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The Aging Dance

COLUMN: Aging in Shambhala
A conversation between Lanny Harrison and Andrea Sherman

Andrea: Could you tell us about your background in terms of the dharma, the arts and how aging fits into all of this?

Lanny: I’ll go back to when I first heard about Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, because it was an important turning point for me. I was on tour with Meredith Monk doing Education of The Girlchild and I realized I was longing for some kind of practice. I went to hear Trungpa Rinpoche and his teachings spoke to me; there was a lot of…connecting the dots when I heard him.

I could never separate myself as an artist and myself as a Buddhist practitioner. Not that you do these things at the same time. When you are sitting you are sitting, when you are dancing you are dancing, but the view, the mindfulness awareness and extraordinary intelligence, that’s why many artists connected to the path.
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Shambhala Retreat, photo by Karen Iglehart

Dear Rinpoche – HIGHLIGHT

Shambhala Retreat,poem compiled from aspirations by participants at the Being Brave Shambhala Retreat at Karme Choling with Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche: I have learned I am worthy of a spot on this earth and that all beings are worthy of a spot on this earth I have learned that I ... continue
Posted July 2, 2012 by Editor

Daddy’s Girl – HIGHLIGHT

by Maggie Scott While growing up, I was somewhat of a “daddy’s girl” and wanted to know that he was there for me. Like many men in my experience, Dad didn’t have a great deal of enthusiasm for expressing feelings. Or talking about personal problems. At the age ... continue
Posted June 30, 2012 by Editor

A Midsummer Night’s Donkey – HIGHLIGHT

Ladder-ball practice at Karme CholingCelebrating the Beginning of Summer Shambhala Centers and communities around the world celebrated the beginning of summer this last week with Midsummer Day. This sampling of stories and photos from around the mandala represents just a few of the events. Want to share ... continue
Posted June 28, 2012 by Editor

Midsummer: Halifax

Midsummers Day 2012 in Halifax was heralded by sunshine and a cool breeze. A rousing lhasang started off the day, followed by a picnic and children’s games. We further celebrated the day swinging, sashaying and do-si-do-ing with live contra dance band, Papilio, who sent us home ... continue
Posted June 28, 2012 by Editor

Midsummer: Atlanta and Boston

from Rhett Huber, Marketing and Communications at the Atlanta Shambhala Center photos by Andy Richard and Laura DeMercurio Here in Atlanta, we had a great Midsummer Day celebration. We enjoyed a parade with our little band after the lhasang ceremony, which was led by kasung members Harry Tate ... continue
Posted June 28, 2012 by Editor

Midsummer: Fredericton

by David Seabrook, Director of the Fredericton Shambhala Center On Sunday, June 17th, the Fredericton Shambhala Meditation Center celebrated its 10th Anniversary. Under a glorious blue sky, surrounded by a carefully-tended garden in bloom, our community of practitioners, along with family and friends, gathered to enjoy a morning ... continue
Posted June 28, 2012 by Editor

Midsummer: Casa Werma

from Craig Morman and Faith Killough, Co-Directors of Casa Werma in Patzcuaro, Mexico Here at Casa Werma in Pátzcuaro, Mexico, we invited neighbors and friends from Pátzcuaro and nearby villages to a potluck in celebration of the first day of summer. The day was a bit rainy ... continue
Posted June 28, 2012 by Editor

Tenth Anniversary Message from President Reoch

“We are the Warriors”The Fredericton Shambhala Centre celebrated its tenth anniversary on June 17, 2012. It was a magnificently warm and sunny day, and community members, friends, and family were treated to a full afternoon of outdoor activities in the Centre’s beautiful garden. These included an ... continue
Posted June 25, 2012 by frances_giberson

“Incredible space of vulnerability…”

The High Park Fire raging in the Colorado Rockies is about five miles from Shambhala Mountain Center. Two days ago four of us went to visit the small crew that has remained there to prepare the defences against the fire if it reaches our land. Those ... continue
Posted June 22, 2012 by Richard_Reoch

“Incredible space of vulnerability…”

Meet the Staff

Many of you are already very familiar with the staff of the Shambhala Center of Boston and what each person does. Some of you may know our faces and names but not much more about what we do. Some of you may never have met any ... continue
Posted June 14, 2012 by Ashley_Hodson

Meditation Space: White River Shambhala Center

This story reblogged by permission from the original posting on the Samadi Cushions blog Dia Ballou has been a Shambhala Buddhist practitioner since 1997, when she met the inscrutably kind couple Paul and Jenny Warwick in Bellingham, WA, and instantly knew she needed to know ... continue
Posted June 14, 2012 by Editor

The Extraordinary Discovery of Ordinary Magic – HIGHLIGHT

AUTHOR CORRECTION: by Joe Mauricio, Director of the Baltimore Shambhala Center Coming upon a small bird building a nest the other day, I stopped and marveled at how simple and perfect my world was. Okay. That’s a fairly obvious observation. What made this particularly meaningful to me ... continue
Posted June 11, 2012 by Editor

An Elder Warrior’s Marathon – HIGHLIGHT

This article was kindly submitted by Shastri Susan Chapman, one of four shastris (senior teachers) appointed by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche to serve the Pacific Northwest region of Shambhala. by Shastri Susan Chapman Seven months ago my father’s life took a dramatic turn and he’s now confined to a ... continue
Posted June 9, 2012 by Editor

On Aging: My Big Yellow File – HIGHLIGHT

COLUMN: Aging in Shambhala article by Richard Reoch Preparing for death is highly recommended as a part of contemplative practice. Recognizing that this life could end at any moment provides encouragement for us to fully engage with the world while we can. In addition to contemplating the inevitability ... continue
Posted June 6, 2012 by Richard_Reoch

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