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Author: Carolyn Gimian

Number of entries: 7
Email: cgimian@suchns.com

Jun 18
Friday

Preserving the Vidyadhara Forever

Filed under Regions/Atlantic Canada, Mandala Projects, Sakyong and Family

Carman Carroll, for whom the award is named, was the Provincial Archivist in Nova Scotia. Here, he presents to Carolyn Gimian and Gordon Kidd.

Carman Carroll, for whom the award is named, was the Provincial Archivist in Nova Scotia. Here, he presents to Carolyn Gimian and Gordon Kidd.

Shambhala Archives is Honored with Award for the Audio Recovery Project

By Carolyn Gimian, with Jennifer Holder contributing

On Friday, June 11, the Shambhala Archives received the Carman V. Carroll Award for Outstanding Achievement in Archival Preservation from the Council of Nova Scotia Archives. The goal of the award is to foster an appreciation of preservation and recognize its place as a vital aspect of the daily operations of any archival effort. Specifically, the Shambhala Archives received the award for their Audio Recovery Project, which is dedicated to preserving and digitizing the audio recordings of the Vidyadhara, Venerable Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

The Shambhala Archives is deeply honoured to have received this award. Gordon Kidd — Technical Director of the archives, and Carolyn Gimian — Director Emeritus and Past President of the Council of Nova Scotia Archives, represented the entire team by accepting the award at the June 11th ceremony.

An Overview of the Effort
The collection held within the Shambhala Archives includes one of the largest libraries of Buddhist audio recordings in North America. Continue…

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The Gift of Unbroken Lineage
The Gift of Unbroken Lineage – HIGHLIGHT
1 response - Posted 04.02.10
After a pilgrimage to India and Nepal, Carolyn Gimian contemplates the incredible gift Chogyam Trungpa gave us — a connection to the unbroken lineage of the Buddha. April 4th approaches. On this day in 1987 Chogyam Trungpa passed into nirvana. (For those not familiar with ...continue
Mark of a Mahasiddha: Letter from the Guest Editor for Parinirvana Day
Mark of a Mahasiddha: Letter from the Guest Editor for Parinirvana Day – HIGHLIGHT
no responses - Posted 04.03.09
On the occasion of the twenty-second anniversary of the Parinirvana of the Vidyadhara, the Venerable Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, I am struck by how vast his influence has been on all of us and by the multiplicity of his manifestations. When I was the director of the ...continue
Fulfilling His Aspirations: The Root Texts Project
Fulfilling His Aspirations: The Root Texts Project
no responses - Posted 04.03.09
Early in 1981, I became the chief editor at Vajradhatu (now Shambhala), replacing Judy Lief. Judy was leaving to become the dean of Naropa Institute, the equivalent of the president of that institution today. On her way out the door, she gave me several transmissions about ...continue
Surmang Relics: Part of Our Heritage
Surmang Relics: Part of Our Heritage – HIGHLIGHT
2 responses - Posted 04.03.09
Fifty years ago many of the greatest lineage holders of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition walked out of Tibet in order to preserve the wisdom of their heritage. As Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche said many years later: We can find wisdom even in the midst of the ...continue
Celebrating Small Moments
Celebrating Small Moments
no responses - Posted 03.19.09
Parenting in the twenty-first century is a challenge. We can no longer rely on the certainty of tradition, and our sense of family and our roles as mothers and fathers, men and women, are not prescribed as they once were. So how do we do this ...continue
Making Space to Be Human: An Interview with Virginia Hilliker
Making Space to Be Human: An Interview with Virginia Hilliker – HIGHLIGHT
2 responses - Posted 03.19.09
At ninety-four, Virginia Hilliker has more life in her than many of her middle-aged friends. As one of them, I often feel that I’m trailing behind her, trying to keep up with her wit and wisdom in a conversation. Virginia has been a teacher and a ...continue


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