Mangala Shri Bhuti - The Link

Speaker: Maki Okabayashi. Maki describes the remedies she uses to monitor and cease the "background music" in her mind to avoid negative thinking.

Speaker: Wendy Conquest. Wendy reflects on the need to ground practice in a clear motivation to renounce self-cherishing and aversion.

Speaker: Dungse Jampal Norbu. Dungse-la suggests we take the time between western and Tibetan new years to review what has benefitted and harmed us during the past year, aspiring to practice bodhicitta and the four immeasurables as the best way to make the new year meaningful.

Speaker: Scott Gallagher. Scott reflects on the complexity of making decisions that balance our desire for perfection against the complex demands of life.

Speaker: Andy Nicodemus. Andy explores the differences between ego and essence, explaining how he works with the mind to cultivate wisdom and bodhicitta.

Speaker: Radha Marcum. Radha identifies the experiences that arise when she is aligned with the dharma.

Speaker: Dungse Jampal Norbu. Dungse-la addresses how lay practitioners can maintain the view of emptiness while engaged in worldly activities.

Speaker: Lawrence Shourup. Lawrence explores how the sangha supports his progress on the path as companion, mirror, and guide.

Speaker: Barbara Lurie. Barbra talks about bringing difficult experiences to the surface to deal with attachments to self and family.

Speaker: Jennifer Shippee. Jennifer reflects on the importance of accepting karma, accumulating and dedicating merit, and making aspirations.

Speaker: Deborah Haynes. Deborah discusses her experience with home retreats.

Speaker: Dungse Jampal Norbu. In this pre-recorded talk from September, 2018 Dungse-la talks about how everyday moments provide the opportunity to liberate ourselves from suffering.

Speaker: Jim Sawyer. Jim describes how he practices bringing dharmic perspective and intention to daily life.

Speaker: Dungse Jampal Norbu. Dungse-la describes the two aspects of bodhicitta and how the four immeasurables and the three wisdoms are connected to them.

Speaker: Randy Bach. Randy recollects how books and magazines played a role in bringing him to the Dharma, and shares stories about the history of Dharma texts in the world.

Speaker: Amelia Catone. Amelia reflects on how not taking things personally allows us to be present and available to support others.

Speaker: Oka Katsutoshi. Oka reflects on the freedom and relaxation he experiences when he allows his own thoughts to arise and fall without grasping, pursuing, or judging them.

Speaker: Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. In this pre-recorded talk from 3/4/2001, Rinpoche explains how people can be out of balance between head and heart, logic and feeling, emotions and conceptual mind, and gives direction to balance and utlize both effectively.

Speaker: Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. In this pre-recorded talk from 3/22/1999, Rinpoche explains the necessity for practitioners to say, "that' s it" and drop the endless string of activities that keep us from our practice.

Speaker: Dungse Jampal Norbu. Reveling in the beauty and changes of the fall season, Dungse-la traces the interconnectedness of impermanence, interdependence and emptiness.