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What is Dathun? – HIGHLIGHT
by Dan Hessey Dathun is an important milestone in the path of the Shambhala warrior, and an invaluable experience for anyone interested in fundamentally making friends with who and what they are. For most people, it is the first extended program they attend that focuses mainly on ... continuePosted December 27, 2018 by alexandra_kalinine
Before and After: Portraits from Dathun – HIGHLIGHT
by Peter Seidler This series of photos, titled “Before and After,” comes from a larger project called “Contemplatives,” a visual exploration of the physiological qualities of meditation practice. I set up the “Before and After” project to explore the observable effects on practitioners after long periods of ... continuePosted October 7, 2018 by alexandra_kalinine
Immeasurable in the Carpathians – HIGHLIGHT
Mountain Synyak near Bukovelya by Vyacheslav ZhegarA Key Program for Shambhala Ukraine by Ivan Salomatin The first weeks of November brought to the Ukrainian Society of Shambhala an historical event. In the very heart оf the colorful Carpathian Mountains in a region of Yamna we lead a half ... continuePosted November 29, 2014 by
The Biggest Half-Dathun in Poland
In Tribute to Temo Svirely reported by Peter Conradi In a large, beautiful, comfortable manor-house in its own grounds in deep country near Szczecin, Poland, thirty-five people including staff attended a sixteen-day retreat from March 19th to April 4th, 2004 led by Peter Conradi. There were wild boar ... continuePosted November 10, 2014 by
The Simple Technique that Changed My Life – HIGHLIGHT
On Meditation guest article by Travis May, St. Petersburg, FL originally published on elephant journal During meditation instruction I try to convey some importance about the part of the technique that involves letting go of our thoughts and returning to the breath. But, I don’t think that I really ... continuePosted June 25, 2014 by
Reclaiming our Sensitivity – HIGHLIGHT
COLUMN: Dharma Teachings article and photos by Evan Silverman, Karme Choling Recently I had the special honor and privilege to be a meditation instructor for a half-dathun (two-week retreat) led by Acharya Suzann Duquette and Shastri Ethan Nichtern. I’ve known both of them for a few years now, ... continuePosted June 20, 2014 by
The Lessons You Sow Are the Lessons You Reap – HIGHLIGHT
COLUMN: Youth and Family by Elizabeth Martin, Boulder, Colorado If you are a Buddhist practitioner and you have small children, you may be raising them on the dharma. That is what I did. Although my husband did not embrace the same philosophy, he allowed me the latitude to ... continuePosted October 23, 2013 by
Dathun on Wheels – HIGHLIGHT
Gatekeeping in my roommate’s fold-up canvas lawn chair.COLUMN: Enlightened Society Celebrates Diversity A Look Back at Shambhala Mountain Center in a Wheelchair by Robert French, Washington DC I was injured in a car accident on November 12th, 1988 that left me paralyzed from the chest down. One therapist helped ... continuePosted October 11, 2013 by
So Much is at Stake, 3
Maintaining the Heart of Practice Part 3 by Acharya William McKeever photos by Jessica Bizub and Patricia Hayward Now we come to specific recommendations to continue our practice. For some of you with established practices and who have been around Shambhala for a while, this will be “old hat.” But ... continuePosted April 12, 2013 by
So Much is at Stake, 4
Lineage Stories Maintaining the Heart of Practice Part 4 by Acharya William McKeever photos by Jessica Bizub and Patricia Hayward I am often asked to tell lineage stories, so here is one that came to mind for today. It involves a great spiritual love affair that blossomed between Trungpa Rinpoche and ... continuePosted April 12, 2013 by
So Much is at Stake, 2 – HIGHLIGHT
Maintaining the Heart of Practice Part 2 by Acharya William McKeever photos by Jessica Bizub and Patricia Hayward Like a clay bowl tossed into the air, with no one to catch it, this life of ours is fleeting, unbelievably short. And as I have so vividly learned, while the scope ... continuePosted April 12, 2013 by
So Much is at Stake – HIGHLIGHT
Maintaining the Heart of Practice A Dharma Teaching in Four Parts by Acharya William McKeever photos by Jessica Bizub and Patricia Hayward In January 2012 and 2013, Acharya William McKeever attended and assisted with the winter dathuns at Karme Choling. During both of these retreats he presented two talks, which ... continuePosted April 10, 2013 by
A Precious Gift – HIGHLIGHT
As it nears the beginning of winter in the northern hemisphere, the Shambhala Times wanted to warm our readers up with a summertime story about dathun. Dathun is a month of meditation that provides a deep experience for the practitioner, on and off the cushion, whether ... continuePosted December 12, 2012 by
Empowering our Lives with Meaning – HIGHLIGHT
A Monastic Youth Dathun at Gampo Abbey by Getsul Loden Nyima In ancient India, at the age of 29, Prince Siddhartha left his life of transient material occupations in search of liberation from the endless cycle of unease and dissatisfaction which no amount of distraction nor ... continuePosted December 3, 2012 by
Walking With the Senses, and Other Ideas – HIGHLIGHT
by Kipp Efinger, Washington DC Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche has said that true confidence is synchronization of mind and body. This rings true for me, based on experience. I recently came away from a dathun (4 week meditation and mindfulness retreat), and when people ask me how the ... continuePosted October 10, 2012 by