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For a complete program description go to our Open House page.

For a fresh take on the ever popular topic of relationships, read Buddhist teacher and New York Times best selling author Susan Piver’s post Relationships & The Four Noble Truths on the Interdependence Project blog.

While you’re at it, check out other aspects of the IDP’s life and work on their new, highly interactive website: http://theidproject.org.

Here is a short excerpt from a talk that Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche gave in Boulder, Colorado on August 14th.

We showed the Pema Chodron video “This Lousy World” at our August 16th Open House, and as is typical at Open House, there was rich, thoughtful, heartfelt discussion.

The discussion among some of the participants has continued by email since then. So, at Centre Director Lynn Dragone’s suggestion, we’re inviting you―whether or not you attended the event at the Shambhala Centre―to use the comments section below to join in the discussion and participate in the first session of “Open House Online.”

Lynn…?

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Lynn Dragone submitted this remarkable photo showing, in Lynn’s words, “the (four-hour) rainbow on the morning Ani Pema Chodron left the Abbey in May, and the khata [traditional Tibetan offering scarf]/dragon that I realized appeared blowing in the wind after the photo was taken.”

Over the last few months, with input from many people, we’ve made both minor and major changes to our homepage and the rest of our website in an ongoing effort to make the whole thing as informative, engaging and user-friendly as possible―especially for newcomers.

Suggestions for improvement are always welcome!

Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche held a children’s blessing at the Boulder Shambhala Center on August 13th, and in this clip he answers a question from the audience about meditation.

This year’s Pacific Northwest Winter Retreat―at Camp Pringle, on the shore of Shawnigan Lake, Vancouver Island―is set to run from December 18, 2010 to January 1, 2011.

The retreat comprises two two-week programs (each with one-week participation options): a Half-Dathun mindfulness-awareness meditation retreat open to all; and, for Shambhala Vajrayana Seminary graduates, a Ngondro and Werma Retreat.

Click on the following links for full descriptions, on the Victoria Shambhala Centre’s website:

• Pacific Northwest Half-Dathun
with Margaret Jones Callahan
Camp Pringle, Shawnigan Lake, BC
December 18, 2010 - January 1, 2011

• Pacific Northwest Ngondro and Werma Retreat
with Brian Callahan
Camp Pringle, Shawnigan Lake, BC
December 18, 2010 - January 1, 2011

Learn more about our regional community on the Kootenay Shambhala Centre’s Pacific Northwest Shambhala Community page.

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A Shambhala News Service message today reports:

The Sakyong, Sakyong Wangmo and their daughter, Drukmo Yeshe Sarasvati Ziji Mukpo, returned to the Kalapa Court in Halifax today, all in excellent health and spirits. [...] She has been given the title Jetsun (of noble rank) and will be known formally as Jetsun Drukmo.

For related news see Kootenay Shambhala Blog posts tagged royal birth and Shambhala Times posts tagged Mukpo Baby News.