Mangala Shri Bhuti - The Link

Speaker: Mary Newton. Mary describes how cultivating a culture of tenderness depends on our willingness to uproot confusions that separate us from others, to listen deeply, and to have confidence in our basic goodness.

Speaker: Jennifer Shippee. Jennifer describes how we accumulate merit by cultivating our ability be fully awake to our experiences in the outer, inner, and secret levels.

Speaker: Ram Jyoti. Ram Jyoti reflects on how to use our creativity to make the Seven-branch practice our own.

Speaker: Dzigar Kongtrul Rinoche. Rinpoche discusses the importance of faith, devotion and "nyingru", a strong perseverance to move through all of life' s experiences to accomplish one' s path and feel a deeper sense of ease.

Speaker: Fredi Kaufmann. Fredi describes how relating to the experiences of the body is an essential element of being on the path, teaching us to be open, present and tender.

Speaker: Deb Sprague. Deb describes how Dharma practice has impacted her connection to her co-workers, and an experience she had when the veil of self-absorption fell away.

Speaker: Sasha Dorje Meyerowitz. Sasha explores the concept of one' s potential and describes things we can choose to do everyday to lead a life that is more focused on pursuing the path.

Speaker: Dungse Jampal Norbu. Dungse-la discusses how examining impermanence and karma is imperative to our well-being.

Speaker: Chime Mattis. Chime explains how he separated two important aspects of himself:creativity and spirituality, which were not meant to be separated. Once he removed this fence, he rediscovered his creative life through retreat, self-reflection and study.

Speaker: Lindsay Heppner. Lindsay explores how staying open with uncomfortable experiences offers a perfect opportunity to progress on the path.

Speaker: Gretchen Kahre Holland. Gretchen illustrates how current events challenge us to remember that all beings have buddhanature and that we need to keep our hearts and minds open even to those who appear to be "the enemy".

Speaker: Natasha Carter. Natasha shares her experience when mindfulness, practice, and trust in the dharma liberate us from scarcity mind, our capacity to care for others arises naturally.

Speaker: Stephanie Kindberg. Stephanie illustrates how the more our orientation shifts away from catering to our ego to helping others, the more we will experience the joy and wisdom of the Buddha.

Speaker: Dungse Jampal Norbu. Dungse-la talks about the importance of self reflection to keep our spiritual practice genuine and integrated with our life.

Speaker: Katie Keach. Katie reflects on how cultivating devotion has allowed her to connect meaningfully with the Vajrayana practices of Ngondro and protectors' prayers.

Speaker: Margit Glassel. Margit reflects on the importance of recognizing the illusory nature of "difficult" experiences while honoring them as opportunities to cultivate wisdom.

Speaker: Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel. Elizabeth teaches on the Hinayana during the annual sangha retreat held in Colorado.

Speaker: Dungse Jampal Norbu. Dungse-la discusses the illusion of autonomous choice in the realm of interdependence.

Speaker: Katarina Bergh. Katarina shares her work as a Buddhist Chaplain at a large hospital in Boston.

Speaker: Dana Ming. Dana shares his thoughts on modern day practitioners' impact in bringing Dharma to the west.