Facing Death Fearlessly
COLUMN: Aging in Enlightened Society A Journey to a Class by Irene Woodard I recently came across Roger Angell’s article, ”This Old Man,” in the New Yorker. It was five pages of brilliance, heartache...
View ArticleFarewell, Water Snake
photo credit: Photography by Tiwago via photopin ccShambhala Times Updates from the Inside Out Editor’s Column by Sarah Lipton Shambhala Times Editor-in-Chief It’s been a watery, wild year. A big,...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Arrow
A Journal of Wakeful Society, Culture, & Politics www.arrow-journal.org Announcing the launch of a new journal devoted to shifting the conversation about issues facing our world from aggression and...
View ArticleWelcome, Year of the Wood Horse
Cheerful Shambhala Day from the Shambhala Times!! “The Horse has abundant energy and a lively mind,” says Philippe Cornu in Tibetan Astrology. He further says, “Wood corresponds to awakening, to...
View ArticleSakyong says, “Hitch up your Chuba”
photo by Marv Ross and is the property of the Sakyong LadrangRemarks from Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche’s Shambhala Day Address, March 2, 2014 compiled by President Richard Reoch for The Shambhala Times “We...
View ArticleShambhala Day 2014: Videos
photo credit: Thomas Rousing via photopin ccThe Shambhala Times is delighted to deliver the following videos and excerpts from the videos shared on Shambhala Day. Shambhala Year in Review 2013: A Year...
View ArticleStanding-Room Only in Boulder
photo by Pablo CoddouReporting from Boulder, Colorado by Laura Holtman for The Shambhala Times photos by Marv Ross and Pablo Coddou Shambhala Day in Boulder was one for the record books. It was a very...
View ArticleJane Arthur appointed Director of Residential and Retreat Centres
The Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, has appointed Ms Jane Arthur to the position of Director of Residential and Retreat Centres. This is a new position on the Kalapa Executive, which the Sakyong has...
View ArticleThe Kalapa Court Celebrates Shambhala Day
The Sakyong with Jetsun Drukmo and Jetsun Yudra at the Kalapa Court, photo by Pablo Coddoureported by Shelly Webb, Membership & Volunteer Coordinator, Boulder Shambhala Center photos by Pablo...
View ArticleHaiku for the Day
by Phil LaVigne Look to the Sunrise The golden Sun lights the Path The Eagle soars up
View ArticlePacifying the Turmoil of the Mamos: Fresh Start for the New Year
[caption id="attachment_29128" align="alignright" width="262"] Ekajati: Queen of the Mamos, thangka painting by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche[/caption]Fred Jaben explains the Dön Season, and how the karmic...
View ArticleShambhala Day 2014
Together with 311 other Shambhala centers around the world, Seattle Shambhala welcomed the new lunar year, the Year of the Wood Horse, with meditation and renewed commitment to creating enlightened...
View ArticleShambhala Day Celebration
Last Sunday, about fifty of us gathered to celebrate the beginning of the Year of the Wood Horse. As you can see in the pictures, we took to heart the Sakyong’s theme of food, conversation, and...
View ArticleLife is Worth Living
photo by Marv RossTranscript of the Sakyong’s Shambhala Day Address 2014 Sakyong Jampal Trinley Dradul, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche THE SAKYONG: I would like to begin this new year with a bow, an...
View ArticleSign of Genuine Warriorship
The Sakyong Wangmo, Dechen Choying Sangmo, photo by Pablo CoddouTranscript of the Shambhala Day Address 2014 from The Sakyong Wangmo, Dechen Choyong Sangmo The Sakyong Wangmo: Cheerful Shambhala Day,...
View ArticleRinging in the Year of the Wood Horse
the assembly practices the Shambhala Sadhana, photo by Marv RossVideo of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche’s Shambhala Day Address on March 2, 2014 from Boulder, Colorado, USA. Produced by Centre East Media with...
View ArticleLungta: Finalists in the Windhorse Poetry Competition
photo by Jeff FinkShambhala Times Poetry Space Editorial Board is pleased to present the Nine Finalists in the first ever Shambhala Day Poetry Contest From Philadelphia to Alaska, from Texas to Nova...
View ArticleYear of the Wood Horse San Francisco Style
Photos by Leslie Gossett unless otherwise noted Cheerful Year of the Wood Horse to you! Yesterday morning we gathered early at the San Francisco Center to celebrate Shambhala Day. After exchanging many...
View ArticleWest Chester Shambhala Day Photos
If you click through on this post, you can view photos from our fabulous Shambhala Day celebration. Fortunately, our regularly scheduled winter storm turned up late enough in the day that most of us...
View ArticleYear of the Wood Horse is off to a Good Start, with Baby Changing Tables!
Thank you to Josephine Scott and Ruby Munro for the donations of two beautiful new baby changing tables! One for the men’s room and one for the women’s room! We love making the centre more...
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