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Dec 03
Sunday

Nunnery Bread, Nomadic Families

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An update on recent activities by local volunteers for the Gesar Fund

from An van Bolhuis, Eric Elbers, Nyima Kunga, Martin Regtien, and Han de Wit

The hamlet of Gaduo is 75 km from Dönda, shown on the map below.   A nunnery is located in Gaduo, but it doesn’t look at all as we might imagine a traditional nunnery as being. They have no buildings for housing or practice areas, and instead use only tents. They do have one shed, which has been equipped as a kitchen.

The local Gesar Fund volunteers bought a steam bread machine for the nuns to add to their kitchen equipment. This allows them to prepare better bread for their own community, but also for the nomads who live there. In addition, the nuns are now able to sell their extra bread to the day laborers who work in the neighborhood. Continue…

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Bravery and Basic Goodness
Bravery and Basic Goodness – HIGHLIGHT
no responses - Posted 11.29.17
An excerpt from the book Basic Sobriety: Shambhala Buddhism and the Twelve Steps by Eric Rainbeau Sitting with ourselves is the beginning of learning bravery, of learning to be with ourselves and the world without deception. This is the same bravery as learning to be in the world ...continue
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Grandfather Yoga – HIGHLIGHT
2 responses - Posted 11.27.17
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We Need to Talk
We Need to Talk – HIGHLIGHT
4 responses - Posted 11.25.17
by Jacqueline Larson A couple weeks ago I was cleaning my office and listening to CBC’s Q. Tom Power was interviewing comedian and podcaster Marc Maron on what makes up a good interview. I wasn’t familiar with Maron but when he spoke about the depth of observations and ...continue
Life is a Ceremony
Life is a Ceremony – HIGHLIGHT
no responses - Posted 11.23.17
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Contemplating the Think Tank
Contemplating the Think Tank – HIGHLIGHT
2 responses - Posted 11.21.17
Part Four of a four-part series sharing the experiences of participants in the first ever Shambhala Social Engagement Think Tank, held October 12-15 at Sky Lake Shambhala Meditation and Retreat Center by Alexandria Barnes, Assistant to Director of Office of Social Engagement, Chicago, Illinois To address a critical mass in ...continue
Think Tank Reflections
Think Tank Reflections – HIGHLIGHT
3 responses - Posted 11.19.17
Part Three of a four-part series sharing the experiences of participants in the first ever Shambhala Social Engagement Think Tank, held October 12-15 at Sky Lake Shambhala Meditation and Retreat Center by Ashley Hodson, Director Boston Shambhala Center, Boston, Massachusetts I appreciate this opportunity to talk about my experience at ...continue
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Winter Pujas – HIGHLIGHT
1 response - Posted 11.17.17
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Think Tank: One of Many Voices
Think Tank: One of Many Voices – HIGHLIGHT
4 responses - Posted 11.16.17
Part Two of a four-part series sharing the experiences of participants in the first ever Shambhala Social Engagement Think Tank, held October 12-15 at Sky Lake Shambhala Meditation and Retreat Center by Tuyet Cullen, Director Madison Shambhala Center, Madison, WI I must do internal preparation before I enter Shambhala spaces. ...continue
Think Tank: Four Voices
Think Tank: Four Voices – HIGHLIGHT
3 responses - Posted 11.14.17
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Dispelling the Myth of "They"
Dispelling the Myth of “They” – HIGHLIGHT
6 responses - Posted 11.12.17
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Seattle Conversations and Connections
Seattle Conversations and Connections – HIGHLIGHT
no responses - Posted 11.10.17
Inclusion movement fueled by radical compassion by Andrea D’Asaro Groups throughout our Seattle community are engaging in challenging conversations and connections around diversity and implicit bias, with the goal of healing collectively through mindfulness and insight.  The book Radical Dharma is the touchstone of these efforts.  Lead author ...continue
Karmapa Summer
Karmapa Summer – HIGHLIGHT
3 responses - Posted 11.08.17
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What is Suffering? – HIGHLIGHT
2 responses - Posted 11.05.17
Some thoughts on suffering, in the Buddhist tradition and in the Shambhala teachings by Larry Steele   It is said that the Buddha gave his first teachings at Deer Park, near what is now known as Varanasi, India. There, after years of searching and contemplation, he presented the four ...continue
More Money, Mind, and Meditation
More Money, Mind, and Meditation – HIGHLIGHT
no responses - Posted 11.03.17
Part two of a two-part interview with Shastri Matthew Lyon about how the Shambhala spiritual path works with financial success  Q: Is there an aspect of meditation related to receiving generosity?  A: Yes, that’s one of the themes of the Money, Mind and Meditation course. The theme that generosity ...continue


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