The Middle Way Initiative

Elizabeth engage​s her old friend, Dolma Gunther, on the topic of what it means to support the teacher’s vision. Dolma is a long-term practitioner, law professional and founder of the Khyentse Vision Project under the direction of her teachers, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche and Khyentse Jigme Rinpoc...

OQ Live Conversation “Looking at Reality” with Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel & Erik Pema Kunsang

Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel and Erik Pema Kunsang engage in questions about “looking at reality.” Erik spent sixteen years at the side of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, serving as his principal translator and close ...

OQ Live Conversation, “Essence Love” with Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel and Tsoknyi Rinpoche.

Tsoknyi Rinpoche has a special gift for communicating authentic dharma for the contemporary mind with both humor and depth. Rinpoche auspiciously chose February 14th - Valentine’s Day - as the date for this ...

As we mingle with our world, it gives us continual feedback. In one context we may be a star, and in another we may feel invisible. How do we maintain authenticity and genuinely find our place wherever we may be? As we move through life, how do we keep our hearts open while maintaining savvy and ...

Fleet Maull is an experienced Buddhist practitioner, a senior teacher in the global Shambhala community, a Zen master in the international Zen Peacemaker Order, and the founder of the Prison Mindfulness Institute and National Prison Hospice Association. He is the author of two books, Dharma in He...

Karl Brunnhölzl is trained in the Karma Kagyu tradition of Buddhist philosophy and meditation. He translates Sanskrit and Tibetan into English and German and has authored more than twenty books, including The Heart Attack Sutra and In Praise of Dharmadhatu.
Karl was appointed by Dzogchen Ponlop R...

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Making an early entrance into Vajrayana Buddhism as a nun, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo has paved the way for modern Western yoginis and yogins alike. As a teacher, she encourages us, through both her example and teachings, that if we engage dharma training...

Open Question Live Conversation:
Diligence: The Joyful Endeavor with Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel & Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche explores diligence as joyful effort—the energy and inner strength that help us meet difficulty and engage practice with openness and purpose.

Krishna Das, affectionately known as KD, is an American vocalist known for his performances of Hindu devotional music, or kirtan.
In this OQ Live Conversation, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel asks Krishna Das to share his experience as a close disciple of the North Indian saint Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaj...

In this OQ Live Conversation, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel invites Matthieu Ricard to share about his latest book, Notebooks of a Wandering Monk, his experience translating and studying with some of the most accomplished Tibetan teachers of our lifetime, his photography, and what it means to be a gen...

Anam Thubten Rinpoche is an accomplished and respected teacher and a deeply thoughtful voice in contemporary Buddhist practice.
For many years, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel and Anam Thubten Rinpoche have enjoyed teaching together and engaging in an ongoing inquiry into the topic of emptiness and the ...

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Sean Price is a respected translator for the Dilgo Khyentse Fellowship/Shechen and is the Director of Tibetan Publications for the Tsadra Foundation.

In this OQ Live Conversation, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel and Sean Price discuss the 3 Wisdoms and cultivating the qualities of faith. S...

Traleg Khandro is a deeply insightful and experienced dharma teacher and practitioner. She is the wife of the late Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche, is the Governing Director of E-Vam Institute in Australia and leads Shogam Publications.

In this OQ Live Conversation, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel and Traleg...

OQ Live Conversation with Venerable Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche and Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, "Cultivating Healthy Interdependence."

During this intimate and precious time with Rinpoche, Elizabeth will engage her root teacher in a conversation about Bodhicitta and how we can cultivate healthy inter...