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Sakyong Presents Social Vision at Festival of Faiths – HIGHLIGHT
Louisville, Kentucky reported by Joshua Silberstein Chief of Staff for the Sakyong photos by Breton Hoagland On May 15th, the Sakyong presented at the 14th annual Festival of Faiths in Louisville, Kentucky. The Festival of Faiths encourages interfaith dialogue as a means to ... continuePosted May 17, 2013 by Editor
Sakyong Hosted at Google – HIGHLIGHT
Sakyong Hosted at Google by “Jolly Good Fellow” Chade-Meng Tan reported by Joshua Silberstein, Chief of Staff for Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche On Thursday, May 9th, the Sakyong was invited to have lunch and tour the Google facility in Mountain View, CA. Our host, Chade-Meng Tan was one of ... continuePosted May 16, 2013 by Editor
Sakyong inaugurates Enlightened Society Awards
The Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, at this past weekend’s “Creating Enlightened Society” gathering held in Richmond, California, inaugurated Enlightened Society Awards, as part of his aspiration to establish Enlightened Society and to work with and honor the common aspiration of many others who are devoted to ... continuePosted May 16, 2013 by Editor
The Human Heart – HIGHLIGHT
Live Report from “Creating Enlightened Society” by Leslie Gossett Shambhala Times Reporter Arriving at the Craneway Pavilion is striking. Walking toward the entrance, a cutting breeze pushes into your skin, directly from the water which opens itself in front of you like endless potential. Walking through the door, your ... continuePosted May 12, 2013 by Editor
Gathering Opens in California – HIGHLIGHT
“Creating Enlightened Society” gathering opens at Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, California report and video by President Richard Reoch “We’re in such a high, auspicious moment on earth,” said Jyoti, Spiritual Director of the Center for Sacred Studies as she opened the “Creating Enlightened Society” gathering hosted by Shambhala ... continuePosted May 11, 2013 by Editor
Heartbeat of Basic Goodness – HIGHLIGHT
San Francisco,by Leslie Gossett Shambhala Times Reporter The anticipation is so thick you could slice it with the proverbial knife. I haven’t even seen all the hustle and bustle actually taking place in Richmond, but if the buzz of emails, phone calls, and text messages around here is ... continuePosted May 10, 2013 by Editor
Personal Path, Social Transformation – HIGHLIGHT
Sakyong under the Gothic arches, Grace CathedralCreating Enlightened Society www.creatingsociety.com by Cody McGough, Director, San Francisco Shambhala Center “Enlightened Society is all about nurturing the human spirit – waking up to the goodness, kindness and strength that we already have.” - Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche As human beings, how do we ... continuePosted April 21, 2013 by Editor
Joining a Global Conversation – HIGHLIGHT
Every member of Shambhala today receives a letter from the President of Shambhala inviting them to join global conversations about the future of humanity and our planet. This letter is accompanied by a short survey that enables people to join this initiative. The survey is going ... continuePosted April 16, 2013 by Editor
“The Birth of Society” To Reach All in Shambhala – HIGHLIGHT
Today, the Sakyong’s message to our community, titled The Birth of Society, will arrive in the inbox of every Shambhala member. His seven-page letter describes his forthcoming book, The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanity’s Hidden Treasure, and its significance for our community. “Like many of you,” he ... continuePosted April 9, 2013 by Editor
Awake in the World – HIGHLIGHT
Fifty years ago, in 1963, a young Tibetan monk named Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche arrived in the United Kingdom on board a steamer from India. He went on to develop a fresh and hugely influential approach to the teachings of Buddhism for the West. His inspiration was ... continuePosted April 8, 2013 by Editor
From Enlightened Society to Detroit
article and photos by Jeff Fink He had very kind eyes. But his robe was the most distinctive feature of this Christian monk who took his seat next to me on this first leg of my journey home to Utah from Enlightened Society Assembly at Karme Choling. ... continuePosted March 24, 2013 by Editor
Sakyong’s Shambhala Day Address, part 2 – HIGHLIGHT
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Shambhala Day 2013, photo by BHH StudiosTranscript of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche’s Shambhala Day Address Year of the Water Snake 11 February 2013, Halifax, N.S. Read part 1 here. Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche: I also feel like that the Shambhala vision is not simply a utopian idea of society. Rather, ... continuePosted March 16, 2013 by Editor
Expressing Society – HIGHLIGHT
Celebrating the Arts Editor’s Column by Sarah Lipton Shambhala Times Editor It should be snowing, but it sounds like it’s raining. Makes me want to tap my fingers in time to the drops, or splash some paint across a page. Chickadees were chirruping this morning as the sun came ... continuePosted March 1, 2013 by Sarah
Shambhala Podcast Episodes
Linked below are two engaging recent episodes of the New York Shambhala Center’s well produced podcast, Meditation in the City. That podcast features talks by senior Shambhala teachers recorded at the NYSC’s Weekly Dharma Gathering. Work Work Work… & Meditation? with Acharya Eric Spiegel | Posted February 22, ... continuePosted February 23, 2013 by James Northcote
Dallas Shambhala Welcomes North Texas Food Bank
Each of us has a responsibility for all mankind. It is time for us to think of other people as true brothers and sisters and to become concerned with their welfare, with lessening their suffering. Even if ... continuePosted February 13, 2013 by