Sunday

Shambhala Day 2010, Year of the Iron Tiger

On the weekend of February 13/14, the Toronto Shambhala community enjoyed the festivities of the new year, celebrating Saturday evening with a soiree and on Sunday with a community program that featured an online talk from Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.

On Saturday evening, the main shrine room was transformed into an elegant cafe. Members and friends of the centre enjoyed food and drink and socializing, as well as entertainment and toasts. Tara Slone graced us with several songs, including the Beatle’s Across the Universe. Comedienne, Elaine Smookler, had us in stitches with her irreverent take on Buddhism; and performance artist, Paul Persofsky, awakened us with his spontaneous moving meditation.

On Sunday, we practiced the yearly sadhanas and listened to a talk by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche broadcast over the Internet. One of the highlights of the broadcast was seeing people from the many other Shambhala centres from around the world through their webcams.

Overall, the Shambhala community was delighted in being together and in welcoming in the new year.

From: Toronto Shambhala Community News