Book Review: The Way of Tenderness by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel
The Way of Tenderness – Awakening Through Race, Sexuality, and Gender By Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Review by Christine Heming As a heterosexual white woman I often feel that relating to diversity,...
View ArticleLettre de Lady Diana Mukpo
Office de la Druk Sakyong Wangmo Chers membres de la communauté Shambhala, C’est avec le cœur gros que je vous écris aujourd’hui. Nous vivons tous un moment extrêmement douloureux actuellement....
View ArticleReopening Poetry Space
Noble Sangha— After much heart searching, we have decided to reopen the Poetry Space column on the Shambhala Times. This is not a decision we take lightly. We are all broken hearted. We are all...
View ArticleReseña literaria: The way of tenderness (El camino de la ternura)
The way of tenderness: despertar a través de la raza, la sexualidad y el género Reseña de Christine Heming Como mujer blanca heterosexual a veces tengo la sensación de que relacionarme con la...
View ArticleConsidering the Future of the Treasure of Shambhala
Este artículo ha sido traducido al español aqui. In these heartbreaking days, while we are committed to redesign the entire structure of our community and practice, I wanted to add an element that...
View ArticleSopesar el futuro del tesoro de Shambhala
En estos días desoladores en que estamos comprometidos a rediseñar toda la estructura de nuestra comunidad y de la práctica, quería añadir un elemento que quizá proporcione una perspectiva histórica a...
View Article“Art Happens” so Let’s Share It Here
Art happens anytime, anywhere, through spontaneity and deliberation alike. It can be made from anything. It can hold and convey our deepest pains and greatest joys. Whatever it is, it’s communication....
View ArticleQuel avenir pour le trésor de Shambhala ?
par l’Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown (Paru sur le site de Shambhala Times Community News Magazine) En ces temps de profond bouleversement, alors que nous nous efforçons de restructurer l’ensemble de notre...
View ArticleThe “Old News Is Good News” Feature
This article announces the new column “Old News is Good News!” You can read the first installment here. Perhaps we can evoke our history to support our present through a new Shambhala Times feature...
View Article“Old News”: Controversy Rocks Dorje Dzong, by a Stiff Raporter
April/May 1989 On March 15 a startling void was discovered in the basement hallway of Dorje Dzong in Boulder. The coin-operated soda-pop vending machines, which had stood for what seemed like kalpas...
View ArticleBook Review: Training in Tenderness
Training in Tenderness: Buddhist Teachings on Tsewa, The Radical Openness of Heart That Can Change the World By Dzigar Kongtrul Reviewed by Christine Heming “Just give me some tenderness beneath your...
View ArticleArt Happens: A Revisioned Wall
By Jennifer Holder, for the column “Art Happens” This monument was given to Fulton, Missouri as part of its connection with Winston Churchill. Artist Edwina Sandys took eight sections of the Berlin...
View ArticleBoulder Shambhala Center to Host Conference on the Humanitarian Crisis in...
By Melanie Klein I remember the heartsick feeling that arose after hearing that a faction of monks, Buddhist monks, supported violence against a minority population in Myanmar. Voices of Courage at...
View ArticleObstacles as Opportunities for Creation
[From the Shambhala Times team: Ms. Younger’s new book, Be, Awake, Create, will be available in June. To read an excerpt of the book, you can click here.] The Beginning Writing the book, Be, Awake,...
View Article“Art Happens”: The World Within One Scene
By David Wilde The play of energies in the imagery around us, as we see it in our visual perceptions, has vivid power that clearly and thoroughly reveals the true nature of our whole world within just...
View Article“Art Happens”: Life in Stills
By Anne Anderson Saitzyk Captions added by Jennifer Holder Gentle Weapons Served Afresh Count the Feet Grey’s Rest Within the Fold Bagged for Rebirth
View ArticleMandala Appointments and Retirements
The Interim Board of Shambhala would like to announce the following appointments and retirements on behalf of the Government Pillar and the Pillar of Practice and Education: SHAMBHALA GLOBAL SERVICES...
View ArticleTouching the Earth: Earth Day 2019
This year, Earth Day carried spiritual undertones. It fell on a Monday following two religious holidays: the Jewish Passover on Saturday and Easter on Sunday. A collective force has been gathering and...
View ArticleDinner with Friends and a Strawberry Pie
This Shambhala Day I lived out the mindfulness story, the very famous one about the cliff and the strawberry. A man is hiking and falls near the edge of a cliff. He is about to tumble to the ledge...
View ArticlePoetry Space, Early 2019
After a considerable absence, we are delighted to offer a new edition of Poetry Space. This edition includes both previously submitted work, and some more recently submitted pieces. We invite all of...
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