Wild Yearning
photo credit: Giovanni ‘jjjohn’ Orlando via photopin ccFace to Face with a Moose Shambhala Times Updates from the Inside Out Editor’s Column by Sarah Lipton Shambhala Times Editor-in-Chief It’s the...
View ArticleDragon Making and the “Weconomy”
dragon with ball, photo by Debbie EversFollow-up Activities from the Bright Now Festival, Amsterdam article by Meino Zeillemaker and Debbie Evers The Bright Now festival was so successful! Now that it...
View ArticleEmpathy as Currency
Jerry Colonna’s blog is called “The Monster in Your Head”COLUMN: Radical Compassion Interview with Jerry Colonna conducted by Cameron Wenaus of Retreat.Guru and Sarah Lipton, Editor-in-Chief of the...
View ArticleThe Great Ornament in Space
You want to meditate, but where do you find the place or the time?! I made a little film with my own experiment on the subject… http://youtu.be/IOWRAyB7fmM From: From our President
View ArticleHow I Learned To Hang My Hat On My Heart
By Jaime Moreland From the Laughing Lotus Blog I was sitting in a favorite neighborhood coffee shop, when my new 84-year old buddy, Nate, asked what I did for a living. Until recently, this question...
View ArticleThe Essence of Wealth
Through the ages the most enlightened teachers used the lens of their own time to help people see true wisdom. Shastri Matthew Lyon is that type of teacher. An accomplished financial planner, he uses...
View ArticleConfessions of a Would Be “Prepper”
photo credit: anitasarkeesian via photopin ccCOLUMN: In Everyday Life by Sara Demetry, Barnet, Vermont For as long as I can remember, fear has been a constant companion. A few years ago, this fear...
View ArticleSakyong and Sakyong Wangmo Expecting Third Child
The Kalapa Court is delighted to announce that the Kongma Sakyong, Jampal Trinley Dradul, and the Sakyong Wangmo, Dechen Choying Sangmo are expecting the birth of their third child in the Spring of...
View ArticleJoyous News from Kalapa
The Kalapa Court is delighted to announce that the Kongma Sakyong, Jampal Trinley Dradul, and the Sakyong Wangmo, Dechen Choying Sangmo are expecting the birth of their third child in the Spring of...
View ArticleUnified Wealth
Ryan’s favorite view of Halifax from across the waterInterview with Ryan Watson, new Director of Finance, Shambhala International by Sarah Lipton, Editor-in-Chief, Shambhala Times Shambhala...
View ArticleShining Confidence
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, photo courtesy of BHH StudiosDharma Teaching by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche We are all leaders, in that each of us is leading our life. We have no choice. We are making decisions...
View ArticleThe Biggest Half-Dathun in Poland
In Tribute to Temo Svirely reported by Peter Conradi In a large, beautiful, comfortable manor-house in its own grounds in deep country near Szczecin, Poland, thirty-five people including staff attended...
View Article2015 International Shambhala Programs Calendar
The Shambhala Office of Practice and Education is pleased to announce the International Shambhala Programs calendar for the year of 2015. Application Process The following programs in 2015 require that...
View ArticleA Chicago Wedding
Join the Shambhala Times in congratulating David Schreier and Devvora Papatheodorou on their recent marriage in Chicago! On October 25th, 2014, David Schreier and Devvora Papatheodorou exchanged...
View ArticleComing Into Focus
Interview about the Mukpo Institute at Karme Choling with Rupa Acharya Suzann Duquette by Cati Hellerer Mukpo Institute is a three-month investigation into the Shambhala and Buddhist teachings offered...
View ArticleWorking with Retreat by Jon Feller
What is a retreat and why would anyone want to do one? The first summer after I joined Shambhala I decided to go on a week-long meditation retreat at the Shambhala land center in Vermont, Karme...
View ArticleLittle changes that add up to enlightened society
Making enlightened society possible involves a lot of little steps that are not always visible until you take a bend in the path. For the past several months I’ve been working with two relatively...
View ArticleEmbodying Wisdom, Becoming Sensational
Exploring the Five Wisdoms by Irini Rockwell A sensuous sixteen-year-old dancing; a couple in sexual union: ultimate wisdom and enlightenment are personified in the iconography of the Vajrayana...
View ArticleSeeds of War, Seeds of Peace: Religious Conflict in Today’s World
I was invited to lecture on Buddhism at Al-Akhawayn University in Morocco yesterday, and to give a public talk on a topic of current international importance. I spoke on religious conflict around the...
View ArticleGood Morning, Destiny
The Shambhala Times is delighted to wish a Cheerful Birthday to Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche today! Shambhalians are warmly invited to include a celebratory lhasang in their daily practice, using the...
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