What’s inside the March 2012 Shambhala Sun magazine?

What’s inside the March 2012 Shambhala Sun magazine?

What’s inside the March 2012 Shambhala Sun magazine?

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 08:00 AM PST

Our March 2012 magazine is landing in subscribers' mailboxes now, and will be at newsstands everywhere starting next week. Inside you'll find fascinating looks at the emerging field of contemplative science — and what it tells us about meditation, and what that tells us about us — plus, two articles by the Dalai Lama, a short story by Charles Johnson, a profile of (and a teaching by) Mingyur Rinpoche, Leza Lowitz on finding in life's difficulties the greatest gift of all, Joan Sutherland's feature review of the books Searching for Guan Yin  and Bringing Zen Home (a detail from Liza Matthews' accompanying photo appears here), and much more.

Watch for it on newsstands next week. Or, subscribe, save half, and receive two exclusive electronic booklets, "How to Meditate" and "True Love and Real Life."

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Japanese Garden Art & Design

"Part of the beauty of the Japanese gardens comes from the symbolic expression of religious Buddhism and Shinto beliefs. The design of the Japanese gardens is based on three basic principles, reduced scale, symbolization, and borrowed view. Gardens in reduced scale represent famous scenes...

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PARTNER YOGA – at the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 02:00 PM PST

    Venue Address:

The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
338 Lighthouse Avenue
Staten Island, New York 10306-1217

    Event Dates & Times:

Saturday, February 4th, 2012, 2:30 – 3:30
Saturday, February 11th, 2012, 2:30 – 3:30
Saturday, February 25th, 2012, 2:30 – 3:30

    Event Prices

: $ 100 per couple for all three sessions, or $ 40 per couple per session.

    Telephone Numbers:

(718) 987-3500

    Email:

mventrudo@tibetanmuseum.org

    Website

: www.tibetanmuseum.org

    Additional Information:

"Join us for a winter yoga program at the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art on Saturday, February 4th, 11th and 25th from 2:30 – 3:30PM.

Sean McCann and Lauren Tacconi will present this series of workshops. Connect deeper to your work out, your partner and to your sense of peace with partner yoga. Great for couples, friends and family; partner yoga encourages not only individual perseverance but also joint appreciation and improved communication. Create a sense of connection and community with your loved one as your participate in the practice of yoga together. This class is appropriate for students of all levels.

Sean McCann is a graduate of National Personal Training Institute and has been working as a personal trainer on Staten Island for 7 years. He assists in teaching this series with Lauren Tacconi, graduate of The American Yoga Academy. Lauren has been teaching yoga for 3 years and has been teaching parent-child toga for over one year. Sean and Lauren have a holistic approach to teaching
and training; always encouraging individuals to seek wellness in all areas of living.

Refreshments will be served before and after class.
To register, please call 718-987-3500. In case of inclement weather, please call the Museum.

The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art is located at 338 Lighthouse Avenue, Staten Island, NY. Parking is available on the street in front of the Museum."

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Lama Tashi - Mantra Of Blessing

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Commemorating the parinirvana of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 01:00 PM PST

Photo (detail) by James Gimian. Used by permission.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the passing of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche — the great Buddhist teacher who (among many other accomplishments) founded the Shambhala Sun magazine. To mark this, the January 2012 Shambhala Sun includes "Ocean of Dharma," Barry Boyce's look at the life and work of Trungpa Rinpoche, and we'll be sharing teachings from Rinpoche in the magazine all year. (Look for "A Meditation Instruction," the first of these teachings, in the next, March 2012 issue.)

Also remembering Trungpa Rinpoche are our friends at Sounds True, who are offering "When Lightning Strikes," a six-week online interactive event series about his life and teachings, led by Reggie Ray. It begins on February 15. For information about "When Lightning Strikes," click here.

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Bhikkhuni Ordination

The venerable Ajahn Sujato from Santi Forest Monastery talks about the full ordination of Buddhist Nuns (Bhikkunis) something about to become a reality in Australia. Gender equality at last!

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