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Peace Now!
Preparations for a symposium with the Sakyong in Vienna
by Michael Anderson
Taste might be the word best attributable to a Viennese evening of food, drink, and cultural performance. That was indeed the case on the evening of May 5th, as local sangha and guests of the Vienna Shambhala Center came together for a fundraiser in support of the upcoming Symposium, Peace Now: Creating Peace in Difficult Times. The symposium, to be held September 15th – 17th, 2017 at the Austria Center Vienna, will feature Saykong Mipham Rinpoche, Acharyas Arawana Hayashi and Susan Chapman, as well as the founder of the Economy of Common Good in Austria, Christian Felber. We will also be offering a host of additional European speakers and workshops focusing on ways to create peace across many sectors of society, from working with refugee populations and domestic violence, to education and economics. Continue…
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Positive Aging – HIGHLIGHT
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Parenting As Path – HIGHLIGHT
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Children and Their Six Ways of Ruling – HIGHLIGHT
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On the Road in Shambhala Texas, part 2
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On the Road in Shambhala Texas – HIGHLIGHT
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Bhumi Pali Bhavan
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Raven, part 2 – HIGHLIGHT
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Raven – HIGHLIGHT
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Introducing Mindfulness: A Practical Guide – HIGHLIGHT
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