Upcoming Talks LINK Teaching with Dungse Jampal Norbu Jul 3, 2022 LINK Teaching with Nicholas Carter Jul 31, 2022 Register for GoToMeeting Subscribe to the Podcast Spotify Apple Podcasts Each Sunday morning, Mangala Shri Bhuti offers a teaching series known as the Link. The Link teachings explore Buddhism from the practitioner’s perspective. These talks are a live audio broadcast. They begin at 10 am Mountain Standard Time (USA) and are free of charge. The Link features Dungse Jampal Norbu and senior students of Mangala Shri Bhuti. We welcome you to listen. GoToMeeting We use GoToMeeting to broadcast the Link. When you click Register, you will be taken to the GotoMeeting registration page. Once you’ve filled out the registration form, you will begin to receive weekly reminder e-mails that contain the URL for the live stream. You can listen on your computer, or download the GoToMeeting app for iPad, iPhone and Android devices.*Important Note: Your registration is good for one year, after which you will need to re-register. You will know that time has come when you no longer receive the weekly reminder e-mails. We also send out an email to all Link participants at that time. The Podcast The Link podcast is a wonderful way to access the entire archive of Link teachings at your convenience. Subscribe to the Link Podcast to automatically receive each talk in your Apple Podcasts library or however your listen to podcasts. Search or listen to episodes chronologically below. UPCOMING TALKS LINK Teaching with Dungse Jampal Norbu Jul 3, 2022 LINK Teaching with Nicholas Carter Jul 31, 2022 Episodes Heart and Head (Link #613) MSB Student Joey Waxman | June 26, 2022 | 1:11:46 Min. Speaker: Joey Waxman. Joey considers how the Buddhist path to enlightenment is supported by both emotion (heart) and reasoning (head). Above all, Buddhism values a kind and loving heart. There are no substitutes for compassion and devotion, which, when powerful enough, are sufficient to lead to realization. But reasoning can also support, clarify, strengthen, and stabilize an open heart. At the same time, the negative aspects of both emotions and reasoning can obstruct our progress: emotions are unreliable, while unclear reasoning can reinforce ignorance and bias. Vigilant introspection and mindfulness of the activities of our heart and head can enable us to balance their beneficial aspects and support our path to realization. http://podcast.mangalashribhuti.org/2022_06_26_LINK613_JW.mp3 The Juice of Practice (Link #612) MSB Student Jill Oppenheimer | June 19, 2022 | 42:24 Min. Speaker: Jill Oppenheimer. Jill reflects on the benefits of pursuing her motivation to deepen her connection to her practice. Sometimes practice lacks vitality and becomes a matter of habit and we find ourselves just going through the motions. To cultivate a deeper connection, we can slow down and stimulate our sense of curiosity, pausing to reflect on the meaning of the liturgy and visualizations, reflecting on the roots of habitual patterns, and shifting our perspective from the “checklist” mentality to the intention to benefit all beings. The efforts we make to connect more deeply with practice cultivate self-confidence and joy. http://podcast.mangalashribhuti.org/2022_06_19_LINK612_JO.mp3 Where are the Buddhalands? Lessons in Community (Link #611) MSB Student Andrew Shakespeare | June 12, 2022 | 58:39 Min. Speaker: Andrew Shakespeare. Andrew reflects on the importance of sangha. Even in conventional communities, our individual well-being depends on the quality of our relationships with others. For Buddhist practitioners, the value of sangha is even more profound. Our appreciation of the sangha deepens as we gain a greater understanding of Buddhist principles like karma and interdependence. Like the benefits of bodhicitta, those of relating to sangha are two-fold: our participation benefits ourselves as well as others. http://podcast.mangalashribhuti.org/2022_06_12_LINK611_AS.mp3 Practice Motivation (Link #610) MSB Student Daisuke Inaba | June 5, 2022 | 44:41 Min. Speaker: Daisuke Inaba. Dai-san talks about how self-reflection helped him navigate the changes in his practice and appreciate the importance of trusting himself. Initially, when he practiced to alleviate intense suffering, his motivation was equally intense. As his suffering diminished, his motivation also weakened and he began to question the sincerity and value of his practice. Through self-reflection, he was able to overcome the discomfort of seeing the limitations of his practice and to accept them as part of the path. He emerged from this experience with a greater understanding of how to work with obstructions on the path and a greater appreciation for the importance of trusting in himself. http://podcast.mangalashribhuti.org/2022_06_05_LINK610_DI.mp3 More
Heart and Head (Link #613) MSB Student Joey Waxman | June 26, 2022 | 1:11:46 Min. Speaker: Joey Waxman. Joey considers how the Buddhist path to enlightenment is supported by both emotion (heart) and reasoning (head). Above all, Buddhism values a kind and loving heart. There are no substitutes for compassion and devotion, which, when powerful enough, are sufficient to lead to realization. But reasoning can also support, clarify, strengthen, and stabilize an open heart. At the same time, the negative aspects of both emotions and reasoning can obstruct our progress: emotions are unreliable, while unclear reasoning can reinforce ignorance and bias. Vigilant introspection and mindfulness of the activities of our heart and head can enable us to balance their beneficial aspects and support our path to realization. http://podcast.mangalashribhuti.org/2022_06_26_LINK613_JW.mp3
The Juice of Practice (Link #612) MSB Student Jill Oppenheimer | June 19, 2022 | 42:24 Min. Speaker: Jill Oppenheimer. Jill reflects on the benefits of pursuing her motivation to deepen her connection to her practice. Sometimes practice lacks vitality and becomes a matter of habit and we find ourselves just going through the motions. To cultivate a deeper connection, we can slow down and stimulate our sense of curiosity, pausing to reflect on the meaning of the liturgy and visualizations, reflecting on the roots of habitual patterns, and shifting our perspective from the “checklist” mentality to the intention to benefit all beings. The efforts we make to connect more deeply with practice cultivate self-confidence and joy. http://podcast.mangalashribhuti.org/2022_06_19_LINK612_JO.mp3
Where are the Buddhalands? Lessons in Community (Link #611) MSB Student Andrew Shakespeare | June 12, 2022 | 58:39 Min. Speaker: Andrew Shakespeare. Andrew reflects on the importance of sangha. Even in conventional communities, our individual well-being depends on the quality of our relationships with others. For Buddhist practitioners, the value of sangha is even more profound. Our appreciation of the sangha deepens as we gain a greater understanding of Buddhist principles like karma and interdependence. Like the benefits of bodhicitta, those of relating to sangha are two-fold: our participation benefits ourselves as well as others. http://podcast.mangalashribhuti.org/2022_06_12_LINK611_AS.mp3
Practice Motivation (Link #610) MSB Student Daisuke Inaba | June 5, 2022 | 44:41 Min. Speaker: Daisuke Inaba. Dai-san talks about how self-reflection helped him navigate the changes in his practice and appreciate the importance of trusting himself. Initially, when he practiced to alleviate intense suffering, his motivation was equally intense. As his suffering diminished, his motivation also weakened and he began to question the sincerity and value of his practice. Through self-reflection, he was able to overcome the discomfort of seeing the limitations of his practice and to accept them as part of the path. He emerged from this experience with a greater understanding of how to work with obstructions on the path and a greater appreciation for the importance of trusting in himself. http://podcast.mangalashribhuti.org/2022_06_05_LINK610_DI.mp3