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Four Shambhalians become “new” Canadians in the Heart of Kalapa
On Tuesday morning July 8th, Shambhalians Dorothee Rosen, Hung-Yeh Peisinger, Charles Kalinsky, and Ron Renz took the oath of Canadian Citizenship before Judge Ann Janega in downtown Halifax. The...
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“This time, Just Enjoy!”
Relaxation and the Practice of Ikebana article by Pam Rubin photos by Liza Matthews Watanabe Sensei turned ninety this past year, and after a four-year absence from her annual visits, Kalapa Ikebana...
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Exploring Shame
Offering Meditation In The City – the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York’s very own podcast. In this episode, Sangyum Agness Au poses the provocative question: Is there room for shame in an...
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A Hurricane Wedding
Shambhala Times is delighted to announce the marriage of Julia Sable and Richard Pannell of Halifax! Julia Sable and Richard Pannell are delighted to announce their marriage, which took place on July...
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Helping the Corrections Officers too
Oregon State Penitentiary Corrections Officer Laura Hinkle underwent mindfulness training at the prison, which has helped her in her work with prisoners and her life. photo courtesy of Beth...
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Remembering Sensei Seiko Nakashima
Sensei at conclusion of 2008 Ikenobo Show; photo by Ira AbramsWarrior Tribute written by Ira Abrams Ikebana and tea-ceremony master Dr. Seiko Nakashima, whom I (and hundreds of others) called “Sensei,”...
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Machen: A Look into the Kalapa Court
Behind the Sakyong and Sakyong Wangmo left to right: Machen Corps Commander Michael Weiss, ADC Nathan Railla, Cecilia Driscoll, Susan Morin, Kevin Hoagland, Jeffrey Stevens, Anthony Miller, Dorothée...
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Providing Funds for Six Projects
Trust Meeting MembersShambhala Trust Provides Funds for Six Projects at Spring 2014 Meeting article by Ginny Evans and Greg Lubkin, Shambhala Trust Co-Chairs On the weekend of May 16, 2014, the...
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More “Hot Summer Reads”
Retired Shastri Rebecca Hazell is already well known for her award winning books for children. If you love sweeping adult epics with a spiritual element, try her historical trilogy, set in the...
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Tea Time in Shambhala
McGee and Avdulov Sensei after receiving the Order of Elegance of Shambhala award (2014), by Marvin Moorearticle by Jill Scott and Mindy Moore, Halifax photos by Marvin Moore and Liza Matthews On...
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Remembering a Precious One
My husband and I often refer to members of the original Washington, D.C., sangha as “POs” or Precious Ones. This is not just because they were special in their own right, but because they received...
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Reflections on Magyal Pomra Encampment
By Matthew Parkinson After experiencing the earthy and raw encampment grounds at Shambhala Mountain Center, the transition back to modern life is abrupt, to say the least. Last month, seven bay area...
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Obstacles on the Path
photo by Pati Tucci photosTeaching by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche If there’s a rock in your path, you have to move it, go around it, or climb over it. The same is true in meditation, says Sakyong Mipham....
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Last year I launched a multilingual study programme on the Six Ways of Ruling, and I am delighted that many of you have begun to study these important and unique teachings - online, in your centre or...
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Creating a Culture of No Mistake
COLUMN: Dharma Teaching Gentle and Tough guest article by Acharya Noel McLellan Gentleness is nice and all, but it’s a tough world out there. We can’t always live in a protected world of soft things,...
View ArticleBring out the wisdom in others
Here is the first of six “filmettes” on key points from the Six Ways of Ruling. “Help the distinctive brilliance of each of these minds shine.” http://youtu.be/8Dcp0dnlVV4 From: From our President
View ArticleDeep unresolved issues
And the second in my new series of filmettes on the Six Ways of Ruling – “Gentleness is always the best whip.” http://youtu.be/76n5g9-YO4Y From: From our President
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Introducing: Radical Compassion
Naropa UniversityThe Shambhala Times is delighted to introduce a new Column: Radical Compassion Inspired by Naropa University’s 40th anniversary and their upcoming Symposium of the same name, a...
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This is the third in my new series of Six Ways of Ruling filmettes - “How to work in the river of interdependency.” http://youtu.be/VPdsVXdUPzg From: From our President
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Shambhala Videos Widely Available
Did you Know? Shambhala Centers and Groups can download dozens of Shambhala videos and translated captions Hamish Maclaren is delighted to announce that nearly all the of closed captioned (subtitled)...
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