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Rites of Passage Camping Trip at Vajrapani Institute – HIGHLIGHT
COLUMN: Youth and Family article and photos by Leslie Gossett, Column Editor “All good things are wild and free.” – Henry David Thoreau The first time I read those words of Thoreau, I knew something about them was fundamentally true for me. The times in my life when I’d ... continuePosted June 18, 2014 by
Moving Forward… – HIGHLIGHT
ROPASL group photo…with the Shambhala Adult Rites of Passage COLUMN: Aging in Enlightened Society by David Whitehorn “Every ten to twenty years, we can participate in a ceremony that awakens us to the fact that we are progressing through life. These rites of passage act as a reminder. If ... continuePosted November 18, 2013 by
The Power of Ceremony – HIGHLIGHT
COLUMN: Youth and Families Celebrating Rites of Passage article by Leslie Gossett, column host photos by Liesbeth Scholten, Amsterdam …[T]hrough our view, contemplation, and activity, every day we are transforming commonly held internal principles into an external social reality…. The power of ceremony is that through the rituals of our ... continuePosted September 28, 2013 by
Historic Rites of Passage – HIGHLIGHT
COLUMN: Aging in Shambhala Awakening to the Stages of Life Recent Program Held at Karme Choling by Andrea Sherman, PhD A group of warriors aged 40-65 years old gathered in Vermont to acknowledge and celebrate the first Rites of Passage for the stages of life. Celebrating 20 and 10 year ... continuePosted November 26, 2012 by