Autumn to Autumn
Dear Halifax Shambhala Centre Members and Friends, On Sunday September 22nd we will celebrate The Harvest of Peace. This is a time to come together and take delight in the seasons changing from summer to autumn. We will have activities for children, listen to the Sakyong and Sakyong Wangmo’s international address, recognize and thank new … Continue
Unified Giving in Shambhala
This fall the Halifax Shambhala Centre will begin to roll out Unified Giving, a new funding model to support the core services of Shambhala’s global mandala. This is a based on the model used by many large non-profits with core services and local chapters. Since we are part of a global mandala supported by central … Continue
Remembering the sparkling warmth and strength of Palmira Boutillier
**UPDATE** Memorial to Palmira Boutillier Thurs. 29 Aug. 6.30 pm. Just Us Cafe, Spring Garden Road Halifax. Please join us in honouring the Memory of Palmira Boutillier As we help the people of Halifax commemorate her contributions and celebrate her influence on us all. Stories & Songs welcome. Light refreshments provided. ______________________________________________ With great sadness … Continue
The Birth of the Shambhala Ripa Tibetan Cultural Society
By Rinzin Ngodup It all started in Tibet before the Chinese invasion of Tibet. My forefathers were very devoted disciples of Ripa Labrang and had high deference to their teachings, since then we are inseparable, so strong that not even the ammunitions of red army could break our relationship. After fleeing Tibet, my grandfather and … Continue
CTV Atlantic News – Meditation & the North End Meditation Space in Halifax
This spring, CTV Atlantic News did a segment on meditation featuring the North End Meditation Space, part of Shambhala Halifax, and explores the benefits of engaging regularly in meditation. Mary Goodman and Dawn Carson, practitioners in the Shambhala community, discuss their experience of what meditation is and how it has affected them personally. Thank you … Continue
Preparing for the Kurukulla Empowerment
There is a lot of activity at the centre today. People from near and far have gathered to prepare for Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche to offer the Kurukulla Empowerment. We are transforming the space once again! To read more about the empowerment, see our program page here.
Welcome to Our New Website!
It is my great pleasure to welcome you to our new website. With an enormous amount of help from our volunteers, Chris Morel and Rickey Pannell, we’ve been able to bring over and edit our content from our older website and add many wonderful additions to this new site. The template for the site was … Continue
July Director’s Report – Building News
This has been an exciting two months for the building. We had the Snow Lion Room painted, from wall to ceiling, including the hot water heaters and the trim! For those of you who may not have noticed, the walls were so dirty from years of lhasang smoke, that despite having been cleaned, we could still see the lines where … Continue
Proclaiming Humanity’s Goodness
by Michelle Munro On February 3-5th we had the pleasure of hosting the Sakyong at the Halifax Shambhala Centre, where he led a program titled “Proclaiming Humanity’s Goodness: Shambhala Meditation.” As a Centre we are always delighted to have Rinpoche be with us and teach us. Leading up to this public program we were especially […]
