We’re reviving the Center’s Blog!
We want everyone to have a better sense of what’s happening at the Center so we’re going to have regular articles appearing in this area of the website. This is our sangha, our community, here for each and every one of us, regardless of all of the usual criteria or heart connection at the moment. … Continue
Harvest of Peace Celebration 2023
Our Harvest of Peace celebration was held at Karmê Chöling on October 1. St. Johnsbury Shambhala Center members planned and staffed it with support from the Karmê Chöling staff. The morning started with a Lhasang invoking Gesar and his ministers. It was lovely to stand in a circle around the fire and watch the smoke … Continue
What’s been happening on the St J Center Council
What happened at the Community Meeting is also what’s been happening at the Council over many months. Council is now delighted to sign the Affiliate agreement in full confidence that this is what our members want. The Affiliate Agreement with SGS was signed November 18 We have all had many conversations, attended monthly SGS zoom … Continue
What happened at the October 12, 2023 St. Johnsbury Center Community Meeting
We had a hybrid Community Meeting on October 12, 2023 in the beloved Karmê Chöling (KCL) Main Shrine Room. 21 people were present, plus 10 others taking part via Zoom. That represents approximately 30% of our active community. The invitation to this meeting includes links to reports from all of the current Council activities. It … Continue
Community Meeting Invitation – October 2023
St. Johnsbury Shambhala Center folks are invited to take part in a hybrid Community Meeting on Thursday, October 12, 5:30-7 pm at Karmê Chöling. Please join us in the Main Shrine Room if you can, or on Zoom. The purpose is to bring us up to date on our current life and start a conversation … Continue
Celebrating Our Center’s Time at 17 Eastern Avenue
After many years on the second floor at 17 Eastern Avenue in downtown St. Johnsbury, the Center will be going virtual. At our recent community meeting there was unanimous consensus with the decision to not renew the lease. Our sangha’s suggestions on how to move forward and stay together as a community were heartfelt and … Continue
Cheerful Shambhala Day 2019, and welcome to the Year of the Earth Boar!
A hearty crowd gathered at the Shambhala Meditation Center of St. Johnsbury on Sunday, February 10 for our sangha’s local celebration of Shambhala Day. Following a thorough lhasung where every nook and cranny of the Center was smudged, the group settled into the main shrine room. Director Tom Bryer read a delightful account entitled ‘2019 … Continue
Shambhala Day 2018 I Ching Reading
What a delightful Shambhala Day celebration this year! It was so wonderful to have our center full of cheerful people and delicious food. Many thanks to all who came and made this so much fun. As promised, here is the link to Sakyong Mipham’s 2018 Shambhala Day address. Rinpoche offers a guided meditation on kindness … Continue
Celebrating Candlin Dobbs
As our sangha member Candlin Dobbs steps down from her role with the Shambhala Database (SDB), John David Smith offers a celebration of her many contributions in an article in Shambhala Times. Today many of us take the SDB for granted, assuming that the Shambhala community has always had a centralized online list of centers, … Continue
