Margarita Loinaz and Rev. Liên talks about how practice and teachings to & from BIPOCs was challenging, shifted and transformed in the SF Bay Area since they first met at the Women of Color group in 1996.
Margarita Loinaz, MD has trained in the Tibetan and Theravada traditions. She met her root teacher Kalu Rimpoche in 1977 and is a Dzogchen student of Lama Drimed Norbu. She is a graduate of the first Community Dharma Leader’s Program at SRMC and began teaching in l997 leading the Women of Color Sitting Group in Marin City with Marlene Jones and co-organizing the first People of Color Retreat at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in 1999. Her current teaching integrates Dzogchen practice with social justice and environmental awareness. As a physician, she served Day Laborers, the Latinx and Homeless communities in San Francisco. She is a grandmother and originally from the Dominican Republic.
Talks and Videos present on Youtube, Vimeo and Dharma Seed, EBMC POC Sangha recordings, and Spirit Rock Meditation Center recordings on programs such as BIPOC Voices, day-longs and BIPOC retreats.
She can be reached at: greatmotherinquiry@gmail.com
Comfortable with the Fluidity: East-West, Tradition-Modernity
DUNGSE JAMPAL NORBU is son and Dharma Heir of Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche in the Mangala Shri Bhuti community. His mother is Dharma teacher Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel.
Dungse la has lived and traveled extensively in Asia, but spent much of his youth in Colorado. If you were to ask Dungse la how long he has been studying the Buddhist path, he would say, “Since I was born.”
When Dungse la was still an infant, Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche instructed Kongtrul Rinpoche to train Dungse la to uphold and continue Kongtrul Rinpoche’s lineage, particularly that of Mangala Shri Bhuti.
With the foundation of his life-long guidance and education from Kongtrul Rinpoche, Dungse la also teaches widely and engages in an annual 100-day retreat at Longchen Jigme Samten Ling. Dungse la’s anecdotal style and first-hand curiosity about how Buddhism relates to actual experience imbue his teaching with a fresh perspective, and reveal a natural wisdom and humor
Check out Dungse-la’s Dharma talks on the EveryBodhi Podcast.
You Can't Touch This: A Journey towards Self-Love with La Sarmiento
So many of us struggle to truly accept and understand ourselves, to find our own place of belonging and feeling at home in ourselves. In this intimate conversation between friends, La shares their powerful journey to fully loving and honoring themselves as a trans, immigrant, Filipinx, ukelele-playing dharma teacher and how they practice to transmit this dharma of radical self-acceptance, and resistance to oppression, to other BIPOC practitioners in the dharma world.
To connect with La: www.lasarmiento.com, Instagram: @bodhila, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BodhiLa
Photo Credit: Suzanne Kulperger
Mind to Mind Connection with Venerable Thuần Tuệ
Venerable Thuần Tuệ, Abbess of Diệu Nhân Zen Monastery in Rescue, CA, is interviewed by Rev. Liên Shutt. They first met when Rev. Liên practiced at Trúc Lâm Zen Monastery in Đà Lạt, Vietnam in 2006-2007.
Born in Vietnam, Venerable Thuần Tuệ was ordained in 1979 by Venerable Zen Master Thích Thanh Từ, Founder of the Trúc Lâm (Bamboo Forest) Zen lineage. She practiced at Bát Nhã Zen Monastery, Viên Chiếu Zen Monastery and Trúc Lâm Zen Monastery in Vietnam. Since 2012, she has traveled to England, Belgium, France, Germany, Canada, and many states in the U.S. to give Dharma talks and lead Zen retreats in mostly Vietnamese communities.
Her books include Keys to Buddhism (Vietnamese & English. Translation with Huyen Bach & Rev. Thuy Liên Shutt - Publication 2011), Tâm Bình Thường (Publication 2016- in Vietnamese) and Từ Một Tâm Trong Lặng (Publication 2019 - in Vietnamese)
For more info go to dieunhan.net
Thank you to Sister Phương Thiền and lay person Thanh Ngữ for their translation support.
May this be for the benefit of all beings.
Venerable Thuần Tuệ, Abbess of Diệu Nhân Zen Monastery, shares a short meditation from a visit at Folsom Prison.
Opening Dharma Access takes off!
We officially BEGIN! The three hosts interview each other.
Below or find us on your favorite podcast site!
EPISODE O1: Meet ODA Creator, Producer & Host Rev. Liên Shutt
Rev. Liên Shutt is interviewed by the other two hosts, Kaira Jewel Lingo & Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön. Find out how her experiences in Soto Zen & North American Insight guide her to make accessible & inclusive practices for all.
EPISODE 02: Meet Host Kaira Jewel Lingo
Kaira Jewel Lingo is interviewed by the other two hosts, Rev. Liên Shutt & Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön. Find out how Plum Village Zen & North American Insight practices inform how she teaches. Find out more about Kaira Jewel at kairajewel.com
EPISODE 03: Meet Host Lama Karma Yeshe Chrödrön
Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön is interviewed by the other two hosts, Rev. Liên Shutt & Kaira Jewel Lingo. Find out how Tibetan Buddhism gave her a sense of belonging right from the start & how that's brought into her teachings. Find out more about Lama Yeshe at PrajnaFire.com
ODA Trailer: Visions & Intentions for this Podcast
The three hosts of Opening Dharma Access (ODA), Rev. Liên Shutt, Kaira Jewel Lingo & Lama Karma Yeshe Chodron, meet and share their visions, intentions & hopes for this project.
March 1st we launch the podcast with interviews of each of us so come get to know who we are. Join us on the exciting project to bring you more so you can Listen to BIPOC Teachers!
Questions? Email SuddenLeap.A2Z@gmail.com
Rev. Liên's website: AccessToZen.org
Kaira Jewel Lingo's website: kairajewel.com
Lama Karma Yeshe Chodron's website: prajnafire.com
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers
Hosted by: Rev. Liên Shutt, Kaira Jewel Lingo, & Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön
Welcome! The three hosts will rotate interviewing BIPOC teachers to hear how their Dharma experiences and practice inform how they are sharing the Dharma today.
EPISODES: Monthly on the 1st Tuesday beginning March 1
For our launch, we’ll start off with 3 EPISODES as we, the hosts, interviews each other. Get to know and then come back next month as we interview our first guest! Meanwhile, come often and stay as long as you want. We’ll throw in a meditation, reflection, or an off-the-cushion practice every now and then.
Thank you to the Kataly Foundation for their support of this project & Season 1 offerings!
May the teachings on this site alleviate and end dukkha and the causes & conditions for dukkha.
With unconditional friendliness, Liên, Yeshe and Kaira Jewel
Episode 00: Opening offering