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Upcoming Ikebana Programs
Kado: The Way of Flowers Ikebana, the traditional Japanese Way of Arranging Flowers has its origins in Shinto, where arrangements were made as shrine offerings. Currently there are many schools of Ikebana. Kalapa Ikebana, initiated by Chögyam Trungpa, mixes the traditional teachings of Ikebana and contemplative meditation ... continuePosted April 10, 2009 by Jessica Sarapoff
Generosity Is the Foundation of Enlightened Society, by Lady Diana Mukpo – HIGHLIGHT
From a talk given at Sky Lake Lodge, April 3-5, 2009 during the program, “Creating Enlightened Society and the Parinirvana of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche” Together, we are marking the 22nd anniversary of the passing of the Vidyadhara. A friend of mine recently called me and said, “Well… ... continuePosted April 9, 2009 by Jennifer Holder
On the Razor’s Edge: First Time at MPE – HIGHLIGHT
Last summer, I went to Magyal Pomra Encampment (MPE). If there were any program where the Buddha’s teaching that the dharma is based upon experience rings true, this is one of those. Self-secret. Yet somehow, I feel compelled to share some of my experience. I was scared ... continuePosted April 8, 2009 by
Naropa Announces New President
Dr Stuart Lord will take up the position of President of Naropa University on 1 July 2009, leaving his position as Associate Provost at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Dr Lord has participated in programs at Karme Choling and very much values his connection with ... continuePosted April 8, 2009 by
Plans for 2009 Applied Mindfulness Conference – HIGHLIGHT
In November 2008, a Shambhala-wide survey was distributed through the Shambhala News Service. The survey idea was an outcome of the inaugural Applied Mindfulness Conference hosted by Tail of the Tiger (a program that combines meditative and secular disciplines) at Karme Choling in May 2008. ... continuePosted April 8, 2009 by
Vivre à Dechen Choling
Dechen Choling, le centre résidentiel européen, est un lieu magique, tantôt rempli de grande félicité, comme l’indique son nom (Dechen = Grande Félicité, Choling = Lieu du Dharma), tantôt plein d’orages créés par les esprits collectifs et individuels qui s’y trouvent. Situé près de Limoges, en ... continuePosted April 7, 2009 by
Karma and the Economy, by Acharya Eric Spiegel – HIGHLIGHT
How are we to understand what is going on right now in the world? How can so many people be suffering and there be no direct culprit? As I have been contemplating this crisis and watching (and living) the enormous suffering that is it’s ... continuePosted April 7, 2009 by Eric Spiegel
Fire at Prajna
In the early hours of today (Tuesday 7 April), Prajna, the wooden summer retreat house used by the Vidyadhara and the Sakyong at Shambhala Mountain Center, caught fire. In a very short time the house was engulfed in flames and burned to the ground. With the ... continuePosted April 7, 2009 by
Understanding Shambhala Mountain Center
By Jon Barbieri, Executive Director So much has been said and speculated about what is happening here at Shambhala Mountain Center that I thought it would be helpful to communicate what we are doing, what our vision is, what practical challenges we face, and how important it ... continuePosted April 6, 2009 by
Sakyong’s Parinirvana Day Address – HIGHLIGHT
On April 4th, on the occasion of Parinirvana Day, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche addressed the Shambhala community worldwide from New York City. Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche proclaimed Parinirvana Day to be “a day of remembering and gratitude” both for the Vidyadhara, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and for His Holiness Penor ... continuePosted April 6, 2009 by
H.H. Penor Rinpoche’s Life and Accomplishments – HIGHLIGHT
Pathgate Institute presents The Compassionate World of His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, a forty-minute film on the life and accomplishments of His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, directed by Lama Dondrup Dorje. Part 1 of 4 continuePosted April 5, 2009 by
Habitual Patterns by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Dear Sangha, In celebration of the Parinirvana of the Vidyadhara Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and in honor of his extraordinary, blazing and luminous mind, I’d like to make my yearly offering of a musical piece I wrote and recorded using his words from a 1979 Kalapa ... continuePosted April 4, 2009 by alan_anderson
Two Poems from White Clouds: 108 Poems by John Castlebury
CHYRON FOR A WALK The yellow field or the green-tinted field The blue font scrawling in a neat hand Pink rose looks strange out of its element Paperweight rocks from the beach sit idly Stepping stones are nearly overgrown As blue font scrawls across yellow field Rain steams off the road like ... continuePosted April 4, 2009 by Jessica Sarapoff
Preface to Aspiration Highway: 108 Poems by John Castlebury
My written request for an interview with my beloved wisdom teacher Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche was granted one evening in the Tenno Room at Kalapa Court. About a dozen of us students were meditating in an anteroom awaiting our turns. And when my turn came – did I ... continuePosted April 4, 2009 by Jessica Sarapoff
Confidence by Steve Clorfeine
I still reflect on some of the things the Vidyadhara said 30 years ago, about: the uplifting of education, the development of self-confidence and most of all the confidence he placed in us particularly the artists (who were always questioning themselves). It was in the years of the ... continuePosted April 3, 2009 by