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In the Days to Come – HIGHLIGHT
One person considers the future of her relationship with Shambhala by Carol Henderson Ever since reading the June 25th letter from Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, I have been swept by waves of emotion. Feelings are both deep and close to the surface; the sight of a flower or the ... continuePosted July 8, 2018 by CGH
Community Care – HIGHLIGHT
On March 19, the Kalapa Council — the governing body of the Shambhala international community — announced a new effort to address issues of past harm in our community, and to refine and bolster existing policies and procedures to create safer environments for our members and ... continuePosted July 2, 2018 by CGH
Self-Existing Dignity – HIGHLIGHT
A Shambhala warrior from Baltimore shares her story of abuse, recovery, and connection by Amy Vernon “Warriorship is a basic sense of unshakeability. It’s a sense of immovability and self-existing dignity rather than that you are trying to fight with something else.” – Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche On July 21st 2017, the ... continuePosted August 23, 2017 by CGH
Sexually Enlightened Society – HIGHLIGHT
Introducing a draft policy on sexual harm and misconduct by Crina Bondre Ardelean, Chris Kreeger, Terry Rudderham, and Alexis Shotwell We are a working group that has spent the last year writing a draft of a policy for preventing sexual harm and misconduct within Shambhala and responding appropriately ... continuePosted November 14, 2016 by CGH
Conducting Ourselves & Caring for Others – HIGHLIGHT
An Interview with Societal Health & Well-being Director Mary Whetsell Beginning on October 20, 2015, a suite of three policies providing guidelines for kindness and care will be introduced to the Shambhala mandala by the Office of Societal Health & Well-being. The newly revised Care and Conduct ... continuePosted October 20, 2015 by CGH