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Right Place, Right Time
by Wolfgang Blumel The year was around 1991, and I was in the middle of studying Maitri with Marvin Casper at Naropa, soaking in red Padma passion, when I found myself somewhat lost during a little weekend solo road-trip around Rocky Mountain National Park. The night had started ... continuePosted April 8, 2012 by
Acharya Dale Asrael Reviews the New Book – HIGHLIGHT
Letter to the Shambhala community from Acharya Dale Asrael, in anticipation of the forthcoming book by the Sakyong I have just finished reading an advance copy of the Sakyong’s new book, Running with the Mind of Meditation, and I feel excited about the potential it holds. This ... continuePosted April 8, 2012 by
Walk the Talk with Sakyong Mipham – HIGHLIGHT
Here in this video interview with Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Waylon Lewis – Founder of elephant journal, discusses the Sakyong’s new book: Running with the Mind of Meditation, which will be released on April 10, 2012. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=08i4IsAuF8I To view more, and watch a video with bonus footage from this ... continuePosted April 7, 2012 by
Outer, Inner and Secret Guru – HIGHLIGHT
It’s been a busy week in Halifax. Last Friday, the Sakyong and Lady Diana Mukpo filmed an interview with reflections about the Vidyadhara, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s life and legacy as part of the events marking the 25th Anniversary of the passing of the Vidyadhara. The film can ... continuePosted April 6, 2012 by
Tribute to Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s Students – HIGHLIGHT
by Sangyum Wendy Friedman, Director of the Shambhala Office of Culture and Decorum photos by Terry Rudderham Last year, as we started to contemplate how we could commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Vidyadhara, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s Parinirvana, the Sakyong told some of us who were planning the events ... continuePosted April 5, 2012 by
Inseparability
poem by Jampal Senge (Benoît Côté) On the day of the 25th anniversary of the parinirvana of the root guru, April 4th, 2012, these words came to mind after my morning practice session. May the sangha be united! Whether we like it or not Things are what they are Things ... continuePosted April 4, 2012 by
The Teacher: Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche – HIGHLIGHT
Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Parinirvana of the Vidyadhara, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Parinirvana (death) of the Vidyadhara, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the founder of our community. The video below is a teaching from his seminar on the Sadhana ... continuePosted April 4, 2012 by
A Tribute to Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche by his son Gesar Mukpo
video by Gesar Mukpo Tribute to my father Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche on the 25th anniversary of his parinirvana. All media used under fair use for educational purposes. continuePosted April 3, 2012 by
A Poem to The Druk Sakyong
poem by Jan Watson Sir: We have missed you for 25 years And we long for you still. You are with us. You are here. And still we miss you. You taught us everything we need to know To mix our minds with yours, But we cling fast to duality And still we miss ... continuePosted April 3, 2012 by janwatson
Remembering the Vidyadhara, Remembering Surmang – HIGHLIGHT
article by Lyndon Comstock of the Konchok Foundation The occasion of the 25th anniversary of the parinirvana of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, XI is an appropriate moment to recall his monastery in Tibet — Surmang Dutsi Til. As he departed Surmang for the last time in 1958, Tibet ... continuePosted April 3, 2012 by
Heartwreck
poem offered by Dawa Choga written in Boulder, CO, April 5, 1987 Even the goldfish knows, he floats near the surface all day still behind a yellow note stuck to the glass, moved and unnerved. Bewildered his eyes meet mine and hold them fixedly, sensing the incomprehensibility. The sky a ceiling with no ... continuePosted April 2, 2012 by
Precious Life Passages
from Vicki Giella The Vidyadhara encouraged us to reconnect with our families and respect our birth traditions as well and so I recall some experiences that I had with my parents, Trungpa Rinpoche and our sangha. My parents were both bohemians of sorts in their generation and so ... continuePosted April 2, 2012 by
Pilgrimage to Trungpa Rinpoche’s Birthplace – HIGHLIGHT
article by Lyndon Comstock of the Konchok Foundation photos by Surmang Khenpo Reflecting the great significance that Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche still holds for those who knew him in Tibet, some fifty relatives and friends of the family made a special trip to his birthplace in Geje, Tibet in ... continuePosted April 2, 2012 by
Encounter in Ireland
from Jim Norton Trungpa Rinpoche visited Dao Shonu, the main European land centre as it was then in, I think, 1981. He stayed one night. I can supply a photo of him emerging from Newgrange, the nearby neolithic ceremonial site. Asked about its energies he is ... continuePosted April 1, 2012 by