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The Mirror
Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center September / 2012
Photo by Marv Ross, MarvRossPhotography.com Photo by Elaine Logan
The Art of Being Human
Shambhala Level 1
Teachings by Sakyong Mipham rinpoche
Directed by Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown
Oct 26th -28th
see page 4 for more details
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Dear Sangha,
Ulrike Halpern/ From the Director
Here we are approaching the Harvest of Peace 2012. Amazing how time flies!
Let me begin by telling you the best of news - Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche will
personally be giving teachings to the Shambhala Level 1 directed by Acharya
Simmer-Brown October 26 through October 28. Isn’t that news worth talking
about? Please mention this special opportunity to everyone you might think is
interested in Shambhala. Word of mouth is the best way to do publicity and it
would be wonderful to have a full house for such a special occasion.
We are very excited to be hosting the Harvest of Peace on Saturday morning,
September 22, at the Boulder Shambhala Center. That afternoon, everyone is
invited to attend one of the potlucks held at community members’ houses, it’s a
little bit like the brunches on Shambhala Day.
Sunday, September 23, we will be hosting the first Sun Day Assembly beginning at
10.30am in the morning. The Sun Day Assembly is a monthly event for people
to be together. The first hour will be more ceremonial, followed by a high tea
(with gluten-free options) from 11.30am to 1pm. I hope that many, many of
you will join us, children, youth, parents, singles, grandparents, aunts, uncles and
cousins, new practitioners, old practitioners, non-practitioners, and everyone
else. Whatever category you find yourself in, you are welcome!
Oh, and most importantly I would like to say “Thank you” to everyone who
supports the Boulder Shambhala Center, your time and service to make this a
place that is inviting and supporting to others on their path through life.
Yours in the Vision of the Great Eastern Sun,
J u s t a
M i r r o r r e m i n d e r . . . .
Ulrike
D e a d l i n e f o r
t h e O c t o b e r M i r r o r
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S e p t e m b e r 5 t h ,
s e e p a g e 1 7
f o r m o r e d e t a i l s
B o u l d e r S h a m b h a l a
C e n t e r S t a f f
Ulrike Halpern,
Center Director x119
uhalpern@boulder.shambhala.org
Jim Fladmark,
Director of Practice and Education x115
warrior@boulder.shambhala.org
Lindsey Muse
Finance Manager x102
finance@boulder.shambhala.org
Rachel Zatterstrom, Membership/Dues
/Volunteers x125 rachel@boulder.
shambhala.org
Lucy Larbalestier, Practice & Education
Administrator x106,
practiceboulder@gmail.com
programs@boulder.shambhala.org
Clare Futral, Mirror/Graphic Design x116
publicity@boulder.shambhala.org
Greth Patterson & Kate Josephsan
Reception x100
info@boulder.shambhala.org
1345 Spruce Street,
Boulder, CO 80302
Phone: 303 444-0190
Fax: 303 443-2975
www.boulder.shambhala.org
info @boulder.shambhala.org
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i n s i d e
t h i s i s s u e . . . . .
From the Director .......................................2
Level 1 & Harvest of Peace .....................4
Intro to Kyudo..............................................5
Practice & Education..................................6
Community Programs...............................14
Volunteer Roles.........................................15
Front Range Centers.................................16
Classifieds...................................................17
Display Ads ...............................................18
P&E Highlights...........................................19
Shambhala Center
Generosity Policy
Our sincere intent is to share the Shambhala
Buddhist teachings with all who are interested,
regardless of financial considerations. Our
programs have a “sustaining fee,” which
represents the amount needed to cover the
center’s costs. If this fee is an obstacle for you,
please contact any staff member in advance
of the program you wish to attend, notifying
them of the amount that is appropriate to your
financial situation.
Please help us bring these teachings into the
world by offering the most you can afford. Your
generosity allows us to offer these teachings to
everyone regardless of their ability to pay.
September 2012
O n g o i n g P r a c t i c e
P r o g r a m s
Weekly Group Meditation Practice
Monday – Friday 9am– 10am
and 5:30 – 6:30pm
Sunday Meditation 9am – noon & 2pm – 5pm
Sunday Open House
We offer a talk on meditation practice,
meditation instruction, a discussion, and
refreshments. Drop-ins are welcome.
Every Sunday, 10:30am – noon
Monday Night Open Class
This popular drop-in class is open to
anyone interested in exploring topics
of the Shambhala Buddhist teachings.
Meditation instruction, sitting, talk, &
discussion. Every Monday, 7-9pm. (For list
of topics for each class, see page 9)
Young Sangha Night
Every Tuesday, 7pm FREE
Wednesday Drop-In
Meditation Instruction
Learn the basic technique of sitting
meditation, ask questions, and deepen or
reconnect with your practice.
Wednesdays, 5– 6pm
Monthly
Beginning to Meditate
An introduction to meditation, including
instruction, practice, talk, group discussions,
and refreshments. Meditation practice
can become a part of any spiritual path.
Last Saturday of each month, except
December. All are welcome.
Sept 29, Oct 27,9am-noon.
Inside this issue
Community
IkebanaNews
Congratulations for Alexandra Shenpen,
who received the final Masters
teaching diploma (RIJI) from the
Sogetsu-Ryu in March 2012. She
looks forward to growing into its meaning
and expression in the
freshness, discovery and magic of seasons,
spaces, plants and people.
Thank you to everyone who has been
part of joining heaven and earth
with her in this decades-long training.
There was a deep feeling when she
saw that the postmark on the diploma
from Japan was April 4, 2012.
Alexandra is available for private
and semi-private instruction.
Advertise
in the Mirror
See Page 17
for rates
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Level 1 and Harvest of Peace
The Boulder Shambhala Center
is honored that the Sakyong will personally be giving teachings to the Shambhala Level 1
directed by Acharya Simmer-Brown
The Art of Being Human
Shambhala Level 1
Harvest of Peace
September 22 & 23, 2012
Y o u a r e c o r d i a l l y i n v i t e d t o a c o m m u n i t y c e l e b r a t i o n
a t t h e B o u l d e r S h a m b h a l a C e n t e r
Saturday, September 22
9am Coffee & Tea
9.30am Practice & Introduction
of Additional Daily Chants
10.15am Local Address
11am The Sakyong’s Harvest of Peace Address
Afternoon: Harvest of Peace Community Potlucks
Fri October 26th: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sat October 27th: 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Sun October 28th: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Price: $200
Sunday, September 23
Introducing NEW! Sun Day Assembly
a monthly gathering at the Boulder
Shambhala Center
10.30am Sun Day Ceremony
11.30am – 1pm Sun Day Social to Celebrate
the Harvest of Peace
For More details: info@boulder.shambhala.org
or 303 444-0190
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Additional Daily Chants for Karma Dzong Boulder
Beginning on the Harvest of Peace, the Boulder Shambhala Center will be
adding several new daily chants. These additional chants will only be done
at Land Centers and Dzongs, which includes Boulder. Other city practice centers
and groups will continue to do the more simplified set of daily chants.
Below is an excerpt from a July letter from Rupa Acharya Suzann Duquette
about the refinements and revisions to the daily chants.
“I am very pleased to announce that Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche has approved
the chants and chant sequences to be used at land centers, Karma Dzongs and
dathüns. This letter offers these chant sequences so that they can be practiced in
a unified way throughout the mandala. These are different from the chants and
chant sequences introduced for use in our urban centers in the fall of 2011–
Shambhala Meditation Centers and Shambhala Meditation Groups.
“In Shambhala urban centers daily chants are designed to be accessible for
newer practitioners as well as to inspire all levels of practitioners. For land
centers, Karma Dzongs, and dathüns the daily chants are oriented toward residential
communities of practitioners, hubs of practice, and the deeper retreat
practice of dathün.
“Chanting is a strong vehicle and powerful practice for joining heaven and
earth, body and mind. Engaging in chanting as a practice, we invoke energy,
proclaim the teachings and, importantly, remind ourselves of how we can apply
the teachings in our lives.”
The added daily chants are in bold.
Morning Chants
“Proclamation of Goodness”
“Supplication to the Shambhala Lineage”
“Great Clouds of Blessings”
“The Sutra of the Heart of Transcendent Knowledge” (with drum, as usual)
“Homage”
Evening Chants
Protector Chants
“Vajrasadhu” (with drum)
“Protectors of the Three Courts” (with drum)
“Shambhala Protector Chant “(without drum)
“Concluding Request to the Protectors” (with drum) - Tea offered
Closing Chants
”Supplication for the Longevity of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche”
“Invocation”
“Aspiration of Shambhala: Fulfilling the Wishes of the Dorje Dradül”
Buddhist and Shambhala Dedications of Merit
(Conclude session with 3 gongs. No bow.)
September 2012
Intro to Kyudo
Introduction to
Kyudo
(Contemplative Archery)
with Alex Halpern
Wed September 12th: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Free and open to the public!
Kyudo is meditation. You don’t have to belong to
any particular religion or organization to practice
meditation. Everyone is welcome to practice
here. There are three main styles of meditation:
sitting meditation, standing meditation, which is
kyudo, and walking meditation.
“All the hopes of ego - wanting a good car, a
good husband or wife, money, a nice house - in
kyudo, we learn to cut this, so that our deep
hearts are completely clear. But it is a continual
process. If you use kyudo merely to build your
ego, you will not have real perseverance. You
will likely be a three - day monk and quickly
give up. Most important: never forget your beginner’s
heart.”
----Kanjuro Shibata XX, Sensei
In 1980, Shibata Sensei XX and his son came to
Boulder at the invitation of Chogyam Trungpa
Rinpoche to introduce the warrior practice of
kyudo – the way of the bow. Since that time, Shibata
Sensei has been a treasure in our community.
Still, many people have never seen kyudo, and
others who may have seen it do not understand
what they are watching. This evening, Alex Halpern
will speak about kyudo as it has been taught
by Shibata Sensei – and why a person might actually
find this practice to be a valuable part of his
or her life as a dharma warrior.
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Practice & Education
Liturgical & Practice Calendar
September-October 2012
Sep 22 HARVEST OF PEACE 9:30-12:30
Sep 23 Sun Day Assembly 10:30-11:30
Oct 6 Shambhala Sadhana Online
Practice 9am, Talk at 10:45am
First Sunday of Month
Sep 2 Maitri Bhavana – 9:00am (open to all)
Oct 7 Sun Day Assembly – 10:30am (open to all)
Second Sunday of Month (beginning in October)
Oct 14 Maitri Bhavana – 9:00am (open to all)
Fourth Sunday of Month
September 23 & October 28
Sukhavati – 9:00am (open to all)
Sadhana of Mahamudra – 5:30pm (open to all)
September 17 & October 1, 15, 29
Shambhala Sadhana Group Practice
2nd and 4th Thursdays, 6:45pm in MSR (restricted)
September 13, 27 & October 11, 25
Werma Practice Days
September 4, 15, 24 & October 4, 14, 23
Werma Feast – (restricted)
Saturday, September 15, 2pm
Thursday, October 4, 6:30pm
Vajrayana Weekend Practice Intensive
1st Saturday and Sunday at Marpa House
September 1-2 & Oct 6-7 (9am-5pm)
3rd Saturday and Sunday at BSC
September 15-16 (9am-5pm)
Vajrayogini Feast – (restricted)
Monday, September 10, 6:30pm
Wednesday October 10, 6:30pm
Chakrasamvara Feast – (restricted)
Tuesday, September 25, 5:30pm (Sadhaka SR)
Wednesday, October 24, 5:30pm (Sadhaka SR)
Padmasamvara Feast – (restricted)
Tuesday, September 25, 7pm at Marpa House
Wednesday, October 24, 7pm at Marpa House
Jambhala Practice Days – (restricted)
Sadhaka Shrine Room, 8am
September 14, 23 & October 13, 22
Dorje Dradul Sadhana – (restricted)
First Thursday of month, 7:30pm
September 6 & October 4
Shambhala Sadhana
Online Events
First Saturday of every month, 10:45 arrival and 11am online
October 6 – Ashe Acharya John Rockwell
November 3 – Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown
Starting in October, the Boulder Shambhala Center is offering
the monthly Shambhala Sadhana Event through Shambhala
Online. This will be an opportunity for people to gather with
their centers and practice the Shambhala Sadhana together
online. The 90-minute program will also allow time for a brief
presentation and Q&A with an Shambhala Acharya or Shastri.
In order to practice with a group, you have to have taken the
Enlightened Society vow and received the lung and Sun Transmission.
The Shambhala Sadhana event on October 6 will be with
Ashe Acharya John Rockwell. On November 3, this event will be
with Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown and will be given live from
the Boulder Shambhala Center.
Shambhala Sadhana Group Practice
every 2nd and 4th Thursday, 6:45-8:15pm
Shambhala Sadhana group practice sessions are scheduled twice
a month in the Main Shrine Room, on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays,
from 6:45-8:15. In order to practice with a group, you have to
have taken the Enlightened Society vow and received the lung
and Sun Transmission.
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An Invitation...
You are cordially invited to submit items
of interest to the monthly Mirror such as
births, engagements, marriages, graduations,
professional and/or sangha appointments,
obituaries, poetry, interesting tidbits, and
personal/family milestones that you would
like to have acknowledged in our community.
400 words or less.
Send submissions to:
publicity@boulder.shambhala.org.
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September 2012
Diversity in Everyday Life
September 30-November 11, 6:00-8:30pm
Practice & Education
facilitated by Anne Marie DiGiacomo and Lexi
Chatara-Middleton
Six Sunday evenings, with meditation, film, 3 and Way of Council
This class offers an environment where people of diverse backgrounds
(a.k.a. the average person) can explore through meditation, film, and
Council practice, their personal experience of diversity in the presence of
others. This six-week workshop will provide the opportunity for practitioners
to explore and expand their understanding and experience of how
we manifest diversity in our daily life and in society.
Diversity Topic Schedule (no class on 10/28):
• September 30 – The Way of Council – will present the principles,
and engage in Council practice
• October 7 Class in Society
• October 14 Race in Society
• October 21 Sexual Orientation in Society
• November 4 Disability in Society
• November 11 The Way of Council – closing the Council
practice & celebration
A donation will be requested at each class.
Class size is limited; please register if you're planning to attend.
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Knowledgeable, helpful staff & practical classes
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Practice & Education
Blue Sky
Kindergarten / Preschool
Embracing the seasons with
art, song and story
Ages 2 1 /2 to 6
Waldorf Inspired with
Contemplative View
Afternoon art club for
school-age children
Parent / tot groups
Mindy Upton
303-443-4965
3046 11th St. Boulder, CO • blueskykindergarten.com
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The Physical Art of Sitting
The Wisdom of the Body in Meditation with Erika Berland
Saturday, November 10, 10am-4pm $85
Is your body uncomfortable when you meditate? Do you experience tightness
or holding in your neck, shoulders or back? Or maybe you just want
to explore the physical aspect of meditation more fully?
This workshop offers practical instruction on how to release habitual patterns
of tension and relax more fully into the meditation posture. We will
explore the power of mindfulness of body and offer practical guidance
on utilizing principles of physical alignment, experiential anatomy, breath
work and movement in formal meditation practice and daily life. She
uses a real skeleton in her workshop which is immensely helpful to see the
actual physical structure of the human body.
Open to all levels of experience.
Erika Berland
Erika is on the faculty of the Graduate Performing Arts Department at
Naropa University where she teaches movement, somatics and meditation.
She is a Registered Movement Therapist, a licensed Massage Therapist and a
senior teacher in Shambhala.
Tiger Club:
Inviting sangha children, ages 0-5
years old, and their parents for a
series of gatherings that will include
dharma activities and child-sized
mediation! Beginning September
10th. 2nd and 4th Monday of the
month, 10am-12pm.
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September 2012
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Monday Night
Open Class
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Sept. 28 - 30
Lost & Found in Our Brave New World:
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Meg Wheatley and Jerry Granelli
Restore meaning and capacity to your work as a leader.
Oct. 26 - 28
Meditation as Healing: The Outer, Inner
& Secret Practices of Medicine Buddha
Anyen Rinpoche
A weekend of healing meditation and the practice
of Medicine Buddha.
Nov. 9 - 12
Embodied Listening: Unbinding
the Body, Finding the Felt Sense
David Rome and Hope Martin
Learn to listen deeply to ourselves and
become open to others.
Practice & Education
RETREAT. EXPLORE. ENGAGE.
Many Fall/Winter offerings.
Financial aid available.
Sept. 10 Carol Crutchlow Materialism of Body
Sept. 17 John Weber Chance, Fate, Karma & Luck
Sept. 24 Jim Yensan Materialism of Speech
October 1 Walter Taylor The Bodhisattva Path
October 8 Carol Crutchlow Sacred World &
the Kitchen Sink
October 15 Ken Campbell Spiritual Materialism
October 22 Roland Cohen Gentle Effort
October 29 Ellen Mains The Dance of Body & Mind
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Practice & Ecucation
The Way of Shambhala
The Way of Shambhala is a curriculum that introduces the
teachings of the Shambhala path. It begins with Shambhala
Training Levels I. Each Shambhala level has a companion fiveweek
course to integrate the teachings into our daily lives: (I)
Meditation in Everyday Life, (II) Contentment in Everyday Life,
(III) Joy in Everyday Life, (IV) Fearlessness in Everyday Life,
and (V) Wisdom in Everyday Life.
The Shambhala path is a training to develop the qualities
of gentleness and bravery. Using meditation as a means, we
discover confidence, openness, and clarity. We can further
embody these qualities into our lives with dignity. The Rigden
Weekend completes the first year of the Way of Shambhala.
Featured in September – Two Formats for MIEL
You can begin the Way of Shambhala with ‘Meditation in
Everyday Life’ (MIEL). There is no prerequisite. We are offering
this course in both evening and morning formats: evening
course is on Mondays, Sep 4-Oct 2, 6:30-9pm; morning course
is on Thursdays, Sep 27-Oct 25, 9:30am-noon.
Featured in October – late breaking news!!
Level One with Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and Acharya Judith
Simmer-Brown, Oct 26-28.
Please visit our website for more information, or to register:
www.boulder.shambhala.org
Way of Shambhala Calendar
Shambhala Training Level I
Sep 5-26 GMS – Wed 9am-noon
Sep 28-30 Weekend
Oct 26-28 Weekend
Meditation in Everyday Life
Sep 4-Oct 2 Tues 6:30-9pm
Sep 27-Oct 25 GMS – Thurs 9:30am-noon
Shambhala Training Level II
Oct 3-24 GMS – Wed 9am-noon
Oct 12-14 Weekend
Nov 9-11 Weekend
Contentment in Everyday Life
Oct 16-Nov 13 Tues 6:30-9pm
Nov 8-Dec 13 Thurs 9:30am-noon
Shambhala Training Level III
Sep 7-9 Weekend
Nov 7-Dec 5 GMS – Wed 9am-noon
Nov 30-Dec 2 Weekend
Joy in Everyday Life
Sep 13-Oct 11 Thurs 6:30-9pm
Jan 8-Feb 5 Tues 6:30-9pm
Shambhala Training Level IV
Oct 19-21 Weekend
Fearlessness in Everyday Life
Nov 1-Dec 6 Thurs 6:30-9pm
Shambhala Training Level V
Dec 7-9 Weekend
For a detailed description of the WOS levels and courses,
please visit our website at www.boulder.shambhala.org. You
can register for all programs online, or half hour before the
first class. Our generosity policy applies.
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THE SACRED PATH
The Sacred Path follows the first year of the Way of Shambhala
and introduces further warriorship practices. The Sacred Path
presents a vision of Shambhala as a living context for building
a sane society. In particular, students receive and study their first
root text of the Shambhala Treasure teachings. These teachings
present a societal vision and aspiration to help the world in these
difficult times.
Prerequisite: The Rigden Weekend
Great Eastern Sun
September 14 – 16 (weekend)
"The way of the Great Eastern Sun is based on seeing that there
is a natural source of radiance and brilliance in this world - which
is the innate wakefulness of human beings." – Chögyam Trungpa
Rinpoche
Windhorse (Date Change)
November 2 – 4 (weekend)
Drala (Date Change)
January 25 – 27 (weekend)
Meek / Perky
March 15 – 17 (weekend)
Outrageous / Inscrutable
April 19 – 21 (weekend)
THE BASIC GOODNESS SERIES – a pilot course
Prerequisite: FIEL and ST Level IV
The Shambhala Office of Practice and Education has announced
a new series called “The Basic Goodness Series”. It is comprised
of three courses, with six classes in each course. The titles for the
three courses, which are taken sequentially, are:
I. Who am I? The Basic Goodnes of Being Human
II. How can I help? The Basic Goodness of Society
III. What is real? The Basic Goodness of Reality
September 2012
Practice & Ecucation
In general the BASIC GOODNESS SERIES presents Shambhala
and Buddhist teachings in an experiencial way, with an emphasis
on understanding the view and meaning of the three
yana teachings. This series is a powerful journey through the
experience of basic goodness as we live our lives - our personal
experience, our experience with others, our experiences
of society, and our relationship with the reality of life itself.
This fall the Boulder Shambhala Center will pilot this series
ONLY for those students who have completed WOS Year
through FIEL. In the future, however, this series will be open to
the public.
The First Course in THE BASIC GOODNESS SERIES (a pilot
course)
'Who Am I? The Basic Goodness of Being Human'
September 17 – October 22 (Mondays 7-9pm)
Prerequisite (for the pilot only): WOS through FIEL
This is the first of three new courses collectively called the
BASIC GOODNESS SERIES. This course focuses on the sense
of self. It includes teachings on basic goodness, selflessness,
the arising of ego, the 5 skandhas, cocoon, buddha nature,
and the confidence of warriorship. It also includes the practice
of contemplation and investigations of the self, based on the
Four Foundations of Mindfulness. This course consists of six
classes.
The Basic Goodness courses are interactive and aspire to create
a learning environment where the teachings are intimate,
and also relevant to the times in which we live.
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Practice & Ecucation
Monthly Feast Practice - restricted
Kurukulla Feast at BSC
Sep 9, Sun 2pm
Avalokitesvara Feast at BSC
Sep 29, Sat 2pm
Avalokitesvara lung on Sat Sep 29 at 11am
(new time - for tantrikas who have not yet received it)
Werma Feast
Sep 15, Sat 2pm
Oct 4, Thurs 6:30pm
Vajrayogini Feast
Sep 10, Mon 5:30pm
Oct 10, Wed 5:30pm
September - October 2012
Chakrasamvara Feasts
Sep 25, Tue 5:30pm
Oct 24, Wed 5:30pm
Padmasambhava Feast
Sep 25, Tue 7pm at Marpa House
Oct 24, Wed 7pm at Marpa House
A P&E REVIEW of the Vajrayana
Weekend Practice Intensives
After years of having these ongoing Vajrayana Practice
weekends, we will be taking a fresh look at what
is needed. We are thinking of renaming these weekends
to ‘Ngondro Weekend Practice Intensives’, since
sadhakas are generally not attending. We would be
happy to hear any suggestions you might have. Please
contact Jim at x115, 303-444-0190.
The 1st weekend each month is at Marpa House
– coordinator is Steve Sachs stevesachs108@gmail.
com
The 3rd weekend is at the Boulder Shambhala Center
– coordinator is Steven Pressnall pressnall.steven@
gmail.com
Vajrayana Programs
All Tantrikas – those who have attended Vajrayana Seminary
All programs are at the Boulder Shambhala Center unless noted. For more information on
these programs, please visit our website at www.boulder.shambhala.org.
Shambhala Online / Kagyu Sadhakas –
online events begin September 15th
The third Saturday of every month there will be a Shambhala Online
presentation to the Kagyu / Nyingma sadhakas. Beginning on
September 15, this live interactive event begins at 10:45am and
usually will last two hours. This monthly event will be coordinated
by Peggy O’Neil. Peggy would be delighted to have another sadhaka
helping her. If this is you, please email her at pegoneil8@
yahoo.com.
The dates for this fall are: Sep 15, Oct 20, Nov 17, and Dec 15.
For updated information on the talk topic, please visit http://www.
shambhalaonline.org/ and look at their calendar of programs.
Shambhala Online Scorpion Seal Practitioners
The fourth Saturday of every month there will be a Shambhala
Online presentation for Scorpion Seal practitioners. The presentations
are restricted to those who have completed certain years of
Scorpion Seal Assemblies. The dates for this fall are:
Sep 29 SSA 4
Oct 27 SSA 1
Nov 24 SSA 2
Dec 22 SSA 3
Each month there is an optional Werma practice session from
9:00-10:30am. The live interactive event begins at 11:00am and
usually will last two hours.
COORDINATORS AND TECH HELP ARE NEEDED FOR THIS EVENT.
If you are a Scorpion Seal practitioner, please oh please let Jim
Fladmark know that you can help with this monthly event. You can
email Jim at warrior@boulder.shambhala.org.
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September 2012
Photo by Marv Ross
Shambhala Vajrayana
Talks by Sakyong M ipham Rinpoche
Sep 19-Oct 24, 7-9pm
This is a series of Vajrayana talks (on DVD) by Sakyong
Mipham Rinpoche's from the 2010 Vajrayana Seminary.
These talks were given in the midst of the Sakyong's yearlong
retreat, and reflect a particular depth and clarity of
Shambhala Vajrayana. One theme that weaves through
these talks is the notion of “transforming our mind as a
seed to transform the world.”
This program is resticted to tantrikas - those who have
been to Vajrayana Seminary or Sacred World Assembly.
NO CLASS on October 10 - it's a Vajrayogini Feast Day.
Fearless in the Dark:
Practice & Ecucation
Embodying the Wisdom of the Deity
with Ari Goldfield at the BSC
Saturday October 13, 7pm
Ari Goldfield will give a talk to the Vajrayogini and
Chakrasamvara sadhakas on diety practice.
Yidam means "the deity who is close to you" or "the personal
deity." How can we bring the deity of our practice more fully
into our own personal being? Developing this integration with
our yidam is our creative challenge, especially in the parts
of our lives that feel anything but divine. This evening we will
explore and practice a few techniques to help us deepen
our experience of the deity's wisdom and presence as our
embodied, living reality.
RESTRICTED to Kagyü Sadhakas Price: $20 Price
The Yogas of Luminosity and Mahamudra
A Six Dharmas Practice Weekend
with Ari Goldfield
October 12-14 at the BSC
Of all the six dharmas' practices, luminosity yoga is perhaps
the subtlest and most difficult to master. Yet, if we can join
with the experience of luminosity, we can gain confidence that
we will be able to meditate in the darkness of sleep, and
even the darkness of death.
This weekend will explore how key aspects of mahamudra
practice can enhance our experience of luminosity. We will
also review and refresh our subtle body practices from last
year.
RESTRICTED to those who have received the lung for the practice
of the Six Dharmas of Naropa. Price for weekend: $200.
Shambhala member generosity policy applies.
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Heart of Recovery:
Meditation for People in Recovery
Every Tuesday, 5:30pm-7pm
Contact: Dennis Tuma 303 993-7136
Healing Meditation
/Chronic Illness Support Group
Community programs
Japanese Flower Arranging
FAll ClASSES 2012
Alexandra Shenpen-Sensi Kalapa IKebana
Continuing and former students welcome
For more information: Call Mitra at 303 250-
7005 or email himitraadams@gmail.com
Tuesdays 1:30-3:00 pm
Beginning Sept 25
This drop in group is for people with chronic illness and people who
care for people people with chronic illness. The format is meditation
and open dialogue.
Facilitators: Beka Davis, Ellie Hollyday
FMI: Ellie at 207-317-1364
Community Table:
Every 4th Friday of the month
Contact Rachel Zatterstrom
with questions or to volunteer!:
303-444-0190 ext. 125 or
rachel@boulder.shambhala.org
World Affairs Group
2nd Tuesday of the month 7pm
The Aging Group
Next meeting
Wednesday October 10th at 6:30pm
Summer meetings were small but as time goes on we connect
more and more and enjoy each others company! Our September
meeting was a social held at the home of Wren Fritzlan.
Good food and friendship is the quarterly theme!
In our meetings some of the discussions centered on housing
for people with limited means and greater needs. We also
had a report on a forum hosted atCongregation Har Ha Shem
on the "Silver Sunami". It was presented by Restoring the Soul,
an organization created by Tania Leontov. Our representative
spoke about the buddhist based aging group at the
Shambhala Center and how it's orientation is different from a
social service approach and also from other religious groups.
Another note worthy event was an on-line discussion of care
circles lead by Mary Whetsall. Mary is the International
Director of the Shambhala Societal
Health & Well-Being Working Group. She has worked for
many years as a trainer setting up a particular model of care
circles in various communities. This model could be well utilized
in many of our local centers. It is
refreshingly structured and the very active question period
demonstrated how stimulated the participants were. Care
circles have been in use in the Boulder community for some
time but this model that Mrs. Whetsall has been
training groups in is quite unique in that individuals can be
trained to lead a group in a compassionate, knowledgeable
and well-organized way. Once
the training has been done leaders can be ready to advise a
care circle with clarity when needed. The "wheel doesn't have
to be re-invented" each time, and many of the pitfalls and
burn-outs can be avoided. The Aging Group may
have an interest in having a training for Boulder. Please be in
touch if you have an interest in such a training. You don't have
to be part of the Aging Group to join in.
The October 10th meeting (Weds at 6:30) will host Dr. Phil
Weber. The topic is: Working with the Three Poisons (passion,
aggression and ignorance) as one gets older.
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Volunteer roles
Open Volunteer Roles
at the Boulder Shambhala Center
Join our Audio Visual Team!
Are you tech savvy? Do you want to take a seat at the Boulder Shambhala
Center? We are creating a team of folks to be trained to use our
audio-visual equipment and to help with ongoing projects.
Prerequisite: Shambhala Training Level Three
Front Desk Reception
Greet people at the front desk! Prerequisite: Attended Shambhala
Training Level II.
Tuesdays 10am-2pm
Umdzes Needed
Lead group sitting practice at the Shambhala Center! Umdze training
required, and can be arranged upon request. Prerequisite: experience
with Shambhala morning or evening chants.
1st Sundays 2pm-5pm
4th Sundays 2pm-5pm
Shrine-keepers needed!
Prerequisites: Completed Way of Shambhala Year One or be a Tantrika.
Six month commitment requested. Thursdays or Fridays for 2-3
hours each week.
Membership Communication
Help to keep membership at the Boulder Shambhala Center thriving!
Activities include visiting programs and communicating with new or longtime
members.
Registration
Welcome program participants at the registration table! Looking for
someone detail-oriented who is good with numbers and encouraging to
visitors. Most hours are evenings and mornings. Training provided.
General Center Volunteers
Help to accomplish general center tasks on a weekly basis. Help with
organizing, errands, data entry, etc. No prior experience needed.
Hours can be scheduled Monday-Friday 10am-6pm.
Tablecloth Champion
Help to Iron Tablecloths once a week!
PLEASE CONTACT RACHEL ZATTERSTROM TO SIGN UP
FOR A VOLUNTEER POSITION:
303-444-0190 ext. 125 or rachel@boulder.shambhala.org
Sunday Open House Coordinator
Second Sundays of the Month 10am-12:30pm
Prerequisites: Attended Shambhala Training Level I
Alia Braley
Practice and Education
Volunteer Opportunities August 2012
Shambhala Training Level One
August 24-26
4 Aides (Prerequisite: attended through Shambhala Training
Level III)
September 5-26 (Morning Format ~ Wednesdays 8:30-Noon)
Coordinator (Prerequisite: previous coordinating experience)
Host (Prerequisite: attended through Shambhala Training Level
III)
September 28-30
Coordinator (Prerequisite: previous coordinating experience)
4 aides (Prerequisite: attended through Shambhala Training
Level III)
Meditation in Everyday Life
September 4 -October 2 (Evening Format ~ Tuesdays 6:30-9
PM) 2 Hosts (Prerequisite: attended through Shambhala Training
Level III) September 27-October 25 (Morning Format ~ Thursdays
9:30-Noon)
Coordinator (Prerequisite: previous coordinating experience)
Host (Prerequisite: attended through Shambhala Training Level
III)
Shambhala Training Level Three
September 7-9
4 Aides (Prerequisite:
attended through Shambhala Training Level III)
Joy in Everyday Life
September 13-October 11
(Evening Format ~ Thursdays6:30-9 PM)
1 Host (Prerequisite: attended through
Shambhala Training Level III)
Diversity in Everyday Life
September 30-November 11 (Sunday Evenings 6:00-8:30 PM)
Coordinator (Prerequisite: previous coordinating experience)
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Front Range Centers
S ol i ta ry r e t r e at s i n t h e p r i s t i n e c olor a d o moun ta i n s
Phone: (719) 746-2264
Fax: (719) 746-2997
Email: dkd@shambhala.org
http://www.shambhala.org/center/dkd
Dorje
Khyung
dzong
Bruce and Melissa Robinson, Directors
Dorje Khyung Dzong Retreat Center
P.O. Box 131, Gardner, CO 81040
Marpa House
A Shambhala Buddhist Community Residence
Marpa House
provides stability and
dharmic focus for
the urban practitioner
891 12th Street
Boulder, Colorado
For more information:
303-444-9307 marpa@indra.com
Directors
Jessyca Goldstein
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Practice and Education Highlights in Boulder
Meditation In Everyday Life – a new Way of Shambhala cycle Sep 4
Shambhala Training Level One (morning format) Sep 5
Kurukulla Feast – 2pm Sep 9
Sacred Path Great Eastern Sun Sep 14-16
Who Am I? The Basic Goodness of Being Human – a pilot course Sep 17
Shambhala Vajrayana – the Sakyong’s talks from 2010 Seminary Sep 19
Harvest of Peace (is on a Saturday this fall) Sep 22
Sun Day Assembly – 1st Sunday each month with ceremony & social Sep 23
Meditation In Everyday Life (morning format) Sep 27
Diversity in Everyday Life – six Sunday evenings from 6:00-8:30pm Sep 30
Shambhala Sadhana Online event with Ashe Acharya John Rockwell Oct 6
Fearless in the Dark: A Six Dharmas Weekend with Ari Goldfield Oct 12-14
Embodying the Wisdom of the Diety – talk by Ari Goldfield (sadhakas) Oct 13
Contentment in Everyday Life Oct 16
Shambhala Training Level I with Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche Oct 26-28
The Physical Art of Sitting with Erika Berland Nov 10
Shambhala Training Level Three Nov 30-Dec 2
See Website for additional programs more Details: www.boulder.shambhala.org
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