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Musical Quintessence and Breath – HIGHLIGHT
Surprise Concert for Shastri Hans Zwart On July 13, 2012, an extraordinary event took place at the Amsterdam Shambhala Centre. Five sonnets, written by Shastri Hans Zwart during a difficult period in his life, were set to music as a classical song cycle and performed live by ... continuePosted December 31, 2012 by
Children’s Day: Vancouver
The Vancouver Shambhala Centre celebrated Children’s Day with a large gathering of families and children. The photos tell the story of the day beautifully. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Shambhala King ... continuePosted December 30, 2012 by
Children’s Day Stories and Photos – HIGHLIGHT
Children’s Day is the annual Shambhala celebration of light at the darkest time of the year. Held on or around the Winter Solstice, it is a day to celebrate light and children. Communities around the world gather together with their children and families to bring gifts ... continuePosted December 30, 2012 by
Children’s Day, At Home in Halifax
At the home of Acharya Noel McLellan and Marguerite Drescher in Halifax, a lively Children’s Day was celebrated, replete with a special shrine, cookies, and family time. Click on a photo to view as a slideshow. #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px ... continuePosted December 30, 2012 by
Children’s Day: Amsterdam
by Liesbeth Scholten The Children’s Day celebration in the Netherlands was a joyful community event in the Amsterdam center, where parents, children and teenagers were happy to meet again, catch up and enjoy the festivities together. To start the ceremony, the children, dressed as kings and queens ... continuePosted December 30, 2012 by
Children’s Day: New York City
The New York Shambhala Center celebrated Children’s Day with a large gathering of families and children, and much celebration. They particularly had fun with a photo booth! The photos tell the story of the day beautifully. See more photos on their facebook page. #gallery-4 { margin: auto; } #gallery-4 ... continuePosted December 30, 2012 by
Children’s Day: Boston
The Boston Shambhala Center celebrated Children’s Day with a large gathering of families and children. Director Dan Glenn and Ali Dick were King and Queen, and sangha member Jim Infantino performed. The photos tell the story of the day beautifully. #gallery-5 { margin: auto; } #gallery-5 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: ... continuePosted December 30, 2012 by
Children’s Day at Karme Choling
by Lauren Sanford This year Karme Choling’s Children’s Day celebration featured crafts in the morning including cookie decorating, writing out wishes (which were then put on our solstice tree), painting, candle making, and making glitter jars. The glitter jars, which could also be called a home made ... continuePosted December 30, 2012 by
Children’s Day: San Francisco Dzong
by Barry Solomon ‘Twas a splendid afternoon at the second annual Children’s Day at the San Francisco Dzong. Sangha families, friends, and guests gathered together amongst a space decorated with strands of holiday lights for a full afternoon of activities, both to celebrate the winter solstice, the ... continuePosted December 30, 2012 by
Children’s Day: Pioneer Valley
We had a lovely and somewhat chaotic day. Our Children’s program coordinator, Barbara Lynn wrote a play based on the Iliana story, and the children acted it out as the King and Queen of Shambhala (John and Andrea Darby) watched. The children had made winter gardens ... continuePosted December 30, 2012 by
Comfort Food – HIGHLIGHT
Kitchen Wisdom by Lisa Harris What is comfort food? How is it that we can find comfort in what we eat to feed our bodies? Is it feeding our spirit? Is it feeding our souls? Is it a sacred connection between ourselves and everything or something greater ... continuePosted December 28, 2012 by
Fearlessness and Old Age Warriorship – HIGHLIGHT
COLUMN: Aging in Shambhala January 2013 will be Old Age Warriorship month on Shambhala Online with three presentations: “Aging and the Arising of Wisdom” with Acharya Emeritus Judith Lief (January 13) “Relating with Aging and Grief” with Acharya Emily Bower (January 19) “The Experience of Illness in Older Age” with ... continuePosted December 26, 2012 by
Congratulations, Biscuit! – HIGHLIGHT
This autumn, Biscuit General Store was voted Best in Halifax for the best women’s clothing store with a silver award for the best men’s clothing store. Biscuit was founded and is owned by Shambhala’s Director of the Office of Culture and Decorum, Sangyum Wendy Friedman. In ... continuePosted December 24, 2012 by
Signs of Basic Goodness – HIGHLIGHT
As seen on the streets of New York City, these are “signs” literal and figurative of Shambhala out in the world. by Irene Woodard Click below to see the slideshow. continuePosted December 23, 2012 by
The Three Basic Goodnesses – HIGHLIGHT
by Shastri Benoît Côté This fall, over forty Shambhala Centers and Groups all over the world are involved with the pilot phase of the new Basic Goodness Series. This is a series of three six-week courses that will enrich our basic entrance curriculum called The Way of ... continuePosted December 21, 2012 by