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Sangha Conversations on Aging – HIGHLIGHT
COLUMN: Aging in Shambhala Updates from Boulder, Halifax and New York compiled by Andrea Sherman and David Whitehorn This article is an introduction to three active Shambhala centers that are cultivating support at the local level for the increasing numbers of older Shambhalians. Never before have so many people ... continuePosted May 11, 2012 by
What’s New with the Shambhala Times?
Editor’s Column by Shambhala Times Editor Sarah Lipton Have you noticed? The Shambhala Times is fairly exploding with news stories, articles about community events, interviews, book reviews, issues in the sangha and in our worlds beyond the cushion. I don’t blame you if you can’t keep up! There’s ... continuePosted May 10, 2012 by Sarah
Union of Dharma and Art – HIGHLIGHT
photos and article by Dana Marshall In my last year of high school in Boulder, Colorado (1978), at 16 years old I had completed all the required courses so I had the opportunity to focus on what really interested me which was painting, photography, ceramics and mythology. ... continuePosted May 7, 2012 by
The Shambhala Practice of Dathun: A Month of Meditation – HIGHLIGHT
Introducing a new book about Dathun edited by Acharya David Schneider and Emily Hillburn Sell. The heart of dathun is constant meditation. The heart of that, in turn, lies in making a friendly relationship with one’s body, speech, and mind, and in bringing these steadily into synchronization. ... continuePosted May 5, 2012 by
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
Dorje Khyung Dzong Welcomes New Directors – HIGHLIGHT
President Richard Reoch thanks the previous directors and introduces the new directors of Dorje Khyung Dzong After sixteen years as Resident Directors of Dorje Khyung Dzong (DKD), Bruce and Melissa Robinson will be retiring from this post in early September. I wanted to let those of you ... continuePosted May 3, 2012 by
Gesar’s General Store – HIGHLIGHT
Update on the Gesar Fund Interview with Acharya Han de Wit, co-chairman of the Gesar Fund board, about the latest developments in Donda (Kham region, Tibet) by Maarten Regtien, Chief Editor of the Dutch Drala Magazine Han, during the last meeting of the board – before we even had ... continuePosted May 2, 2012 by
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