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Sakyong Teaching in Boston, Bay Area, and Live Online
The Year of the Wood Horse is off to a galloping start. Here are two unique opportunities to see Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche speak – in person or via live webcast — and bring people together to celebrate basic goodness. On April 12, the anniversary of the ... continuePosted March 29, 2014 by
Join the Sakyong for Live Interview Online
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, head of the Shambhala lineage, will be joining sangha member Waylon Lewis next week on his popular online talk show, Walk the Talk. Tune in and watch live Wednesday, April 2nd at 1:30pm Mountain Standard Time: www.elephantjournal.com The Sakyong believes revealing humanity’s natural worthiness and ... continuePosted March 29, 2014 by
Shambhala Releases Free Meditation App on iTunes
Shambhala’s first meditation app is available now on the iTunes store. The Shambhala Meditation App is designed to provide a clear way for people to learn more about the Shambhala community, encourage meditation, and to find local centers. Update: click here to download the app! To see ... continuePosted March 18, 2014 by
Jane Arthur appointed Director of Residential and Retreat Centres
The Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, has appointed Ms Jane Arthur to the position of Director of Residential and Retreat Centres. This is a new position on the Kalapa Executive, which the Sakyong has created to strengthen the links between the centre of the mandala and all ... continuePosted March 5, 2014 by
Introducing: The Arrow
A Journal of Wakeful Society, Culture, & Politics www.arrow-journal.org Announcing the launch of a new journal devoted to shifting the conversation about issues facing our world from aggression and destruction toward social wakefulness and compassion. The Arrow is a new scholarly quarterly exploring the application of Shambhala philosophy and ... continuePosted March 2, 2014 by
Prayers, Practice and Deep Compassion for Ukraine
photo courtesy of APF/Getty, BBC NewsViolence has again erupted in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, and is reported elsewhere. Clashes between protestors and police are reported to have claimed the lives of at least 14 protestors, 10 police officers and a journalist, with several hundred people ... continuePosted February 19, 2014 by
Briefing on Financial Challenges
Three of the major entities in the Shambhala Mandala are facing significant financial challenges. They are: Shambhala Europe. Shambhala Mountain Center and the Centre of the Mandala. Over the recent months, the Kalapa Council has compiled information on these challenges and has now prepared a briefing for ... continuePosted January 31, 2014 by
Shibata Kanjuro XX 49th Day Ceremony
On December 10, the 49th day after the death of Shibata Kanjuro XX, Alex and Carol Halpern of Boulder attended a ceremony with the Shibata family in Kyoto. Alex, Shambhala’s Chief Legal Counsel and long-time kyudo student and instructor, shares his account of the ceremony, with ... continuePosted January 9, 2014 by
San Francisco Shambhala Center seeks Director
San Francisco is one of the most established Shambhala Centers in the mandala, founded in 1973. It is an exciting time as Shambhala San Francisco has now fully settled in to its home in Sharchen Dzong — a regional capital center located in the heart of ... continuePosted December 26, 2013 by David_Brown
Dedication to Nelson Mandela
Sakyong begins practices for Nelson Mandela, invites Shambhala community to join The Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, has begun practices for Nelson Mandela, the historic leader who spearheaded the struggle against apartheid in South Africa and inspired the transformation of his country into the “rainbow nation.” continuePosted December 5, 2013 by
Sakyong Offers Health and Healing Puja
The Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche is offering a three-day puja, or practice intensive, 5 – 7 December in Boulder, Colorado, to increase health and dispel obstacles to well-being in the Shambhala community. The Shambhala community is invited to practice simultaneously with the Kongma Sakyong, both locally ... continuePosted November 22, 2013 by David_Brown
Sakyong Interviewed for The New Yorker Magazine
The Sakyong is featured in a five minute video on the website of The New Yorker magazine. As it says on the website: “Last week, New York welcomed Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, the leader of the Shambhala Buddhist community, when he spoke at the New York Society for ... continuePosted November 22, 2013 by David_Brown
Co-Directors of Casa Werma Appointed
The Kalapa Court is pleased to announce the appointment of Katherine Armstrong and Kai Fulker as the new Co-Directors of Casa Werma. Ms. Armstrong (also known as “Ryn”) has been a Shambhala meditation student and practitioner for 10 years. She has supported Shambhala programs as a ... continuePosted November 21, 2013 by David_Brown
Kalapa Council thanks Sophie MacLaren
Shambhala expresses appreciation for Sophie Maclaren for supporting the development of young sangha in Shambhala We wish to express our gratitude for over a decade of work that Sophie Maclaren has devoted to inviting, cultivating and nurturing young sangha members in Shambhala. We are thanking her today ... continuePosted November 17, 2013 by
Health and Healing Puja
The Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche will do a three-day puja, or practice intensive, December 5th—7th in Boulder, Colorado, to increase health and dispel obstacles to well-being in the Shambhala community. The Shambhala community is invited to practice with the Kongma Sakyong, both locally in Boulder and around ... continuePosted November 16, 2013 by