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Program

Enlightened Society Assembly

Friday, August 16 to Saturday, August 31, 2013, with Christie Cashman

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When
16 days August 16 to 31, 2013
Program fee
$1,395.00
Who can come
All ages Under 18 with a parent or guardian registered for the same dates
Places
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About this program

2 teacher rooms, 2 coordinator rooms, 8 AD rooms/tents, 2 ss dorm or tents. Cati and Kim are the prep coordinators AUTHORIZATION CODE ESA82013 - has been lifted - it is not in use - See ST for details dead line for scholarship June 1 $102 materials fee

Prerequisites

Preparation Students applying to the Enlightened should have completed the following before the program (please note that these are new requirements) :    Shambhala Levels I through V    Everyday Life Series: Meditation, Contentment, Joy, Fearlessness and Wisdom or Sacred Path weekends (not including Golden Key)    Basic Goodness Series (if possible)    Rigden Weekend        One Weekthun    Membership in your local Shambhala Meditation centre/group For more information on membership, contact your local Shambhala centre or visit http://www.shambhala.org/community/membership.php. if you live in a remote area where center membership is not possible, you can become a member of Shambhala International by contacting Thomas Cory at tacory@gmail.com . As always, we will consider exceptions to these pre-requisites in this transition year, and in particular, for those who live in remote areas or from smaller centers.

Your teachers

  • Christie Cashman

    Acharya Christie Cashman first studied the dharma with Suzuki Roshi at age 18, while attending the University of California at Berkeley. Then, in 1971 she entered the Shambhala Buddhist path with Trungpa Rinpoche in Boulder, Colorado. For the first two years in Boulder, Christie lived in a little downstairs room in Trunga Rinpoche’s house. He encouraged her to put away the guitar, practice meditation three hours a...

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  • Dan Hessey

    Daniel Hessey has been a student of Shambhala Buddhism for nearly forty-five years. He served as Executive Director of Shambhala Mountain Center from 1985-92. He has taught Shambhala Buddhism throughout the United States, as well as Mexico, Australia, and Chile. He recently served four years as resident acharya at SMC. Dan is on the founding board of The Beanstalk Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to supporting g...

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