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Imagining Peace
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Chicago Shambhala Times Reporter
We all dream of peace in our lives and in our world.
The Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche will be traveling to Chicago in April to join the Honorable Rahm Emmanuel, Mayor of Chicago and the Honorable Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board President, for the Imagining Peace Conference, featuring a Youth Congress on Peace, as we bring together the Shambhala community and people from all walks of life – from old to young and in-between – to be inspired and to envision peace for our streets, schools, neighborhoods, communities, cities and regions.
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Thoughts on Living and Dying
The following is based on Peter Fried’s talk to the One Year to Live groups earlier this month. We need to enter wholeheartedly into the experiment of imagining that we are going to die. The idea of death implies a sort of ending and beyond that ending ... continuePosted June 18, 2013 by
Birth of Camille Gwendolyn Talbot McCoy
Camille Gwendolyn Talbot McCoy Camille Gwendolyn Talbot McCoy was born on Sunday June 9th at 7:05. She is amazing! We just got home with her last night (Wednesday, June 12) and are in complete bliss. Kim McCoy, Jason Talbot, and Camille From: Portland News Magazine continuePosted June 15, 2013 by John David Smith
John Kozel moving to Portland from Burlington, Vermont
It’s always great to hear from a relative you didn’t know about. John Kozel introduces himself and describes his plans for moving here: John, Adam and Makar the beagle Greetings Portland Sangha! The motivation of this blog post is two-fold: First, as a means of introducing myself, and second, ... continuePosted June 15, 2013 by John David Smith
Seattle Weekthun Report on hard-boiled eggs and enlightened silliness
Four of us from Portland participated in the Vajrayana Weekthün with Acharya Susan Chapman in Seattle a few weeks ago. We tried to channel the four dignities in the kitchen one day during work period. Left to right are: Dragon lady Jay Stewart, Garuda Nora Nichols, Lion Michael ... continuePosted June 10, 2013 by John David Smith
Blessings and gratitude
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?feature=player_embedded&v=nj2ofrX7jAk From: Kootenay Shambhala Blog continuePosted June 7, 2013 by Cam
Warriors Cry at Weddings
I tend to cry at weddings. There is a feeling of bearing witness to incredible on-the-spot bravery that the couple radiates out into their community as they proclaim their love and intentions for building a shared life together. It is so tender it melts my ... continuePosted June 2, 2013 by
Josiah and Sonya’s Buddhist Sabbatical
Josiah Chamberlain writes: Josiah Chamberlain and Sonya Salanti are taking a year or longer to study and volunteer in Buddhist communities internationally. They will both be volunteering at the Serenity Ridge Retreat Center in Virginia through the end of 2013. In early 2014 Josiah will be traveling ... continuePosted May 27, 2013 by John David Smith
Sunday afternoons talking about Enlightened Society
It all comes down to arranging radishes, really. There have now been five gatherings in our center parlor, five unstructured Sunday afternoons, discussing Enlightened Society. As the open invitation says “What is it? Is it possible? Who cares?” Each time we meet there are some of ... continuePosted May 3, 2013 by White River Community Member
The Shambhala Monastic Order
On behalf of the Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, the Office of the Kalapa Court wishes to announce the formation of the Shambhala Monastic Order. This is the fruition of years of work by the Sakyong and Gampo Acharya Pema Chodron. The Shambhala Monastic Order will provide the ... continuePosted May 1, 2013 by David_Brown
Cancelling our Vaishaka Day Celebration
Our new Practice and Education Director, Michael McCormick, writes: Vaishakha Day is the day that Buddhists commemorate the birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of the Buddha. It is undeniably significant. The Portland Shambhala Center has scheduled this commemoration for May 25 this year. In the last couple of ... continuePosted April 29, 2013 by John David Smith
Shambhala Center is open and closed
For most of us, the Shambhala Center will be completely closed from Saturday April 27 to Friday May 3rd! There will be no sitting, no classes, no office hours, no groups, no meetings, no anything. But for a group of hardy meditators who have registered for the week-long ... continuePosted April 22, 2013 by John David Smith
Shambhala Center is open and closed
For most of us, the Shambhala Center will be completely closed from Saturday April 27 to Friday May 3rd! There will be no sitting, no classes, no office hours, no groups, no meetings, no anything. But for a group of hardy meditators who have registered for the week-long ... continuePosted April 22, 2013 by John David Smith
Poems from the 2013 Dharma Arts Festival
basic goodness Mother and magpies break the night in half, always and not broken. My palms form a tray of fermented digits. That’s right, cupcake, a container for breath and doubt. Loudly with precision: a heart a hammer (libraries full of hammers) a head on a tenuous stem the feet in a flowerpot, basically good. Stand ground standing ... continuePosted April 7, 2013 by John David Smith
2013 Dharma Arts Festival: Sacred Life, Festive Art, Playful Discovery
Caitlin Bargenquast, of the Portland Shambhala Dharma Arts Council, provided this report: As the sun shone over a delighted Portland this past weekend, a core of artist-community members found our own ways to radiate through the Dharma Arts Festival hosted at our Shambhala Center. Taking inspiration from Sakyong ... continuePosted April 6, 2013 by John David Smith
Youth Retreat by the Ziji Collective
The Ziji Collective offers a special Youth Retreat in Dechen Chöling this summer. The concept of the former Youth Sangha summer retreat, has been melted down and put into a new shape. This retreat is a wonderful opportunity for young people, age of 18 and 35, ... continuePosted March 31, 2013 by luz_rodriguez
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