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Welcome to the current edition of Maine Shambhala News, a calendar of events published by the Brunswick-Portland Shambhala Meditation Center.

Our Meditation Centers are located in Brunswick at 19 Mason Street (next to Icon Gallery) and Portland at 81 Oak Street. All are welcome. To find out more, please visit our website MaineShambhala.org

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SPECIAL COMMUNITY EVENTS:

For more information, times, details & contacts visit MaineShambhala.org

MEMBERS’ ANNUAL ASPIRATION & POT LUCK EVENT
January 30
Members’ Event
Join us as we celebrate our  community and hear the news from the Center of the Mandala.
Schedule and details to follow.
FMI: see MaineShambhala.org or contact Kathy Bither at [email protected]

SHAMBHALA DAY
February 13
Celebrate the Tibetan New Year
All welcome. Program is free.
Schedule: Details to follow.
FMI: see Programs at MaineShambhala.org or contact Angela Lutzenberger at [email protected]

MILAREPA DAY
February 21
Practice group chanting from the Rain of Wisdom, realization songs of the Kagyu masters.
All Welcome. Program is free.
Schedule: Details to follow.
FMI: see Programs at MaineShambhala.org or contact Angela Lutzenberger at [email protected]

TASTE OF SHAMBHALA: SUNDAY POTLUCK
Gather, share, eat. Join a community potluck and gathering after Sunday Meditation. Please bring a dish to share.
March 6: Sunday 11am – 1pm (immediately following Sunday Morning Meditation) In Portland
FMI: see Programs at MaineShambhala.org or contact Brenda Thompson at [email protected]

SPRING EQUINOX- DHARMA ART
March 20
Celebration of arts and spring equinox.
All welcome. Program free.
Schedule: Details to follow.
FMI: see Programs at MaineShambhala.org or contact Joan Carney at [email protected]

PARINIRVANA OF CTR
April 4
Anniversary of the death of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
All welcome. Program free.
Schedule: Details to follow.
FMI: see Programs at MaineShambhala.org or contact Angela Lutzenberger at [email protected]

MIDSUMMER CELEBRATION
June 18
Schedule: Details to follow.
FMI: see Programs at MaineShambhala.org or contact Angela Lutzenberger at [email protected]

SHAMBHALA SADHANA- Members Only
January 23– Shambhala Sadhana: with Potluck :Brunswick
April 22-Shambhala Sadhana: with Potluck: Brunswick
May 21- Shambhala Sadhana: with Potluck: Portland
FMI: see Programs at MaineShambhala.org or contact Christopher St. John at [email protected]

 

 

 

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MAINE SHAMBHALA NEWS| SPRING 2016

MEDITATE MAINE!

Spark your heart and mind through the practice of meditation.

 

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SHAMBHALA IS A GLOBAL COMMUNITY WITH MORE THAN 200 CENTERS AND GROUPS AROUND THE WORLD, AS WELL AS THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS.

Shambhala welcomes people from all walks of life, faiths and backgrounds. We come together to practice meditation, contemplate and work together in order to develop a global culture that cultivates dignity and sanity in an increasingly chaotic and stressful world. We offer a wide range of possibilities for training, practice, inquiry and dialogue and provide qualified instruction in meditation and the contemplative arts.

The Shambhala vision is based on deep respect for the dignity of being human. It is based on confidence in natural wisdom that can benefit our own lives and help meet the challenges facing the world. The Shambhala teachings originated with the Buddha’s advice for creating enlightened society, and embrace insights and courage expressed in many cultures throughout history.

Through meditating, attending teachings and taking part in community life, everyone is encouraged to explore the possibility of creating an enlightened culture that can be of benefit, not only to each person individually, but to the greater world around us.

Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, the Shambhala Buddhism lineage holder, is the eldest son of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and serves as temporal and spiritual director of Shambhala. He also holds the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism.

To learn more about Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche see “The Sakyong: A video Biography” at mipham.com/sakyong.php. For a brief history of Buddhism and the varied approaches please go to Shambhala.org/Buddhism.php.

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