Aug 16
Thursday
The 10th Anniversary of the Empowerment of the Sakyong Wangmo
Photography © Marvin Moore 2008
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the empowerment of Khandro Tseyang Ripa as the Sakyong Wangmo, Dechen Chöying Sangmo. On Saturday, August 16, 2008, guests traveled from around the world to witness the ceremony. His Holiness Penor Rinpoche presided over the empowerment.
In honor of this anniversary, we offer memories of this special weekend celebration in Halifax, along with an article written by the Sakyong Wangmo about her relationship with her grandmother. Continue…
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REMINDER OF 2017 INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLIES
Cheerful Year of the Fire Bird! The Shambhala Office of Practice and Education wishes to share this reminder announcement of all the Assemblies being offered internationally in 2017. There is a lot of helpful information below, including key info on all Assemblies (including Scorpion Seal ... continuePosted March 2, 2017 by David_Brown
December Awakening – HIGHLIGHT
Contemplating presence in the moment, while preparing for retreat by Susan Firer This past week I was preparing for a week-long silent retreat sending out emails, cooking, cleaning and the like. I had one of those moments where a feeling arises spontaneously and it has weight to it, ... continuePosted December 16, 2016 by CGH
Masculine and Feminine – HIGHLIGHT
An examination of dissent as it relates to concepts of masculine and feminine in Shambhala culture Column: Critical Intent by Larry Barnett Mural depicting one of the Rigden Kings Both American and Shambhala culture are value-laden, and their differences sometimes come into uncomfortable contact; at this edge dissent arises. How ... continuePosted June 3, 2016 by CGH
Continuous Reconciliation – HIGHLIGHT
A Reconciliation of Two Identities: Understanding Non-Violence as a Person of Colour and a Buddhist Practitioner New Column: Critical Intent By Nina Eslambolipour On a long car ride to Boston, I share with my friend the challenges of implementing non-violent action in the face of micro-aggressions as a young ... continuePosted April 12, 2016 by CGH
Volta à América do Sul
O Sakyong lidera um histórico Garchen de oito dias em Concumen, Chile Por Pablo Coddou Nos dez anos desde que o Kongma Sakyong veio a América do Sul pela última vez, muita coisa aconteceu no mundo. Para mencionar algumas – ele abriu o tesouro do retiro do Selo ... continuePosted March 6, 2016 by CGH
Regreso a Sudámerica
Por Pablo Coddou Muchas cosas han ocurrido en el mundo a lo largo de los diez años desde que el Kongma Sákyong visitó Sudamérica. Basta citar unas pocas: abrió el tesoro del retiro del Sello del escorpión, se casó y ha tenido tres hijas, asegurando así el ... continuePosted March 4, 2016 by CGH
See For Yourself – HIGHLIGHT
Shambhala Day videos now available online for individual viewing. A full recording of the events held in Boulder, Colorado, including Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche’s Shambhala Day Address, as well as a presentation of the newly-completed Shambhala Lineage Thangka. You can also hear from Kalapa Acharya Adam Lobel, who ... continuePosted February 18, 2016 by CGH
Invitation to Healing and Enrichment Pujas
The Sakyong will be performing two pujas, or intensive practices, for the benefit of Shambhala in mid-November during his fall retreat in Parpeng, Nepal. These practices are opportunities for community members to request the Sakyong to specifically dedicate his personal practice to assist us, our households, ... continuePosted October 27, 2015 by Walker Blaine
Moving Beyond the Language of Economic Utility
Gabe Dayley On a spring evening in Southern California, with too much school work and an uncooperative clock ticking away the day’s warmth, I glanced outside my window to find the sky imbued with the color of a sunset. Captured by its beauty and magic, I wondered ... continuePosted March 10, 2015 by
Creating Enlightened Society
Judith Simmer-Brown With the broader propagation of the Shambhala teachings that highlight the importance of creating enlightened society, it is natural to wonder what compassion means in a Shambhala context. In conjunction with Naropa University’s 40th Anniversary and the theme of “radical compassion,” this article explores the ... continuePosted March 10, 2015 by
Through Rites, All Things Flourish
The power of the ceremonial in classical confucianism and in contemporary rituals of dissent By Nicholas Trautz “The fate of our times is characterized, above all, by the disenchantment of the world.” This, Max Weber’s 1919 characterization of modernity, presaged what many have come to see as a ... continuePosted March 10, 2015 by
Discurso del día de Shambhala en el año de la oveja de madera
Discurso del día de Shambhala en el año de la oveja de madera (19 febrero 2015) EL KONGMA SÁKYONG: Muy buenos días a todos y buenos días y buenas tardes a todos los que se han unido a la retransmisión. [A la asamblea:] Pueden decir “Buenos días”. ... continuePosted February 24, 2015 by Dan
Shambhala Day Sun – HIGHLIGHT
A report on the Shambhala Day celebrations in Halifax by Patricia Blaine Earlier this week, as we Haligonians huddled around our soup, watching our iced-over windows for the movement of sunlight, questions about the upcoming Shambhala Day whirled in our heads like snow flurries. We pondered such things ... continuePosted February 22, 2015 by Dan
The Boulder Flood: Notes from High Ground – HIGHLIGHT
As flooding continues in Boulder Valley, Jennifer Holder offers tidbits from a hillside. Just as I sit at my computer to write this, the sun peeks through rainclouds for the second time in four days. It quickly fades, but encourages me on to write this little ... continuePosted September 13, 2013 by Jennifer Holder
The Lineage Room
I took this snapshot in the Kalapa Court this week while waiting for a meeting with the Sakyong. You may recognize the brocaded seats from recent broadcasts and events. You may not have seen the rest of the radiant implements used by some of the other ... continuePosted April 24, 2013 by Richard_Reoch
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