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Sakyong Hosts Awake Business Conference – HIGHLIGHT
The Sakyong to Host Shambhala’s First-Ever Business Conference in Austin, Texas, March 30 to April 2, 2017 by Christina Willard In March of next year the Sakyong will host his first-ever business conference in Austin, Texas: the Awake Business Conference. This will be an historic moment for our ... continuePosted August 12, 2016 by CGH
Money and Inspiration – HIGHLIGHT
COLUMN: Shambhala Economics Welcome to Shambhala Economics, a column in the Shambhala Times where we publish articles on uplifted ways to view and engage in the economic side of life. Layth Matthews who is a long time student of Shambhala Buddhism and author of, “The Four Noble ... continuePosted October 2, 2015 by
Inspiration and Money – HIGHLIGHT
miksang image by Charles BlackhallCOLUMN: Shambhala Economics Welcome to Shambhala Economics, a column in the Shambhala Times where we publish articles on uplifted ways to view and engage in the economic side of life. Layth Matthews who is a long time student of Shambhala Buddhism and author ... continuePosted August 31, 2015 by
The Economics of a Global Self-Interest – HIGHLIGHT
COLUMN: Shambhala Economics Welcome to Shambhala Economics, a column in the Shambhala Times where we publish articles on uplifted ways to view and engage in the economic side of life. Layth Matthews who is a long time student of Shambhala Buddhism and author of, “The Four Noble ... continuePosted June 22, 2015 by Dan
Buddhist Economics 090 – HIGHLIGHT
NEW COLUMN: Shambhala Economics Welcome to Shambhala Economics, a column in the Shambhala Times where we publish articles on uplifted ways to view and engage in the economic side of life. Layth Matthews who is a long time student of Shambhala Buddhism and author of, “The Four ... continuePosted June 9, 2015 by Dan
Shambhala Launches Visa Card with Ashoka Credit Union – HIGHLIGHT
Alex HalpernOver the past few years, a number of community members have suggested that Shambhala offer a branded credit card to support our work and increase our visibility in the world. Many large and well regarded environmental and social groups have credit card programs for this ... continuePosted May 7, 2015 by
Wimberly Honored for Sustainability Work – HIGHLIGHT
by Jayne Sutton, Shambhala Times Correspondent David with his son Nyima at the Halifax awards ceremony Early April brought quite an exciting week to David Wimberly, a St. Margaret’s Bay Shambhalian and ardent activist in Nova Scotia for decades. He was honored by both the Province and ... continuePosted May 2, 2015 by Dan
The Blueberry Man – HIGHLIGHT
Are Sales Basically Good? article by Joe Snowdon, Boston, MA In the modern world of B2C and B2B commerce it doesn’t seem like anyone today would look at a salesperson’s role in society as being sacred. It doesn’t take much effort to find a social media post with scathing ... continuePosted February 28, 2015 by
Local Prosperity: New Economics for Rural Canada – HIGHLIGHT
by Gregory Heming and Shastri Christine Sloan In The Shambhala Principle, the Sakyong writes: “Our world of desire and consumerism seems to drive itself along, as if propelled by some invisible force. As I meet leaders in my travels, I see that even at the very top, ... continuePosted February 10, 2015 by Dan
On Warriorship and the Economy, by Eric Spiegel – HIGHLIGHT
Over recent months the world has been in economic turmoil. There continues to be a sense of not knowing what will calm things or how to make them “right” again. It is likely that a fair number of people in the sangha have lost ... continuePosted February 20, 2009 by Eric Spiegel
Audio: Sanity and our Real World – Money, Power and Peaceful Abiding, by Eric Spiegel
In this talk given in Albany, New York, Acharya Eric Spiegel explores how we can bring practice, study, and warriorship to this economic winter. continuePosted February 20, 2009 by Jennifer Holder
The Impact of the Economy: Shambhalians in Financial Distress
Recently I posed a question on Sangha-announce. I asked: Are any Shambhalians in financial distress? And, if there are any, what might we have in place to alleviate such distress? In what part of our organization would this element of vicissitude be addressed? Suddenly I became the ... continuePosted February 1, 2009 by Phyllis Segura