Gracefully Growing Older
COLUMN: Aging in Enlightened Society An Interview with Lennart Krogoll, Executive Director of Dorje Denma Ling, a rural contemplative center in Canada in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage. by Andrea...
View ArticleAshoka the Great and the Shambhala Princinciple
This poem dedicated to the Ashoka Credit Union which is saving our “bacon” ASHOKA THE GREAT AND THE SHAMBHALA PRINCIPLE HE WAS WELL SATISFIED WITH HIMSELF, PROUD AS A PEACOCK ABOUT: Defeating the hated...
View ArticleJoin us for a Harvest of Peace
Sunday, September 22 (9am), please join us as we celebrate the autumn equinox, our Harvest of Peace. A day we take to appreciate our richness along with the magical turning of the season. This day...
View ArticleSally Larrick – Goodness Woven Right In
Another community artist is Sally Larrick – some of you may know her as the administrative assistant at the Atlanta Shambhala Center, but she is also a professional textile designer, artist, and...
View ArticleThe ‘Mindful Journey’ of Writing a Children’s Book
COLUMN: In Everyday Life by Rob Cimperman, Washington D.C. It takes hard work to face the world, and to step out front to lead. Instead we close our eyes or turn our backs on those in need. We shield...
View ArticleContemplation, Collaboration & Change
On Bridging Shambhala and Leadership report by Acharya Fleet Maull On Friday, September 27th, nearly one hundred nonprofit leaders, educators and activists from approximately fifty different...
View ArticleSpark. Radiate.
News from the Ziji Collective by Leslie Gossett The San Fransisco Shambhala Center is filled with people whose eyes are all sparkling. They are eager to meet each other, eager to talk, excited to see...
View ArticleThe Water Level is Rising
photo courtesy of Michael J. PalmaReport from the Scene by Sarah Lipton Shambhala Times Editor-in-chief At a sold out event at the Rubin Museum, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche sat on stage for an hour-long...
View ArticleDiving into Diversity
miksang photo by Charles BlackhallCOLUMN: Enlightened Society Celebrates Diversity Announcing a new series of online talks by Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown article by Amanda Hester, Shambhala Times...
View ArticleRising to the Challenge with the Sakyong
photo by Amelia Holowaty KralesReport from the Scene: New York City by Andria Cheng, Shambhala Times Guest Reporter The crowd of 800 packing the auditorium of the New York Society for Ethical Culture...
View ArticleGathering Goodness with the Sakyong
photo by Amelia Holowaty KralesReport from the Scene: New York City by Andria Cheng, Shambhala Times Guest Reporter It’s about care, the Shambhala version of universal health care, Sakyong Mipham...
View ArticleJust Add Heart
photo by Amelia Holowaty KralesReports from the Scene: Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche in New York City The sun dawned bright on Sunday morning. The air was crisp and the wind blew leaves into brilliant swirls...
View ArticlePractice and Assistance for Philippines Typhoon Victims
More than 10,000 people may have been killed in the devastating typhoon that hit the Philippines Friday. Officials estimate that four million people have been affected and are now struggling to survive...
View Article108 to the Horse
An Invitation by Toby Sifton, Brunswick, Maine A few years ago, maybe in 2006 or 2007, I was leading a Qi Gong class at the Boulder Shambhala Center, teaching a version of the traditional Five Element...
View ArticleThe Sakyong’s Birthday
photo by Hudson ShotwellCelebrations of the birth of the Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche take place yearly on November 15th, or on a day convenient for local Shambhala Centers. This year, personal or...
View ArticleShambhala on the Move
San Antonio before the renovationsNEW COLUMN: Shambhala on the Move A series about Shambhala Centers and Groups who are moving into new spaces or renovating their existing homes. by Candlin Dobbs,...
View ArticleBeing Brave in California
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and Ani Pema Chodron to lead Being Brave retreat May 2-4, 2014 in Richmond, California The Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, and Ani Pema Chodron will lead a Being Brave...
View ArticleWinter is Coming
photo by Josh Silberstein, Chief of Staff to Sakyong Mipham RinpocheCOLUMN: Snapshots of Basic Goodness This monthly feature highlights snapshots of basic goodness taken by YOU, our readers, as seen...
View ArticleHealth and Healing Puja
The Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche will do a three-day puja, or practice intensive, December 5th—7th in Boulder, Colorado, to increase health and dispel obstacles to well-being in the Shambhala...
View ArticleThe Future Is In Our Hands
Shambhala Family Days Start From A Good Idea COLUMN: Youth and Family by Susie Cook Sonoma Shambhala Family Days started from a good idea. Over tea after their weekly meditation group for mothers, two...
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