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Running with the Mind… in Vienna
ViennaNews from Vienna On a cool and windy day in Vienna history was made. Not just a record time for the top runners in the Annual City Marathon, but also a superb performance from our Vienna Shambhala Relay team. Our four fearless runners have been training throughout ... continuePosted June 11, 2014 by
Meditation and Irony – HIGHLIGHT
COLUMN: Celebrating the Arts by Michelle Welch, Phoenix I’m a writer, for those who don’t already know. There’s a big dichotomy between being a writer and being a meditator, namely that writing requires you to be stuck in your head, conceptualizing everything, nearly all the time. continuePosted June 9, 2014 by
Without Elaboration – HIGHLIGHT
COLUMN: Snapshots of Basic Goodness by Dan Peterson, Seattle During the third class of Wisdom in Everyday Life we entered into a rather feisty discussion of how preconceptions and habits veil our capacity to directly experience the richness of our environment. If we do catch a glimpse of ... continuePosted June 7, 2014 by
The Meditating Practitioner – HIGHLIGHT
COLUMN: In Everyday Life by Greg Wolk, Seattle, WA About two years ago after returning from travels as Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche’s attendant, I hung out my own shingle as a solo attorney with equal parts excitement and trepidation. I decided to take advantage of a service provided through ... continuePosted June 6, 2014 by
Sakyong Bestows Inaugural Friend of Shambhala Award – HIGHLIGHT
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and Governor Shumlin of Vermont,Governor Shumlin of Vermont receives the inaugural ‘Friend of Shambhala Award’ from Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche On Tuesday June 3rd, in the Governor’s Ceremonial Office at the Vermont Statehouse, Shambhala Buddhist leader and best-selling author Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, presented the first ... continuePosted June 5, 2014 by Sarah
Face to Face in Atlanta – HIGHLIGHT
Irene MorinCOLUMN: In Everyday Life by Nicole Carlson The Atlanta Shambhala Center has been conducting “Face to Face” interviews with their community members. This one focuses on Irene Morin. Irene has been coming to the Shambhala Center for 7 years, after moving to Atlanta from Baltimore. Upon moving, she ... continuePosted June 4, 2014 by
What Is A Shastri? – HIGHLIGHT
Shastri Ben Hinesby Shastri Ben Hines, Seattle, WA When you come to the Seattle Shambhala Center, you soon encounter a term never heard in the West until recently: shastri. It reflects a role and responsibilities conferred by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, spiritual leader of Shambhala, on certain senior ... continuePosted June 2, 2014 by
Combing Your Hair and Brushing Your Teeth – HIGHLIGHT
Geoffrey Gale: tooth brush modelShambhala Times Updates from the Inside Out Editor’s Column by Sarah Lipton Shambhala Times Editor-in-Chief We like to race to the perceived finish line of vajrayana practice, but we cannot forget the importance of the foundations that allow us to travel that path. In Sakyong Mipham’s book, ... continuePosted June 1, 2014 by Sarah