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An Elegantly Preserved Package – HIGHLIGHT
Many of us in Shambhala harbor deeply inspired aspirations for what we would like to accomplish in the world. In this second article on the Shambhala Time Capsule, Jennifer Holder looks at the path Steve Roth followed in bringing the time capsule into being. At times, ... continuePosted December 3, 2010 by Jennifer Holder
Love Letter to the Future – HIGHLIGHT
In this three-part series, Jennifer Holder writes about the creation of a Shambhala Time Capsule, something the Vidyadhara requested of his student Steve Roth. Steve has dedicated himself to the project for three decades. In this first article, Jennifer reflects on the nature of a Dark ... continuePosted December 1, 2010 by Jennifer Holder
Facing Yourself – HIGHLIGHT
By Chogyam Trungpa, excerpted from the book Smile at Fear. This weekend, Pema Chodron is teaching on the book in a sold-out event in California. Everyone is invited to participate live, online. Click here to find out more. Our subject matter is warriorship. Anyone who ... continuePosted October 11, 2010 by
Chogyam Trungpa Legacy Project Launches Website
The Chogyam Trungpa Legacy Project has a new website. The Legacy Project was established in 2006. It supports and augments the preservation, propagation and publication of Trungpa Rinpoche’s dharma teachings. It furthers these goals through support for existing programs as well as the initiation of new ... continuePosted September 22, 2010 by
Zen et Tantra: En Francais – HIGHLIGHT
Par Acharya David Schneider, traduit par Vincent Bardet To commemorate the release of The Teacup and The Skullcup in French, Acharya David Schneider gave a talk in Paris. This article provides some background. Click here to read the article in English. Soon, we will feature the ... continuePosted June 29, 2010 by
Zen and Tantra: In English – HIGHLIGHT
By Acharya David Schneider To commemorate the release of The Teacup and The Skullcup in French, Acharya David Schneider gave a talk in Paris. This article provides some background. In the coming days, we will publish this article in French and feature the ... continuePosted June 25, 2010 by
Preserving the Vidyadhara Forever – HIGHLIGHT
Shambhala Archives is Honored with Award for the Audio Recovery Project By Carolyn Gimian, with Jennifer Holder contributing On Friday, June 11, the Shambhala Archives received the Carman V. Carroll Award for Outstanding Achievement in Archival Preservation from the Council of Nova Scotia ... continuePosted June 18, 2010 by
Part Three: K.O.S. Energy – HIGHLIGHT
By Bill Scheffel Click here for Part Two One of the most remarkable aspects of my time in Cambodia, indeed all of the traveling I did, was that I never felt closer to Lord Mukpo and my own spirituality and confidence. Farther, and for much longer periods ... continuePosted April 29, 2010 by
Part Two: K.O.S. Energy – HIGHLIGHT
By Bill Scheffel Click here for Part One There was a time in Sihanoukville, shortly after I’d entered Cambodia on my second trip, that became my one of my strongest registering of what I began to call K.O.S. energy. Sihanoukville, a coastal town, became my first opportunity ... continuePosted April 28, 2010 by
K.O.S. Energy – HIGHLIGHT
Bill Scheffel reflects on the Shambhala teachings of Chogyam Trungpa (whom Bill refers to throughout the article as “Lord Mukpo”, his family name and the name he often used when teaching Shambhala Training). This essay was inspired by extended periods of time Bill spent in ... continuePosted April 27, 2010 by
Vidyadhara on Shambhala Households – HIGHLIGHT
[caption id=”attachment_15163″ align=”alignleft” width=”300″ Q. How would you describe the Shambhala household? VCTR: Well, very simple. Good household washes every dish and doesn’t soak them, waiting for somebody else to clean-up after you. After your meals, wash them right away. Clean after you each time, so you ... continuePosted April 5, 2010 by
Tender Warriorship and the Good Nightmare – HIGHLIGHT
On the occasion of the Parinirvana of the Vidyadhara, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, we offer a talk he gave at the Naropa Summer Seminar on August 20, 1979. This is the first time it has been published, and we would like to offer special thanks to the ... continuePosted April 4, 2010 by
Lineage as the Direct Antidote for Now – HIGHLIGHT
This twentieth Parinirvana Day Message from the Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham, was read to all Shambhala centres in 2007. One of my early memories is of a young man walking toward me down a village road in India. He was about twenty-eight years old, handsome, beaming, and ... continuePosted April 3, 2010 by
The Gift of Unbroken Lineage – HIGHLIGHT
After a pilgrimage to India and Nepal, Carolyn Gimian contemplates the incredible gift Chogyam Trungpa gave us — a connection to the unbroken lineage of the Buddha. April 4th approaches. On this day in 1987 Chogyam Trungpa passed into nirvana. (For those not familiar with ... continuePosted April 2, 2010 by
Living Guru – HIGHLIGHT
A doha by Linda Lewis, offered as part of our series of expressions of love leading up to this year’s Shambhala / Valentine’s Day celebration. I think of the guru I remember Trungpa Rinpoche. I remember the wide smile and Cheshire teeth, the cowboy ... continuePosted February 5, 2010 by linda_v_lewis