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Seattle Weekthun Report on hard-boiled eggs and enlightened silliness
Four of us from Portland participated in the Vajrayana Weekthün with Acharya Susan Chapman in Seattle a few weeks ago. We tried to channel the four dignities in the kitchen one day during work period. Left to right are: Dragon lady Jay Stewart, Garuda Nora Nichols, Lion Michael ... continuePosted June 10, 2013 by John David Smith
My Way Back To Practice After A Long Hiatus – HIGHLIGHT
() My college roommate was a resident of New Orleans and evacuated ahead of Katrina. She was watching the news on television when she saw her car float away. She had a first floor apartment which flooded to the top shelf in the ... continuePosted April 24, 2013 by
Family Meditation – HIGHLIGHT
Family Meditation – three generationsby Kerry and Kelly MacLean, mother-daughter duo It’s early in the morning; even the sun is still sleeping. Hector and Kerry peel themselves out of bed to wake up their five kids in time to get a brief meditation in before school. Kelly, ... continuePosted March 30, 2013 by Editor
Naked Mind, the Film – HIGHLIGHT
Denmo Ibrahim at Earthbody interviews filmmaker Sarah Barab “Meditation is the direct path to understanding the nature of the mind,” says Sarah Barab in explaining what sparked the journey of her new film Naked Mind. Barab joined up with filmmaker Pax Winters to travel the world pursuing a ... continuePosted March 22, 2013 by Editor
So You Just Want to be Happy…
By Megan Bauer Now, that you recognize that you spend your days constantly meditating on “What about me?” and that when you do this, you are trapped in the painful loop of hope and fear, what do you do next? Well, there are few things. First, ... continuePosted March 2, 2013 by
Great Start to Community Practice Days
This article was written by Mark Hazell, with help from Shastri Rebecca Hazell. Mark and Rebecca are two primary Victoria Shambhala Centre leaders. Last Sunday (February 24th) about 20 people participated in the first Community Practice Day, which ran from 9:00 in the morning to almost 9:00 ... continuePosted February 26, 2013 by James Northcote
Snowflake Contemplation
My hands are so cold and my summer riding gloves are quite useless but I have two secret weapons – a meditator’s mind and heated electric grips. continuePosted February 25, 2013 by SMCLA Blog Team
Wakefulness Amidst the Nightmare of Our Times
This talk explores the recent shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, as well as other recent mass shootings in relation to Buddhist and Shambhala teachings on connecting with and opening the heart. Dallas Shambhala Center Director, Megan Bauer, offers practical advice on how to work with the ... continuePosted February 18, 2013 by
Dallas Shambhala Welcomes North Texas Food Bank
Each of us has a responsibility for all mankind. It is time for us to think of other people as true brothers and sisters and to become concerned with their welfare, with lessening their suffering. Even if ... continuePosted February 13, 2013 by
The Soil at the Root of Loneliness – HIGHLIGHT
by William Brown, Los Angeles On a rainy Sunday morning twenty years ago I was leaving a diner in Seattle. Just as I passed the pay phones and touched the door, I heard a woman behind me say, “I’m just so lonely that I don’t know what ... continuePosted January 28, 2013 by Editor
The Buddha, Humming – HIGHLIGHT
Short story by Lorna Drew When I walked into the room, the Buddha was humming. I knew because the rice kernels in the bowls were tinkling, and because the Buddha had done this before. He’d been humming for a while now, but I’d never confronted him. This ... continuePosted December 17, 2012 by Editor
Powerlessness and Ruling Your World: Reflections from the Heart of Recovery
Every week, a group of 15-28 individuals whose lives have been touched by addiction to substances and behaviors gather at the DC Shambhala Center to practice meditation and discuss how it relates to their own experiences of addiction, compulsion, and recovery. While meditation is common to ... continuePosted October 26, 2012 by
Shambhala Boston: In the World – HIGHLIGHT
Shastri Carolyn Krusinskiby Mary Coonan At the Sakyong’s urging, the Boston Shambhala Center has been actively connecting with synergistic opportunities in the community to join with efforts to uncover basic goodness within different professional realms. On October 5th, Shastri Carolyn Krusinski presented meditation instructions to over 250 ... continuePosted October 19, 2012 by Editor
Walking With the Senses, and Other Ideas – HIGHLIGHT
by Kipp Efinger, Washington DC Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche has said that true confidence is synchronization of mind and body. This rings true for me, based on experience. I recently came away from a dathun (4 week meditation and mindfulness retreat), and when people ask me how the ... continuePosted October 10, 2012 by Editor
Meditation… in Everyday Life? – HIGHLIGHT
by Dave McKeel, NYC I always hated horror movies as a kid. I remember running out of the room screaming whenever a commercial for the latest Nightmare On Elm Street sequel would come on the TV. Those commercials were not just a surprise; they were a betrayal – ... continuePosted September 30, 2012 by Editor