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Canadian Media has its Eye on Royal Birth – HIGHLIGHT
Click here to read the Chronicle Herald’s coverage of our expecting royal family. continuePosted July 27, 2010 by
Sunshine and Delight at Great Mandala Offering – HIGHLIGHT
The sun blazed at Shambhala Mountain Center on the morning of the Great Mandala Offering, the first of its kind, held on Saturday, July 17th. Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche led the mandala practice and spoke of the importance of generosity and accumulating virtue. The event coincided with ... continuePosted July 18, 2010 by
New Steps for the Governance of Shambhala
Miksang photo courtesy of Maxine Sidran Sakyong Clarifies Central Governance of Shambhala, Makes New Appointments The Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, has taken steps to consolidate and reorganize the central governance of the mandala. He finalized the changes at a meeting of the Kalapa Council that took place at ... continuePosted July 17, 2010 by
Earthquake Message from Sakyong
The Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, has written a letter to the Shambhala community from his retreat in Nepal. Pharping, Nepal April, 2010 To My Dear Shambhala Community, I am devastated to hear the news of the earthquake that has struck the Jyekundo area. This part of Tibet is our ancestral homeland; ... continuePosted April 17, 2010 by
Cultivating a Healthy Sense of Self – HIGHLIGHT
By Sakyong Mipham In his journey toward enlightenment, the Buddha saw that human existence is characterized by three qualities: impermanence, suffering, and selflessness. He discovered that we suffer because we try to make ourselves solid and permanent, while our fundamental state of being is unconditionally open and ... continuePosted April 10, 2010 by
Hearts Melting for You – HIGHLIGHT
A poem offered by the Family Working Group, celebrating the announcement of our expectant Sakyong and Sakyong Wangmo To Khandro Tseyang To Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche And to the royal child On this good earth we waited for this precious being. On a Shambhla day when the earth ox turned into the ... continuePosted March 20, 2010 by
Auspicious Meeting in Delhi – HIGHLIGHT
[caption id=”attachment_16351″ align=”aligncenter” width=”448″ by the fortunate coincidence and quickly arranged the meeting to exchange greetings and warm wishes for the new year. The Karmapa was traveling from Kerala to Dharamsala and had a brief stop over in Delhi. The Sakyong has now reached Nepal to begin ... continuePosted March 7, 2010 by
Sakyong’s International Engagement – HIGHLIGHT
Jennifer Holder interviews the Sakyong’s Chief of Staff, Joshua Silberstein, about several of the global initiatives that the Sakyong is supporting. As he points out in the interview, “By planting the flag of sanity, all the other traditions and people who prize that sanity can ... continuePosted February 18, 2010 by Jennifer Holder
Shambhala Day Address
Shambhala Day in Boulder, Photo Credit: www.MarvinRossPhotography.com This Sunday, the first internet hookup for Shambhala Day took place via Shambhala Online. Community members cheered, shouted “ki ki so so,” and waved to each other across continents. President Reoch addressed the global mandala from Halifax, and Sakyong Mipham ... continuePosted February 15, 2010 by
Shambhala is Expecting! – HIGHLIGHT
Of course this Shambhala Day falls on Valentine’s Day, because the Sakyong had news for us — the ultimate gift of love. At the close of his annual address, our beloved Sakyong announced that he and the Sakyong Wangmo are expecting a child. Having just completed ... continuePosted February 14, 2010 by
The Other Side of a Jasmine Cup – HIGHLIGHT
To mark today’s union of Shambhala Day with Valentine’s Day, we offer a love poem by Sakyong Mipham, written for Semo Tseyang. Happy New Year, and may yours be a lovely year! The sun broke through, Camouflaged by speculation. When the lips of realism Smacked their kiss upon this ... continuePosted February 14, 2010 by
How to Work with Obstacles – HIGHLIGHT
By Sakyong Mipham Whatever our level of practice, there will always be obstacles. The Tibetan word for obstacle, parche, means “what cuts our progress.” In fact, sometimes the more we are engaged in practice, the greater the obstacles become. If we understand that obstacles are part of ... continuePosted February 7, 2010 by
Shambhala Households: Transcript – HIGHLIGHT
Here is the transcript of a discussion about Shambhala Households that was released early this month. President Richard Reoch: Dear friends, I’m speaking to you from the Kalapa Court here in Halifax. It is just days after the 4th Shambhala Congress and, in fact, it is ... continuePosted January 23, 2010 by
Shambhala Warriorship and Meditation – HIGHLIGHT
By Sakyong Mipham In one of the most beautiful Buddhist poems ever written, the great Indian teacher Shantideva talks about the bodhisattva warrior. The Tibetan term is changchup sempa, “the warrior with the mind of enlightenment.” Such a warrior dedicates his or her life to others, using ... continuePosted January 17, 2010 by Jennifer Holder
Sakong Announces Shambhala Household Initiative
On his birthday, just before entering retreat, the Sakyong recorded an interview with President Reoch about the significance of Shambhala Households. “Shambhala is historically connected with household,” he said. “I feel that the next phase is really this notion of the Shambhala Household. A person could choose ... continuePosted December 31, 2009 by