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Poetry by Mark Frutkin
A Word from Mark These poems have not been published previously. They have a particular influence from my experience with meditation and the Shambhala path. I studied poetry with Allen Ginsberg when I...
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A World Built on Pain: The Call for Healing and Change
By George Cassidy Payne We live in a world where systems of power and dominance are designed to destroy the very planet that sustains us. These systems, though old in origin, have become more visible...
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Trauma & Meditation
By John Seex We are All Traumatized We think that when we meditate we will become calmer but as one student recently shared with me, after years of meditation she feels more confused and in some ways...
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Wild Service: Why Nature Needs You
Edited by Nick Hayes & Jon Moses Book Recommendations by Gregory Webster Wild Service is a new collection of writings from the English Right to Roam movement. Responding to—and essentially...
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Entering the Wood Snake Year!
A February 2025 Newsletter Message from Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective Newsletter Sign Up This month we enter the Wood Snake Year. The tail end of the Wood Dragon whipped up massive fires in...
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Dying & Death Classes on Shambhala Online
By Alley Smith Death is the greatest of all teachers. –The Buddha Shambhala Online has been offering a variety of courses on topics related to dying and death. These topics enable the sangha and...
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Min Thu Nya – For those who have bad character.
Mae Sot, Thailand, a border city with Myanmar. By Larry Steele စစ်အာဏာရှင်အောက် အမှောင်ကျခြင်း၏ ဆိုးကျိုးများ မဘသ များသိနိုင်ကြပါစေ Of darkness under military dictatorship May you all know the bad...
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Out of the Frying Pan and into the Court
A Conversation with Diana Mukpo about Shambhala Household In a world that often feels chaotic and overwhelming, finding the opportunity to incorporate meditative practices into our daily lives and...
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Reflections on Earth Day
By Gregory Webster Please join Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective for an Earth Day Celebration Sunday Gathering on April 27, 2025. Learn More & Register. The arrival of another Earth Day gives...
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Warrior in World
Sacred Path of the Warrior Presented at Youth Conference Rev. Alexander Garbera, a member of the Pioneer Valley Shambhala Meditation Center, presented concepts from Chögyam Trungpa’s Shambhala: Sacred...
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Bhikshuni Pema Chödrön appointed Abbess of Gampo Abbey
An excerpt from the Gampo Abbey May 2025 Newsletter. Our first Abbot, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche (1933-2023), served at the request of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche for many years until his passing in 2023,...
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The Boundary Issue
By Joseph Pascutazz There’s a lot that goes into making your solitary retreat a seamless container… Spacious as it is, Karmê Chöling is a tightly knit community. We mind each other’s business. Boundary...
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An Austrian Offspring of the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya
By Peter Nowak It is said that a stupa would have unseen impact on our world and inspire future generations of practitioners. This story, coming from as far as Austria, is a little example of the...
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Buddhism, Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy and the Spiritual Path: An Interview...
by Jillian Johnson Register for the Buddhism, Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy and the Spiritual Path One-Day Retreat One of the five main precepts in Buddhism is to avoid intoxicants, and it is clear that...
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Yoga Nidra: 3 Guided Yoga Nidra Meditations and Scripts
By Natalli Amato An excerpt from the Shambhala blog This article introduces the contemplative practice of yoga nidra: what it is, how to practice it yourself, and the range of benefits it can bring....
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