Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel

Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel is a Buddhist Teacher and Author.  She has studied and practiced the Buddhadharma for over 40 years under the guidance of her root teacher Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. She is the author of two books, The Power of an Open Question and The Logic of Faith.  She  has taught programs throughout the world, and is a teacher and Retreat Master in Mangala Shri Bhuti.
 
Elizabeth founded the educational non-profit, The Middle Way Initiative (MWI), to offer teachings,  retreats, and podcasts with her and other teachers and guests.   Her teaching style is one of inquiry and contemplation using contemporary language that preserves the  authentic message and the transformative power of the dharma.  The focus is on the Buddha’s  ”middle way”  teachings on interdependence and emptiness which are often referred to as the wisdom aspect in Mahayana Buddhism.  These teachings elucidate the essence or view that resides at the heart of the entire path.