Mangala Shri Bhuti - The Link

Speaker: Peter Aucott. Peter describes how the view of "fresh and open" leads to the practice of loyalty and good conduct which results in the activity of equanimity toward everyone and everything we encounter.

Speaker: Michael McIlmurray. Michael discusses how ignoring discomfort affected his practice and how self-reflection opened the door to acceptance and change.

Speaker: Paula Breymeier. Paula shares several stories to illustrate how bringing awareness to our everyday activities is the "art" in everyday life.

Speaker: Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. Rinpoche illustrates the necessity of self-awareness to cleanse one' s mind and reduce suffering, and with practice, developing the wisdom and skillful means to free ourselves from ego' s drives.

Speaker: Moni Banerjee. Moni offers examples she has observed in herself and others how "faking it" can transform unwanted, habitual mind patterns into postive ones.

Speaker: Dana Ming. Dana shares his experiences with "split mind": how to bring action and intention together for both the beginning practitioner and experienced practitioner.

Speaker: Clare Ming. Clare shares stories of suffering in our world and her experience with the lojong teachings in addressing remedies for suffering.

Speaker: Helen Connole. Helen explores the way ego keeps us from believing we too, can wake up.

Speaker: Michael Velasco. Michael reflects on the myriad of opportunities the Dharma offers from enlightenment in one lifetime to honoring our precious human birth.

Speaker: Mary Lee Mooney. Mary offers helpful insights on relaxing with practice and retreat.

Speaker: Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. Rinpoche discusses the wisdom that comes through intelligent introspection of one' s mind and the self, which when analyzed and personalized, dawns as wisdom.

Speaker: Kate Dobbertin. Kate explores how to reconcile being in the world and being in retreat, and how to wake up living in the circumstances of day to day life.

Speaker: Tina Toriello. Tina talks about the blessing of "Digital Dharma" in her life, helping her to become a meditation practitioner, meet her teacher and serve the lineage.

Speaker: Joey Waxman. Joey discusses mind' s habit of worry and provides personal antidotes to quell worry including cultivating bodhicitta and practicing tonglen.

Speaker: Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. In this fifth talk in the series, Rinpoche discusses the blessing in cultivating qualities of conscientiousness, propriety and dignity in our mind, speech and actions.

Speaker: Kelly Smith. Kelly explores ways to weave practice into a very busy life.

Suzy discusses three ways of viewing phenomena and encourages growing conceptual and non-conceptual meditative wisdom.

Dungse-la explores renunciation on the path of Real Dharma.

Rinpoche continues his exposition of the Seven Aryan Riches. In this fourth talk he explores Hearing Wisdom, both its practice and its benefits.

Doug recollects memories of being in the kitchen, a place he feels is central to his life' s practice.