Crucial Point, Summer 2021

Crucial Point, the annual dharma journal of Mangala Shri Bhuti. In this issue:

• Bodhicitta Sustains the World – Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche talks about the importance of bodhicitta for practitioners and for the world as a whole

• The Ten Ways One May Mistake Dissimilar Things by Gampopa

• Like a Dream – Dungse Jampal Norbu discusses the mind training slogan “Consider all phenomena as a dream”

• A Peaceful Death – Sasha Dorje Meyerowitz describes the inspiring last days of his mother, Vivian Bower

• Pratityasamutpada – A distillation of Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel’s Middle Way teachings in 2020

• The Excellence of Solitude – Rinpoche comments on verses from Shantideva’s Meditation Chapter

• A Cup of Tea – Rinpoche retells a classic story that illustrates the dreamlike quality of life

• Moving Toward the Soft Spot – Reminiscences of Bob Lucas’ end of life compiled by Robin Correll

• Never Stop Growing – Rinpoche encourages us not to get stuck in limited ideas about liberation