ELIZABETH MATTIS NAMGYEL
IS A BUDDHIST AUTHOR, TEACHER, PERPETUAL STUDENT AND CONTEMPORARY VOICE FOR BUDDHA'S WISDOM
Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel is a Buddhist Teacher and author of two books, The Power of an Open Question and The Logic of Faith. She is a Teacher in Mangala Shri Bhuti, (MSB) and the founder and President of the educational non-profit The Middle Way Initiative (MWI). She hosts the Open Question Podcast which focuses on the Buddhist Middle Way tradition.
Elizabeth has studied and practiced Buddhism since 1985 under the guidance of her root teacher Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. After completing a six year retreat, Kongtrul RInpoche appointed her Retreat Master at MSB’s Samten Ling retreat center in Colorado. She edited two books by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, It’s Up to You and Light Comes Through.
Elizabeth is an adviser for the Prison Mindfulness Institute, and the Khyentse Foundation Vision Project and the Milinda Program. With Anam Thubten, she is a founding member and teacher in the Wilderness Dharma Movement. She holds degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Buddhist Studies (MA).
Website: https://www.middlewayinitiative.org/
Elizabeth’s Upcoming Events
The Open Question Podcast
A Call to Inner Brilliance
How do we navigate our lives in the midst of uncertainty? How do we bring our deepest intentions together with our actions? What is the purpose of spirituality? How can we accommodate both the beauty and the pain of life? These questions may never find a definitive answer, but they are questions to live by. At OQ we feel that if you have a genuine question you should explore it, continue to ask it, and then pay attention.
I am Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, a Buddhist student and teacher. Please join me as I share some intimate and rich teachings on The Middle Way.
The podcast is produced by The Middle Way Initiative, a non-profit organization founded by Elizabeth.