Community Articles - 2019-05-05 - 2 comments
Dinner with Friends and a Strawberry Pie
This Shambhala Day I lived out the mindfulness story, the very famous one about the cliff and the strawberry.
A man is ... continue
Community Articles - 2019-04-29 - 1 comment
Touching the Earth: Earth Day 2019
This year, Earth Day carried spiritual undertones. It fell on a Monday following two religious holidays: the Jewish Passover on Saturday and Easter on Sunday. A ... continue
Arts and Poetry - 2019-04-22 - 4 comments
Obstacles as Opportunities for Creation
[From the Shambhala Times team: Ms. Younger’s new book, Be, Awake, Create, will be available in June. To read an excerpt of the ... continue
Community Articles - 2019-04-15 - 3 comments
Boulder Shambhala Center to Host Conference on the Humanitarian Crisis in Myanmar
By Melanie Klein
I remember the heartsick feeling that arose after hearing that a faction of monks, Buddhist monks, supported violence against ... continue
Featured Columns, Art Happens, Share it Here - 2019-04-08 - 1 comment
Art Happens: A Revisioned Wall
By Jennifer Holder, for the column “Art Happens”
This monument was given to Fulton, Missouri as part of its connection with Winston ... continue
book reviews - 2019-03-31 - 2 comments
Book Review: Training in Tenderness
Training in Tenderness: Buddhist Teachings on Tsewa, The Radical Openness of Heart That Can Change the World
By Dzigar Kongtrul
Reviewed by Christine ... continue
Community Articles, Featured Columns, Featured Columns, Old News = Good News - 2019-03-25 - 2 comments
The “Old News Is Good News” Feature
This article announces the new column “Old News is Good News!” You can read the first installment here.
Perhaps we can evoke ... continue
Featured Columns, Art Happens, Share it Here, Arts and Poetry, Video, Audio, Photos - 2019-03-17 - 7 comments
“Art Happens” so Let’s Share It Here
Art happens anytime, anywhere, through spontaneity and deliberation alike. It can be made from anything. It can hold and convey our ... continue
Dharma Teachings
Considering the Future of the Treasure of Shambhala
Este artículo ha sido traducido al español aqui. Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. In these heartbreaking days, while we are committed to redesign the entire structure of our community and practice, I wanted to add an element that may provide some historical perspective for our considerations. This is not meant to in any way dictate what we decide to do; those directions will be shaped by the community input to the Process Team, and by auspicious coincidence. Certainly, I have no idea or recommendations for the future. But the Buddhist and Shambhala teachings are often predicated on the question of what we are to accept and what to reject. As a student of my root guru, the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, I have tried in ... continueMore:Dharma Teachings
- Shambhala Day 2019 Broadcast
- What is Dathun?
- Human Drala
- Yeshe Tsogyal: Woman and Feminine Principle
- Seeing Depression
Art Happens, Share it Here
Art Happens: A Revisioned Wall
By Jennifer Holder, for the column “Art Happens” This monument was given to Fulton, Missouri as part of its connection with Winston Churchill. Artist Edwina Sandys took eight sections of the Berlin Wall to create “Breakthrough,” a work of art that emerged from the clearest physical manifestation of polarization there is, and hopefully will ever be. I chose to photograph the two sides, East and West, and place them next to each other here. continueMore:Art Happens, Share it Here
- “Art Happens”: The World Within One Scene
- Art Happens: A Revisioned Wall
- “Art Happens” so Let’s Share It Here