What's new?

The Gradual Path of Raising Buddhist Children:
A Conversation with Thinley Norbu Rinpoche From the Vajradhatu Sun, 1992

Inner Chronicles:
Face-to-face
in Halifax

Work Sex Money: Seminar Three,
Talk Three: Klesha activity
[Audio 46:28]

Ocean of Dharma: A Shambhala Sun feature on Chögyam Trungpa by Barry Boyce

Tribute to Arbie Thalacker

Chronicles Highlights 2011

Chronicles Holiday Sampler

Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse on the passing of his father, Thinley Norbu Rinpoche

SMR joins Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Rabjam Rinpoche [Video 11:35]
Vintage Chronicles from 2009

Tribute to Thinley Norbu Rinpoche

Work Sex Money: Seminar Three,
Talk Two: Practice
[Audio 59:27]

Qualities
by Tom Pinson
Vintage Chronicles from 2004

The Open Way:
This is the talk CTR gave at Zen Center,
May 27, 1971 [Audio 1:48:46]

Rinpoche and Roshi, told by Henry Schaeffer,
WITH TRANSCRIPT

Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche on Distinguishing Ordinary Consciousness from Wisdom

At the
Redneck Bar
Vintage Chronicles from 2004

Tribute to Fabrice Champion

Work Sex Money: Seminar Three,
Talk One: Materialism
[Audio 1:11:46]

Crazy Wisdom, a review by Victress Hitchcock

Tribute to Michal Friedman

Work Sex Money, Seminar One,
Talk 3: Money [Audio 1:31:20]

Radio interview with Chogyam Trungpa in 1971;
featuring 17 year-old Jason Gavras calling in with a question
[Audio 1:08:18] Vintage Chronicles Radio from 2008

Mingyur Rinpoche: The essence of meditation

Work Sex Money, Seminar One,
Talk 2: Work [Audio 1:30:40]

Julia Sagebien talks with Thrangu Rinpoche about fulfilling the aspirations of the Vidyadhara
[Audio 13:11]

Gold Lake Oil, by Tom Bell
Vintage Chronicles from 2006

Work Sex Money, Seminar One,
Talk 1: Sex
[Audio 1:35:51]

THE BIG NO
Vintage Chronicles from 2009

Thrangu Rinpoche talks about Trungpa Rinpoche and his students [Audio 48:54]

In appreciation of the Very Venerable 9th Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche

Teaching Stories: Never Give Up, told by Jim Lowrey
[Audio 30:16]

Memorial to Mary Smith, by Lee Weingrad

Conversation with Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel: Part Three

Khyentse Foundation: Ten Years of Giving

What Made Him Tick: a Review of Crazy Wisdom by Suzanne Duarte

Teaching Stories:
No Man's Land by Robert Merchasin
[Audio 18:56]

Tribute to Mary Smith

Teaching Stories:
Burn Self Deception
[Audio 8:42]

Photographs from the abhisheka in Halifax by Marvin Moore Photographs from the abhisheka in Halifax by Marvin Moore

Karma Senge Rinpoche
wins our hearts

Sunday evening [June 24, 2007] at the Shambhala Center in Halifax, more than 125 members of the community came to watch a slide show presented by Karma Senge Rinpoche. About 90 of us gathered at 7 pm to practice the Avalokiteshvara Sadhana with Rinpoche, which was delightful. Then a little past 8, the doors were opened and others joined us for the slides and Rinpoche's remarks.

Not only is Karseng Rinpoche the nephew of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche who travelled throughout East Tibet to gather the Vidyadhara's terma and other teachings. He also works closely with Surmang Kyere, the smallest of the Surmang monasteries. He is also the abbot of Weyching Gompa, a nunnery near Surmang Kyere. The Weyching nunnery website describes Weyching Gompa and its needs:

Kyere and the four monasteries of Kyrung and their respective nuns and monks requested of Karma Senge Rinpoche in 1995 to build one nunnery on the border of Tibet and Qinghai Province. This nunnery is called Weyching Retchu or Weyching Gompa. It is needed because, whereas there are many monasteries for monks in this area, there are no nunneries. This place is very sacred, located high on top of a grassland mountain. There is a lot of brush, birds and firewood. It is very quiet and conducive to meditation. Since the building was begun, 80 nuns have been practicing here. Of these, 50 have no parents and many come from far away. The nuns all need to beg from neighboring towns and nomads for support. The nuns are studying the teachings of the 11 Trungpas and a special Kagyu practice that is part of every monk's study. Many of the nuns want to do a five to six year retreat here, but cannot without support. Please help.

Rinpoche showed slides of Kyere Monastery, Weyching, Surmang Dudtsi-til and the sacred caves where Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche discovered ati terma teachings. There were also many photographs of smiling, red-cheeked nuns, some with unusual hats! We saw slides of Rinpoche's wife and children as well.

We look forward to
presenting Karma Senge's
slide show on the Chronicles soon.

At the end of the evening, Karseng Rinpoche spoke about how we are all one family, and we are all coming to feel this more and more, especially during his last visit. This was truly felt in the room that evening. He outlined a large number of terma teachings he hopes to present in his future visits. He said that the fact that we are receiving all of these teachings is an indication that our samaya with Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche is intact and strong. He spoke of the importance of practicing these teachings, so that they are preserved and passed on --- and so that we can truly benefit from them.

Karseng Rinpoche also talked about the indivisibility of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and how Sakyong Mipham is taking on the responsibility for the welfare of all of the Surmang institutions related to Trungpa Rinpoche. Karseng Rinpoche invited us to contribute to the welfare of Surmang Kyere and the Weyching Nunnery. He also encouraged everyone to support the work of the Nalanada Translation Committee so that the teachings can be translated and available to us. The evening ended with a blessing line.

The event, which was co-sponsored by the Chronicles of CTR and the CT Legacy Project, was a great success. More than $4,600 was raised -- effortlessly! Thanks to everyone for their tremendous generosity.

Carolyn Rose Gimian
for the Chronicles