| KASUNG CONTEMPLATIONS
 Varieties of Kasung Practice: Part 1Over the years, a variety of practice types have developed and this month we’ll focus on local practice opportunities. Gatekeeper practice usually involves staffing the desk post at a Shambhala center and includes taking your seat, looking out, and extending your awareness to the environment and other people. Sangha service is aimed at protecting the harmony and wellbeing of our fellow practitioners and may involve formal counseling, crisis intervention, working with problems of addiction or domestic difficulty, and other community-oriented activities. Event guarding, such as for the Sakyong’s upcoming visit in October, is a powerful group protector practice and is particularly related to manifesting the three metaphors of wind, container and horizon before, during and after the event. Service to principals, such as the Sakyong, his family, visiting teachers, acharas and others, includes house and Court guards, airport service, transportation, personal service, guards and event shifts, and provides a precious opportunity to work closely with the spectrum of wisdom encompassed by Shambhala society. Lastly, Kalapa Court servicecomprises service at all levels to the Sakyong, his family, as well as the principals and entourage of the Mukpo and Ripa lineages, such as personal service, transportation, Court guards, duty officers, schedulers, and airport coordinators, and the main focus is protecting the environment and atmosphere of the Court.
Excerpt from “The Dorje Kasung Handbook”
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