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Ripa International Summer Retreat 2010
The Ripa Council, Padma Ling Germany and Ripa Ladrang Foundation are pleased to announce the Ripa International Summer Retreat 2010 in Germany. The Ripa International Summer Retreat 2010 will mark the celebration of the first decade of the Ripa Sangha together with the three Ripa Masters. ... continuePosted May 7, 2010 by
New Shastri Position Announced
The Sakyong has created a new position, known as shastri, in the teaching mandala of Shambhala. In Sanskrit, shastri literally means, “teacher learned in the texts and commentaries.” The shastris will serve our city and regional Shambhala Centres. The Sakyong has designed the position of shastri ... continuePosted May 6, 2010 by
Update on Earthquake Relief Efforts – HIGHLIGHT
Lyndon Comstock of the Konchok Foundation provides the following Earthquake Relief Update Report, covering the period April 28 to May 3. Evacuation of Jyekundo Underway The situation in Jyekundo has now moved beyond the emergency rescue and relief efforts of the first two weeks after the April 14 ... continuePosted May 5, 2010 by
Munsel School – Surviving the Earthquake – HIGHLIGHT
It is Tuesday night at 11PM. Khenpo Gawang is in Memphis at the computer waiting for a Skype call from Yushu. This is the third week of giving dharma teaching to a group of villagers. Time goes by and no one comes online for ... continuePosted May 4, 2010 by candia_ludy
Celebrating the Return – Tickets on Sale
Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche, courtesy of KhyentsVisit2010 The year 2010 marks the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991), one of the most remarkable spiritual teachers of our time. To mark this special occasion, there will be numerous activities celebrating his life and paying ... continuePosted May 3, 2010 by
What is ‘Our Future?’ – HIGHLIGHT
Connie Brock, the Shambhala Treasurer, offers background for the campaign and answers the questions we most frequently ask. “Our Future” is the overarching funding campaign of our mandala. It was launched just before the Sakyong went into his year of retreat, and aims to place ... continuePosted May 2, 2010 by
“Our Future” Tour opens up Important Dialogue – HIGHLIGHT
The thing about Halifax is that it doesn’t seem as far away as it used to feel. –Seattle sangha member In February and March, Josh Silberstein and Lodro Rinzler visited seven major Shambhala Centres along the West Coast and seven along the East Coast. These centres included ... continuePosted May 1, 2010 by
New Protector Practice
The Nalanda Translaion Committee has compiled a short explanation of three of the least familiar figures within the new chant: Protectors of the Three Courts, composed by the Sakyong. Entitled: Background Information on “Protectors of the Three Courts”, this document is available here: http://www.shambhala.org/ntc/pdf/Protectors-of-the-Three%20Courts-Background-Information.pdf It may also be ... continuePosted May 1, 2010 by
Jyekundo Earthquake Photo Essay by Khenpo Tsering – HIGHLIGHT
Khenpo Tsering has sent photos from the days following the Jyekundo Earthquake, chronicling the wreckage from the quake and relief efforts by the Surmang leadership with funds generously donated by the Shambhala community to the Konchok Foundation. These are published here on the Shambhala Times in ... continuePosted April 30, 2010 by
Ongoing Relief Efforts by the Surmang Team – HIGHLIGHT
Khenpo Tsering has continued to update the Konchok Foundation daily about the ongoing efforts by the Surmang team to support those affected by the earthquake. Aten Rinpoche, along with several monks, remains in Jyekundo. Trungpa XII Rinpoche and others of the monks are at Surmang, continuing ... continuePosted April 29, 2010 by
Part Three: K.O.S. Energy – HIGHLIGHT
By Bill Scheffel Click here for Part Two One of the most remarkable aspects of my time in Cambodia, indeed all of the traveling I did, was that I never felt closer to Lord Mukpo and my own spirituality and confidence. Farther, and for much longer periods ... continuePosted April 29, 2010 by
Part Two: K.O.S. Energy – HIGHLIGHT
By Bill Scheffel Click here for Part One There was a time in Sihanoukville, shortly after I’d entered Cambodia on my second trip, that became my one of my strongest registering of what I began to call K.O.S. energy. Sihanoukville, a coastal town, became my first opportunity ... continuePosted April 28, 2010 by
K.O.S. Energy – HIGHLIGHT
Bill Scheffel reflects on the Shambhala teachings of Chogyam Trungpa (whom Bill refers to throughout the article as “Lord Mukpo”, his family name and the name he often used when teaching Shambhala Training). This essay was inspired by extended periods of time Bill spent in ... continuePosted April 27, 2010 by
Naropa and Education for Gross National Happiness – HIGHLIGHT
Jennifer Holder interviews Naropa University professors Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown and Richard Brown about their work in Bhutan. In recent years, the deep connection between Naropa University and Bhutan has led to an ever-growing relationship, and four members of Naropa University’s faculty have recently attended a ... continuePosted April 25, 2010 by Jennifer Holder
Quake Update – Emergency Aid Reaching Jyekundo – HIGHLIGHT
Lyndon Comstock of the Konchok Foundation offers the following Jyekundo Earthquake Relief Update, a composite report of conversations with Surmang leadership from April 21 to 23. Khenpo Tsering said that the situation in Jyekundo as to relief supplies had improved somewhat in the last couple of days. ... continuePosted April 24, 2010 by