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Beyond the Shower Curtain – HIGHLIGHT
VCTR pointing from the Chronicles of Chogyam Trungpa RinpocheA Memory and a Tribute to the Vidyadhara by Acharya Bill McKeever In 1974 Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche invited His Holiness the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa to visit his fledgling sangha and its centers in the United States. In the roughly ... continuePosted June 15, 2013 by Editor
On the Map and On the Move – HIGHLIGHT
Judy Lief reading at the Boulder Shambhala CenterTracking the Resounding of the Profound Treasury by Carolyn Gimian It starts in Boulder. It is early April 2013. The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, only Volume One mind you, is being read hour after hour for three days ... continuePosted April 19, 2013 by Editor
Reborn in Tibet, 2 – HIGHLIGHT
©2013 lee weingradTribute to the Vidyadhara A Retrospective Memoir, Part 2 by Lee Weingrad “Sometimes you meet your fate on the road you took to avoid it.” ~~ Clive Owen’s character in “The International” The five mile walk crossing the Tibet-Nepal border over the path that connected the Chinese-built Friendship Highway ... continuePosted April 14, 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
Reborn in Tibet – HIGHLIGHT
©2013 lee weingradTribute to the Vidyadhara, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche A Retrospective Memoir in Multiple Parts by Lee Weingrad Part 1 “In the Kagyu lineage, the physical presence of the guru is not particularly important.” ~~ H.H. Gyalwa Karmapa XVI, Karma Dzong, Community Meeting, Boulder, 1980 I have to say that even from ... continuePosted April 6, 2013 by Editor
Meeting the Teacher
There was a silence. Then someone else asked what a Shambhala Warrior was like. “Cheerful,” said CTR, and he paused for a moment, “But strange”. And then it was over. continuePosted April 4, 2013 by alexandra_kalinine
Marking the 26th Parinirvana – HIGHLIGHT
This year marks the 26th Parinirvana of the Vidyadhara, the Venerable Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, founder of the International Shambhala Buddhist community. Centers and groups all over the world will be commemorating this day by coming together to practice the profound Sadhana of Mahamudra, the feast section ... continuePosted April 4, 2013 by Editor
Exhibit of Chogyam Trungpa in Tibet now available – HIGHLIGHT
The Vidyahara Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche in the robe of the 10th Trungpa. Photo by Martin Janowitzfrom the Konchok Foundation A superb photo and text exhibit entitled “Celebrating the Life and Legacy of the Vidyadhara Chogyam Trungpa in Tibet” is now available online at the Konchok Foundation website. ... continuePosted July 16, 2012 by Editor
Glimpses of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s Life and Legacy in Tibet – HIGHLIGHT
Movie Review of Glimpses by Sean Scullion Many have read Born in Tibet and accounts of Chogyam Trungpa’s life in the west, but few have heard the stories of his early life told by the Tibetans of Surmang. In a new documentary, Glimpses of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s Life ... continuePosted May 4, 2012 by Editor
Twenty-Five Wishes for the Legacy Of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche – HIGHLIGHT
From the Advisory Board of the Chogyam Trungpa Legacy Project On the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Parinirvana of the Vidyadhara Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, in furtherance of our mission, we aspire to support the realization of these aspirations, and we invite others to join in ... continuePosted May 1, 2012 by Editor
Right Place, Right Time
by Wolfgang Blumel The year was around 1991, and I was in the middle of studying Maitri with Marvin Casper at Naropa, soaking in red Padma passion, when I found myself somewhat lost during a little weekend solo road-trip around Rocky Mountain National Park. The night had started ... continuePosted April 8, 2012 by Editor
Outer, Inner and Secret Guru – HIGHLIGHT
It’s been a busy week in Halifax. Last Friday, the Sakyong and Lady Diana Mukpo filmed an interview with reflections about the Vidyadhara, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s life and legacy as part of the events marking the 25th Anniversary of the passing of the Vidyadhara. The film can ... continuePosted April 6, 2012 by Editor
Rediscovering Our Wisdom and Compassion
The ancient kingdom of Shambhala was renowned for the compassion and wisdom of its leaders and citizens. According to the legend of Shambhala, these qualities were the result of unique teachings on enlightened society that the Buddha gave personally to King Dawa Sangpo, the first sovereign ... continuePosted April 4, 2012 by Larry Barnett
Inseparability
poem by Jampal Senge (Benoît Côté) On the day of the 25th anniversary of the parinirvana of the root guru, April 4th, 2012, these words came to mind after my morning practice session. May the sangha be united! Whether we like it or not Things are what they are Things ... continuePosted April 4, 2012 by Editor