso. Kristin explores how the Dharma has helped her recognize and work with stress.

Speaker: Dungse Jampal Norbu. In the third talk of MSB' s annual, Nyingma Summer Seminar program, Dungse-la talks about taking refuge and what that entails. He explains the five skandas, renunciation, the 8-fold path, being natural, the three wisdoms and habitual patterns.

Speaker: Diana Barros. Diana expresses profound gratitude for the precious gift of having the Three Jewels in her life.

Speaker: Caley Crossman. Caley identifies the benefits of recognizing, aligning with, and supplicating to the positive and omnipresent influences of the buddhas, bodhisattvas, and masters.

Speaker: Jennifer O' Keeffe. Jennifer explores how we can cultivate wisdom by recognizing the interdependence of our inner experience and our outer situations.

Speaker: Elizabeth Ready. Elizabeth reflects on the importance of cultivating a tender heart as we face the suffering that manifests in the world.

Speaker: Dungse Jampal Norbu. Dungse-la explains the meaning of Saga Dawa and suggests ways to honor the Buddha during this auspicious month.

Speaker: Daisuke Inaba. Dai-san reflects on how overcoming an ego-centered approach to service increases the benefit both to himself and to the Sangha.