SANGHApics: December 2011

December 27, 2011 by Daniel_Rekshan
"The pure light of the jewel illuminates the jewel itself." In his talk earlier this month at Sharchen Dzong, Jakusho Kwong Roshi cited a poem by The Third Ancestor that is engraved on a column behind Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche's stupa at Sonoma Mountain Zen Canter. Click here to see a video of Kwong-roshi talking about Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

“The pure light of the jewel illuminates the jewel itself.” In his talk earlier this month at Sharchen Dzong, Jakusho Kwong Roshi cited a poem by The Third Ancestor that is engraved on a column
behind Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s stupa at Sonoma Mountain Zen Canter. Click here to see a video of Kwong-roshi talking about Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

Shastri Charlene Leung (far right) and Bob Pressnall (second from right) taught a unique Level I designed for parents of all ages at the Sonoma Shambhala Center in October. This parent-oriented training joins with Sonoma's Family Days program in inviting more children and families to the Center from the community.

Shastri Charlene Leung (far right) and Bob Pressnall (second from right) taught a unique Level I designed for parents of all ages at the Sonoma Shambhala Center in October. This parent-oriented training joins with Sonoma’s Family Days program in inviting more children and families to the Center from the community.

For the Artists' Circle at San Francisco Shambhala this month, David Cook made this Swedish farmer's loaf bread in a mold he sculpted from clay and had cast as a pan. Photographer Tom Dolan pronounced it "Delicious!"

For the Artists’ Circle at San Francisco Shambhala this month, David Cook made this Swedish farmer’s loaf bread in a mold he sculpted from clay and had cast as a pan.
Photographer Tom Dolan pronounced it “Delicious!”

The new Silicon Valley Shambhala Center is currently (and happily) under construction. We are very excited to triple the size, still be in Mountain View and hopefully move into our new center to celebrate our 35th anniversary on December 31, 2011. Come join us!

The new Silicon Valley Shambhala Center is currently (and happily) under construction. We are very excited to triple the size, still be in Mountain View and hopefully move into our new center to celebrate our 35th anniversary on December 31, 2011. Come join us!

For the Artists' Circle at San Francisco Shambhala this month, David Cook made this Swedish farmer's loaf bread in a mold he sculpted from clay and had cast as a pan. Photographer Tom Dolan pronounced it "Delicious!"

For the Artists’ Circle at San Francisco Shambhala this month, David Cook made this Swedish farmer’s loaf bread in a mold he sculpted from clay and had cast as a pan.
Photographer Tom Dolan pronounced it “Delicious!”