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
- 776
- Years Active
- 2004 - 2025
The Future of Buddhism in the West: Looking Deep (Link #104)
Elizabeth shares her inquiry into what is special about the Dharma and what we want to carry forward. This led her back to the Buddha' s teachings of The Middle Way and "the practice of resting in op…
01:28:48 |
Sun 22 Jan 2012
Intimacy and Non-Separation (Link #103)
Chris discusses how feeling of separate from others is the same as a lack of intimacy with, or feeling separate from, the Self. He describes the practice of bearing witness as an example of intimacy …
00:54:31 |
Sun 15 Jan 2012
Devotion and Distraction (Link #102)
Dungse-la discusses the key trait of devotion as being a person who pursues their purpose with single-minded focus without distraction. He uses the 2012 Kalachakra gathering in Bodhgaya as an example…
00:50:44 |
Sun 08 Jan 2012
New Year' s Day Address (Link #101)
Rinpoche talks about spiritual growth for the new year and describes how to relate to the "anxiety of change" in our life.
00:40:23 |
Sun 01 Jan 2012
Merging Systems, Responding to the Suffering in the World (Link #100)
Elizabeth discusses our relationship with our world and the activity of awareness, especially when relating to suffering. She describes how to be in relationship with everything in our world with dyn…
01:19:32 |
Sun 18 Dec 2011
Bodhicitta is in the Details (Link #99)
Dungse-la reflects on aspiration and engagement bodhicitta and its expression on a personal level in our thoughts and actions and on a larger scale within societies and cultures.
00:49:31 |
Sun 11 Dec 2011
Sustained From Within: Faith, Surrender and Acknowledgment (Link #98)
In this pre-recorded talk (4/9/2006) given at Samten Ling, Rinpoche offers three remedies for shakiness that can stem from a lack of confidence or faith in one' s practice. He explains how these reme…
00:56:46 |
Sun 04 Dec 2011
Light Comes Through-The Power of Accumulating Merit (Link #96)
Elizabeth explores the way to develop confidence in our basic nature as our "resting place" and how cultivating merit is the key to find the cracks in the system in order to let the light come throug…
01:17:23 |
Sun 20 Nov 2011
Bodhicitta As A Bridge (Link #95)
Dungse-la underscores the importance of openness and trust as the link to the larger self, and in opening to the larger self how bodhicitta serves as both the vehicle (to enlightenment) and the bridg…
00:31:45 |
Sun 13 Nov 2011
It' s Such A Nuisance To Be Attached (Link #94)
Rinpoche discusses how attachment makes us wobbly and weaker on the path, having no solid footing and diminished self esteem. He discusses how to relate to attachment through self reflection, the cou…
00:55:11 |
Sun 06 Nov 2011
Don' t Make Yourself Small- Become the Trutral" (Link #93)
Rinpoche discusses the predisposition of humans to make themselves small and reveals the truth of becoming the trutral itself.
00:59:55 |
Sun 30 Oct 2011
Enter The Circle of Dogs (Link #91)
Elizabeth explores a profound Kadampa teaching that exposes the pain experienced by the ego when grasping or clinging to one' s identity, and the freedom and confidence that can arise from realizing …
01:23:53 |
Sun 16 Oct 2011
Clinging to the Concept of Self and Other (Link #90)
Dungse-la contemplates how building an identity around an object changes the value of our experience thereby leading to a loss of appreciation, joy and contentment for what is.
00:39:40 |
Sun 09 Oct 2011
Purifying the Small Self (Link Legacy Series)
Pre-recorded talk by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche from the 2011 Shedra
00:41:35 |
Sun 02 Oct 2011
Purifying the Small Self (Link Legacy Series)
Pre-recorded talk by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche from the 2011 Shedra
00:41:35 |
Sun 25 Sep 2011
Child of Enlightened Nature (Link Legacy Series)
Pre-recorded talk by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche from Guna Institute.
00:49:20 |
Sun 18 Sep 2011
How Learning Should Shape the Mind (Link Legacy Series)
Pre-recorded talk by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche from Guna Institute.
00:59:41 |
Sun 11 Sep 2011
The Predator Mentality and Developing Bodhicitta (Link Legacy Series)
This excerpt from the 2011 Dzogchen Seminar explores what Rinpoche calls the "predator mentality", the default state of mind in samsara when you do not reflect on how yourself and all beings desire h…
00:58:23 |
Sun 04 Sep 2011
The Joy of Sadness (Link #89)
Vern contemplates why we fear sadness and describes the richness inherent in sadness--a genuine part of the human experience worth exploring in its own right. He describes the beauty and joy of sadne…
00:58:07 |
Sun 28 Aug 2011
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