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Overwhelm as a Path to Peace

Overwhelm as a Path to Peace – HIGHLIGHT

Bob Pressnell writes about Cultivating a Community of Kindness, a contemplative retreat for leaders in Shambhala. Everyone knows the experience of kindness, but can it be learned? Can it be taught in the frame of a day-long program? And beyond that, can kindness be practiced in the ... continue
Posted September 2, 2010 by
Susan Chapman on Cultivating Genuine Dialogue

Susan Chapman on Cultivating Genuine Dialogue

[caption id="attachment_3975" align="alignright" width="100" >Way of Shambhala page. SUSAN CHAPMAN was empowered as a Shastri by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche in July. To learn more about her, go to Susan Chapman: Our New Shastri in Vancouver! on the Vancouver Shambhala Centre’s blog. CULTIVATING GENUINE DIALOGUE By Susan Chapman If we want ... continue
Posted August 31, 2010 by James Northcote
From the Blogosphere: Survival of the Kindest

From the Blogosphere: Survival of the Kindest – HIGHLIGHT

By Iektje Stephens A psychology clinic in Austin, Texas (the ApaCenter) is publishing very interesting material on its blog about parenting, wellness and happiness, mindfulness, the latest research findings in psychology, and other fascinating topics. I am fortunate to be an intern at this clinic, and I ... continue
Posted August 31, 2010 by
Warriors Gather for Lively Assembly at Karme Choling

Warriors Gather for Lively Assembly at Karme Choling

Fredericton Shambhala Centre guide David Seabrook was among 120 Shambhala warriors who gathered in Vermont for this year’s Warrior Assembly program. Warrior Assembly was taught by Ashe Acharya John Rockwell and Shastri Mary Campbell, along with more than a dozen assistant directors. Participants came from across ... continue
Posted August 27, 2010 by
Speaking all of Shambhala’s Many Languages

Speaking all of Shambhala’s Many Languages – HIGHLIGHT

By Chris Montone, Hamish Maclaren and Luz Rodriguez. Several of the Sakyong’s videoes are now captioned in several languages, the result of a multi-national, multi-lingual effort. Click here to read this article in Spanish. Shambhala is a multilingual society and for many ... continue
Posted August 23, 2010 by Hamish_MacLaren
En marcha el proyecto de subtitulación multilingüe de videos

En marcha el proyecto de subtitulación multilingüe de videos – HIGHLIGHT

Por Chris Montone, Hamish Maclaren y Luz Rodriguez. En la esquina inferior derecha de esta página web se puede ver un video del Sakyong subtitulado en varios idiomas. Shambhala es una sociedad plurilingüe y, durante muchos años, varios grupos y personas de Shambhala ... continue
Posted August 23, 2010 by Hamish_MacLaren
A Garden of Roses for Our Princess

A Garden of Roses for Our Princess – HIGHLIGHT

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 ... continue
Posted August 18, 2010 by Jennifer Holder
Small Center, Big Heart

Small Center, Big Heart – HIGHLIGHT

By Natasha Isenhour My life path over the past forty-eight years has taken me seemingly to the edge of the earth and back. I have gone on many detours that led to dead ends. At a fork in the road of my lifetime of micro-managing, failed plans, ... continue
Posted August 6, 2010 by Natasha Isenhour
Interview with Lynn Dragone

Interview with Lynn Dragone

This is the fifth in a series of Kootenay Shambhala member interviews conducted by Bobbie Ogletree to explore the notion of “creating enlightened society,” a central theme of Shambhala, and celebrate our community’s diversity. Click here for all member interviews. LYNN DRAGONE is a longtime Nelson resident, ... continue
Posted August 2, 2010 by James Northcote
Never Give Up, even when…

Never Give Up, even when… – HIGHLIGHT

[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
Posted August 1, 2010 by Jennifer Holder
A Little Shambhala Gem Born in Israel

A Little Shambhala Gem Born in Israel – HIGHLIGHT

Tal Varon, former director of the New York Shambhala Meditation Center — and current director of the only centre in Israel, and his wife Moran are pleased to introduce the Shambhala sangha to one of its newest additions. We’re happy to introduce our baby girl, Orr ... continue
Posted July 31, 2010 by
Canadian Media has its Eye on Royal Birth

Canadian Media has its Eye on Royal Birth – HIGHLIGHT

Click here to read the Chronicle Herald’s coverage of our expecting royal family. continue
Posted July 27, 2010 by Editor
A Voice Like Honey on Toast

A Voice Like Honey on Toast – HIGHLIGHT

A music review, by Acharya David Schneider. B his name is Bene and he’s a Buddhist. He lives in Berlin and plays in a band. He plays beautiful keyboards in a number of bands, actually, and teaches and produces and cobbles together a living the way most ... continue
Posted July 25, 2010 by

Online Multilingual Video Captioning Project Underway

For the last several months, Hamish Maclaren, Chair of the Accessibility Working Group of the Sakyong’s Council, and Chris Montone, Director of Shambhala Europe and have been collaborating on a project to make Shambhala teachings more available to people who are deaf or have hearing impairments, ... continue
Posted July 24, 2010 by
Today’s Command

Today’s Command – HIGHLIGHT

Kusung Dapon Noel McLellan writes about What’s What and Who’s Who in the Dorje Kasung. Unless labeled, all photos courtesy of Christoph Schoenherr. How Dare You Be a tiger. Lick the Wilkinson sword. Join together with thunderbolt. I am so proud to be one of the Kasung. –Makkyi ... continue
Posted July 23, 2010 by

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