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Ikebana Masters Honoured
The Office of the Kalapa Court is pleased to announce Seibi Watanabe Sensei has been awarded the Order of Shotoku Taishi of Shambhala, in recognition of her decades of service to Kalapa Ikebana. The award reads: “For outstanding achievement in teaching in the Kingdom of Shambhala.” ... continuePosted November 20, 2013 by David_Brown
A Painting’s Progression – HIGHLIGHT
paintings and article by Christine Labich Pioneer Valley Shambhala Center I’ve noticed lately that painting is a lot like moving forward in life. Inspiration, action, communication, and letting go seem to have their place. In the case of this painting, the inspiration came from a particular field that ... continuePosted March 19, 2013 by
Release of “Windsong”
Silverwolf Records in cooperation with Ashe Records is proud to announce the North American release of ‘Windsong’ an album of songs by singer-songwriter and producer Rachel Faro. Previously available only in Europe, this is the debut of a newly mastered, resequenced edition with ... continuePosted September 5, 2009 by
A Wary Invitation to my Future Child by Ethan Nichtern
“And you that shall cross from shore to shore years hence, are more to me, and more in my meditations, than you might suppose.” – Walt Whitman, Crossing Brooklyn Ferry 1. The Disclaimer Let me just say I’m not expecting you for a while Except by tragedy of bubble-burst ... continuePosted April 10, 2009 by Jessica Sarapoff
Habitual Patterns by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Dear Sangha, In celebration of the Parinirvana of the Vidyadhara Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and in honor of his extraordinary, blazing and luminous mind, I’d like to make my yearly offering of a musical piece I wrote and recorded using his words from a 1979 Kalapa ... continuePosted April 4, 2009 by alan_anderson
Preface to Aspiration Highway: 108 Poems by John Castlebury
My written request for an interview with my beloved wisdom teacher Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche was granted one evening in the Tenno Room at Kalapa Court. About a dozen of us students were meditating in an anteroom awaiting our turns. And when my turn came – did I ... continuePosted April 4, 2009 by Jessica Sarapoff
Confidence by Steve Clorfeine
I still reflect on some of the things the Vidyadhara said 30 years ago, about: the uplifting of education, the development of self-confidence and most of all the confidence he placed in us particularly the artists (who were always questioning themselves). It was in the years of the ... continuePosted April 3, 2009 by
“How do you put the soap back in the dish?” and other short stories by Herb Elsky
At a Los Angeles Dharma Art seminar 1980 Trungpa Rinpoche presented teachings about the connection between art and meditation practice. After the talk there was the question and answer period. One woman raised her hand and said that she was a computer programmer but that what ... continuePosted April 3, 2009 by