Learn about integrating meditation and everyday life.

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.”

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.

Last night’s Open House featured a talk by Kootenay Shambhala Centre Director Lynn Dragone, who recently returned to Nelson after spending 10 months at Gampo Abbey.

Lynn led a roomful of participants in an exploration of the meaning of renunciation in three contexts: getting to the meditation cushion, being on the cushion, and the rest of life.

Click on the icon below to listen to the recording. To hear the discussion participants adequately, listen with headphones.

Download “Renunciation,” with Lynn Dragone (MP3: 49 MB; 53 min)

LYNN DRAGONE brings to her teaching over 20 years of practice and study in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition and passion for discovering what it is to be fully human.

This video is one of three we’ve scheduled for our August Open House program.

Have a look―and maybe have a laugh at yourself.

This video might raise questions about karma. Or it might just make you want to get up and dance!

Click here for Parts 1 and 2

Titled “Entering Now: A Journey into Shambhala Art,” this video is the latest in a series of wonderful Shambhala Art films produced in Ottawa.

Dharma Punx in New York City mixes the tradition of Buddhism with the ideology of punk rock. Dr. Jon LaPook talks with teacher Josh Korda about how the seemingly different connect with the help of meditation.