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On Basic Goodness – HIGHLIGHT
This video clip of a recent teaching by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche hails from the recent sangha retreat at Dechen Choling, entitled Being Brave: Transforming Our World. This message of basic goodness is something the Sakyong would like us all to hear, so please, take a few ... continuePosted July 22, 2011 by
Bravery: Taking a Leap – HIGHLIGHT
by Sakyong Mipham Bravery is a highlight of the Shambhala teachings. On the sacred path of the warrior, it is one of the unconditioned qualities that arises from living with virtue and valor. It is defined as “the act of both personally and socially manifesting.” To put it ... continuePosted July 19, 2011 by
Stupa Tears: Transforming Our World – HIGHLIGHT
[caption id=”attachment_25361″ align=”alignright” width=”242″ The inexhaustible generosity of the Sakyong was evident as the afternoon wore on and the hot sun beat down. For those that have never been there, the Great Stupa is indeed great. It is a symbol of peace and a monument to ... continuePosted July 17, 2011 by Sarah
On Being Brave – HIGHLIGHT
With over three hundred people in the large shrine tent at Shambhala Mountain Center at the beginning of July, there was a lot of heat. Heat of the mountain sun, heat of expectation and desire, heat of insight and the heat of longing. This heat was ... continuePosted July 15, 2011 by Sarah
Bravery: The Vision of the Great Eastern Sun – HIGHLIGHT
by Sakyong Mipham Bravery is a highlight of the Shambhala teachings, which were introduced to the West by my father, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. In an an earlier teaching I describe the first form of bravery, freedom from deception. I’ve also introduced the second bravery, abruptness — the ... continuePosted July 13, 2011 by
Sakyong Sponsors Tea Offering at Wayen Monastery – HIGHLIGHT
At the end of May, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche sponsored a tea offering for the monks at Wayen Monastery in Golok in order to express his ongoing connection and concern for their welfare. The Sakyong visited Wayen on his first trip to Tibet in 2001 and felt ... continuePosted June 22, 2011 by
Celebration of New Court in Boulder – HIGHLIGHT
More than one hundred Shambhalians gathered on Sunday, May 1 to celebrate the Sakyong’s new court in Boulder. The new court was purchased earlier in the year to accommodate the Sakyong’s growing family and to serve as his seat in the region. There was an atmosphere ... continuePosted May 5, 2011 by
Walking in Juniper – HIGHLIGHT
Walking in Junipers A poem by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche Written for his father, July 29,1989 The other night I dreamt of you. You were in the realm of the dakinis Surrounded by your multitude of maidens. Some came to you And some wanted you to come to them Others just played in your delight Still ... continuePosted March 28, 2011 by
Boulder’s New Rigden Thangka – HIGHLIGHT
The new Primordial Ridgen thangka was unveiled on Shambhala Day in Boulder, and a celebration to commemorate its installation happened the following day, March 6th. Khandro Tseyang led Shambhala’s own Gesar Lingdro dance troupe for the occasion in their second-ever performance to date. Following that, the ... continuePosted March 17, 2011 by
Shambhala Day Address – HIGHLIGHT
Shambhala Day Address by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche May the dawn of basic goodness arise. May the confidence of goodness be eternal. May goodness be all-victorious. May that goodness bring profound, brilliant glory. I am back! [Applause and cheering] I’m rested, and I’m ready to go. And I love you all. Thank ... continuePosted March 12, 2011 by
Making the Impossible Possible
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche on Shambhala Day 2011 in Boulder. Photo courtesy of Marv Ross. “Ladies and Gentlemen, let’s make the impossible possible,” said the Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, in his Shambhala Day address this weekend. “Enlightened Society seems like an impossible mission… What we are doing is ... continuePosted March 8, 2011 by
TWENTY YEARS OF RULING AND TEACHING: Part Five – Evolution – HIGHLIGHT
By Shastri Benoît Côté When the Sakyong’s second book, Ruling Your World, came out in 2005, few people realized that it signaled a major cultural evolution the Sakyong was finally able to implement in the Shambhala centres all over the world. During this period, a curriculum committee ... continuePosted March 4, 2011 by BenoitCote
TWENTY YEARS OF RULING AND TEACHING: Part Four – Blossoming – HIGHLIGHT
By Shastri Benoît Côté The year 1976 was pivotal in the manifestation of the Vidyadhara in the west. He started receiving a whole cycle of terma, which lasted until 1981. These are root teachings which, according to the Tibetan tradition, have been planted in the unconditional realm ... continuePosted March 3, 2011 by BenoitCote
TWENTY YEARS OF RULING AND TEACHING: Part Three – Consecration – HIGHLIGHT
By Shastri Benoît Côté At some point during those years, Rinpoche started talking about a general public book on shamatha. The concept was something like an “airport book,” a book that somebody could be attracted to pick up while waiting for the next flight. A ... continuePosted March 2, 2011 by BenoitCote
TWENTY YEARS OF RULING AND TEACHING: Part Two – Empowerment – HIGHLIGHT
By Shastri Benoît Côté The Sakyong has told the story of H. H. Penor Rinpoche making the long journey from Namdroling, his main monastery in South India, to visit H. H. Khyentse Rinpoche in Nepal. It was “about him.” They agreed that when Khyentse Rinpoche would pass ... continuePosted February 28, 2011 by BenoitCote