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Why Talk About Whiteness?
Shifting the culture of Shambhala, deconstructing barriers and experiencing social liberation by members of the White Awareness Council Over the past several months, the Shambhala community has been...
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Sad Farewell
The Shambhala Times stops bringing you the news by Carol Henderson Two months ago, I was informed that the post I had held for years as Editor of the Shambhala Times was ending due to financial...
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Focusing: An Interview with David Rome
Yellow Cylinder, courtesy of Brian Fay An Interview with David Rome “The theory behind Focusing is that the body knows a great deal more than the mind; it’s the realm of intuition. If you think about...
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What is the Heart of Dharma Art?
calligraphy by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Jack Niland and unknown artist Celebrating Shambhala and the Arts story and artwork by Jack Niland What is the Heart of Dharma Art? It is MANIFESTING the...
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Before and After: Portraits from Dathun
by Peter Seidler This series of photos, titled “Before and After,” comes from a larger project called “Contemplatives,” a visual exploration of the physiological qualities of meditation practice. I...
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The Magic of Lhasang
Lhasang with the Sakyong, Sakyong Wangmo and His Eminence Namkha Drimed Rinpoche. COLUMN: Dharma Teachings by Acharya Daniel Hessey and Walker Blaine “When we do a lhasang to bring down the magic...
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Feeding Your Demons
Interview with Lama Tsultrim Allione COLUMN: Radical Compassion conducted by Cameron Wenaus of Retreat.Guru and Sarah Lipton, Editor-in-Chief of the Shambhala Times transcribed by Emma Sartwell and...
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Is Knowledge Power?
by Larry Barnett Having taken the Sakyong’s suggestion about becoming experts on society and understanding the nature of self, I’ve been immersed in re-reading Western philosophy and exploring the...
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Mindful Education Continued
How mindfulness practice relates to the profound work of teaching by Jasmin Stoffer I interviewed my fellow teachers for this article, including an administrator, to see if there were any gaps in what...
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Body, Mind, and Universe
Musings on the body/mind relationship in a larger context by Larry Barnett A great deal of attention has been paid to the workings of mind, that curiously self-conscious and often self-absorbed entity...
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Harvest of Peace 2018
Cheerful Harvest of Peace! From everyone here at the Shambhala Times Every year at the time of each solstice and equinox, Shambhalians around the world gather for what are called Nyida Days, to build...
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The Third Mind Exhibition
New River – watercolor series 1981- by John Cage Ellen Pearlman, New York -based writer and editor of the Brooklyn Rail who lives part time in China, writes about The Third Mind:...
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Buddhism and Nonviolent Communication
“Beautiful Needs” calligraphy created by Barbara Bash, www.barbarabash.com. Courtesy of Roberta Wall, www.steps2peace.com Written for the Dot by Jason Leslie Openness is not a matter of giving...
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Uncommon Advice to Heal a Broken Heart
guest article by Susan Piver A few years ago, I traveled across the country giving talks based on my book, The Wisdom of a Broken Heart. I drove from Boston to Victoria, B.C. and back, giving talk...
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Voice of Dissent
A devoted Shambhalian contemplates the purpose, place, and utility of dissent, the value of disagreeing with the accepted way of things by Amanda Hester A healthy society depends upon a healthy level...
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Transforming Aggression into Gentleness
Rusung McCorkle, Shambhala Day 2011 by Brian McCorkle Have you ever been at a Shambhala program and experienced seeing official-looking people who look like they are in uniform? It may have been blue...
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Shambhala in the Kalachakra Tantra
Kalachakra Mandala, courtesy of HimalayanArt.org By Nick Trautz We often hear about the connection between Shambhala and the Kalachakra tradition. While the Kalachakra initiation has been given...
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