Protection ceremony this afternoon for Shambhala Mountain Center

Photo: Richard Swaback, from SMC's Facebook page

Richard Reoch, president of Shambhala International, will lead a traditional protection ceremony this afternoon at the Shambhala Mountain Center in northern Colorado, which has been under threat from a brush fire since last week. The ceremony, open to members of the media, is scheduled for 3 p.m. MDT at the center in Red Feather Lakes.

Though guests and most staff were evacuated to Boulder last week, a few staff members who are trained in firefighting have remained at the center, where they're working with local fire officials to protect the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya and the rest of the center. Many sacred relics are being moved into the concrete stupa for protection, SMC staff said in a press release.

"There was little expansion of the fire yesterday and the expected high winds never materialized. The tone remains cautious and some progress is acknowledged," said Shambhala Mountain Center Executive Director Jon Barbieri said in an update on the center's Facebook page Tuesday. "When we receive the news that the wind is blowing east that is good for us but one cannot help but think of the others affected by this."

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