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Stock Your Shelves: 5 New Books – HIGHLIGHT
It’s a ripe time of year, and books are springing onto the shelves at our local bookstores. If you look closely, you might see a few by familiar authors! Here’s a sneak preview of a few of these books, with links to learn more… Running with the ... continuePosted January 28, 2012 by
Sakyong, Sakyong Wangmo and Jetsun Drukmo arrive in Halifax – HIGHLIGHT
The Shambhala community welcomed the Sakyong, the Sakyong Wangmo and Jestun Drukmo home to the Kalapa Court in Halifax on January 2nd. Their Majesties were delighted to be home after their stay in Nepal and a brief family visit to London. Gesar Mukpo, Sangyum Wendy Friedman, ... continuePosted January 7, 2012 by
A Leader for Our Times: Interview with Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche – HIGHLIGHT
Interview by Monty McKeever for Tricycle Magazine Many of the borders between cultures have blurred in today’s world. Sherpas on Himalayan peaks can watch pop stars on iPhones and teenagers in Michigan read ancient Buddhist texts on the internet. Yet as modernity and the information age bring ... continuePosted December 16, 2011 by
Being Brave: Online Retreat and DVD – HIGHLIGHT
In the early fall, Tricycle Magazine proposed that Shambhala join with them in presenting an online program for people to come together and hear the teachings from Being Brave: Transforming Our World that features talks by Sakyong Mipham Rinpcohe and Ani Pema Chodron, with discussion led ... continuePosted December 7, 2011 by
Inspirational Teachings from the Dignity Weekend with the Sakyong – HIGHLIGHT
by Director of Shambhala Europe, Chris Montone From October 7th – 9th, 435 Shambhala leaders from 125 centers and groups who had attended one of the 10 Kalapa Governance Gatherings offered this year, gathered in Halifax, Nova Scotia to hear the Sakyong teach about governance and the ... continuePosted November 28, 2011 by
Aging in Enlightened Society – HIGHLIGHT
Introducing a NEW MONTHLY COLUMN in the Shambhala Times: AGING IN ENLIGHTENED SOCIETY We are all getting older. Moment by moment, day by day, year by year, decade by decade we experience the unfolding of the aging process. This column, initiated by the Shambhala Working Group on Aging, ... continuePosted November 22, 2011 by
With the Sakyong at the Kama Transmission
Rigon Tashi Choling monastery, Pharping, Nepal by Nick Trautz, writing from Pharping, Nepal As a stream of Tibetan villagers, monastics, and lamas files through the front gate of Rigon Tashi Choling monastery each chilly morning here at the edge of the Kathmandu valley, it is clear that something ... continuePosted November 11, 2011 by
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche to receive the Nyingma Kama Empowerments
Lama dances during Gutor, photo courtesy of Walker Blaine by Walker Blaine His Eminence Namkha Drimed Rinpoche will bestow the Nyingma Kama upon the Kongma Sakyong, Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche this October 27th through November 27th at Rigön Tashi Choeling Monastery in Pharpeng, Nepal. The Nyingma Kama is a ... continuePosted October 27, 2011 by
Spark of Dignity: Governance Gathering with the Sakyong – HIGHLIGHT
This past weekend, bathed in 70(F)-degree weather, brilliant sunshine, luscious winds and the vivid display of autumnal splendor, over 400 leaders of Shambhala gathered together to receive teachings from Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche on the path of leadership. Filling the McGinnis Room at Dalhousie University in Halifax, ... continuePosted October 11, 2011 by
Bravery: Synchronicity of Body and Mind – HIGHLIGHT
by Sakyong Mipham “We have quickly realized that without synchronicity, we are only idling in the dark age.” When we realize the power of aligning our mind and body with our surroundings, we are able to be dignified and courageous because synchronizing our thoughts, actions, and the environment ... continuePosted September 16, 2011 by
The Sakyong Receives Responses to the Letter of the Morning Sun with Delight – HIGHLIGHT
by Candlin Dobbs Last Fall, the Sakyong sent each member of Shambhala a letter describing his contemplations during retreat, and asking each of us to contemplate these three questions as well. He asked if we would write him back! During the Being Brave retreat, we presented the Sakyong ... continuePosted August 21, 2011 by Candlin_Dobbs
Moving with the Mind of Meditation – HIGHLIGHT
Have you heard? The Sakyong, Mipham Rinpoche, has written a book on running and meditation. The forthcoming book is entitled: “Running with the Mind of Meditation.” The publisher, Crown Doubleday, has expressed real excitement about the book, and given a definite commitment to get it on ... continuePosted August 19, 2011 by
Transforming Society – Not Spreading “Dharma-lade” – HIGHLIGHT
by Travis May Over 150 seminarians, staff, and local guests squeezed into the the main shrine hall at Karme Choling this month as the Kongma Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, gave profound and practical teachings to the assembly gathered for the first ever Vajrayana Seminary at Karme Choling. ... continuePosted August 1, 2011 by Travis_May
The Sakyong’s Scorpion Seal Retreat Cabin in Kalapa Valley – HIGHLIGHT
by Richard Peisinger While lunching in Cheticamp, on the northwestern coast of Cape Breton Island, the Druk Sakyong relayed to his travel companions that he sensed the presence of a significant place for Shambhala nearby. He indicated that it might lie somewhere across the expanse of the ... continuePosted July 30, 2011 by
Doha of Supplication – HIGHLIGHT
by Una Chung A doha is a traditional offering of spontaneous insight or realization, often offered as a supplication to the teacher to share the teachings. Upon the occasion of the Rigden Abhisheka this past June at Shambhala Mountain Center, a Shambhala practitioner by the name of ... continuePosted July 28, 2011 by