Supporting MSB

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche founded Mangala Shri Bhuti in 1989 in order to support the establishment of the Buddhadharma in the West. Mangala Shri Bhuti is the Sanskrit name of His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, who was Kongtrul Rinpoche’s root teacher. His Holiness’ life was entirely dedicated to benefiting beings and, in turn, the purpose of Mangala Shri Bhuti is to fulfill his vision. As Kongtrul Rinpoche’s guidance and the students’ inspiration have grown together, study, practice and service to others have become the defining characteristics of our organization. It is with this spirit that we strive to engage in activities for the benefit of beings. We invite you to explore some of these activities listed below and welcome your connection and support.

 

Parsonage for Venerable Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche

The Mangala Shri Bhuti sangha provides parsonage support for ourteacher, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, and his family. We attain this goal through specific fundraisers, monthly contributions and teaching events. All funds raised for this purpose directly and personally support Rinpoche's activity in turning being's minds towards the Dharma. Rinpoche's wife, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, and son and dharma heir, Dungse Jampal Norbu, have studied closely under Rinpoche's guidance for many years. They each have a deep wish to devote their lives to the study, practice, and communication of dharma to those who have an interest. Both have begun to teach and guide the next generation of dharma students. Offerings made to the parsonage are fully self-inspired rather than a requirement of students. If you are inspired to support Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche through the parsonage, or would like more information, please click here, or contact Gretchen Kahre Holland.

 

Sangdo Palri Temple at Samten Ling

The Sangdo Palri Temple is a physical representation of Guru Rinpoche's Glorious Copper Colored Mountain. Many practitioners of the Longchen Nyingtik deeply aspire to be reborn in this realm and there swiftly follow the path to enlightenment. With great joy, construction of Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche’s long-held vision has begun at Longchen Jigme Samten Ling, our retreat center in Crestone, Colorado. To see and enter this temple, or to practice there, will be an opportunity of great magnitude for students to deepen their connection to Guru Rinpoche as it is held to be equal in blessing to encountering Guru Rinpoche himself. The presence of such a temple in this world is dedicated to world peace and the happiness and ultimate freedom of all beings. We warmly invite you to make a connection to this vision and welcome your participation, support, and inquiries. For more information, contact Sasha Dorje Meyerowitz or visit our website for the Sangdo Palri Temple.

 

THE PRACTICE OF LIFE RELEASE: THE TSETHAR FUND

Beings value nothing more than their own life. For this reason, saving lives brings tremendous merit, and has always been a central practice of Mahayana Buddhism. MSB students gather together in Portland, Maine, six times a year to buy and release lobsters and crabs back into the wild. Throughout the year people come to Rinpoche asking for prayers, either for themselves, loved ones, or for the world. Rinpoche designates a large portion of offerings made to him directly to the practice of Tsethar, or life release, as a vehicle for those connected to him to receive the merit of this practice. Rinpoche continues this activity in different places as he travels, whenever possible. All contributions to the Tsethar Fund are used entirely for ransoming the lives of beings. If you would like more informations please contact Vaishali Mamgain. To contribute directly to this activity, please click here.

 

COMPASSIONATE ACTIVITY: THE ASIAN CHARITY FUND

 

Compassionate activity is a natural expression of Buddhist practice. Actively helping those in need, making offerings and prayers to the buddhas and bodhisattvas on behalf of all beings, and supporting conditions for the sangha to flourish are all ways of serving others that awaken our potential for    sympathy and care. Every year Rinpoche travels to India to help beings in need. All who have asked for prayers and all who donate to this activity make a connection to Rinpoche's vast compassionate activity for that entire year. It is like one big pot, filled with wishes, prayers and pennies, which is then drawn from and disseminated to virtuous causes such as making offerings to the Three Jewels in Bodhgaya, supporting elder practitioners who have no means to feed themselves, saving animals, sponsoring druchens to clear obstacles for the sangha and the world, and offering dana to beggars in India. Your twenty dollars gets mixed into that whole pot, like a drop of water in a lake, so that each activity has a  connection back to you and your aspirations. All contributions are used in their entirety to support Mangala Shri Bhuti's compassionate activities in Asia. If you would like more information please contact Mary Newton. If you are inspired to be a part of this activity, please click here.

 

 

Seed Fund Project: Ensuring the future of Dharma in the west

The primary focus of any Buddhist lineage is to realize the essence of one's own buddha nature. The masters of the past speak of their longing to go deeper into this realization. MSB seeks to lay the foundation that makes this possible for students who have that same longing. Our efforts to realize this vision must take into consideration the practicalities of physical supports, such as a dharma or retreat center, but the development of these are never about development for its own sake. Instead we aim to create a base, then provide means for its ongoing support, yet continually return to the path as our primary focus. The Seed Fund was created to provide a base for the maintenance and infrastructure needs of Mangala Shri Bhuti's study and practice centers. These needs are ongoing; any support one can offer to supporting this base brings tremendous benefit to whomever has the longing to receive teachings and practice the dharma through the Longchen Nyingtik lineage of Mangala Shri Bhuti. With a modest measure of financial security provided by the Seed Fund, the future operation of Mangala Shri Bhuti's centers in ensuring the legacy of the Dharma in the West far into the future, has a measure of gained stability. For more information about the Seed Fund, please write to Polly Banerjee Gallagher. If you would like to contribute to this effort directly, please click here.

 

General Operations: The 'BRASS TACKS 'OF MSB

If you wish to make a monthly donation to MSB's general operations fund, you may do so as a one-time donation or on-going monthly support. All donations to Mangala Shri Bhuti are fully tax deductible. For more information, contact MSB's Treasurer, Steve Gore.