Comments on: It’s Losar, Shambhala Day, the Eastern New Year of the Tiger! But first—Dön Season. (Watch Out)

By: Happy Worst Day of the Year! | elephant journal

Happy Worst Day of the Year! | elephant journal — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 07:05:43 +0000

[...] Buddhist thought, it’s particularly easy to fall into the trap of Little Me during the Dön Season—the time just before the Eastern New Year, each year—especially when we don’t pay [...]

By: No Unicorns Dancing On Rainbows. ~ Bill Schwartz | elephant journal

No Unicorns Dancing On Rainbows. ~ Bill Schwartz | elephant journal — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:18:59 +0000

[...] friend @DirkJohnson recently forwarded me a link to a video of this year’s Losar celebration, the Tibetan New Year, at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, His Holiness the 17th Karmapa’s [...]

By: Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche + Sakyong Wangmo, Khandro Tseyang are expecting a baby. | elephant journal

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:50:22 +0000

[...] of 47 (Sol Halpern and I think that’s it, anyway), Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche just announced, on Shambhala Day, the celebration of the Eastern New Year of the Tiger, that he and his Lady are expecting a child. The first trimester having been completed, it’s [...]

By: The ’00s are done with. Time to close the door, pretend you’re Rocky, dance: Year (Eye) of the Tiger. {Videos} | elephant journal

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:52:24 +0000

[...] This year is supposed to be kick-ass. No more painful, horrible, hypocritical 2009 or 2008 or, really, any of the 00’s. How better to get into the spirit of the Year of the Tiger than act 12 again, close the door, dance alone in front of the mirror, and pretend you’re Rocky? [...]

By: Year of the Tiger? Better Be. | elephant journal

Year of the Tiger? Better Be. | elephant journal — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:12:23 +0000

[...] It’s the Year of the Tiger. [...]

By: elephantjournal

elephantjournal — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:31:11 +0000

In Boulder, you're all invited to join me and hundreds of others for Shambhala Day. Probably in your hometown, too, wherever you are.

Brunch info in Boulder:
Shambhala Day Brunches
Directions are from downtown Boulder.
Copies of this list will also be available on Shambhala Day morning at BSMC)
Sunday February 14th, 2010

Erie: Paul and Fiona Cattermole (720) 887-2819
1172 Conway Street, Erie Village, Erie, Co 80516
Take Arapahoe Ave. East out of Boulder, and cross Hwy. 287
Take a left on E. County Line Rd.
Continue North about ½ of a mile after the Stop Sign near schools.
Turn left into Erie Village (CW Bixler Street).
Take left onto Allen Parkway. Circle left around the park and then take a first right onto Conway St.
The house is about a block North of this turn (red house with a pig as a weather vane) on the left.

Jamestown: Wendy and Tim Stokes (303) 449-7145
14 Main street Jamestown, Co 80455
Take
Broadway North out of Boulder to N. Foothills Highway
Go about 5 minutes (about 5 miles), then take a left on Lefthand Canyon Dr
(CR-94)
Go 9 miles up to the town of Jamestown
Go left at the only stop sign (in front of Fire House)
We're the 5th house on the left.
PS Cell phones don't
work in the canyon, but ask at the Jamestown Mercantile cafe if lost.

Niwot/Longmont: Bill Lyford and Trudy Van Leuven (303) 678-5462
1104 Holly Ave Longmont, CO 80501
From 28th North turn right onto Diagonal Hwy.
Turn right onto S Bowen St.
Turn left onto Holly Ave.

Central Boulder: Hamish and Sophie Maclaren (303) 444-2889
445 Marine St Boulder, Co 80302
Take Canyon Blvd West to 6th Street
Turn left on 6th Street
Turn right on Marine Street, house is on the right.

North Boulder: Marlene Zaleznick (720) 771-1257
2975 13th Street Boulder, Co 80304
From BSMC, go West on Spruce
Turn Right on 13th; house is on left between Cedar and Elder.

South Boulder: Kim and Blair Hansen (303) 499-2215
990 Hartford Dr. Boulder, CO 80305
West on Table Mesa Dr.
Left on Ithica.
Left on Table Mesa Dr. East
1st Right on Hartford Dr, 2-story house on left.

Marpa House: (303) 444-9307
891 12th St. Boulder, Co 80302
Drive South on Broadway 0.7 miles
Right on Pleasant St.
Left on 12th St, Marpa House is on the right side of street.

By: The Don Season and Little Big Me.~Elaine Logan | elephant journal

The Don Season and Little Big Me.~Elaine Logan | elephant journal — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:37:40 +0000

[...] a small space and sees no options. So, it’s easy to fall into the trap of Little me in the Don Season — especially if you don’t pay [...]

By: Don Season: Be Afraid Because the Birds are Coming Home to Roost. ~ Eileen Malloy | elephant journal

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:01:13 +0000

[...] all for the non-theistic understanding of all the infinite points of dharma, but when it comes to Don season I revert to a strictly superstitious interpretation. In one of the more memorable Don Seasons in my [...]