Sacred West

His Holiness the Seventeenth Karmapa, the leader of the Kagyu lineage, is in America as this is written.

Acharya Eric Speigel, of the Shambhala lineage – and once a teacher of mine in Austin for a weekend class on death and dying – sent us a lovely and touching account of the Karmapa’s landing and teachings in New York.

The Austin Shambhala blog has the full accounts – he’s sent us two so far. Here are some links.

Official websites for the Karmapa are here:
H.H. 17th. Karmapa Trinlay Thaye Dorje
Kagyu Office of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapaкомпютри втора употреба

and here’s the Shambhala blog, with Acharya Eric’s two accounts so far:

May 16th –
His Holiness Karmapa in New York

May 19th –
Visit of His Holiness the Seventeenth Karmapa to New York

and for more about Acharya Eric Spiegel, who really touched us so deeply when he came to Austin for the first time that weekend, check these stories from the Shambhala blog:
http://austinshambhala.org/blog/category/death-and-life/

It was wonderful for our sangha to hear about the Karmapa from our dear friend in New York.