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Tribute to Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s Students – HIGHLIGHT
by Sangyum Wendy Friedman, Director of the Shambhala Office of Culture and Decorum photos by Terry Rudderham Last year, as we started to contemplate how we could commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Vidyadhara, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s Parinirvana, the Sakyong told some of us who were planning the events ... continuePosted April 5, 2012 by
A Mukpo Painting – HIGHLIGHT
For those that don’t know him, Tagtrug Mukpo, affectionately known as Taggie, was born in Boulder, Colorado on March 9, 1971 to Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and his wife, Lady Diana Mukpo. He is half-brother to Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Chogyam Trungpa’s eldest son. As a young child, ... continuePosted March 28, 2012 by
Rigdens at an Exhibition – HIGHLIGHT
by Dan Glenn, Director of the Shambhala Meditation Center of Boston The Boston Museum of Fine Arts opened its exhibit, Seeking Shambhala early last Monday morning. The exhibition features a set of newly-conserved 17th century thangka paintings of the Rigden (or Kalki) Kings of Shambhala and is ... continuePosted March 12, 2012 by
Beyond Time, and the White Washed Brains – HIGHLIGHT
These two short offerings were written for Acharya Noel McLellan’s grade 11 English class at the Shambhala School. The first piece, by Kelsey Borden, is a paragraph response to the poem of the week, which in this case was Season’s Greetings, by Chogyam Trungpa. The poem ... continuePosted February 16, 2012 by
Occupying Nature – HIGHLIGHT
Colorado Mountain and Front Range Time-lapse Video by Zane Edwards Over the past several months, I have been working on creating time-lapse videos and photos of the mountains surrounding the Boulder area. I would like to offer this to my fellow brothers and sisters as a reminder that even ... continuePosted December 4, 2011 by Zane Edwards
Recalling a Buddha: Memories of the Sixteenth Karmapa – HIGHLIGHT
The film by Gregg Eller on the life of His Holiness the Sixteenth Gyalwang Karmapa is now completed. The trailer is available at: http://karmapaxvi.com “Recalling a Buddha” is a 97-minute documentary on the life and activity of His Holiness the Sixteenth Gyalwang Karmapa and features commentary from thirteen ... continuePosted September 9, 2009 by
Post Your News & Events on Shambhala Sun website!
Announcing 2 new online areas hosted by the Shambhala Sun and Buddhadharma websites—which put you, our readers, at the helm. On MahaSanghanews.com (whose name comes from the Sun’s sister publication Buddhadharma), your group or community can log in and share people news, project updates, offerings, invitations, awards—any ... continuePosted April 29, 2009 by mollydeshong
Fort Collins Shambhala Meditation Center opens an Art Gallery
The Fort Collins Shambhala Meditation Center recently celebrated their new gallery space called Shambhala Contemporary by exhibiting the works of Sue Hammond West, a nationally known painter and mixed media artist and chair of the Visual Arts Department at Naropa University in Boulder, CO. Hammond West ... continuePosted March 31, 2009 by
Community CD Releases
End of the Sky, Songs of Dharma A CD by Lama Karma Chotso Produced by Rachel Faro Special Guests: Steve Gorn, Inner Voice Now available on iTunes! To order a CD or for more information go to www.endofthesky.net Lama Karma Chotso is a fully ordained Kagyü nun teaching and living in ... continuePosted March 8, 2009 by
Exhibition of Herb Elsky’s Works
Sculptures in Resin (1970-1995) & “Infinity Boxes” (2002- 2004) A mini retrospective spaning on 35 years March 10 – April 12 Centre culturel Jean Gagnat; Limoges, France continuePosted February 23, 2009 by Jessica Sarapoff
Streetspace Gallery in Berkeley, California
Two years ago the Berkeley Shambhala Center (BSC) opened the doors of Streetspace, a store-front, multi-purpose space located in downtown Berkeley, California. BSC has occupied the same second-floor space in a dzong-like building for over thirty years, while remaining virtually invisible to pedestrians and traffic. By ... continuePosted February 18, 2009 by