Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel has studied and practiced Buddhism for thirty years under the guidance of her teacher and husband Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. Mattis Namgyel is known for her willingness to question precepts in order to reach a place of genuine practice and awakening. She asks audiences to engage in the practice of open questioning while she takes a fresh look at all of their assumptions and beliefs about spirituality. She is the author of The Power of an Open Question and The Logic of Faith.