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Touching the Earth: Earth Day 2019 – HIGHLIGHT
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 collective force has been gathering and gathering, and the cry is one that is starting to feel oceanic—these salty tears, this salty ocean. The rivers ... continuePosted April 29, 2019 by archives-staff
Mandala Appointments, Retirements, and Resignations
June 28, 2019 Atlanta, GA: Sue Gilman succeeding Daniel Phillips as Shambhala Center Director Berkeley, CA: Shambhala Center Leadership Team: Radha Chandra,Tim Dunning, Emily Earlenbaugh, Carol Henderson, Don Henderson, Sandra Ladley, Alex Lotz, Faith Miller, Jesse Miller, Mollie Mowat, Chinh Nguyenquoc, Elena Oxman, Martha Roberts, Joshuaraen Thornberry, Martha ... continuePosted April 25, 2019 by archives-staff
“Art Happens”: Life in Stills
By Anne Anderson Saitzyk Captions added by Jennifer Holder Gentle Weapons Served Afresh Count the Feet Grey’s Rest Within the Fold Bagged for Rebirth continuePosted April 23, 2019 by Jennifer Holder
“Art Happens”: The World Within One Scene
By David Wilde The play of energies in the imagery around us, as we see it in our visual perceptions, has vivid power that clearly and thoroughly reveals the true nature of our whole world within just that one scene. That’s always a delightful experience, though ... continuePosted April 23, 2019 by Jennifer Holder
Obstacles as Opportunities for Creation – HIGHLIGHT
[From the Shambhala Times team: Ms. Younger’s new book, Be, Awake, Create, will be available in June. To read an excerpt of the book, you can click here.] The Beginning Writing the book, Be, Awake, Create, has been quite a creative adventure with many opportunities to live the material I was ... continuePosted April 22, 2019 by archives-staff
Boulder Shambhala Center to Host Conference on the Humanitarian Crisis in Myanmar – HIGHLIGHT
By Melanie Klein I remember the heartsick feeling that arose after hearing that a faction of monks, Buddhist monks, supported violence against a minority population in Myanmar. Voices of Courage at Naropa University and the Boulder Shambhala Center. This faction, known as Ma Ba Tha (the Burmese acronym for ... continuePosted April 15, 2019 by archives-staff
Art Happens: A Revisioned Wall – HIGHLIGHT
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 ... continuePosted April 8, 2019 by Jennifer Holder