Click here to check out pictures from this year’s Shambhala Arts Festival.

There are also some videos on YouTube.

For more information on Shambhala Art go to http://www.shambhalaart.org

Pictures from Shambhala Day are now up on our new Flickr account! You can view them here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lashambhala

If you have pictures that you would like to share on our Flickr account from Shambhala Day or from past events please let us know.

Yet another opportunity to Eat, Drink & Celebrate!

February 20, 2009

Dear Members & Friends,

Following a cheerful and exciting Shambhala Day morning, plan to join in our traditional potluck meal at the center on Wednesday, February 25th.

What will you be bringing…? Think brunch foods: meat or veggie dish, salad, side dish. Drinks will also be welcome. Please make your plans and offerings known to:

Alicia Vogl Saenz
avoglsaenz@sbcglobal.net
323 236 5543

February 25, 2009
Wednesday, 6:30PM

You are most heartily invited to attend one of two delek (community) parties on Wednesday February 25th - Shambhala Day! In a salute to tradition, after our morning at the Center to hear the Sakyong’s address, we will gather in the evening and celebrate the new Year of the Earth Ox in each other’s excellent company.

Pamela Bothwell will be hosting the delek party at her home south of the Hollywood Hills near Fairfax and Sunset. The other party will be in Eagle Rock at Melanie Klein’s home.

Please RSVP either to Pamela at pbothwel@pacbell.net for the Hollywood locale, or to Debra Dysart at dharmalake@sbcglobal.net for the one in Eagle Rock (directions can be provided). Please let your host know if you can bring one of the following items: dessert, salad or veggie dish, meat, drinks, bread, pasta/potato dish. Plan to arrive around 6:30 pm.

And don’t forget to mark your calendar for the Shambhala Ball on Saturday night February 28th—invitations are in the mail. You surely won’t want to miss the delightful three-course dinner, open bar, LA “phenom” DJ, a waltz or two, and sangha musical offerings….at Spark’s Wood Grill in Beverly Hills. Tickets are $45 per person (such a deal).

Cheerful Shambhala Day!

Joel and Melanie
Co-Directors SMCLA

February 25, 2009
Wednesday, 7:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Suggested donation: $10/individual or $15/family

Shambhala Day marks the beginning of the New Year, and represents one of the most important traditions of Shambhala Buddhism. It is a time for us to express the wealth and richness of our spiritual and cultural heritage through feasting, conviviality, elegance and pomp. Make arrangements now to take the morning off from work—or, better yet, the entire day!

The day begins with the Elixir of Life Sadhana at 7:30 a.m. It is an inspiring practice, open to everyone and definitely worth an early rising.

At 8:00 a.m., via a telephone hook-up, we participate in a roll call acknowledging all of our centers around the world. Following this, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche addresses us with an inspiring message for the new year. You definitely will not want to miss this!

A potluck brunch immediately follows the morning program; then everyone is invited to re-gather in the shrine room to practice the Sadhana of Mahamudra.

It helps our planning if you would let us know you are coming.

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