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
Loving Even More.....After Grief and Loss (Link #88)
Elizabeth describes brokenheartedness as seeing the nature of impermanence vividly, and discusses why heartbreak and loss are critical for a practitioner--how the "sting" of loss is necessary in crea…
01:04:33 |
Sun 21 Aug 2011
The Individual and The Community (Link #87)
Dungse-la discusses the necessity of having a solid "individual life" as a foundation to be of benefit to the larger community, which he defines as all sentient beings. He describes how thinking of a…
01:11:30 |
Sun 14 Aug 2011
Back To Our Roots (Link #86)
Rinpoche encourages us to get back to our roots by transforming our state of mind with the four samtens, the Four Immeasurables as a daily practice, in order to have a rich internal life. He describe…
00:49:16 |
Sun 07 Aug 2011
Psychology and Buddhism (Link #85)
Gretchen speaks about mind and emotions from her experience as a western and contemplative psychologist and a Buddhist practitioner. She explains how the practice of tonglen combats the two tendencie…
01:01:40 |
Sun 31 Jul 2011
Awakening In The Charnel Ground (Link #84)
Pema explains how the hardest of circumstances can be the greatest opportunity for awakening. She offers steps toward staying "awake and open" to the intensity and describes how emotions become a cat…
00:59:41 |
Sun 24 Jul 2011
Exploring Beliefs (Link #83)
Elizabeth explores the many usages of the word "belief", how we experience beliefs and belief as it relates to the Buddha' s teachings on emptiness and the Middle Way. Talk given from Crestone, Color…
01:27:48 |
Sun 17 Jul 2011
The Affliction of Timuk (Link #82)
Dungse-la speaks about Timuk- "a dull flat state of disconnectedness" and outlines various remedies including mindfulness, a keen awareness of one' s environment and how the practice of the four nobl…
00:57:34 |
Sun 10 Jul 2011
Organized Mind (Link #81)
Rinpoche discusses the tendency for humans to feel the "privilege"of self-pity and contrasts this with the qualities of a mature mind. Rinpoche explores the differences of feeling burdened by the suf…
01:02:20 |
Sun 03 Jul 2011
What Is Happiness? (Link #80)
Rinpoche talks about the necessity of some suffering in developing a happy and cheerful mind that has stability. He goes on to discuss how to experience growth.
01:01:55 |
Sun 26 Jun 2011
Letting Go Into Humbleness (Link #79)
Elizabeth shares her personal experiences in relating with her teacher and describes the skillful means and "practice" in this relationship. Elizabeth describes what it means to be a student and the …
01:13:02 |
Sun 19 Jun 2011
Maintaining Awareness as a Bodhicitta Practice (Link #78)
Dungse-la observes that in our fast paced modern world, awareness often gets "stretched thin." Without awareness, there' s more of a chance that the five negative emotions will slip in and overtake o…
00:50:00 |
Sun 12 Jun 2011
Five Steps to Handle Chaos (Link #77)
Five Steps to Handle Chaos. Rinpoche explains five steps to skillfully handle situations when chaos arises in our lives, talks about the practice of acceptance and harvesting the pain of failure to g…
00:33:39 |
Sun 05 Jun 2011
Exertion: Honoring our Buddha Nature (Link #76)
Exertion: honoring our Buddha nature. Sasha explores how to experience exertion as a natural expression of our Buddha nature.
00:55:33 |
Sun 29 May 2011
Certainty (Link #75)
How do we develop a certainty that is not static or about being a ' knower' ? Elizabeth delves into the question of having confidence in an uncertain world and upon what that confidence is based.
01:26:00 |
Sun 22 May 2011
The Propensity To be Bothered (Link #74)
Ani Pema provides a commentary on the Lojong slogan, "Drive All Blames Into One", and gives us tips on distinguishing between what causes our suffering and what triggers it.
00:52:21 |
Sun 15 May 2011
The Essence of Mother' s Day (Link #73)
Jampal contemplates materialistic mind in the modern world and discusses the remedy to the mistaken belief that "things bring happiness".
00:49:04 |
Sun 08 May 2011
Starstruck- A Dubious State (Link #72)
Rinpoche describes how to skillfully use the power of inspiration that comes from being "starstruck" and gives clear examples of how to, and how not to follow through with that inspriration.
00:59:32 |
Sun 01 May 2011
Letting Go Leads to Liberation (Link #71)
Natasha discusses challenges faced in retreat.
00:59:54 |
Sun 24 Apr 2011
Reflections on Faith (Link #69)
Dungse-la reflects on the power of faith and gives suggestions on how to cultivate faith.
00:51:46 |
Sun 10 Apr 2011
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