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Life as Celebration – HIGHLIGHT
Eye Witness Report Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche teaches public program at Karme Choling article by Keith Huston photos by Karen Iglehart Under a beautiful blue sky full of wispy clouds on a surprisingly warm Friday afternoon in May, I arrived at Karme Choling. This 700 acre retreat center, nestled within Vermont’s ... continuePosted May 22, 2015 by
Dragon Making and the “Weconomy” – HIGHLIGHT
dragon with ball, Follow-up Activities from the Bright Now Festival, Amsterdam article by Meino Zeillemaker and Debbie Evers The Bright Now festival was so successful! Now that it is over, we want to share some news about the events and activities that have come out of the Festival. ... continuePosted November 1, 2014 by
Goodbye, Egoism – HIGHLIGHT
Reporting from the Scene: Bright Now Festival in Amsterdam, “basic goodness in action” by Anna Spohr, of Mindful Movie I was a volunteer at the first Bright Now Festival, playing the part of filmmaker this time, rather than mindfulness trainer. Attracted by the strong positivity of the theme, “A ... continuePosted October 9, 2014 by
Surviving and Thriving – HIGHLIGHT
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche offers meditation instruction in Amsterdam, photo courtesy of BHH StudiosReporting from the Scene: Bright Now Festival, Amsterdam article by Klemen Kokelj photos by Sabine Lokhorst, Helen Vink and BHH Studios On Saturday morning the Grote zaal (main hall) opens up. Three young musicians called the ‘Twiching Eye ... continuePosted October 7, 2014 by
Rising to the Challenge with the Sakyong – HIGHLIGHT
KralesReport from the Scene: New York City by Andria Cheng, Shambhala Times Guest Reporter The crowd of 800 packing the auditorium of the New York Society for Ethical Culture on Friday night to hear Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche speak was itself a microcosm of society. There were those whose involvement ... continuePosted November 9, 2013 by
The Water Level is Rising – HIGHLIGHT
photo courtesy of Michael J. PalmaReport from the Scene by Sarah Lipton Shambhala Times Editor-in-chief At a sold out event at the Rubin Museum, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche sat on stage for an hour-long dialogue with Charles Eisenstein, author of “Sacred Economics”. With fifty percent of the people seeing the ... continuePosted November 7, 2013 by Sarah
A Technology of Heart – HIGHLIGHT
Fulcrum Point opens the eveningCreating Enlightened Society through Imagining Peace with Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche at Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago April 26, 2013 by Debra Hiers, Shambhala Times Reporter Entering Rockefeller Chapel tonight there was a high-energy buzz amongst those gathering, sangha friends and acquaintances greeting each other, finding seats. We ... continuePosted April 27, 2013 by