Jan 14
Thursday
Teaching and Learning at Surmang
News from the Education Project
Just before Christmas, the Gesar Fund received a message from the Konchok Foundation, which is supported by the Gesar Fund with some 5000 euros per year. In the Gesar Fund 2014 Summary we already reported that things would change in the education programs the Surmang monastery offers to adults and children. The previously announced new educational program for young adults has now been realized.
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Sakyong appoints first South American acharya
The Office of the Sakyong is pleased to announce that the Kongma Sakyong has formally appointed Ms. Magali Meneses Ibañez to the position of acharya. A native of Santiago, Chile Ms. Meneses is the first South American acharya. Magali has been a key leader in the ... continuePosted June 13, 2016 by David_Brown
Raising the Shambhala Banner in Taiwan! – HIGHLIGHT
by Yeachin Tsai, Taipei, Taiwan The buddha-dharma came to China from India about 2,000 years ago, and many schools have evolved since then. After hundreds of years of changing scenery, the only things that haven’t changed are the minds and hearts of human beings. Despite the countless ... continuePosted January 19, 2013 by Yeachin Tsai
Surmang: Sing, my Sister, Sing! – HIGHLIGHT
by Lee Weingrad of the Surmang Foundation. She speaks about the first Rural Health Festival that took place September 6th, 2011 at the Surmang Dharma Sagara Clinic in Tibet Copious juniper smoke billowed day-glo white, shifting in all directions. We were at 14,000 feet in Surmang. Children ... continuePosted November 15, 2011 by
Learning, Appreciation and Commitment… – HIGHLIGHT
Voices from the Latin American Kalapa Governance Gathering in Chile More than 70 members and leaders of the Shambhala community in Latin America gathered in Santiago Chile this past weekend for the ninth Kalapa Governance Gathering. At the conclusion, they formed a large circle and spoke spontaneously ... continuePosted September 24, 2011 by
Doing Ngondro in Bodhgaya – HIGHLIGHT
Kurt Hofstetter, a member of the Shambhala Centre in Vienna, describes a recent group ngondro retreat in Bodhgaya and shares a gallery of vivid photographs from the experience. During Vajrayana Seminary in 2009, the Sakyong mentioned that doing prostrations in Bodhgaya would be very ... continuePosted February 16, 2011 by Kurt_Hofstetter
Ambassador of Dharma – HIGHLIGHT
As Jennifer Woodhull describes, in September of 2009, the small sangha of Shambhala South Africa waved goodbye to their dharma brother, Johann Verster, as he traveled to Karme Choling for an extended stay. While it was hard to do without him, everyone in South Africa is ... continuePosted February 9, 2011 by Jennifer_Woodhull
First Open Sky Weekend in Oz – HIGHLIGHT
This fall, 21 Aussies completed Level V and the Heart of Warriorship. This is the first time in Australia that a Shambhala Training Level V has been offered. Maria Losurdo shares her experience of traveling and training in the massive country of Oz. In November, a ... continuePosted January 18, 2011 by
Art Auction to Bring Teachers to Taipei – HIGHLIGHT
Yeachin Tsai, Shambhala’s busy Chinese translator and native of Taipei, reports that hosting a Level 1 in China requires the help of the international sangha. If you look at a map of the world, you will find a very small green island southeast of mainland China. In ... continuePosted December 22, 2010 by Yeachin Tsai
An Inspired Kind of Rawness – HIGHLIGHT
Cynthia Kneen expands on her experience teaching Shambhala dharma in South Africa. During her three months there, she gave three public talks, three radio interviews, Shambhala Guide training, an introductory weekend based on her book Awake Mind, Open Heart, a dharma art evening to a private ... continuePosted October 26, 2010 by
Gaps of Creation & Destruction – HIGHLIGHT
Cynthia Kneen expands on her experience teaching Shambhala dharma in South Africa. During her three months there, she gave three public talks, three radio interviews, Shambhala Guide training, an introductory weekend based on her book Awake Mind, Open Heart, a dharma art evening to a ... continuePosted October 24, 2010 by
Intensity in a Bold Land – HIGHLIGHT
Cynthia Kneen expands on her experience teaching Shambhala dharma in South Africa. During her three months there, she gave three public talks, three radio interviews, Shambhala Guide training, an introductory weekend based on her book Awake Mind, Open Heart, a dharma art evening to a ... continuePosted October 22, 2010 by
Harvesting Peace in the Chinese Language – HIGHLIGHT
Yeachin Tsai has kindly translated Sakyong Mipham’s 2010 Harvest of Peace letter into Chinese. 2010年「和平的秋收」薩姜米龐仁波切關中信函 祈願文 在心的宇宙一切皆為可能； 在心的空隙一切皆盡涵容； 在珍貴的身體內，光芒四射的能量搏動； 在世界靈動變化的的巧合裡，吉祥永遠準備就緒。這是多傑札都（創巴仁波切）的贈禮。讓我們這些無愧的香巴拉人每天早上以一顆廣袤的心智、難以稱量的大心、以及一個充滿意向的身體覺醒。讓我們創造一個具有和平與尊嚴、並以吉祥嚴飾的世界。 聆聽香巴拉總裁理查雷奧克（Richard Reoch）的開示，與馬克威利（Mark Whaley）閱讀薩姜的書信全文： 信函內容如下： 我希望你們都有一個深刻美好的「和平的秋收」日。和平是香巴拉活動的基石。正如偉大的聖雄甘地所說：「你想見到世界改變，必須自己成為那改變。」在這個唯物主義氾濫的年代，我們香巴拉人必得欣然接受此一箴言。因為當此充斥無厭的自我滿足之時、我們的手指總是預備好去指責別人的錯誤。因此經由這純粹的英勇行徑，我們必須振奮起信心，確認我們的本初善 (basic goodness)。 continuePosted September 27, 2010 by Yeachin Tsai
Speaking all of Shambhala’s Many Languages – HIGHLIGHT
By Chris Montone, Hamish Maclaren and Luz Rodriguez. Several of the Sakyong’s videoes are now captioned in several languages, the result of a multi-national, multi-lingual effort. Click here to read this article in Spanish. Shambhala is a multilingual society and for many ... continuePosted August 23, 2010 by Hamish_MacLaren
En marcha el proyecto de subtitulación multilingüe de videos – HIGHLIGHT
Por Chris Montone, Hamish Maclaren y Luz Rodriguez. En la esquina inferior derecha de esta página web se puede ver un video del Sakyong subtitulado en varios idiomas. Shambhala es una sociedad plurilingüe y, durante muchos años, varios grupos y personas de Shambhala ... continuePosted August 23, 2010 by Hamish_MacLaren
A Little Shambhala Gem Born in Israel – HIGHLIGHT
Tal Varon, former director of the New York Shambhala Meditation Center — and current director of the only centre in Israel, and his wife Moran are pleased to introduce the Shambhala sangha to one of its newest additions. We’re happy to introduce our baby girl, Orr ... continuePosted July 31, 2010 by
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