Since encountering Venerable Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche shortly after his arrival in North America in 1970, Marty studied, served and ultimately taught under Trungpa Rinpoche’s guidance and now continues under the auspices of his son and lineage heir, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. In 1997 the Sakyong appointed Marty as Warrior General of Shambhala and charged him with advancing Shambhala’s commitment to the realization of enlightened society — human communities that at their core express the heart of goodness in action.