Available Abundance: Shambhala Videos
miksang photo by Charles BlackhallDid you Know? Shambhala Centers and Groups can download dozens of Shambhala videos with translated captions Hamish Maclaren is delighted to announce that nearly all...
View ArticleThe Silence is Broken
Report from a recent program in Halifax: Community Solutions: Safety and Support for Women Regarding Sexual and Partner Violence article by Hamish Anderson The ongoing sexual abuse of children and...
View ArticleNaropa Turns 40
COLUMN: Radical Compassion Celebrating Naropa University’s 40th anniversary article by Jaclyn Hawkins, Naropa University “We must begin our practice by walking the narrow path of simplicity, the...
View ArticleThe deep training of working with others
This is the fourth “filmette” in my new series on key points from the Six Ways of Ruling: “This deep training ground is important for all of us because the seed syllable of Shambhala is enlightened...
View ArticleShambhala Calling
1928 desk phone, photo used with permission by the Telecommunications History GroupUsing a Conference Call Format to Present ‘In Everyday Life’ Classes conversation with Mara Lenon, Shastri Christine...
View ArticleShambhala seeks Director of Finance
Announcement from Shambhala International, Halifax, Nova Scotia We are seeking candidates interested in playing a vital role in our global mandala as Shambhala’s Director of Finance. The Director will...
View ArticleThe person you’d like to have in your backpack
The fifth in my new series of filmettes on key points from the Six Ways of Ruling – “You become a marvellous companion for others.” http://youtu.be/6OlJ_0ImTdg From: From our President
View ArticlePolishing Boots, Hauling Rocks
Reflections on Magyal Pomra Encampment article by Matthew Parkinson photos by Brigit Rile-Schmidt After experiencing the earthy and raw encampment grounds at Shambhala Mountain Center, the transition...
View ArticleThe world of email
This is the sixth and final filmette in my new series of short excerpts on key points from the Six Ways of Ruling – taking on what can feel like “a horrific trail of karma that often I can never clear...
View ArticleInvestigating Eco-Dharma
The 2014 Eco-Dharma Conference is happening this weekend at Wonderwell Mountain Refuge Acharya Adam Lobel is one of the contributing teachers This weekend in the foothills of the White Mountains of New...
View ArticleIn with the Bad, Out with the Good
COLUMN: Dharma Teaching On Tonglen guest article by Shastri Ethan Nichtern orginally published on Shambhala Sun “Accepting and sending out” is a powerful meditation to develop compassion for ourselves...
View ArticleBoulder Seeks Executive Director
The Boulder Shambhala Center seeks an Executive Director loyal to the Shambhala Vision developed by the Vidhadhara, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, as expressed in the view and activity of the Sakyong,...
View ArticleContemplating the Lotus
COLUMN: In Everyday Life by Mark Rasmuson, Vietnam I am surrounded by lotus flowers. They are everywhere in Vietnam. Every pagoda has statues and paintings of the Buddha or other deities seated or...
View ArticleThe backstory for Queer Dharma’s first Weekend Retreat
As co-coordinator of the Portland Shambhala Center’s Queer Dharma group, I’m reflecting on the beginning and intention of the the program as our first weekend retreat, led by Craig Smith, fast...
View ArticleReflections on the 2014 Integrative Arts Festival
Last month’s Life.Art.Being. Integrative Arts Festival: restoring intimacy with our world, was full of deep learning. Here are my reflections skim from the time I spent at the Festival. This year’s...
View ArticleOne-Stop Retreat Planning
Introducing: Retreat.Guru interview with Cameron and Deryk Wenaus by Jayne Sutton, Shambhala Times Reporter It started when Cameron Wenaus wanted to go on a yoga retreat in Thailand: “I realized that I...
View ArticleDreaming: A Substitute Life
Offering Meditation In The City – the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York’s very own podcast. In this episode, John Ankele discusses how much energy we put into wishing our lives were different....
View ArticleJetsun Drukmo Celebrates 4th Birthday
Jetsun Drukmo on her fourth birthday, photo by Ethan NevilleKalapa Court News Halifax, Nova Scotia story by Jeanne Cain photos by Ethan Neville Monday, August 11th was the occasion for a lively...
View ArticleBuddha in Ghana
Sala Sweet (second from left) takes road trips with the Accra North Rotary Club, in GhanaCreating Enlightened Society On A Visit to Afuaman, Ghana by Sala Sweet Seattle Shambhalian Sala Sweet is...
View ArticleJoys and Sorrows
photo by Charles BlackhallCOLUMN: Aging in Enlightened Society Buddhist Perspectives on Caregiving, Dementia and End of Life Issues article by Andrea Sherman and Cynthia Spencer, coordinators of the...
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