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Author: Jennifer Holder

Number of entries: 66
Email: editor@shambhalatimes.org
Web: http://www.FullBloomPublications.com

Jennifer is content manager of the Shambhala Times and also an editor and reporter. She graduated from Naropa University with a degree in writing and literature, and during a brief experience editing Sakyong Mipham, was inspired to receive her master of publishing degree in 2003. After stints in Boulder, Vancouver, London, and Dallas, she landed in Manhattan for four years where she wrote, edited, and published books and online content. Having returned to Colorado and moved back into the city where she was born, the decade has come full circle. Jennifer is thrilled to have circled the globe to finally land at Tendril Press, an independent book publishing house. Her arrival there was as auspicious as it gets, and as their Executive Acquisitions Editor she looks forward to publishing many Shambhalians.

Aug 18
Wednesday

A Garden of Roses for Our Princess

Filed under Community Articles

By Lois Lungta, for the column Tracking Jewels.

As soon as I sat down beside a lake to write about our new Princess, I heard a father call out.

“Do you want to go see the rose garden?” I looked over to witness a four year old girl jumping up and down, her long black hair bouncing in perfect cascades. This response spoke louder than her emphatic “Yes!” and I thought to myself, what a moment of feminine style. As the girl ran to take her father’s hand, he was explaining, “It’s perfect for a girl, with a fountain and everything.”

This caused me to look at myself, a young woman fawning over a royal birth, who has chosen a garden and a lake to sit beside and write about it. Ultimately none of us are very different, but there is a certain quality to being a woman. Continue…

Author Archive


What Her Birth Brings
What Her Birth Brings – HIGHLIGHT
6 responses - Posted 08.12.10
Jennifer Holder reports on events surrounding the birth of Sakyong Mipham and Khandro Tseyang’s first child — including initial comments from the Sakyong — and explores the qualities of her arrival as a princess. As the sun rises on the second day of our Princess’ second ...continue
Never Give Up, even when…
Never Give Up, even when… – HIGHLIGHT
no responses - Posted 08.01.10
[caption id="attachment_19718" align="alignright" width="300" >Tracking Jewels. Photographs courtesy of Mauricio Londondo. When I feel abandoned, I like to imagine a world –- and a sangha — in which we never give up on anyone. I guess that in Buddhism there is not such a thing as ...continue
Up Close & Personal with Stuart Lord
Up Close & Personal with Stuart Lord – HIGHLIGHT
no responses - Posted 07.29.10
[caption id="attachment_19703" align="alignright" width="300" Our favorite? “Could a Naropa graduate go on to work on Wall Street?” Click here for the answer and the interview. continue
All Gifts Are Bittersweet in the End
All Gifts Are Bittersweet in the End – HIGHLIGHT
no responses - Posted 07.20.10
[caption id="attachment_19574" align="alignright" width="300" >Tracking Jewels Stepping outside after the Great Mandala Offering, a mantra I was whispering was interrupted by shock as a high-altitude sun blazed 98 degrees straight into my pores. But the pleasures of Boulder soon took over as I wandered in the ...continue
Amending Ratna Aspiration
Amending Ratna Aspiration – HIGHLIGHT
no responses - Posted 06.19.10
Invoking Money to Wash Debt Clean ~ in the playful manner of our lineage of poets. Primordial Rigden, Shiwa Okar of the Basically Good, Gesar Norbu Dradul, commander of fearless troops King Ashoka of generous riches, Milarepa, conqueror of karma… To you I offer clouds of love and devotion. Come ...continue
A New Household: Downey marries Silberstein
A New Household: Downey marries Silberstein – HIGHLIGHT
no responses - Posted 06.14.10
As the New York Times reported on Thursday, Liz Downey and Joshua Silberstein have married. continue
A Story: Little Girl Wishes
A Story: Little Girl Wishes – HIGHLIGHT
no responses - Posted 06.12.10
By Lois Lungta Part of the ongoing blog kept by Jennifer Holder, titled Tracking Jewels. The exact date of this composition is unknown. ~ ^ ~ I bought this leather-bound journal this winter to honor many things: the significance of this moment in my life as choice ...continue
Rainbow of Confidence in Boulder
Rainbow of Confidence in Boulder – HIGHLIGHT
no responses - Posted 05.30.10
By Jennifer Holder With many blessings and the help of participants, I was able to capture photos of Saturday evening’s stunning moment on my iPhone and report it to the mandala this morning. Click on the photos to see them more clearly and in a larger ...continue
Naropa and Education for Gross National Happiness
Naropa and Education for Gross National Happiness – HIGHLIGHT
no responses - Posted 04.25.10
Jennifer Holder interviews Naropa University professors Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown and Richard Brown about their work in Bhutan. In recent years, the deep connection between Naropa University and Bhutan has led to an ever-growing relationship, and four members of Naropa University’s faculty have recently attended a ...continue
The View of the Sangha
The View of the Sangha – HIGHLIGHT
no responses - Posted 03.19.10
By Gaylon Ferguson We are human beings walking a path of liberation, and the value of community is linked to our fundamental humanity. As Suzuki Roshi said, “Buddhanature is just another name for our human nature.” As human beings, we are strongly affected by those ...continue
Sakyong’s International Engagement
Sakyong’s International Engagement – HIGHLIGHT
1 response - Posted 02.18.10
Jennifer Holder interviews the Sakyong’s Chief of Staff, Joshua Silberstein, about several of the global initiatives that the Sakyong is supporting. As he points out in the interview, “By planting the flag of sanity, all the other traditions and people who prize that sanity can ...continue
Exploring Our Future
Exploring Our Future – HIGHLIGHT
1 response - Posted 02.17.10
In Boulder last night, Joshua Silberstein (Chief of Staff to the Sakyong) and Lodro Rinzler (Shambhala’s Director of Development) kicked off their tour of 15 centers in North America. Their purpose? To explore the future of Shambhala. Beginning with a series of four contemplations by ...continue
A Worldly Solo Retreat
A Worldly Solo Retreat – HIGHLIGHT
2 responses - Posted 01.22.10
Contemplating the Sky at Dorje Khyung Dzong By Jennifer Holder Ah, the sound of Windows Vista. It’s been days, old friend. Today I thought of you when I was sipping coffee on the front porch and I thought I saw a cloud take human form and wave ...continue
Shambhala Warriorship and Meditation
Shambhala Warriorship and Meditation – HIGHLIGHT
1 response - Posted 01.17.10
By Sakyong Mipham In one of the most beautiful Buddhist poems ever written, the great Indian teacher Shantideva talks about the bodhisattva warrior. The Tibetan term is changchup sempa, “the warrior with the mind of enlightenment.” Such a warrior dedicates his or her life to others, using ...continue
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