Yoga to Help You Sit, Part 2: Easing the Transition to Sitting Practice
By Martha Whitney and Trina Magi In our last column, we discussed what to sit upon and ways to make the sitting posture more comfortable. In Part 2, Burlington Shambhala Center member and yoga...
View ArticleCan Home Cooking Restore Enlightened Society?
COLUMN: In Everyday Life by Marcella Friel, Crestone, Colorado “Internal drala also comes out of making a proper relationship to food…. You can take the time to plan good, nutritious meals, and you can...
View ArticleFormally Celebrating Jetsun Dzedron’s Birth
Update from the Kalapa Court article by Sarah Sutherland, Private Secretary to the Sakyong Wangmo photos by Mike Levy Princess Jetsun Dzedron Okar Yangchen Ziji Mukpo was formally welcomed into the...
View ArticleMovin’ and Shakin’
Asheville, NCCOLUMN: Shambhala on the Move A summary of recent moves and renovations occurring across the Shambhala mandala. Did we miss your Center? Let us know! Asheville, North Carolina We are at...
View ArticleInspiration and Money
miksang image by Charles BlackhallCOLUMN: Shambhala Economics Welcome to Shambhala Economics, a column in the Shambhala Times where we publish articles on uplifted ways to view and engage in the...
View ArticleFarewell, with Love
After over four years of service, Shambhala Times Editor-in-Chief Sarah Lipton is stepping away from the Times in order to run her new business: The Presence Point, LLC, through which she offers...
View ArticleA Change for the Times
Shambhala Times Updates from the Inside Out Editor’s Column by Carol Henderson, new Shambhala Times editor-in-chief Over the last few years, the Shambhala Times has gradually grown to be a more...
View ArticleGrandmother’s Audience
…as told by Sarah Cox to Elizabeth Richardson originally published on the Chronicles of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Born in 1890, Sarah Louise Buffington, was an unusually self determined woman for her...
View ArticleLobsters, Mice, and Assorted Critters
photo by Tsondrup NordzinThe Practice of Life Release at Gampo Abbey article by Emma Cataford, Gampo Abbey On July 9th Gampo Abbey residents performed the annual lobster release. This involves...
View ArticleRefuge Recovery
COLUMN: Radical Compassion Shambhala Times Exclusive Interview with Noah Levine conducted by Cameron Wenaus of retreat.guru and Sarah Lipton, Editor-in-Chief of the Shambhala Times transcribed and...
View ArticleOpening the Dimension of Sacred Awe
miksang image by Charles Blackhallarticle by Roger Guest In this age of information technology, many paradigms are crumbling. Although populations are rising, fewer and fewer people are actually...
View ArticleSeattle offers their Center to the Sakyong
Seattle Shambhala Center, photo by Tom GaylordThe Seattle Shambhala Center has formally offered their building, land, and Center assets to the Sakyong and the Sakyong Potrang. by Larry Steele and the...
View ArticleWhat Am I Doing Wrong?
PODCAST: Meditation in the City Offering Meditation In The City – the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York’s very own podcast. In this podcast episode, John Ankele discusses how we often approach...
View ArticleMeditation and the Truth of Suffering
Dharma Teaching by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche The path of meditation isn’t necessarily about becoming a Buddhist. It’s about awakening to who we already are: buddha—“awakened one” in Sanskrit. Through the...
View ArticleAre You Worthy of Love?
Announcing a New Book by Lodro Rinzler I was leading a daylong meditation workshop in Boston. After studying Buddhist teachings and talking about how to apply them to our lives, I encouraged the...
View ArticleA Change for the Shambhala Times
On September 1 the Shambhala Executive wished a loving farewell to Sarah Lipton after 4 years as Editor-in-Chief of the Shambhala Times. Sarah served with brilliance, joy and great vision. Her...
View ArticleThe Range of Emotions…
…Inspired By a Child’s Birthday COLUMN: Children and Family article by Heather Grimes edited by Renée Picard Photo: Harry Walker / Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) originally published on...
View ArticleHouseholders Harvesting Peace
From everyone here at the Shambhala Times, Cheerful Harvest of Peace! Each year at the time of the fall equinox, we celebrate the Harvest of Peace, coming together as a community to mark the changing...
View ArticleThe Flip of Cheerfulness
photo by Sarah Lipton COLUMN: Aging in Enlightened Society Exploring the Warriorship of Aging Interview with Acharya Emeritus Jenny Warwick by Sarah Lipton “For what it’s worth, one of the...
View ArticleA Good Salon
COLUMN: Good Practice A Window into the Playful Space of Cultural Engagement at the Bellingham, WA Shambhala Center article by Zoey Moyle Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche has been strongly encouraging the...
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