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Vajradhara Thangka in Boulder

January 27, 2010 · 103 Comments

It appears that the Vajradhara thangka in Boulder, which was commissioned by the Vidyadhara, placed by him over the shrine there, and blessed with the handprints of the 16th Karmapa on the back, will be displaced by the “Rigden thangka”, as has already happened with the Vajradhara and Buddha representations throughout the Shambhala International organization over the last few years. For the story of the “great Vajradhara thangka”, as we shall refer to it now, and a discussion of its unique place... [Read the full story]

Shambhala Vision

K.O.S. Energy

By Bill Scheffel Written 7-9 June, 2009 Introduction: The following reflections on the Shambhala teachings of Chögyam Trungpa (whom I refer to throughout the article as “Lord... [Read more]

Dispatches Interviews RFS Editor

The Chronicles Radio site has published a podcast interview with Mark Szpakowski, one of the RFS editors, as part of its Dispatches series: “Mark talks about his family background,... [Read more]

Shambhala from 21st Century

Imagine – a civilization, a culture, a country or countries, where the sacred is acknowledged in every aspect of personal, family, and community life, as well as in the... [Read more]