The fourth Shambhala Congress is upon us. Yes, upon us. All of us. Because Shambhala Buddhism has been a central part of the culture of Nova Scotia since its founder, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, decided in the mid-’80s that Halifax was the most spiritually congenial place on earth to bring teachings on compassion. “It’s been what […]
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Shambhalanced
I am a longtime student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and have watched him tirelessly gather the Shambhala community together after the devastating deaths of his father Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1987 and the Vajra Regent Osel Tendzin in 1990. While the Shambhala community continued to reel from these shocks, Sakyong Mipham devoted himself to furthering […]
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Dissent in the Shambhala community
An unusually public display of dissent and controversy among the Halifax-based Shambhala community is playing out on a provocative website that questions the present leadership direction of the organization. RadioFreeShambhala.org was started about a year ago, says Mark Szpakowski, a web developer who came up the idea for the site with fellow Shambhalan Ed Michalik. […]