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Pieces of Winter
COLUMN: Poetry Space Special Reminder: The final submission deadline for the first Winter Haiku Contest is January 16. Don’t miss it!! This contest is being judged by our special visiting judge, noted...
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Building a New Home
COLUMN: Shambhala on the Move Report from Kootenay Shambhala Center, Nelson, British Columbia written by Russell Rodgers Thirty-five years ago, the Kootenay Shambhala Center, in Nelson, British...
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Making Trans*Queer Dharma Work
photo by Charles Blackhallarticle by Shaun Bartone, Halifax A queer Buddhist friend of mine said to me recently, “You have a lot of bones that stick out, bones that don’t fit in one place or another.”...
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Meeting our Ling Family in Kham
Gesar Fund Update article by Acharya Han de Wit Gesar Fund boardmember Nyima Kunga was recently joined by boardmember and Shambhala teacher Acharya Han de Wit and his wife Ineke, founder of the Gesar...
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Children’s Day Celebration
In the Shambhala tradition we celebrate Nyida Days four times a year, as they mark the change of a season. These are special days when the whole community gathers at the Shambhala centres, with family...
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Setting the Stage – By Susan Firer
Hello Windhorse Followers! Winter has finally decided to grace us with all of its glory! I hope you are able to appreciate it in some way. It may seem like the programming is in hibernation up here...
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Aging with Dignity and Confidence
photo by Charles BlackhallCOLUMN: Aging in Enlightened Society Live Online Video Talks announced by the Working Group on Aging Aging has the perceived stigma that we are becoming less useful members of...
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Important and Exciting News
Dear Friends of the Halifax Shambhala Centre, I’m writing you today with some very exciting news for the Halifax Shambhala Centre and our larger mandala. The Sakyong was recently in residence in...
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Bringing Kitchen Wisdom to Work
Ellen Kahler talking to Governor Peter Shumlin (whom the Sakyong met in June) and Secretary of Agriculture, Food & Markets Chuck Ross – photo taken at the Annual Vermont Farm to Plate Network...
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Being Gentle and Fearless
photo by Charles BlackhallA Shambhala Women’s Retreat by Allison Conant, Los Angeles Gender is not something I’ve ever talked about much. I’ve never enjoyed “women’s” groups, so when I was asked to be...
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Exiting Samsara
Dylan & HojunOne Perspective on Having Children by Hojun Laura Jackson, New York City On a recent trip to California, I witnessed my 3-year-old nephew Dylan launch a spectacular tantrum at a kiddy...
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Decency Is the Absence of Strategy
Snowy Sunrise, photo by Sarah LiptonCOLUMN: Dispatches from the Front Lines Dispatches from the Front Lines is a new column designed to support the many Shambhalians currently experiencing upheaval at...
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Next Steps: Europe
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche in Berlin, photo by Katja AssmanShambhala Times is pleased to share this news update: Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche has written to all our European members to share his “thoughts and...
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Compassionate Exchange
…an Active Ingredient in Cultivating Good Relations by Acharya Melissa Moore and Shastri Sandra Ladley You know what it’s like when you walk into work, your home, or a friend’s house and you notice...
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A Christmas Baby
Shambhala Times is delighted to welcome this new addition to our community: Lyon Rose Wilson-Reissmann was born on the 24th of December, 2014 at 1:06pm in Hamburg, Germany. She weighed 8lbs 5oz...
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An Ode to Pink Laundry
photo credit: AlphaTangoBravo / Adam Baker via photopin ccShambhala Times Updates from the Inside Out Editor’s Column by Sarah Lipton Shambhala Times Editor-in-Chief I have a big surprise for you: I’m...
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The Necessity of Fierceness
COLUMN: Radical Compassion Interview with Jerry Colonna, Chair of the Board at Naropa University conducted by Cameron Wenaus of retreat.guru and Sarah Lipton, Editor-in-Chief of the Shambhala Times...
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Northern California Shambhala Seeks Director
Northern California Shambhala is inviting applications for the position of Director. This dynamic region includes Sharchen Dzong in San Francisco as well as seven other Shambhala Centers and three...
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Launching the Surmang Shedra
Surmang Shedra – view with ruins aboveThe Konchok Foundation is delighted to announce that the Surmang Shedra will launch this fall. Last October, the Pema Chodron Foundation offered a $150,000...
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First Annual Midwinter Haiku Contest Winners
COLUMN: Poetry Space We’re absolutely delighted to announce the completion of our First Annual Midwinter Haiku contest. Frankly, this contest was a bit of an experiment – and one that we think has...
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