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Serenity Lane: Welcome to New Brunswick
We’ve all heard about the Shambhala centers in Nova Scotia. But who ever heard of New Brunswick? On an epic bicycle adventure last summer, Shambhala Times Editor Sarah Lipton discovered the gem that is the New Brunswick sangha. Teaming up with Shambhala Times volunteer editor and regional correspondent Travis May, we are pleased to offer this small window into the rich tapestry of Shambhala in a little-known but much-celebrated province of Canada. Thanks to all the New Brunswick folks who helped us gather this information!
The iron tines of truth dig deep into the rich, red soil of New Brunswick, strengthened by the autumnal overtones of red and orange that dot the otherwise pine-laden forests. The undertones of the season’s tidal change grip at us with a familiar tang: tomatoes ripen beyond their leaves’ capacity to continue greening, apples burgeon redly upon burdened branches and fruit tumbles from the trees, tides rise higher than anywhere else on earth, pumpkins smile up from dying vines, and summer’s decay sweetens the air. We begin to thirst for hot apple cider with mulling spices.
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3 responses - Posted 09.25.11
Incorporating the new Basic Goodness chant (look for it), this article is brought to you directly from Karme Choling’s Shambhala Lineage Festival. Composed by your Shambhala Times content manager and editor, Sarah Lipton. The scene: Harvest season in rural, hilly Vermont. May all have the opportunity to ...continue
1 response - Posted 08.17.11
This has been a remarkable summer. With the Sakyong out of retreat, and myself out of a job-on-the-ground (ie: working online has enabled me to be quite flexible with my location and schedule), I made a beeline for retreat centers where the Sakyong was teaching. After ...continue
1 response - Posted 07.17.11
[caption id=”attachment_25361″ align=”alignright” width=”242″ The inexhaustible generosity of the Sakyong was evident as the afternoon wore on and the hot sun beat down. For those that have never been there, the Great Stupa is indeed great. It is a symbol of peace and a monument to ...continue
no responses - Posted 07.15.11
With over three hundred people in the large shrine tent at Shambhala Mountain Center at the beginning of July, there was a lot of heat. Heat of the mountain sun, heat of expectation and desire, heat of insight and the heat of longing. This heat was ...continue
6 responses - Posted 07.01.11
Sarah Lipton is stepping in as the new Content Manager of Shambhala Times. She recently finished a four year tenure as the Center Coordinator at the Boston Shambhala Center where she developed and managed the Wake up Boston! blog. Good morning, Shambhala! I am writing to ...continue