http://radiofreeshambhala.org Think Bigger! Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:44:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Discussion The Chronicles site has posted an Editorial by Ellen Mains: On Shambhala and the Samaya Connection, initiating its Vajra Dog series. Ellen begins: Not long ago I heard someone say that people who disagreed with decisions made by the Sakyong or Shambhala International were people who didn’t practice and therefore, we shouldn’t ... http://radiofreeshambhala.org/2010/02/shambhala-samaya/ Discussion by Suzanne Townsend During the recent Shambhala Day event-planning period, there was some phoning and emailing among friends to gather outside of Shambhala International because they did not feel at home there. But it was hard to find a place big enough. In one email, I made the observation that ... http://radiofreeshambhala.org/2010/02/separated-events/ 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 ... http://radiofreeshambhala.org/2010/01/vajradhara/ Commentary by Mark Smith The following was written in response to an email by Andrew Safer (reproduced below). Andrew, (et al) Thanks for your kind response below. I am trying to be very direct—and as precise as I can be—in my posts and to remove any unnecessary harshness from my posts as emotions are ... http://radiofreeshambhala.org/2010/01/shambudvajrabud/ A comic, anonymously inserted into the meme-stream, has been making the rounds recently: Click the image above to get the full-sized version on the web page where it originally appeared. This cartoon was first brought to the world's (well, the Shambhala world's) attention in a sangha-announce message posted December 6, 2009 by ... http://radiofreeshambhala.org/2009/12/tintin-shambhala/ 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 Mukpo", his family name and the name he often used when teaching Shambhala Training) were derived from extended periods of time I spent in ... http://radiofreeshambhala.org/2009/12/kos-energy/ or, What is Lineage? Gregg Eller's Recalling a Buddha: Memories of the Sixteenth Karmapa, The Life and Death of an Awakened Being, is out on DVD and in limited theatrical circulation. This isn't a "general interest" movie, but for those in the lineage of the Buddha,  as it traces through the ... http://radiofreeshambhala.org/2009/12/recalling-a-buddha/ Proposal by Charles Marrow A few years ago a vajra sister recounted an exchange she had with Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche at Seminary in 1985, at a teacher/meditation instructor meeting. Rinpoche had just recently finished a year of retreat in Nova Scotia and was not entirely well physically. Also, from time to ... http://radiofreeshambhala.org/2009/12/a-way-forward/ To the greater Shambhala sangha.... & Dylan fans. (includes practice instructions :-) ) Sinéad Lohan's superlative version of Bob Dylan's "To Ramona". Taken from Donal Lunny's "Sult - Spirit of the Music" TV series - recorded around 1996. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nHwILs8bdo http://radiofreeshambhala.org/2009/12/to-ramona/ Reporting by Barbara Blouin Out of Balance and Unsustainable Shambhala Mandala Financial Picture, Q4 2009 I find myself worrying increasingly that the Shambhala mandala may be becoming financially unsustainable. Will the sangha be able to continue to support the Sakyong, Shambhala International, and the 214 Shambhala Centers, Shambhala Groups and practice centers around ... http://radiofreeshambhala.org/2009/11/outof/