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A Little Shambhala Gem Born in Israel – HIGHLIGHT
Tal Varon, former director of the New York Shambhala Meditation Center — and current director of the only centre in Israel, and his wife Moran are pleased to introduce the Shambhala sangha to one of its newest additions. We’re happy to introduce our baby girl, Orr ... continuePosted July 31, 2010 by
Just landed
Ada Jenny Bo Coxon-O’Neill entered the bardo of being on Friday, July 26th at 7:10am. Her name means “precious gift” and we all feel very honoured that she has chosen us to be with. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: ... continuePosted July 31, 2010 by
Up Close & Personal with Stuart Lord – HIGHLIGHT
[caption id=”attachment_19703″ align=”alignright” width=”300″ Our favorite? “Could a Naropa graduate go on to work on Wall Street?” Click here for the answer and the interview. continuePosted July 29, 2010 by Jennifer Holder
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
A Voice Like Honey on Toast – HIGHLIGHT
A music review, by Acharya David Schneider. B his name is Bene and he’s a Buddhist. He lives in Berlin and plays in a band. He plays beautiful keyboards in a number of bands, actually, and teaches and produces and cobbles together a living the way most ... continuePosted July 25, 2010 by
Today’s Command – HIGHLIGHT
Kusung Dapon Noel McLellan writes about What’s What and Who’s Who in the Dorje Kasung. Unless labeled, all photos courtesy of Christoph Schoenherr. How Dare You Be a tiger. Lick the Wilkinson sword. Join together with thunderbolt. I am so proud to be one of the Kasung. –Makkyi ... continuePosted July 23, 2010 by
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche on Motivation
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Ever-Expanding Accessibility – HIGHLIGHT
[caption id=”attachment_19589″ align=”alignright” width=”176″ >Click here to read other articles on this topic in the Shambhala Times. Shambhala continues to improve accessibility of its programs and facilities and we keep working towards a genuinely barrier free society. We have had people in our sangha with disabilities ... continuePosted July 21, 2010 by Hamish_MacLaren
All Gifts Are Bittersweet in the End – HIGHLIGHT
[caption id=”attachment_19574″ align=”alignright” width=”300″ >Tracking Jewels Stepping outside after the Great Mandala Offering, a mantra I was whispering was interrupted by shock as a high-altitude sun blazed 98 degrees straight into my pores. But the pleasures of Boulder soon took over as I wandered in the ... continuePosted July 20, 2010 by Jennifer Holder
Gate Opens for Three Year Retreatants – HIGHLIGHT
Minutes before this photo was taken, seated in the the rear of Gampo Abbey’s black suburu with the hatch raised to serve as protection from the pelting rain, Acharya Larry Mermelstein had chanted the liturgy that officially released the fifth group since 1996 to finish a ... continuePosted July 19, 2010 by
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
New Steps for the Governance of Shambhala
Miksang photo courtesy of Maxine Sidran 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 ... continuePosted July 17, 2010 by
Protected: Talk by the Sakyong at the Great Mandala Offering
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Generosity and Creating Enlightened Society – HIGHLIGHT
By Walker Blaine This article was written in preparation for the Great Mandala Offering. The Great Mandala Offering is a sangha-wide event occurring this weekend at Shambhala Mountain Center. It will be broadcast live by Shambhala Online to Shambhala Centers throughout the world. Cultivating a path of warriorship ... continuePosted July 16, 2010 by Walker Blaine
Mukpo Baby Preparations
Photo Miksang de Joey Johannsen The Sakyong and Sakyong Wangmo have been on retreat at Namgyal Photrang, the Kalapa Court in Halifax, with the Sakyong recently departing to teach at Shambhala Mountain Center. They are both in excellent health, and have been busy preparing for the arrival ... continuePosted July 12, 2010 by