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Making the Impossible Possible

Making the Impossible Possible

Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche on Shambhala Day 2011 in Boulder. Photo courtesy of Marv Ross. “Ladies and Gentlemen, let’s make the impossible possible,” said the Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, in his Shambhala Day address this weekend. “Enlightened Society seems like an impossible mission… What we are doing is ... continue
Posted March 8, 2011 by

A New Kind of Governance

[caption id=”attachment_4404″ align=”alignright” width=”150″ >click here. By Shastri Rebecca Hazell In mid-February, one of several governance conferences around the world was held in San Francisco. Victoria Centre Director Layth Matthews, Practice and Education Director Mark Hazell, and Shastri Rebecca Hazell (me) attended this huge gathering. People came from ... continue
Posted March 6, 2011 by James Northcote
Global Connections on New Year

Global Connections on New Year – HIGHLIGHT

Shambhalians from around the world gathered for Shambhala Day yesterday to celebrate the new year according to the lunar calendar. The day is referred to as losar in Tibetan. Shambhala Online’s Heather Scott, who coordinated the online portion of the day, stated that 138 centres and ... continue
Posted March 6, 2011 by
Raising the Tide for Shambhala

Raising the Tide for Shambhala – HIGHLIGHT

By President Richard Reoch Cheerful Shambhala Day! A warm welcome to the Year of the Iron Hare and to our Sakyong who has completed his Year of Retreat and returned to his seat at the centre of our mandala. Today looks set to be our largest gathering ever ... continue
Posted March 5, 2011 by
TWENTY YEARS OF RULING AND TEACHING: Part Five - Evolution

TWENTY YEARS OF RULING AND TEACHING: Part Five – Evolution – HIGHLIGHT

By Shastri Benoît Côté When the Sakyong’s second book, Ruling Your World, came out in 2005, few people realized that it signaled a major cultural evolution the Sakyong was finally able to implement in the Shambhala centres all over the world. During this period, a curriculum committee ... continue
Posted March 4, 2011 by BenoitCote
TWENTY YEARS OF RULING AND TEACHING: Part Four - Blossoming

TWENTY YEARS OF RULING AND TEACHING: Part Four – Blossoming – HIGHLIGHT

By Shastri Benoît Côté The year 1976 was pivotal in the manifestation of the Vidyadhara in the west. He started receiving a whole cycle of terma, which lasted until 1981. These are root teachings which, according to the Tibetan tradition, have been planted in the unconditional realm ... continue
Posted March 3, 2011 by BenoitCote
TWENTY YEARS OF RULING AND TEACHING: Part Three - Consecration

TWENTY YEARS OF RULING AND TEACHING: Part Three – Consecration – HIGHLIGHT

By Shastri Benoît Côté At some point during those years, Rinpoche started talking about a general public book on shamatha. The concept was something like an “airport book,” a book that somebody could be attracted to pick up while waiting for the next flight. A ... continue
Posted March 2, 2011 by BenoitCote


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