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Profound Treasury Tour Nears Completion in Halifax
Halifax, photo by Sarah Lipton
It is early May. It is sunny Halifax, but a little cold and we are wishing for warm spring days. The Profound Treasury Tour rolls into town from Boston. Where have we been? Where are we now? If it’s Friday, it must be Halifax!
The weather dralas gave us beautiful days for the panels in New York and Boston. Thousands of blooming trees, tulips and daffodils filled the parks in Manhattan, and the streets were mobbed with people out for the sun. Sunday evening, May 28th, the auditorium at the Rubin Museum was quite full as Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Acharya Emeritus Judith Lief and Shastri Ethan Nichtern took to the stage with moderator Melvin McLeod, Editor in Chief of the Shambhala Sun.
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“Doing Good” – HIGHLIGHT
Imagining Peace: The Journey Is the Goal a personal reflection by Gretchen Neve, Chicago The Imagining Peace Conference opens Friday night, April 26, with a talk by the Sakyong followed the next day, Saturday April 27, with the Youth Congress on Peace. Sunday, April 28, will be a ... continuePosted April 17, 2013 by Editor
Shambhala en español – HIGHLIGHT
Efforts around the Shambhala mandala are being made to increase the accessibility of the Shambhala teachings in multiple languages. The Shambhala Times has recently been hearing about some of the successes of this endeavor and wanted to share the news with you. 1. Shambhala Europe is Blogging! ... continuePosted April 11, 2013 by Editor
Why We Need to Imagine Peace – HIGHLIGHT
Creating Enlightened Society in Chicago with a Youth Congress on Peace by Gretchen Neve What is Happening On April 26, 2013, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche’s Enlightened Society Tour will launch in Chicago. On Friday night he will give a talk about creating enlightened society. On Saturday the Sakyong will host our ... continuePosted April 6, 2013 by Editor
Daring to Lead, Authentically – HIGHLIGHT
by Jayne Sutton Shambhala Times Correspondent In the late 1990s, Susan Szpakowski was working as a curriculum writer for the Nova Scotia education system. She and other like-minded students of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche began exploring a question that will sound very familiar to Shambhalians in 2013: What does ... continuePosted March 26, 2013 by Editor
Naked Mind, the Film – HIGHLIGHT
Denmo Ibrahim at Earthbody interviews filmmaker Sarah Barab “Meditation is the direct path to understanding the nature of the mind,” says Sarah Barab in explaining what sparked the journey of her new film Naked Mind. Barab joined up with filmmaker Pax Winters to travel the world pursuing a ... continuePosted March 22, 2013 by Editor
The Profound Treasury – HIGHLIGHT
by Carolyn Gimian Every year but one between 1973 and 1986, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche spent three months presenting Buddhist teachings to a group of his senior students, who came together with him to practice and study intensively. These programs were called the Vajradhatu Seminaries. The people who ... continuePosted January 16, 2013 by Editor
Community: Lose the Lids! – HIGHLIGHT
Shambhala Times interviews Mary Whetsell Mary Whetsell is passionate about community! As Director of Shambhala’s Office of Societal Health & Well-being, she views nurturing the development of community as the primary goal of her office. But why does community matter? She references both teachings from the Sakyong ... continuePosted January 14, 2013 by Editor
Thanking a “Tireless Custodian” – HIGHLIGHT
by David Brown, Zeb Zuckerman, Ginny Evans After over a decade of service John Sennhauser has retired as Chair of the Shambhala Trust. This transition occurred during a meeting of the Trust held in Boston as hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast. His steady presence at the ... continuePosted January 4, 2013 by Editor
Musical Quintessence and Breath – HIGHLIGHT
Surprise Concert for Shastri Hans Zwart On July 13, 2012, an extraordinary event took place at the Amsterdam Shambhala Centre. Five sonnets, written by Shastri Hans Zwart during a difficult period in his life, were set to music as a classical song cycle and performed live by ... continuePosted December 31, 2012 by Editor
Congratulations, Biscuit! – HIGHLIGHT
This autumn, Biscuit General Store was voted Best in Halifax for the best women’s clothing store with a silver award for the best men’s clothing store. Biscuit was founded and is owned by Shambhala’s Director of the Office of Culture and Decorum, Sangyum Wendy Friedman. In ... continuePosted December 24, 2012 by Editor
Meet the Kalapa Executive
Here’s another little quiz: If the Kalapa Council is the equivalent of a Board of Directors, then what would the Kalapa Executive be called in a conventional organization? My bio might give you a hint… Over the next few days (or possibly weeks – there is a lot ... continuePosted December 13, 2012 by anna_weinstein
Empowering our Lives with Meaning – HIGHLIGHT
A Monastic Youth Dathun at Gampo Abbey by Getsul Loden Nyima In ancient India, at the age of 29, Prince Siddhartha left his life of transient material occupations in search of liberation from the endless cycle of unease and dissatisfaction which no amount of distraction nor ... continuePosted December 3, 2012 by Editor
Surmang Dances – HIGHLIGHT
by Lyndon Comstock photos by Surmang Khenpo Meditational dances are a traditional part of the annual cycle of practices at Surmang monastery in Tibet, the home monastery of the Trungpa lineage. The Tibetan vajrayana tradition includes many intricate practices, all geared towards helping the practitioner clarify their mind ... continuePosted November 30, 2012 by Editor
Meditation Intensive in Prison – HIGHLIGHT
by Skylar Rickabaugh and Ted Fremd, Snake River Correctional Institution Week long meditation intensive inside Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) took place this summer. Within an environment of fear and aggression, a small percentage of the inmates chose to experience a space of listening, contemplating, and meditating. ... continuePosted September 17, 2012 by Editor
Fearless Victory – HIGHLIGHT
Interview with Margot Neuman by Shambhala Times Regional Correspondent, Leslie Witt Margot Neuman is executive director of the Veteran’s Peace of Mind Project, providing mindfulness training for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress (PTSD). Together with the Medicine Horse Program, she developed The Fearless Victory Project for veterans. All ... continuePosted September 3, 2012 by Editor
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