Saturday

Goodness Woven Right In

The Shambhala Times is delighted to wish you all a Cheerful Harvest of Peace!

Harvest of Peace, held around the time of the autumn equinox, is an opportunity for local communities to gather, hear teachings by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, and celebrate the riches of our local cultures and heritage. It is also traditional for local centers to fundraise for local projects. This year, Shambhala has launched the Shambhala Maha Auction to support the center of our community. Since the Shambhala Times is international, and everywhere is our local center, we are celebrating the richness of the worldwide community and supporting the global infrastructure at the same time by sharing news from this exciting auction opportunity.

“I am always amazed to discover that the Shambhalians I have known for years have a wealth talents that I somehow have never encountered,” says Shambhala’s Executive Director Carolyn Mandelker. “In fact, that’s one of the reasons I’m so excited about the Shambhala Maha Auction – it’s a real showcase of the talents and richness within our community.”

One of these fabulously multi-talented Shambhalians is Yeachin Tsai, who not only translates our Shambhala teachings and communications into Chinese for our Chinese-speaking sangha but is also a gifted artist and calligrapher. Carolyn Mandelker had the opportunity to interview her recently about her art, and her life – click on the plus sign to listen:

Cover art by Shambhalian Jeff Wigman.Another of the amazing jewels shining in the Shambhala Maha Auction is none other than the Executive Director of the Boston Shambhala Center, Dan Glenn. He’s not only a full-time center director – he’s also a fantastic musician and songwriter on the verge of releasing his second album of original music, You Dream of Kingdoms. Carolyn had the opportunity to interview him as well – if you listen carefully, you might get special insider hints on where to compose music if you live at a land center! Listen here:

To hear a never-before-heard recording from Dan, visit Carolyn’s blog by clicking here.

There are so many artists in the Shambhala community, and many of them have come out of the woodwork for this first-ever auction. Another community artist is Sally Larrick – some of you may know her as the administrative assistant at the Atlanta Shambhala Center, but she is also a professional textile designer, artist, and weaver. She talked to Anna Weinstein about her passion for textiles and weaving, in this short video interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FmziaH41te4

Are you interested in an original painting by an award-winning artist? Or one-to-one career coaching? How about a night for two on a floating luxury bed and breakfast?

These are some of the items offered for sale in the new and fun (!) Shambhala Auction on eBay.

This online auction is a way to showcase and exchange the richness, creativity, skills, playfulness and generosity of people across our global community—and beyond—while also raising funds for Shambhala core services.

Anyone can participate by buying or selling goods or services—art, collectibles, massage, accommodations, consulting … The possibilities are endless!

Be creative. Be generous. Get involved. Visit the Shambhala Auction. And spread the word!