All entries filed under this archive
David Schneider Steps Back from the role of Acharya – HIGHLIGHT
Former acharya David Schneider has requested the Shambhala Times to publish his letter describing why he has given back the title of acharya. Per leggere questo articolo in italiano, per favore clicca qui. Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Este artículo ha sido traducido al español aquí. To ... continuePosted January 14, 2020 by archives-staff
David Schneider deja su puesto de acharya
Queridos/as amigos/as de la sangha noble y comunidad Shambhala: Esta carta es para decir que, tras reflexionar seriamente, tengo pensado dejar el papel de acharya. Intento hacer las cosas de forma adecuada, así que he escrito una carta al Sákyong, porque fue la persona que me nombró. ... continuePosted January 14, 2020 by archives-staff
David Schneider quitte sa fonction d’Acharya
Chers amis, chères amies de la noble sangha et communauté Shambhala, J’écris ici pour vous dire qu’après mûre réflexion, j’ai l’intention de me retirer de mes fonctions d’acharya. Souhaitant faire les choses correctement, j’ai écrit une lettre au Sakyong, du fait que c’est lui qui m’a nommé à ce ... continuePosted January 14, 2020 by archives-staff
David Schneider tritt als Acharya zurück
Liebe Freundinnen und Freunde im noblen Sangha und in der Shambhala- Gemeinschaft, nach gründlicher Überlegung beabsichtige ich, als Acharya zurückzutreten. Um dies in aller Form zu tun, habe ich dem Sakyong einen Brief geschrieben, denn er war die Person, die mich zum Acharya ernannt hatte. Dieser Brief wie auch der ... continuePosted January 14, 2020 by archives-staff
David Schneider si ritira dal ruolo di Acharya
Cari amici nella nobile sangha e comunità Shambhala, Devo dire che dopo seria considerazione, intendo ritirarmi dal ruolo di acharya. Cercando di farlo in maniera adeguata, ho scritto una lettera al Sakyong, visto che è stato la persona che mi ha nominato. Quella lettera, come la decisione, ... continuePosted January 14, 2020 by archives-staff
Cultivating Clean Friendship… – HIGHLIGHT
miksang …in the Sangha written by Maya Rook edited by Ani Dawa Chotso “The sangha is the community of people who have the perfect right to cut through your trips and feed you with their wisdom, as well as the perfect right to demonstrate their own neurosis and be seen ... continuePosted May 9, 2014 by
Creating Enlightened Society on a Lifeless Planet – HIGHLIGHT
Are We Reacting with Urgency to the Climate Crisis? by Irene Lorch-Wauchope, Halifax, Nova Scotia As Buddhists, we understand that we create our reality with our thoughts. Unfortunately, this also applies to how many of us are reacting to the increasing urgency of the climate crisis. No matter ... continuePosted November 24, 2013 by
The Plight of Canadian First Nations Children – HIGHLIGHT
NEW COLUMN: In the News article by Linda V. Lewis Of 150, 000 First Nations children in Canada, more than 3,000 died in the residential school system, which ran from the 1870s until the 1990s. These shocking findings are the result of a first systematic search of government ... continuePosted March 31, 2013 by
Critical Thought, and Shopping – HIGHLIGHT
a brief essay by guest contributor Amanda Hester It is not ‘Big Business’ with its CEOs, Walmart, outsourcing, or misguided policies that shall ultimately destroy the world, these are all just symptoms of our fear and the ignorance that comes from it. Indeed, all of our ‘demons’ ... continuePosted December 5, 2012 by
Love in Action: the Teacher’s Milkmen
Communicating the dharma in human language is a translation from the beginning. Realized beings point at the inexpressible essence through various means, transmissions, signs, dakini language and eventually human language. In addition, some translated already existing texts, as did, for instance, Vairochana, Marpa, and Chögyam Trungpa ... continuePosted February 24, 2009 by
Why We Need People of Color Programs in Shambhala – HIGHLIGHT
Recently, a long time sangha member, a person of color, attending a vajrayana program, shared with me her experience of being greeted at a Shambhala land center entrance and asked if she was lost and needed directions. This has happened many times to her and, unfortunately, I’ve ... continuePosted February 22, 2009 by charlene_leung
Translating the Dharma
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. During my early teenage years in India, I tried to read The Times of India to my grandfather, who was a scholar in English and Latin. As I read, he would give me the etymology of virtually each and ... continuePosted February 20, 2009 by Rohini_Schiff
Traduire le Dharma et le reste
Pour lire cet article en anglais, cliquez ici. Pendant mon adolescence en Inde, je lisais le Times of India à mon grand-père qui était d’une grande érudition en anglais et en latin. Tandis que je lisais, il me donnait l’étymologie de presque chaque mot anglais. J’étais trop ... continuePosted February 20, 2009 by Rohini_Schiff
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
Generosity: the mother of all blessings
In the conventional world, generosity is the way that organizations express goodness. The Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club and other such groups repeatedly raise large sums of money and donate it to non-profits, schools and civic projects. They raffle off classic cars, vacations in Europe and other ... continuePosted January 31, 2009 by Larry Barnett