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Great Stupa Preservation
UPDATE: Great Stupa Preservation Fund Grows as Work Week Approaches The fire this summer, which came so close to SMC, was a wake-up call for the need to protect Shambhala Mountain Center as a whole, and its lineage treasures, many of them contained in the Great Stupa ... continuePosted September 25, 2012 by
Update on Shambhala Mountain Center
The following update on Shambhala Mountain Center is from Executive Director Michael Gayner. Dear Friends, With the containment of the High Park fire, the staff have all returned to Shambhala Mountain Center. Over the past month, we were evacuated, some re-evacuated with the fires in Boulder; ... continuePosted July 25, 2012 by Travis_May
Fort Collins Shambhala Center Hosts SMC Evacuees
The Fort Collins Shambhala Meditation Center was a host center for nearly 20 Shambhala Mountain Center staff members who were part of a large group evacuated during the Colorado High Park fire near SMC this past June. The refugees (the group quickly renamed themselves ‘refugees’ — instead ... continuePosted July 11, 2012 by ann_reichhardt
Viewing High Park Fire – HIGHLIGHT
smoke billows over the mountains behind SMC,Update from Jon Barbieri Executive Director at Shambhala Mountain Center Photos by John Perkins Today I would like to focus on the fire itself and additional efforts being made to protect the Stupa and the storage of treasures inside. THE FIRE: The conditions continue ... continuePosted June 25, 2012 by
Five Miles Away from SMC
Five videos share prayers and preparations at Shambhala Mountain Center as High Park Fire comes within five miles An international Shambhala team visited Shambhala Mountain Center on Tuesday June 19th to visit the small core of staffers still on the land and lead prayers and practices for ... continuePosted June 21, 2012 by
Tender and Valiant: Shambhala Mountain Center
The following remarks were recorded on June 15, 2012 during the Kurukula Abhisheka at the Boulder Shambhala Center by President Richard Reoch. The Abhisheka was previously planned to occur at Shambhala Mountain Center but was relocated due to the wildfire currently raging in the Rocky Mountains. continuePosted June 16, 2012 by
Update on Fire Near Shambhala Mountain Center
Viewing the smoke from a point above SMC. photo by SMC staff A large forest fire has been burning for several days in the Colorado Rockies near Shambhala Mountain Center. According to the United States Forest Service, the fire has burned an estimated 49,763 acres and continues ... continuePosted June 14, 2012 by
Smoke in the Sky: Shambhala Mountain Center – HIGHLIGHT
smoke over SMC, photo by SMC staff A raging wildfire continues to burn and spread just northwest of Fort Collins. As of this morning the fire covers of 43,00 acres. The large fire crews are reporting “some containment.” The fire is south east of Shambhala Mountain Center. A ... continuePosted June 13, 2012 by
Gaining Ground against Beetle Infestation – HIGHLIGHT
Report from Shambhala Mountain Center by Shambhala Times Regional Correspondent Leslie Witt Brown, dead ponderosa pines have given way to open ground as Shambhala Mountain Center (SMC) battles to save its forest from the mountain pine beetle. Now in the second year of an aggressive, proactive program of ... continuePosted May 25, 2012 by
Dathun – A Narrative – HIGHLIGHT
by Travis May I am awakened by the blinding light of the sun. What good are see-through curtains? The powerful rays fill the room with a life-force that implores one to get out of bed. It’s 6:30am. I roll out of bed with the calm clarity that ... continuePosted October 18, 2011 by Travis_May
Help Save Trees at SMC – HIGHLIGHT
Bob and Lindy King share their concern for the survival of the Ponderosa Pine forest at Shambhala Mountain Center in this poignant and timely call for action. They ask the Shambhala community to take to heart this very serious and imminent threat to the trees at ... continuePosted May 9, 2011 by
Protecting the Forests of Shambhala Mountain Center – HIGHLIGHT
By Megan Winecoff and Chad Hofmann The picturesque mountain landscapes of Colorado are changing drastically, as the effects of a Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic are now visible. Large areas of forest have died, leaving dry, brown skeletons of the trees that once thrived here. Since the epidemic ... continuePosted May 7, 2011 by
IN THE NEWS: Findings of the Shamatha Project – HIGHLIGHT
Shambhala Mountain Center gained media attention recently in The Observer, one of Britain’s oldest Sunday newspapers. The article, “How meditation might ward off the effects of aging,” discusses the findings of the Shamatha Project, led by Dr. Alan Wallace and hosted by Shambhala Mountain Center in ... continuePosted April 27, 2011 by
Solstice Gifts at SMC – HIGHLIGHT
Children’s Day is not just for children anymore! At Shambhala Mountain Center, the staff gathered on the solstice for a lively gift exchange. Greg Smith captured the spirit of the occasion on film: continuePosted December 26, 2010 by greg_smith
The Quest for Pure Water – HIGHLIGHT
Learn about the Water Treatment Plant at Shambhala Mountain Center in this video. And join the Shambhala Trust in completing the $1.2 million goal of the project’s first phase. By Zeb Zuckerberg Inspired by a deep love for Shambhala Mountain Center – and with an eye to ... continuePosted December 18, 2010 by