Monthly Archives: February 2008

Four Dignities and the Shambhala Path

By Dave | Published: February 18
As Sakyong Mipham explains in Ruling Your World (p. 27, hardcover edition), the four mythical being of central Asia (Tiger, Snow Lion, Garuda, and Dragon) represent four kinds of confidence developed on the Buddhist path. These four mythological beast also are called the Four Dignities in the Shambhala Training levels, and in that curriculum [...]
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Shambhala Day 2008 – Come Celebrate!

By Dave | Published: February 5
The Manchester Shambhala Meditation Group will be celebrating the primary Shambhala Buddhist holiday, Shambhala Day, on Tuesday Feb. 12, and we hope you can join us. A great description of what the day is all about came recently in an email from the Boston center: “In our tradition, what is most “holy” for [...]
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