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Sakyong Wangmo Offers Shambhala Day Address, 2012
The Sakyong Wangmo Good morning and tashi deleg. Cheerful Shambhala Day to everyone. Can we say that? Tashi deleg and cheerful Shambhala Day! [Everyone repeats enthusiastically] [laughs] That was good. Loud is how we need to say it today. I am very happy to be addressing everyone ... continuePosted February 27, 2012 by
Collecting Dewdrops – HIGHLIGHT
This has been a remarkable summer. With the Sakyong out of retreat, and myself out of a job-on-the-ground (ie: working online has enabled me to be quite flexible with my location and schedule), I made a beeline for retreat centers where the Sakyong was teaching. After ... continuePosted August 17, 2011 by Sarah
Long Life Ceremony for Lady Konchok
Lady Konchok holds Jetsun Drukmo, who is now eight months old The Sakyong performed a Hayagriva Garuda Vajrapani abhisheka for Lady Konchok on Tuesday, April 12th. The ceremony was conducted in order to promote her long life and prevent obstacles. The Shambhala Times shares photos of the ... continuePosted April 14, 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
Jetsun Drukmo Turns Six Months Old – HIGHLIGHT
The Sakyong Wangmo celebrates a half-year of life for our princess by sharing a message and photos. Dear Shambhalians, How time flies! Jetsun Drukmo turns six months old today. The last six months have been very joyful. Each day I see her doing new things and am ... continuePosted February 12, 2011 by
A Children’s Day Greeting from the Sakyong Wangmo – HIGHLIGHT
Tomorrow, December 21st, is Children’s Day in Shambhala. The Sakyong Wangmo, Khandro Tseyang, has recorded a message for the holiday to share with the community. On Children’s Day, we can all gather to appreciate the children in our sangha, and to enjoy the festive season. Listen to ... continuePosted December 20, 2010 by
Celebrating the Third Week of Jetsun Drukmo’s Birth
The Sakyong Wangmo with Jetsun Drukmo at three weeks, . Letter from the Sakyong Wangmo, Dechen Chöying Sangmo 3 September 2010 Halifax Dear Shambhalians, We have just celebrated the third week of Jetsün Drukmo’s birth. She is doing extremely well, and Rinpoche and I are noticing changes in her day by ... continuePosted September 4, 2010 by
Her First Week of Life – HIGHLIGHT
The Sakyong and Sakyong Wangmo have released three new photographs of their daughter, Jestun Drukmo, taken after the family returned to Namgyal Potrang, the court in Halifax. These images of our Royal Family are courtesy of Christoph Schoeherr, Personal Assistant to the Sakyong. continuePosted August 24, 2010 by
Royal Birth Announcement
Official Portrait of the Royal Couple, by Sean Raggett The Kalapa Court is delighted to announce the birth of a daughter to their Majesties, the Sakyong and Sakyong Wangmo. The baby was born at 10:24 am Atlantic Daylight Time on Wednesday 11 August, the first day of the ... continuePosted August 11, 2010 by
Message from the Sakyong Wangmo
Sakyong Wangmo on Children’s Day Dear Members and Friends of Shambhala, I hope all of you are doing well this summer and that your family, practice, and work is fulfilling. As for myself, I am doing very well. I wanted to give you all an update since Rinpoche and ... continuePosted June 27, 2010 by
Blessed by the Dalai Lama – HIGHLIGHT
His Holiness the Dalia Lama performed the ribbon cutting and ceremonial blessings officially opening Rigon Thupten Mindroling Monastery on 12 January 2010. Arriving by helicopter from Bhubaneswar and heavily guarded by the Orissa state police, His Holiness arrived and took up residence at the newly ... continuePosted January 19, 2010 by
Sakyong Wangmo invites all Shambhalians to the long life ritual for the Kongma Sakyong
The Sakyong Wangmo, Khandro Tseyang, has issued a formal invitation requesting all Shambhalians to take part in a major, mandala-wide long life ritual for the Kongma Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche. The full text of her statement follows below. The elaborate ceremony, known as a Tenshuk, will take ... continuePosted August 31, 2009 by
Celebrating Sophistication – HIGHLIGHT
By Sangyum Agness Au I write this from San Francisco, as a grand gathering of family and friends of the Au Clan draws to a close. Five generations have come together to celebrate my father’s 90th birthday, from his 96 and 93 year old Canadian ... continuePosted August 20, 2009 by
Making Life Worth Living – HIGHLIGHT
By Alice Haspray Several years ago I went to Sydney, Cape Breton in Nova Scotia to teach a Level One Shambhala weekend. Sydney is a harbor town and a coal-mining town. It is a place suffused with the beauty of ocean and forest and ... continuePosted August 18, 2009 by Alice_Haspray
Basic Space: Manifesting the Feminine Principle – HIGHLIGHT
By the Druk Sakyong Wangmo, Lady Diana Mukpo I am delighted to contribute a few words about the meaning and the importance of the role of the Sakyong Wangmo, based on my perspective as the first Sakyong Wangmo of the Kingdom. I hope that there will ... continuePosted August 17, 2009 by