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Valentine Flowers – Ikebana Style – HIGHLIGHT
by Karme Choling blogger, Anne-Marie Keppel Don’t order flowers for your loved one this Valentine’s Day. Instead, make your gift more intimate by creating an Ikebana arrangement! Ikebana, traditional Japanese flower arrangement, has its origins in the Shinto tradition where arrangements are a part of shrine ... continuePosted February 14, 2012 by
Appeasing the Mamos – HIGHLIGHT
by Shambhala Times Regional Correspondent Travis May Yesterday I sat down for an early dinner with my meditation instructor, the world-famous Shambhalian Will Ryken, after a nice two hour practice session at our center in St. Petersburg, Florida. As one of the original Dorje Kasung (and recently ... continuePosted February 13, 2012 by Travis_May
Fresh Baked Bread of Kindness – HIGHLIGHT
Senior practitioners and newer students from the Vermont sangha from St. Johnsbury, Montpelier, White River Junction, and Manchester Shambhala Centers assembled at the Burlington Center in early January to discuss what manifesting or being kindness means, and the role of practice and education mandalas in each ... continuePosted February 12, 2012 by
No Turning Back – HIGHLIGHT
Revealing the Life at Gampo Abbey by Dawa Lhatso (Jade Meunier) “I am so lucky to be here!” and “Get me outta here!” are my two most common thoughts at Gampo Abbey. Such is the nature of this place: a magically vast and open world in which there ... continuePosted February 11, 2012 by
Sakyong meets Kalapa Council to plan 2020 Vision
Kalapa Council with Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche The Sakyong and Sakyong Wangmo met with the Kalapa Council over the course of three days at the end of January to contemplate the next steps that would move Shambhala forward in accomplishing the Sakyong’s 2020 Vision. During the three days, the ... continuePosted February 10, 2012 by Richard_Reoch
Sakyong and Sakyong Wangmo lead planning for 2020 Vision
The Kalapa Council met with the Sakyong and Sakyong Wangmo over the course of three days at the end of January to contemplate the next steps that would move Shambhala forward in accomplishing 2020 Vision. As the Sakyong wrote in his Letter of the Morning Sun: If Shambhala ... continuePosted February 9, 2012 by Richard_Reoch
The Fourth Pillar
by Andrew Forbes There is a void in the Shambhala community. For all the sophisticated practices of meditation, a budding governmental body, and military protection, there is something still missing from the lungta of the developing community. I feel it every time I walk into the Shambhala ... continuePosted February 9, 2012 by
Introducing the New Director of Shambhala Europe – HIGHLIGHT
Interview with Christoph Schönherr by Sarah Lipton, conducted live and in-person at Karme Choling all photos by Christoph Schönherr, unless otherwise noted Congratulations on your upcoming new post as Director of Shambhala Europe, which you will begin on Shambhala Day! Many of us in Shambhala recognize you as having ... continuePosted February 9, 2012 by Sarah
Getting IT in Shambhala – HIGHLIGHT
Shambhala is not just a mythical land where everybody is enlightened, really, it’s the world we are creating right now. To that end, creating an entire society in today’s world, even one based on basic goodness, requires adaptation and innovation, keeping our fingers on the pulse ... continuePosted February 8, 2012 by
Shambhala and Society Report
Today we publish a new report, Shambhala and Society based on discussions at 69 Shambhala Centers and Groups around the world. The report covers kindness and unkindness in Shambhala, as well as what people are doing to bring Shambhala vision into the world around them. No ... continuePosted February 7, 2012 by Richard_Reoch
Ordinary Bravery – HIGHLIGHT
Shastri Column: This new article is part of a series of articles by Shastris – senior Shambhala teachers – on themes that Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche has been emphasizing in his teachings since he ended his year-long retreat almost a year ago in March, 2011. This article ... continuePosted February 6, 2012 by
Getting IT: Shambhala Database Member’s View
The Member’s view is another way of looking at the information in the Shambhala Database. It allows members to look at information in the database about themselves and make corrections and updates. It also allows members to choose what Shambhala organizations can send them email through ... continuePosted February 6, 2012 by
Getting IT: Shambhala.org
[caption id=”attachment_28841″ align=”alignleft” width=”150″ >Shambhala.org website is both wide and deep. It provides teachings in meditation, introductions to our major teachers, information about the community and about how we organize ourselves, the programs we offer and the variety of organizations that are part of Shambhala. This is ... continuePosted February 6, 2012 by
Getting IT: Shambhala Online
In our series on Shambhala IT, we are pleased to give you a window into the exciting world of Shambhala Online – your resource for online teachings! Heather Scott heads up Shambhala Online with the help of Barbara Zielinski, new Head Moderator Laura Greer and a handful ... continuePosted February 6, 2012 by
Getting IT: Center Websites
This snippet of information might answer some questions you’ve had about why Shambhala websites all look basically alike… People who aren’t involved in the administration of their local center may not know this important fact: throughout Shambhala, local centers use two tools to create their websites, either ... continuePosted February 6, 2012 by