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Checking In From the Mukpo Institute @ Karme Choling – HIGHLIGHT
by Lawrence Jordan, Mukpo Institute student at Karme Choling This note originally went out to the mailing list of my home Sangha. I would like to extend it out to the entire Shambhala community. I’m sorry I haven’t had the opportunity to write sooner, but my days ... continuePosted April 17, 2012 by
Working with Obstacles – Dön Season – HIGHLIGHT
article by Pablo Coddou, Kado Rusung at Karme Choling If you have been around the Shambhala community in the earlier part of any year, you likely have heard talk about Dön Season (pronounce the ‘ö,’ like ‘could’). This is the period of time that leads up to the ... continuePosted February 18, 2012 by
Valentine Flowers – Ikebana Style – HIGHLIGHT
by Karme Choling blogger, Anne-Marie Keppel Don’t order flowers for your loved one this Valentine’s Day. Instead, make your gift more intimate by creating an Ikebana arrangement! Ikebana, traditional Japanese flower arrangement, has its origins in the Shinto tradition where arrangements are a part of shrine ... continuePosted February 14, 2012 by
Celebrating Children’s Day! – HIGHLIGHT
Children’s Day celebrations resounded throughout the mandala in the last week. Photos from celebrations at Karme Choling and the Halifax Shambhala Center can be viewed below. Over the years, the Shambhala community has adopted a tradition of celebrating the changes of season. These special days of celebration ... continuePosted December 26, 2011 by
An Auspicious Bond – HIGHLIGHT
by Christine Baranay of the White River Junction Shambhala Center, in northern Vermont What started out as a simple sangha-announce request for a place to stay the night has grown into a strong relationship and bond between sangha in Cape Town: Shambhala South Africa, ... continuePosted December 5, 2011 by
Thanks Given: to Alice – HIGHLIGHT
Today, in honor of the American holiday of Thanksgiving, the Shambhala Times is especially pleased to present this Warrior Tribute to Alice Patneaude, Karme Choling’s grandmother. The article was beautifully crafted by one of Karme Choling’s gardeners: Aaron Delong. She was born in the rolling, green mountains, ... continuePosted November 24, 2011 by
Karme Choling’s Garden Gate – HIGHLIGHT
Slogan of the week: Stop, Drop and Touch the Speechless Sky by Jan Enthoven, Master Gardener at Karme Choling Meditation Retreat Center Many people ponder how humanity can continue its proliferation on planet earth with its limited material resources and a rapidly widening ecological footprint. I am just ... continuePosted November 20, 2011 by
Radiating Our Best Intentions to the World – 100,000 Aspirations at a Time – HIGHLIGHT
Tuesday, The Sakyong Foundation, in collaboration with Karme Choling, launched ‘100,000 Aspirations,’ an online community (website and Facebook) to support the Stupa that Conquers All Directions. Currently being built at Karme Choling, at the request of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, the stupa embodies wisdom and compassion in the ... continuePosted November 17, 2011 by
LOVE: Inaugural Machen Corps Convocation held at Karme Choling – HIGHLIGHT
Column: Dispatches from the Kalapa Court Kitchen In July the Sakyong convened the first Machen Corps Convocation for the group of chefs who prepare meals for the Sakyong and Sakyong Wangmo at the Kalapa Court. In this article, we glimpse the raw ingredients that form this ... continuePosted September 30, 2011 by
Live from the Lineage Festival at Karme Choling – HIGHLIGHT
Incorporating the new Basic Goodness chant (look for it), this article is brought to you directly from Karme Choling’s Shambhala Lineage Festival. Composed by your Shambhala Times content manager and editor, Sarah Lipton. The scene: Harvest season in rural, hilly Vermont. May all have the opportunity to ... continuePosted September 25, 2011 by Sarah
Collecting Dewdrops – HIGHLIGHT
This has been a remarkable summer. With the Sakyong out of retreat, and myself out of a job-on-the-ground (ie: working online has enabled me to be quite flexible with my location and schedule), I made a beeline for retreat centers where the Sakyong was teaching. After ... continuePosted August 17, 2011 by Sarah
Karme Choling’s Neighborly 40th Anniversary – HIGHLIGHT
By Sue Gilman Karme Choling invited its neighbors and business partners to an all-day celebration of its 40th birthday on September 11, 2010. Jane Arthur, executive director of Karme Choling, described her inspiration: “We have been in this community for 40 years and have a deep appreciation ... continuePosted November 5, 2010 by Sue_Gilman
LGBTQ Path: Confidence and Compassion – HIGHLIGHT
Joe Schoech interviews Acharya Eric Spiegel, who along with Acharya Eve Rosenthal will be leading Confidence & Compassion: An LGBTQ Weekend, May 7th-9th at Karme Choling. Your upcoming program here at Karme Choling is called Confidence and Compassion, what’s the relationship between those two qualities? Compassion ... continuePosted April 23, 2010 by jschoech
Sakyong Confers Vajrakilaya Abhisheka – HIGHLIGHT
By Walker Blaine On October 11th, 2009 Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche conferred the Vajrakilaya abhisheka at Karme Choling in Barnet, Vermont. This marks the Sakyong’s first full presentation of a Nyingma yidam (meditation deity) to our community. Vajrakilaya is the activity aspect of all the buddhas. It focuses ... continuePosted October 21, 2009 by Walker Blaine
Mukpo Institute: Taking a Leap – HIGHLIGHT
It is nearly six thirty in the morning. As I lie in bed waiting for a conch to blow and a gatekeeper to come down the hall ringing a wake up bell, I think about the day ahead in the Mukpo Institute at Karme Choling. In ... continuePosted July 9, 2009 by