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GOALS! Shambhala Europe Cup Update June 2010 Inspired by the World Cup and the constant fixation on "goals", it seemed an appropriate time to give a brief report on how Shambhala Europe is doing on meeting the goals we laid out for ourselves on Shambhala Day in February.
Goal 1: More Personal Interactions (with the sangha and its leadership)
Three members of the SE office just staffed Warrior Assembly at DCL as Meditation Instructors, and two also served as translators. Regular conference calls are now being arranged between Centre Directors and Group Coordinators with the Kalapa Council to begin later this summer. Chris Montone is making plans to visit the remaining Centres he has not yet been able to visit. Sabine Rolf is constantly on the move. And we're looking for opportunities to get Tessa Ladendorff out and about more.
Goal 2: Supporting Community-Building and Growth through Publicity
We have added a Community section to our website and to some of our regular communication mechanisms in order to share ideas and activities on creating warm communities of kindness. Centre Services (aka Tessa) has created new brochures on Shambhala in general and on Membership. These are currently being translated into various languages. We are making them available free of charge to any Centre or Group. We are also in the process of developing publicity materials for the Way of Shambhala curriculum, which will be available online soon. If you have ideas for other materials we could offer to support your centres and groups, please let us know how we can help you by emailing centreservices@shambhala-europe.org.
Goal 3: Building Skills for Creating Harmony
In March, SE held a workshop with Paul Cashman on communicating in conflict situations. In May, we held a Governance Training in Cologne that included one-day workshops on both the Six Ways of Ruling and Nonviolent Communication (see the report on "News from Centres"). Transcripts and audio files are being posted to our website Members section so that others may benefit from these trainings.
Goal 4: Deepening Understanding of Ritual Practices and Way of Shambhala Curriculum
In March, Andrea Doukas visited Cologne where she conducted a training for chöpöns and she also gave shrine room protocol workshops in London and Athens. Sabine Rolf and Saskia Broker continue to support the implementation of the Way of Shambhala curriculum, as more Centres and Groups begin to offer it locally. A series of conference calls with Carolyn Mandelker (Director of the Shambhala Office of Practice and Education) was held in June.
Goal 5: Be Economically and Ecologically Conscious
We continue to keep a close eye on our financial situation and are working tirelessly to improve our finance procedures, keep them in line with legal requirements, and make changes necessary to avoid any unpleasant surprises in the future. Ecologically-speaking, we are increasing our awareness of our daily office habits and making changes to help the environment both in Cologne and at Dechen Chöling, where the first organic Warrior Assembly was held in June (with organic bread and sans individual tea bags!)
We'd love to know what you are doing to support these goals in your area. If you have something to share, please give us a call or send us an e-mail (centreservices@shambhala-europe.org) and let us know!
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