Portland Shambhala at the People’s Climate March
For those of you who were at the center at Harvest of Peace, or were able to hear the Sakyong’s address at another center or at your home, you might have heard the Sakyong mention an event that was...
View ArticleAwake in the World- A Free Online Event
Join us for this free online event exploring mindfulness in our health, work and relationships as a path to personal and social transformation. Each day will include a live evening presentation and...
View ArticleDistraction by Michelle Welch
Distraction, by Michelle Welch I was reading the May issue of Shambhala Sun, and I was struck by one of the articles on distraction. A sidebar in this article discusses a 4-part contemplation practice....
View ArticleOn Gender and the Prevention of Harm
Miksang image by Charles BlackhallNEWS: from the Shambhala Office of Societal Health & Wellbeing Town Hall Meetings to be Hosted On Gender and the Prevention of Harm in Shambhala Mary Whetsell is...
View ArticleFeeding Your Demons
Interview with Lama Tsultrim Allione COLUMN: Radical Compassion conducted by Cameron Wenaus of Retreat.Guru and Sarah Lipton, Editor-in-Chief of the Shambhala Times transcribed by Emma Sartwell and...
View ArticleEbola in Our Backyard
by Megan Bauer, Center Director in Dallas, TX Ebola is a horrific disease having a devastating impact on communities in West Africa. In the last few weeks, it has spread beyond Africa. For many of us,...
View ArticleExploring Non-Attachment Across Religions
photo credit: Express Monorail via photopin ccCOLUMN: In Everyday Life by Michelle Welch, Phoenix I love to read Patheos.com. The website is a compendium of religious information – from Catholic and...
View ArticleOpening to What Scares You
“Just allow yourselves to be fully human!” ~ Pema Chodron For more than three decades, Pema Chodron has been teaching and writing about Buddhist principles, which she believes are universal because we...
View ArticleAni Pema Chodron – on Oprah!
TODAY at 11am EST! Oprah is joined by Pema Chodron, an American-born Tibetan Buddhist nun and bestselling author, for an uplifting conversation about her spiritual journey and the importance of finding...
View ArticleWith Force of Character…
image by Charles Blackhall…Great Things are Achieved COLUMN: Aging in Enlightened Society article by Nan Clydesdale It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but...
View ArticleNew Home for Shambhala Sun and Buddhadharma Magazines
The Shambhala Sun Foundation (SSF) has just launched LionsRoar.com, the new online home for Shambhala Sun magazine, Buddhadharma magazine, and the activities of the SSF. Taking its name from the...
View ArticleThe Power of Interconnectedness
Radical Compassion Symposium Draws upon the Power of Interconnectedness report from the scene by James Gilness, Shambhala Times Volunteer Reporter photos courtesy of Naropa University The Radical...
View ArticleSoil’s Perfect Color
Peter Volz, photo by Kirsten BoyerCOLUMN: Kitchen Wisdom Interview with Peter Volz by Judy Sachs-Sullivan, Column Co-Host Peter Volz has a long, and loyal history of serving the three jewels, the...
View ArticleLetter from Beyond
Temo SvirelyLetter written to the Shambhala sangha by Temo Svirely just before he died Temo Svirely, originally from the country of Georgia, lived in Kiev, Ukraine April 21, 1964 to October 21, 2014...
View ArticlePainting the Sky
artwork by Temo SvirelyWarrior Tributes to Temo Svirely Shambhalian from Kiev, Ukraine April 21, 1964 to October 21, 2014 Tribute and Recollections by Stas Yasynskyy, Kiev, Ukraine Everything is gray...
View ArticleBasic Goodness of Reality
Basic Goodness of Reality class, BoulderA Rookie Teacher and Long-Time Practitioner Checks out What Shambhala Presents to People who Walk in the Door Today… by Elaine Logan, Longmont, Colorado Jim...
View Article“Wild” A book review by Michelle Welch
“Wild”: A book review by Michelle Welch “Wild” made a big splash when it came out several years ago: bestseller lists, featured on Oprah, and other things that triggered my basic snobbery and made me...
View ArticleContentment in Every Day Life
An introduction to the foundational Shambhala and Buddhist teachings, an exploration of mindfulness meditation and meditation in action for daily life. The Way of Shambhala: Contentment in Everyday...
View ArticleThe Practice of Community
photo: harvest breeding via photopin cc In Shambhala, we have recently begun to describe membership as the “practice of community.” As Director of the Berkeley Shambhala Center, I’ve been giving this...
View ArticleExploring Emperor YongLe
Statue of Emperor YongLePilgrimage to Beijing, June 2014 article and photos by Duncan McNaught, Boulder, CO edited by Melanie Klein and Mariah Simonton I recently made a pilgrimage to sites connected...
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