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Interview with a Shambhala Playwright – HIGHLIGHT
This Harvest of Peace weekend, a new Shambhala play, Norbu and the Mystery of the Missing Ratna, will premier at the Halifax Shambhala Centre and a theatrical featurette about the play is being made available to all local Shambhala centres for the Harvest of Peace celebrations. ... continuePosted September 21, 2016 by CGH
Supplicating the Shambhala Lineage – HIGHLIGHT
An explication of the chant known as the Supplication to the Shambhala Lineage by Russell Rodgers In this chant, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche acknowledges the sources of the Shambhala Lineage. There were four main lineages in Tibet: the Gelugpa (the Dalai Lama’s lineage), the Sakya, the Kagyu and the ... continuePosted August 16, 2016 by CGH
Investigation of the Dedication – HIGHLIGHT
Taking a closer look at one of our most familiar chants, the Shambhala Dedication of Merit By Russell Rodgers Mural depicting one of the Rigden Kings By the confidence of the golden sun of the great east, May the lotus garden of the Rigden’s wisdom bloom. May the dark ignorance of ... continuePosted February 28, 2016 by CGH
No Choice – HIGHLIGHT
A Special Rigden Weekend is Offered at Snake River Shambhala Meditation Group, Snake River Correctional Institution, Oregon by Trime Persinger The Snake River Shambhala Meditation Group is different from any other — it operates entirely inside a prison. In May 2014, Acharya Fleet Maull led a Rigden: Unconditional ... continuePosted September 29, 2014 by
Stories of Who We Are – HIGHLIGHT
Shambhala Dharma Teachings by Acharya Susan Chapman photos by Laura Chenoweth Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche opens his book, Ruling Your World, with the story about a case of mistaken identity. A pauper who didn’t realize that he is of royal blood learns he is heir to a kingdom. “We are ... continuePosted May 6, 2013 by
Rigdens at an Exhibition – HIGHLIGHT
by Dan Glenn, Director of the Shambhala Meditation Center of Boston The Boston Museum of Fine Arts opened its exhibit, Seeking Shambhala early last Monday morning. The exhibition features a set of newly-conserved 17th century thangka paintings of the Rigden (or Kalki) Kings of Shambhala and is ... continuePosted March 12, 2012 by
Rigden on a Hilltop – HIGHLIGHT
By Jennifer Holder This short story is a tribute to the Rigden, who in Shambhala is the basic enlightened nature of all human beings and the “Possessor of Family Awareness.” Standing on a hillside, the Rigden surveys the ground. Taking in the view, assessing the arrangement of the ... continuePosted March 4, 2012 by Jennifer Holder
Drala Walk with Eva Wong – HIGHLIGHT
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