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Participating in a Dance of Energies: An Interview with MaryBeth McBride – HIGHLIGHT
What was your first thought when you saw the word Miksang? Our Tallahassee group could barely pronounce the word Miksang. We liked the idea of Good Eye, [Miksang means Good Eye in Tibetan.] it peaked our curiosity. Ten people quickly signed up for the first ‘Contemplative Photography’ class. Through ... continuePosted May 19, 2009 by
International Social Action Film Festival – HIGHLIGHT
By Ronald Schultz When I sat down at the table next to the dining tent at Shambhala Mountain Center with President Richard Reoch and my dear friend, Barry Milner, I had to admit I had an agenda. I wanted to tell Richard about my International Social Action ... continuePosted May 17, 2009 by
Teaching English in Bhutan – HIGHLIGHT
By David McDonnell The following was recently posted to sangha-announce, and the Shambhala Times got in touch with the author for more information, which follows… I’m a Shambhala member from Prague, Czech Republic, and last year I responded to a advertisement on sangha-announce about an English teaching position ... continuePosted May 15, 2009 by
Thanks Marc!
After a number of months of spearheading efforts to launch the Shambhala Times, today Marc Matheson is stepping down in his role managing solicitations. We appreciate the countless volunteer hours that Marc has put into the Shambhala Times. His tireless efforts at solicitations has provided a ... continuePosted May 15, 2009 by
Shambhalian Leads Others to Kagyu Monlam – HIGHLIGHT
“What was your most profound moment of the trip?” I ask Laura over margaritas in Los Angeles a few days after she gets back from India. She pauses a moment, looks down at the table, a flash of emotion crossing her face. Laura Durand describes to me how she ... continuePosted May 14, 2009 by
A Place to Be Free: Writing in True Notebooks – HIGHLIGHT
Project Pride, a program of the East Bay Community Recovery Project, is a residential substance abuse treatment program for incarcerated mothers of young children. Here, Sandy Miller writes about the True Notebooks class she started at Project Pride after reading a book of the same name ... continuePosted May 13, 2009 by
How to Work with Obstacles – HIGHLIGHT
By Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche Whatever our level of practice, there will always be obstacles. The Tibetan word for obstacle, parche, means “what cuts our progress.” In fact, sometimes the more we are engaged in practice, the greater the obstacles become. If we understand that obstacles are ... continuePosted May 11, 2009 by Jennifer Holder
Shambhala Governance Training and Mandala Council – HIGHLIGHT
This weekend, in Koln, Germany, from Thursday through Sunday, 7-10 May, the Kalapa Centre Europe hosts a major gathering of the Mandala Council, one of the main governing bodies of the Mandala, in combination with the annual Shambhala Europe Governance Training. This is the “Eastern Hemisphere” ... continuePosted May 10, 2009 by
What Happened to Shambhala’s Highest Priorities after Shambhala Congress in Cologne? – HIGHLIGHT
By President Richard Reoch The Third Shambhala Congress was held at the Kalapa Centre (Europe) in Cologne, Germany, in May 2007. Out of the many issues discussed, six top priorities emerged. These were identified by the Mandala Council (on which every Shambhala Centre has a seat) immediately ... continuePosted May 10, 2009 by
A Mexican Photologue
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Equanimity in Uncertain Times – HIGHLIGHT
By Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche There are many layers to the process of enlightened society and how it manifests—and how we manifest it ourselves and in our own lives. Now we are at the point where we are looking at how we can manifest it at an earthly ... continuePosted May 8, 2009 by
Remarks by the Sakyong Wangmo – HIGHLIGHT
Remarks by the Sakyong Wangmo, Khandro Tseyang on the occasion of a Werma feast on April 13, 2009 at the Halifax Shambhala Meditation Centre. These days there is so much difficulty in this world, so much uncertainty in life. The only thing that we can rely on ... continuePosted May 7, 2009 by
First Annual Report on Accessibility and Disability
Is your Shambhala Center accessible? The “First Annual Report on Accessibility and Disability in Shambhala” is now online. The full report, available for download in PDF here, includes reports from 52 centers, mostly in North America, but also including Europe and Latin America. If you don’t see ... continuePosted May 5, 2009 by
One City on Beliefnet – HIGHLIGHT
By Ethan Nichtern It’s my great pleasure to announce that I.D. Project’s great One City Blog has launched on Beliefnet.com this morning. This gives us an opportunity to join a much larger online conversation. Along with all our great regular writers, we will have articles from some ... continuePosted May 5, 2009 by
Bardo List of Unemployment – HIGHLIGHT
For some time I’ve been telling myself that if I had the time I’d meditate more frequently. Given the opportunity and space, I’d park my butt on my meditation cushion and practice shamatha daily like a good meditation warrior. As an art director in a busy Madison ... continuePosted May 4, 2009 by