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Being Brave: A Sangha’s Retreat & Moving Forward
Last week around 900 people gathered in Shambhala’s capital city of Halifax, Nova Scotia to participate in a historic sangha retreat led by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Pema Chodron, and Acharya Adam Lobel. The sangha retreat is a week-long meditation program (weekthun) that was created to give ... continuePosted August 19, 2011 by Travis_May
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
Gentle Third Jewel – HIGHLIGHT
The 2009 Sangha Retreat at Shambhala Mountain Center, by Chase Bauer During the summer months at Shambhala Mountain Center, the grass has a certain shine to it. The sky has a unique boom. It was the warmest and most dynamic welcome to the hundreds of participants arriving ... continuePosted September 13, 2009 by
Glimpses from Sangha Retreat – HIGHLIGHT
The Sakyong Foundation has kindly shared these photographs from celebratory events at the Sangha Retreat this July with Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and Acharyas Pema Chodron and Adam Lobel. Click on any of the photographs to view as a slide show. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: ... continuePosted September 8, 2009 by
Sangha Retreat: A Rare and Powerful Experience – HIGHLIGHT
By Alexandra Milsom Speaking as a person who slept through her first dathun and mentally redecorated her apartment throughout her second, I understand all too well that the seemingly simple instruction on how to meditate requires both time and the repeated inspiration of other practitioners in order ... continuePosted August 13, 2009 by Alexandra Milsom