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Her First Week of Life – HIGHLIGHT
The Sakyong and Sakyong Wangmo have released three new photographs of their daughter, Jestun Drukmo, taken after the family returned to Namgyal Potrang, the court in Halifax. These images of our Royal Family are courtesy of Christoph Schoeherr, Personal Assistant to the Sakyong. continuePosted August 24, 2010 by Editor
Speaking all of Shambhala’s Many Languages – HIGHLIGHT
By Chris Montone, Hamish Maclaren and Luz Rodriguez. Several of the Sakyong’s videoes are now captioned in several languages, the result of a multi-national, multi-lingual effort. Click here to read this article in Spanish. Shambhala is a multilingual society and for many ... continuePosted August 23, 2010 by Hamish_MacLaren
Moving Out of the Dark Age – HIGHLIGHT
By Sakyong Mipham According to many wisdom traditions, we are in a dark age. Over a thousand years ago, Padmasambhava, the great teacher who brought Buddhism from India to Tibet, predicted that this particular dark age would be distinguished by our increasing cleverness. We would create myriad ... continuePosted August 22, 2010 by Editor
Canadian Media has its Eye on Royal Birth – HIGHLIGHT
Click here to read the Chronicle Herald’s coverage of our expecting royal family. continuePosted July 27, 2010 by Editor
Sunshine and Delight at Great Mandala Offering – HIGHLIGHT
The sun blazed at Shambhala Mountain Center on the morning of the Great Mandala Offering, the first of its kind, held on Saturday, July 17th. Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche led the mandala practice and spoke of the importance of generosity and accumulating virtue. The event coincided with ... continuePosted July 18, 2010 by Editor
New Steps for the Governance of Shambhala – HIGHLIGHT
Sakyong Clarifies Central Governance of Shambhala, Makes New Appointments The Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, has taken steps to consolidate and reorganize the central governance of the mandala. He finalized the changes at a meeting of the Kalapa Council that took place at Shambhala Mountain Center, 11-12 July ... continuePosted July 17, 2010 by Editor
On the Kalapa Capital Centre - A Conversation with President Reoch – HIGHLIGHT
“The building of the Kalapa Capital Centre is at the heart of building Shambhala.” - President Richard Reoch The following short film is from a conversation Shambhala President Richard Reoch had with Ms. Johanna Lunn about the Kalapa Capital Centre. The President talks about the legendary vision ... continuePosted June 26, 2010 by Stephen Baker
Earthquake Message from Sakyong – HIGHLIGHT
The Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, has written a letter to the Shambhala community from his retreat in Nepal. Pharping, Nepal April, 2010 To My Dear Shambhala Community, I am devastated to hear the news of the earthquake that has struck the Jyekundo area. This part of Tibet is our ancestral homeland; ... continuePosted April 17, 2010 by Editor
Cultivating a Healthy Sense of Self – HIGHLIGHT
By Sakyong Mipham In his journey toward enlightenment, the Buddha saw that human existence is characterized by three qualities: impermanence, suffering, and selflessness. He discovered that we suffer because we try to make ourselves solid and permanent, while our fundamental state of being is unconditionally open and ... continuePosted April 10, 2010 by Editor
Hearts Melting for You – HIGHLIGHT
A poem offered by the Family Working Group, celebrating the announcement of our expectant Sakyong and Sakyong Wangmo To Khandro Tseyang To Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche And to the royal child On this good earth we waited for this precious being. On a Shambhla day when the earth ox turned into the ... continuePosted March 20, 2010 by Editor
Auspicious Meeting in Delhi – HIGHLIGHT
[caption id="attachment_16351" align="aligncenter" width="448" by the fortunate coincidence and quickly arranged the meeting to exchange greetings and warm wishes for the new year. The Karmapa was traveling from Kerala to Dharamsala and had a brief stop over in Delhi. The Sakyong has now reached Nepal to begin ... continuePosted March 7, 2010 by Editor
Sakyong’s International Engagement – HIGHLIGHT
Jennifer Holder interviews the Sakyong’s Chief of Staff, Joshua Silberstein, about several of the global initiatives that the Sakyong is supporting. As he points out in the interview, “By planting the flag of sanity, all the other traditions and people who prize that sanity can ... continuePosted February 18, 2010 by Jennifer Holder
Shambhala Day Address – HIGHLIGHT
This Sunday, the first internet hookup for Shambhala Day took place via Shambhala Online. Community members cheered, shouted “ki ki so so,” and waved to each other across continents. President Reoch addressed the global mandala from Halifax, and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche shared exciting news from retreat ... continuePosted February 15, 2010 by Editor
Shambhala is Expecting! – HIGHLIGHT
Of course this Shambhala Day falls on Valentine’s Day, because the Sakyong had news for us — the ultimate gift of love. At the close of his annual address, our beloved Sakyong announced that he and the Sakyong Wangmo are expecting a child. Having just completed ... continuePosted February 14, 2010 by Editor
The Other Side of a Jasmine Cup – HIGHLIGHT
To mark today’s union of Shambhala Day with Valentine’s Day, we offer a love poem by Sakyong Mipham, written for Semo Tseyang. Happy New Year, and may yours be a lovely year! The sun broke through, Camouflaged by speculation. When the lips of realism Smacked their kiss upon this ... continuePosted February 14, 2010 by Editor















