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Three New Acharyas – HIGHLIGHT
Appointments made this month in Europe The Office of the Sakyong is delighted to announce that the Sakyong has appointed three new acharyas. On September 3, 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 Riester. Beate Kirchhoff-Schlage of ... continuePosted September 10, 2017 by CGH
Not a Glum Lot – HIGHLIGHT
Experiencing meditation practice through a Heart of Recovery gathering by Eric Rainbeau Once the cushions and chairs are arranged in two concentric circles and the books are laid out, people start to drift into the meditation hall. They come in ones and twos, some new and some who ... continuePosted September 8, 2017 by CGH
Lineage of the Mother Warriors – HIGHLIGHT
The Sakyong Wangmo celebrates the year of Yeshe Tsogyal by Melanie Klein On a cool spring day in April 2008, when the Sakyong Wangmo formally took her seat as Shambhala’s Queen, the edict read aloud on that occasion described her as “holding the lineage of the Mother warriors, ... continuePosted September 6, 2017 by CGH
Social Engagement Letter – HIGHLIGHT
A message to Shambhalians regarding recent events in Charlottesville by the Shambhala Office of Social Engagement We have witnessed and felt the heartbreak of the violent atrocities committed by hate groups including neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klan members, white supremacists, white nationalists, ISIS and other terrorist organizations. Our Shambhala ... continuePosted September 4, 2017 by CGH
Fifteen New Shastris – HIGHLIGHT
On behalf of the the Kongma Sakyong, Jampal Trinley Dradül Rinpoche, the Office of the Sakyong is pleased to announce the appointment of fifteen new shastris, effective on the Harvest of Peace weekend: September 22 – 23, 2017. These shastris join over one hundred shastris appointed ... continuePosted September 2, 2017 by CGH