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Letter from Lady Diana Mukpo – HIGHLIGHT
Office of the Druk Sakyong Wangmo To the Shambhala sangha, I write this letter in a difficult time for our community as well as our world. Turmoil engulfs us internally and externally as across society people wake up to the ways the institutions that surround us have ... continuePosted July 16, 2020 by archives-staff
Parinirvana Day 2020 Resources – HIGHLIGHT
To the Noble Sangha, We hope that each of you are well and cared for during this groundlessness. Each year on April 4th, Shambhala marks the life and passing of its founder, the Vidyadhara, the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, with the commemoration of Parinirvana Day. As we approach the ... continuePosted April 2, 2020 by archives-staff
What is Terma? – HIGHLIGHT
This article was originally published on the Richen Terdzo blog. It has been newly edited and reprinted on the Shambhala Times with the permission of the author. By Holly Gayley Terma texts contain Buddhist teachings intended for troubled times as a source of renewed wisdom and blessings. Although ... continuePosted November 18, 2018 by Holly
Supplication to Padmasambhava 2 – HIGHLIGHT
Continuing our look at a supplication chant to Guru Rinpoche by Russell Rodgers O Jetsün Guru Rinpoche, Refuge of all beings in the three realms, Consider your vow. Dispel outer, inner and secret obstacles. Jetsün is an honorific term for especially revered gurus. The three realms refer to the realm in ... continuePosted June 18, 2017 by CGH
The Great River of Blessings
The Great River of Blessings – An eBook Available Through The Sakyong Foundation The Sakyong Foundation is pleased to announce it is hosting The Great River Of Blessings a new downloadable book by Walker Blaine. This book is an account of the Rinchen Terdzo that was conferred ... continuePosted July 6, 2010 by
The Terton and the Chodak in the Shambhala Terma Tradition – HIGHLIGHT
By Walker Blaine This article is an edited extract from The Great River Of Blessings, a digital book about the Rinchen Terdzo, conferred by His Eminence Namkha Drimed Rinpoche on the Kongma Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche in the winter of 2008 – 2009. During the course of the ... continuePosted July 5, 2010 by Walker Blaine
From Revelation to Lineage: Unveiling Terma – HIGHLIGHT
By Holly Gayley The revelation of terma, or “treasures,” is a distinctive way that new lineages and cycles of teachings are established in Tibetan Buddhism. Since the eleventh century, terma has provided a mechanism for innovation in Tibet, framed as the recovery of ancient wisdom that is ... continuePosted July 4, 2010 by Holly
Shambhala as a Terma Lineage – HIGHLIGHT
By Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown This article is based on an address to the Shambhala Teachers’ Academy held at Dechen Choling in September, 2009. Originally released on the Shambhala Times last December, it is now being republished in conjunction with the release of The Great River of Blessings, ... continuePosted July 3, 2010 by
Timeliness of the Shambhala Terma – HIGHLIGHT
In Tibet, terma has been discovered in times of chaos, confusion or uncertainty. During dark periods of history – whether political or spiritual – terma arises to respond to specific situations with fresh spiritual teachings and blessings. “In our case,” Kalapa Acharya Adam Lobel points out, ... continuePosted July 4, 2009 by Jennifer Holder