The Human Heart
Live Report from “Creating Enlightened Society” by Leslie Gossett Shambhala Times Reporter Arriving at the Craneway Pavilion is striking. Walking toward the entrance, a cutting breeze pushes into your...
View ArticleMusic as Transition
Live Report from “Creating Enlightened Society” by Leslie Gossett Shambhala Times Reporter Amidst the murmurs of the dispersed audience and the sounds of eating, drinking and talking, are the sounds of...
View ArticleNot Just Nincompoops
photo by Laura ChenowethThinking about Aging Column: Aging in Shambhala by Judy Lief I used to think that the spiritual path in some ways was just trying to get to the insights that come with aging...
View ArticleSakyong inaugurates Enlightened Society Awards
The Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, at this past weekend’s “Creating Enlightened Society” gathering held in Richmond, California, inaugurated Enlightened Society Awards, as part of his aspiration to...
View ArticleSakyong Hosted at Google
Sakyong Hosted at Google by “Jolly Good Fellow” Chade-Meng Tan reported by Joshua Silberstein, Chief of Staff for Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche photo by Breton Hoagland On Thursday, May 9th, the Sakyong was...
View ArticleSakyong Presents Social Vision at Festival of Faiths
Louisville, Kentucky reported by Joshua Silberstein Chief of Staff for the Sakyong photos by Breton Hoagland On May 15th, the Sakyong presented at the 14th annual Festival of Faiths in Louisville,...
View ArticleThe Wonder of Bishop Andrus
by Larry Barnett Shambhala Communications Director In a presentation filled with wit, heart and wisdom, California Episcopal Bishop Marc Andrus held his audience in rapt attention for over an hour as...
View ArticleIntroducing Multilingual Services
Shambhala to provide multilingual services Carolyn Mandelker, the Executive Director of Shambhala, and Christoph Schonherr, the Kalapa Envoy to Europe, are creating two new positions to help make the...
View ArticleEnlightened Dance Party
by Rees Sweeney-Taylor and Alex Van Gils On Saturday night of the historic Creating Enlightened Society event, the Bay Area Ziji Collective hosted the first of many promised “Enlightened Dance...
View ArticleAddressing our Shambhala Principles
Thought leaders address Basic Goodness and Creating Enlightened Society by President Richard Reoch Leading figures in the worlds of faith, communications, social action and cultural change spoke out at...
View ArticleReborn in Tibet, part 3
Vajrayogini in the sky, ©2013 Lee WeingradA Retrospective Memoir, Part 3 Lhasa 1986 by Lee Weingrad “It’s not a question of discovering who you are. It’s a question of discovering who you are not!”...
View ArticleWarrior Tribute to Susan Shaw
Susan Shaw, Born September 4, 1947, Died May 6, 2013The Passing of Susan Shaw: A Gift to the Community by Cara Thornley On the last weekend in March, Merle Thompson, Head of Health and Well Being of...
View ArticleReborn in Tibet, part 4
A Retrospective Memoir, Part 4 Lhasa 1986 by Lee Weingrad One day I decided to visit the Potala Palace, the winter residence of the Dalai Lamas. At 11,000 feet it was an arduous climb up the 500 stairs...
View ArticlePractice for Victims of Oklahoma Tornado
Our hearts are with the victims of the tornado which struck Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City yesterday. (May 20, 2013). Winds of 200 mph destroyed large parts of the city, destroying entire...
View ArticleThe Shape of Awake
Learning to Recognize the Bodily Cocoon, and Letting Go of It by Adam Sinclair Each year, Hope Martin leads a week long retreat at the Shambhala Center in Atlanta. It’s a weekthun in the traditional...
View ArticleInvitation to Co-Creation
Report on Three Pillars Leadership Gathering at Karme Choling by Dan Glenn Executive Director, Shambhala Center of Boston photos by Rick Fiske Shambhala Times photographer Over 200 leaders from the...
View ArticleSnapshots of Basic Goodness: May
Boston Common, photo by Terry RudderhamThis monthly feature highlights snapshots of basic goodness taken by YOU, our readers, as seen out in the world, on the street, in the countryside, in another...
View ArticleKitchen Wisdom Begins Outdoors
Column: Kitchen Wisdom In an effort to share the wisdom that many of us experience in our daily lives, meals, and our own kitchens, this column will be including voices from around the sangha, Please...
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View ArticleBirth of Shambhala Publications
A Shambhala Times Exclusive: Interview with Sam Bercholz edited by Ani Dawa Chotso Shambhala Publications was born at Ground Zero of the 1960s counterculture: in the back of a bookstore on Telegraph...
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