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Director of Practice & Education; Retirement of Jill Scott
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Charlie Goetzl as the Director of Practice and Education, effective Shambhala Day. Mr. Goetzl will head the Office of Practice and Education, whose...
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Call to Action
Offering Meditation In The City – the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York’s very own podcast. In this episode, angel Kyodo williams, activist and Zen Sensei, leads an engaging dialogue on race,...
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Accessible Dharma
A Report from the Accessibility and Disability Working Group article compiled by Stefan Carmien, Chair of Accessibility and Disability Working Group The Accessibility and Disability Working Group of...
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Richard Reoch Looks Ahead
outgoing president Richard Reoch in his “office” at the Tenno Room in HalifaxThe Sakyong has announced changes to the governing structure of Shambhala. This includes reintegrating the position of...
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Local Prosperity: New Economics for Rural Canada
by Gregory Heming and Shastri Christine Sloan In The Shambhala Principle, the Sakyong writes: “Our world of desire and consumerism seems to drive itself along, as if propelled by some invisible force....
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Please Don’t Start Meditating…..
….Unless You’re Willing to Change guest article by Lodro Rinzler originally published on Huffington Post A Buddhist teacher I respect a great deal once proclaimed a warning about meditation: Don’t do...
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Obstacles Arise
Dharma Teaching by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche In meditation, we are on a journey from here to there — to whatever we are trying to accomplish, be it mindfulness, peace, or compassion. We are developing...
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I Do?
Love, Buddhism and Marriage Vows by Susan Piver originally published on the Huffington Post Last week, we celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary. Twelve years. Long enough to have some sense of what...
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Birth and Wedding Announcements
Lulu, Leonard and Cadence The Shamhala community warmly congratulates these families as they begin new chapters of their journeys! Birth of Cadence Legend Warren Lulu Strongheart and Leonard Marion...
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Tibetan New Year – Losar (Shambhala Day)
Tibetan New year, also known as Losar, is the most important festival in the Tibetan calendar. Tibetan New Year is said to last 15 days, but the first 3 days are most important. It is mainly celebrated...
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Community aspiration and town hall
From the beginning, when we were planning our community aspiration event, we knew that all 120 members couldn’t fit in the room even if everybody could be there at the same time. So my job was to...
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Looking at the Mind of Winter
by Caroline DeMaio As the weather forecast for northeastern Vermont predicted temperatures near zero degrees, I continued to prepare for our two-day program at the St. Johnsbury Shambhala Center titled...
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A February day in the life of Shambhala : Southern and Northern Hemispheres!
Almost on the same day, friends sent me delightful photos of Shambhala community events in Chile and Vermont. In Vermont, the community arranged an outing to meditate in deep snow! Candlin Dobbs...
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Lots of Invitation
An Interview with Jane Arthur Ms. Jane Arthur was just appointed by the Sakyong as the Kalapa Envoy for Leadership Training and Mentorship. She will hold a seat on the Kalapa Council and will work with...
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Farewell, Wood Horse
photo credit: clicheshots via photopin ccShambhala Times Updates from the Inside Out Editor’s Column by Sarah Lipton Shambhala Times Editor-in-Chief It’s been a woody, wild, productive year. A big,...
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Year of the Wood Sheep
Two astrologers in the community, Shastri Matthew Lyon and Erik Blagsvedt, share their perspective on the new year. Shastri Matthew Lyon: Visualize a verdant pasture where the green fertile grasses...
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20th Anniversary of the Sakyong’s Enthronement
This May marks the twentieth anniversary of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche enthronement as Sakyong. The Shambhala Times will be marking the occasion by featuring several archived articles published in local...
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Second Annual Shambhala Day Poetry Contest Winner
We are delighted to share the winning poem from this year’s Shambhala Day Poetry Contest. This year’s theme was “Lineage” in honor of 2015 being the 20th anniversary of the Sakyong’s enthronement....
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Shambhala Day Sun
A report on the Shambhala Day celebrations in Halifax by Patricia Blaine Earlier this week, as we Haligonians huddled around our soup, watching our iced-over windows for the movement of sunlight,...
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Transcript of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche’s Shambhala Day address 19 February, 2015 Year of the Wood Sheep Halifax, Nova Scotia Click here to view the video recording of the address Click here to see the...
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