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Desung blog: Protecting Primordial Harmony..and more

Welcome to the Desung blog, developed by the Desung Command Group of the Dorje Kasung to help explore Desung practice. In the posts below you will find information and pictures from the annual Desung Command Group Conference held this year in May 2009 at Dorje Denma ... continue
Posted July 21, 2009 by David Whitehorn

Desung on-line panel: Q&A (1)

Q - There is a question from Chicago, which is, these teachings are very similar to Shambhala Training, how is Desung practice any different? DM – These are not different teachings. There’s not a different unconditional world that we are attracted to. There is not ... continue
Posted July 21, 2009 by David Whitehorn

Desung on-line panel: Action

Commander Debbie Coats Rupon - In terms of action, I want to start by saying again that the Desung are part of enlightened society. In the Sakyong’s treatise on Organization and Society, he describes an enlightened society as one in which all the societal institutions ... continue
Posted July 21, 2009 by David Whitehorn

Desung on-line panel: Practice

Dapon M, Dennis Southward - We know that we have basic goodness. We have developed an affinity for that by virtue of the teacher’s example and the lineage’s teachings. We know quite a bit but we are set back by our own fixations. So ... continue
Posted July 21, 2009 by David Whitehorn

Desung on-line panel: View

David Whitehorn Rupon - What we want to do is give you a quick overview of the Desung Arm and how it’s developing as a part of the Shambhala Society. We have divided the presentation into three sections representing the view, practice and action of ... continue
Posted July 21, 2009 by David Whitehorn
Protecting Primordial Harmony: Desung on-line panel

Protecting Primordial Harmony: Desung on-line panel

On May 16, 2009, the Desung Arm of the Dorje Kasung offered a 90 minute live Shambhala Online presentation originating from the shrine room of the Halifax Shambhala Centre where the senior officers of the Desung were participating in a weekend program entitled ‘Protecting Primordial Harmony: ... continue
Posted July 21, 2009 by David Whitehorn
Desung Command Conference pictures

Desung Command Conference pictures

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Posted July 13, 2009 by David Whitehorn
Desung Command Conference flag raising

Desung Command Conference flag raising

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Posted July 13, 2009 by David Whitehorn
Meeting up with sacredness: an interview with Stéphane Bédard

Meeting up with sacredness: an interview with Stéphane Bédard

“Magic lies in the state of mind of the artist.  This magic is wakeful magic. The artist’s mind is able to tune in to a certain balance or wakefulness - we could call it enlightenment in fact.”  Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche continue
Posted June 3, 2009 by Jessica Sarapoff
Aller à la rencontre du sacré: une entrevue avec Stéphane Bédard

Aller à la rencontre du sacré: une entrevue avec Stéphane Bédard

“La magie se trouve dans l’état d’esprit de l’artiste.  Cette magie est une magie éveillée.  L’esprit de l’artiste a la capacité de se mettre au diapason d’une sorte d’équilibre ou d’esprit alerte.  En fait, nous pourrions appeler cela l’Eveil.”  Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche continue
Posted June 3, 2009 by Jessica Sarapoff
Shambhala’s First Vajrakilaya Four Karmas Offering

Shambhala’s First Vajrakilaya Four Karmas Offering

By Laura Stone Acharya Eve Rosenthal and Anne Studley were having dinner together one evening last October when Anne brought up the question of when they would practice the Vajrakilaya four karmas fire offering. Several people who had done the Vajrkilaya amending fire offering practice had been ... continue
Posted May 21, 2009 by

Report from the Desung Command Group Conference at DDL

It is a pleasure to send this very brief report from the Desung Command Group conference that is taking place at DDL. The weather here in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia has been delightfully sunny. Spring has come to the Maritimes and the dralas of DDL are cheerful ... continue
Posted May 20, 2009 by David Whitehorn
Welcome to the Desung Training blog

Welcome to the Desung Training blog

The Desung Arm of the Dorje Kasung is pleased to initiate this blog to provide information, descriptions and comments related to Desung practice. The blog will begin with reports from the annual Desung Command retreat that is being held, this year, at Dorje Denma Ling, in ... continue
Posted May 7, 2009 by David Whitehorn
YOGA BODY  / BUDDHA MIND Weekend yoga workshop with OM Yoga’s Cyndi Lee & David Nichtern

YOGA BODY / BUDDHA MIND Weekend yoga workshop with OM Yoga’s Cyndi Lee & David Nichtern

From May 8-10 in Halifax, the Shambhala Sun Foundation (together with Therapeutic Approach Yoga Studio) is pleased to present a weekend of workshops with internationally-acclaimed yoga teacher Cyndi Lee and longtime student and teacher within our Shambhala Buddhist tradition, David Nichtern. Cyndi is founder of OM Yoga ... continue
Posted April 22, 2009 by
Community Garden Reaps Rewards in Spades

Community Garden Reaps Rewards in Spades

By Bob Cervelli St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, is well known for its ocean frontage, beaches, and close proximity to downtown Halifax. Many residents here can easily commute into the city for work. The “bay sangha” is a vibrant group and includes the Gyatso (Ocean) Deleg. Most ... continue
Posted April 21, 2009 by Editor

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