Mangala Shri Bhuti - The Link
At the heart of the Buddhist path is the individual practitioner who integrates the teachings with his or her own experience. Posting weekly since August of 2009, the Link Podcast features pithy teachings by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, Dungse Jampal Norbu, and Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel that illustrate the creativity and practicality that are the hallmarks of being a successful meditator. Talks by students of Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche offer an intimate window into the spiritual paths of Western students of Buddhism as they bring the teachings to life in their own unique and personal ways. Most talks in this podcast draw from a weekly Live broadcast on Sundays at 10 am Mountain Time.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 773
- Years Active
- 2004 - 2025
Blessings Galore (Link #769)
Speaker: Michael Velasco. Michael recounts the early days of becoming a student of Mangala Shri Bhuti, and a series of auspicious coincidences he encountered before meeting his teacher. Unsuspecting …
01:00:28 |
Sun 17 Aug 2025
When We Look in the Mirror, the One Thing We Don't Want to See is an Ordinary Human Being (Link #768)
Speaker: Joey Waxman. Joey reflects on Rinpoche's book, It's Up to You, asking why we resist seeing ourselves as ordinary. We cling to self-importance seeking comfort, resources, and reputation while…
01:04:57 |
Sun 10 Aug 2025
Principles of Bodhicitta (Link #767)
Speaker: Dungse Jampal Norbu. Dungse Jampal Norbu examines how we let go of holding onto principles and concepts in order to enter into an authentic relationship with how things appear, and therefore…
00:54:38 |
Sun 03 Aug 2025
Everything Is Habit (Link #766)
Speaker: Polly Banerjee-Gallagher. Polly explores how deeply-rooted habits can block our ability to appreciate the blessings of practice. Drawing from Rinpoche's book Diligence and teachings from the…
01:02:54 |
Sun 27 Jul 2025
The Vajrayana Art of Joie de Vivre (Link #765)
Speaker: Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. In this LINK, originally given on February 5, 2017 from Crestone, Colorado, Rinpoche explains how we can cultivate happiness though the practice of bodhicitta and s…
01:33:29 |
Sun 13 Jul 2025
Where Is My Home? (Link #764)
Speaker: Scott Gallagher. Scott describes how he accommodates the powerful imagery and energy of a space like Tara Dzong, where he was recently in retreat. He shares how he normally thinks of himself…
01:02:32 |
Sun 06 Jul 2025
The Bodhisattva Vow: A Daily Practice (Link #763)
Speaker: Jennifer Shippee. Jennifer expounds on how all sentient beings, without exception, are connected in their desire to be happy and to avoid the pain of suffering. Jennifer invites us to contem…
01:02:37 |
Sun 29 Jun 2025
Birth, Death, Practicality and Devotion: The Dharma in My Everyday Life (Link #762)
Speaker: Sarah Ellsworth. Sarah shares how the Dharma informs and enriches her work as a nurse and midwife. Although shift work and long hours can make it challenging to maintain a consistent meditat…
00:58:21 |
Sun 22 Jun 2025
Pilgrimage in Tibet (Link #761)
Speaker: Katherine Teahen. Katherine recounts the sights and sounds of a pilgrimage she made to Tibet thirty years ago, reflecting on how the journey profoundly transformed her relationship with the …
00:52:21 |
Sun 15 Jun 2025
Unshakable Confidence (Link #760)
Speaker: Dungse Jampal Norbu. Dungse-la shares open questions he is exploring on how to develop genuine confidence in our own direct experience of life in a world full of contrasting information. He …
00:55:32 |
Sun 08 Jun 2025
Finding a Path Through the World (Link #759)
Speaker: Bill Bothwell. Fresh out of retreat, Bill shares his journey from a young poet and songwriter to his encounter with the Buddhadharma and becoming a student of Choygam Trungpa Rinpoche. Takin…
00:52:56 |
Sun 01 Jun 2025
Time, Trauma, Travel and Love: Reflections of an Aging Practitioner (Link #758)
Speaker: Vaishali Mamgain. Referring to herself as a "brainiac" who is more comfortable with wisdom than compassion, Vaishali shares how she used to approach the Dharma as a mental exercise. In her r…
01:00:42 |
Sun 25 May 2025
Bodhicitta (Link #757)
Speaker: Bob Reid. Bob delves into the Four Immeasurables: loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity as the foundation for arousing bodhicitta, the altruistic intention to attain e…
01:13:46 |
Sun 18 May 2025
Opening to Life As It Is: Not Hiding from the Heartbreak (Link #756)
Speaker: Morgan Starr. Morgan describes how navigating personal challenges has allowed him to explore the idea of turning toward suffering rather than avoiding it. Leaning into grief and heartbreak r…
00:54:10 |
Sun 11 May 2025
Cultivating Choice (Link #755)
Speaker: Dungse Jampal Norbu. This LINK was originally given on August 2, 2015. In this talk, Dungse-la describes how careful introspection coupled with the study of karma cultivates choice, changes …
00:54:27 |
Sun 04 May 2025
Connecting the Dots: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha at Home and Abroad (Link #754)
Speaker: Stanton Dossett. Stanton contemplates the phrase, ‘connecting the dots’, used by Rinpoche in his book The Intelligent Heart. The first dot is suffering. For Stanton, it is only with the aid …
00:54:07 |
Sun 27 Apr 2025
Opportunites for Study and Practice (Link #753)
Speaker: Deborah Crouse. Deborah expresses her gratitude for the many resources that are available for practice and study and for the way Rinpoche has organized MSB to support his students. Some exam…
00:49:12 |
Sun 20 Apr 2025
Facing Death: Part Two (Link #752)
Speaker: Deborah Haynes. In this second installment on the topic of death, Deborah recounts many losses experienced throughout her life. These include the recent death of her spouse and her son's cur…
00:58:24 |
Sun 13 Apr 2025
Overcoming Obstacles Through Longing (Link #751)
Speaker: Dungse Jampal Norbu. Dungse-la reminds us to review the eighteen freedoms and advantages and ascertain whether we are meeting them in our lives. If we find that we are lacking any, then we c…
00:27:26 |
Sun 06 Apr 2025
Dharma Fellowship: A Gateway to Joy (Link #750)
Speaker: Ani Nyima Dolma. Ani shares some of her daily positivity practices, prayers and readings, including a gratitude mala for those who are or have been in her life. This has proven to be an upli…
00:51:29 |
Sun 30 Mar 2025
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