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Strength in Vulnerability
Finding Basic Goodness in the Aftermath of Violence article by Lassiter Williams photos by Maureen Cotton On a balmy evening in Spring, nearly one year after the bombing of the Boston Marathon, the...
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Kindness and Inspiration in Boston
article by Frank Ryan photos by Kris Talluto “Kindness and Inspiration: A Shambhala Community Day,” led by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and Richard Reoch followed the Moving Forward: Boston Strong in...
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Building Bridges in Boston
President Richard Reoch and Reverend Kim, photo by Maureen CottonHow Communities Can Come Together under the Banner of Being Human by Emma Cataford, Shambhala Times Reporter Saturday night in Boston...
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The Path of Unconditional Healing
A Journey of Illness and Discovery by Jeff Rubin, New York City I still remember quite vividly the scene in the doctor’s office eleven years ago. After conducting a series of tests, she informed me...
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Parinirvana Day at the Boulder Shambhala Center
article by Kaira Schachter photos by Shelly Webb Atop the main shrine, red roses floated in martini glasses filled with saffron water in a thoughtful row of extra offerings. Elegantly arranged ikebana...
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Eyes Wide Open
No one at Saint Andrew’s United Church seemed surprised when a Buddhist showed up for their Easter Sunday service two years ago. The doors were wide open, greeters with big name tags handed me some...
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Even If You Hide
New Work from the Sangha COLUMN: Poetry Space It’s been some time since we featured new work from our readers, so we’re really excited about the poems we received in the most recent set of submissions...
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Prince Edward Island goes Organic
A beautiful film has been released by the National Film Board of Canada chronicling the nascent attempts by Prince Edward Island to go to totally organic farming. Prince Edward Island has long been...
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Trusting Everyday Magic
A Contemplation On Snapshots of Basic Goodness versus Contemplative Photography article and photos by John McQuade Is there a difference between “feeling good” and the connection with basic goodness?...
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Dreamers and Their Shadows
A Book Review of a New Book by Douglas Penick originally published on The Chronicle Project review by John Sell In the bombed-out wreckage of post-war Tokyo, a safe is discovered that contains several...
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Reflections on the Six Ways of Ruling
King Dawa Sangpo, the first sovereign of the Kingdom of Shambhala, received the sacred teachings on enlightened society from the Buddha.Coordinator’s Corner by Sarah Farash, Rochester, NY “Leadership...
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International Ziji Collective Leadership Summit: April 30th to May 2nd
By Annica Crouse. “Ziji” is the Tibetan word for the innate, brilliant confidence possessed by all beings. My Ziji is aroused! I’m going to San Francisco to meet the International Ziji Collective....
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Limiting the Barriers, part 2
miksang image by Charles BlackhallA Report in Three Parts From the Accessibility and Disability Working Group article compiled by Stefan Carmien, Chair of Accessibility and Disability Working Group We...
View ArticleHooray for Shambhala Chicago and Shambhala Boston!
I am so inspired by the partnerships that the Sakyong and our Shambhala Centres have forged recently in Chicago and Boston. We are really taking major steps outwards, and engaging with our wider...
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Giving and Knowing
COLUMN: Dharma Teachings Investigating the Practice of Generosity by Acharya Michael Greenleaf, Barnet, VT Generosity is our genes. The word comes from the root genus, meaning of good or noble birth....
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The Old House
COLUMN: Living Shambhala Culture This series of articles is brought to you by the Shambhala Office of Culture and Decorum. We hope that these offerings will bring fresh perspectives on living our...
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Reflections about Aging in Shambhala
COLUMN: Aging in Enlightened Society by Ann Cason Cyrus Crane was a community member, an early student of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. He was already 69 years old when he started practicing meditation....
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Ziji Assembles in San Francisco
NorCal Ziji shares their experimentations at the West Coast Ziji Leadership SummitZiji Collective Leaders to Assemble in San Francisco with Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche article by Alex Van Gils, San...
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The Passing of Rosalind Grant
Sadly, Rosalind Grant, Assistant Director of the Mississauga Shambhala Centre and a founding member and leader of the Hamilton Shambhala group died last Friday. Rosalind was loved by all who knew her...
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Pilgrimage Food
click on photo to view largerCOLUMN: Kitchen Wisdom How Food Can Bring us Together by Judy Sachs-Sullivan I am always drawn to fresh-air markets when I travel. My recent pilgrimage to Nepal and India...
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