Shamar Rinpoche touched the lives of so many people worldwide. We encourage anyone whose lives were touched by Shamar Rinpoche to share their thoughts and memories here, with the wish that this may bring healing and solace to all of us who miss his physical presence. And in this way allow the world to see the amazing wisdom, presence, kindness and humor that we all cherished.
Share your memories here…
Condolence from His Majesty the Fourth King of Bhutan Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck
- souvenir de Shamar Rinpoché Monday June 23rd, 2014
tcheuny
Nous étions en route pourle Bost quand sur une aire de repos où l’herbe était rase et peu accueillante, Shamar Rinpoché dans un regard rêveur nous a parlé de l’univers de Déwachen : ” là-bas l’herbe est grasse, très douce au toucher. Les fleurs sont belles et parfurmées. Tout est serein et..”. Pendant ces quelques ...
read more... - ODE TO MY ROOT GURU Monday June 23rd, 2014
Phuntsok Rabten
ODE TO MY ROOT GURU
How I want whole wide world
to feel what I feel
to be in your ‘presence’
But words fail me …
Why am I even surprised?
Wisdom is not a scholar’s muse
Emptiness is not a fisherman’s catch
Bodhicitta is not a copyright quote
You were part of everything, including youtube (lol)
and also beyond it all
Mere words will never ...
read more... - You don’t have to fear to swim against the stream Monday June 23rd, 2014
Michael den Hoet
Having the chance to bid farewell to the great Kunzig Shamarpa in idyllic Renchen-Ulm, I realized clearer than ever how much Rinpoche had inspired me. I received both my first Bodhisattva promise and my first tantric buddhist initiation from him in 1986; his ‘retour-smile’ to me then reflected just joy. When in later years we ...
read more... - Oh precious teacher Monday June 23rd, 2014
Dennis Sieg
Oh precious teacher,
Countless eons ago,
you cut all suffering at the root
and realized that
whatever is dependently arisen is
unceasing, unborn,
unannihilated, not permanent,
not coming, not going,
without distinction, without identity
and free from conceptual construction.
Yet I, for whom these are but words,
am struck by grief on this sad day
that you Shamarpa Mipham Chokyi Lodro
stopped manifesting in this world.
Due to a ...
read more... - another picture from Shamar’s visit to Sweden Monday June 23rd, 2014
Denise Vestin
Here is a picture that is of Shamarpa posing in front of our altar at Karme Tenpe Gyaltsen – we were very very fortunate to have him visit and give us Amitabha initiation and bodhisattva vows. Please return swiftly, Shamar Rinpoche!
read more...
