Arts and Poetry - 2018-12-06 - 1 comment
Father as Ancestor
Bill Scheffel reflects on both the passing of his father and the Shambhala teachings of Chogyam Trungpa (whom Bill refers to ... continue
Community Articles - 2018-12-04 - comment
Setting up a Home Shrine
COLUMN: Good Practice
by Sumner Bradley, long time employee at Samadhi Cushions
To begin with, if you don’t have a shrine, that’s fine. ... continue
Community Articles - 2018-12-02 - 7 comments
Talking Trash
Commemorating Earth Day
by Anenome Fresh
resident gardener at Karme Choling
One afternoon in mid-January, I decided to start taking accountability for the trash ... continue
Community Articles - 2018-11-27 - 3 comments
The Fullness of Full-Catastrophe Living
Healthy Road. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Holder.
By Paulette Graf
In the 1970’s I lived with my husband at the Cambridge Zen Center ... continue
Dharma Teachings - 2018-11-25 - comment
Raising Our Children, Sharing Our World
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche holding Gesar Mukpo. Photo by James Gritz.
By the Vidyadhara, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Exclusive to the Shambhala Times, courtesy of ... continue
Featured Stories - 2018-11-22 - 2 comments
The Nature of Community
An exploration of our deep connections to one another, and to our own compassionate hearts
by Aaron de Long
We might think of ... continue
Featured Stories, Mandala Projects - 2018-11-20 - 3 comments
Surmang Relics: Part of Our Heritage
Fifty years ago many of the greatest lineage holders of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition walked out of Tibet in order ... continue
Featured Stories - 2018-11-18 - comment
What is Terma?
This article was originally published on the Richen Terdzo blog. It has been newly edited and reprinted on the Shambhala Times ... continue
Dharma Teachings
Raising Our Children, Sharing Our World
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche holding Gesar Mukpo. Photo by James Gritz. By the Vidyadhara, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Exclusive to the Shambhala Times, courtesy of Lady Diana Mukpo I have been the father of my own personal, physical children. I have also been the psychological father of many semi-grownup children, and I have been the father of a larger vision, of how our world can actually give birth at all. I feel that I have the authority and the experience to express myself about all of these levels of fatherhood, although I still feel humble, nevertheless. To begin with, I would like to correct a problem in our language. When we refer to our offspring, we should refer to them as children rather than kids. Calling our children “kids” is like ... continueMore:Dharma Teachings
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