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Beauty and Balance – HIGHLIGHT
A goldfish pond creates a haven for nature, and also builds friendship and community by David Zurick The frogs discovered my goldfish pond on the first day I filled it with water. The pond hadn’t yet settled into the garden. Its rubber liner showed like an embarrassing exposure, ... continuePosted September 29, 2017 by CGH
Contemplative Social Engagement – HIGHLIGHT
Exploring roles that the Shambhala community can play in transforming society through these challenging times by Kelsey Blackwell and David Kahane We live in a time of social, political and environmental turbulence: political division, natural disasters, economic polarization, climate change, refugee flows, hatred and intolerance toward foreigners, people of color, ... continuePosted September 27, 2017 by CGH
Harvest of Peace Address 2017 – HIGHLIGHT
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche SANGYUM WENDY FRIEDMAN: Hello, everyone. Cheerful Harvest of Peace to all of our Shambhala friends, warriors, and citizens gathered throughout the world today. Harvest of Peace is one of our four seasonal holidays in Shambhala, known as Nyida Days, when we mark the changing ... continuePosted September 25, 2017 by CGH
Harvest of Peace 2017 – HIGHLIGHT
From everyone here at the Shambhala Times, best wishes for a cheerful Harvest of Peace! Every year at the time of each solstice and equinox, Shambhalians around the world gather in community to mark the changing of the seasons. The Harvest of Peace Nyida Day is celebrated ... continuePosted September 23, 2017 by CGH
Great Clouds of Blessings 2 – HIGHLIGHT
A continuation of comments on A Supplication for Magnetizing the Phenomenal World by Russell Rodgers Vajrayogini Some of the deities that arise in the next section of the chant are familiar to senior practitioners. Vajravarahi is also known as Vajrayogini. Padmaraja is an aspect of Padmasambhava. Kurukulla is another ... continuePosted September 22, 2017 by CGH
La Mort de Tulku Sampten Ngedon
C’est avec un immense chagrin que nous annonçons la mort de Tulku Sampten Ngedon, connu également sous le nom de Tulku Oga, le frère cadet de Son Éminence Terton Namkha Drimed Rinpoché. Il est décédé paisiblement après une courte maladie, à Katmandou le jeudi 14 septembre, ... continuePosted September 20, 2017 by CGH
Tulku Sampten Ngedon Eltávozását
Mély megrendüléssel tudatjuk mindenkivel Tulku Sampten Ngedon eltávozását, akit sokan közülünk úgy ismertetek, hogy Tulku Oga, Őeminenciája Terton Namkha Drimed Rinpoche legfiatalabb testvére. Rövid betegség után békében távozott Katmanduban Őeminenciája spirituális vezetésével szeptember 14.-én, csütörtökön. Tulku Oga 1947-ben született a tibeti Kham-ban. Édesapja a kiváló mester ... continuePosted September 20, 2017 by CGH
El Fallecimiento del Tulku Sampten Ngedon
Con gran pena anunciamos el fallecimiento del tulku Sampten Ngedon, conocido por muchos como Tulku Oga, el hermano más joven de Su Eminencia el terton Namkha Drimed Rimpoché. Murió tranquilamente, tutelado espiritualmente por Su Eminencia tras una breve enfermedad, el jueves 14 de septiembre en Katmandú ... continuePosted September 20, 2017 by CGH
ll Trapasso di Tulku Sampten Ngedon
È con grande tristezza che annunciamo il trapasso di Tulku Sampten Ngedon, noto a molti come Tulku Oga, il fratello minore di Sua Eminenza Terton Namkha Drimed Rinpoche. È morto pacificamente a Katmandu giovedì 14 settembre, sotto la guida spirituale di Sua Eminenza, dopo breve malattia. ... continuePosted September 20, 2017 by CGH
Great Clouds of Blessings 1 – HIGHLIGHT
Comments on A Supplication for Magnetizing the Phenomenal World by Russell Rodgers Jamgön Mipham Gyatso This is a less well-known optional morning chant that anyone can do. It was written by the great Jamgön Mipham Gyatso 1879. It belongs to a class of practices that are appropriate when special ... continuePosted September 20, 2017 by CGH
Passing of Tulku Sampten Ngedon – HIGHLIGHT
by the Office of the Sakyong It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Tulku Sampten Ngedon, known to many as Tulku Oga, the youngest brother of His Eminence Terton Namkha Drimed Rinpoche. He passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 14th, under the spiritual ... continuePosted September 17, 2017 by CGH
End Ethnic Cleansing – HIGHLIGHT
Buddhists appeal to Myanmar monks by Richard Reoch “The Buddha would have helped those poor Muslims,” said His Holiness the Dalai Lama this past week as the world witnessed with horror the latest eruption of communal violence, terror and ethnic cleansing. This time it is in Myanmar (Burma). Yet ... continuePosted September 16, 2017 by CGH
Visiting Shambhala – HIGHLIGHT
A five-act comedy that takes us to the court of the Rigden by Walker Blaine A year ago in the spring, I had the most surprising thought: I could write a five-act Shambhala comedy. It was as though a light physically turned on in my head, and within ... continuePosted September 14, 2017 by CGH
A Tendency to Tamper – HIGHLIGHT
Reflections on our left-brain approach to everyday life and the nature of reality by Larry Barnett My seven-year-old granddaughter and I were watching an animated movie about a curious fairy who is told by her Fairy Master not to tamper with Pixie Dust. She does, of course, and ... continuePosted September 12, 2017 by CGH
Three New Acharyas
The Office of the Sakyong is delighted to announce that the Sakyong has appointed three new acharyas. On September 3, 2017 during the final ceremonies of Scorpion Seal Assembly 8 at Dechen Choling, the Sakyong personally blessed Acharya Beate Kirchhoff-Schlage, Acharya Daniele Bollini, and Acharya Arnd ... continuePosted September 11, 2017 by David_Brown