May 30
Sunday
Rainbow of Confidence in Boulder
Could there be anything more beautiful than a freshly-washed city...
followed by this?
By Jennifer Holder
With many blessings and the help of participants, I was able to capture photos of Saturday evening’s stunning moment on my iPhone and report it to the mandala this morning. Click on the photos to see them more clearly and in a larger size.
Last night, gently and with penetrating relaxation, Kalapa Acharya Adam Lobel delivered an evening talk to illuminate program participant’s experience of Rigden: Unconditional Confidence in Boulder’s third floor shrine room.
He finished speaking and sat among the brave, pioneering graduates of the new Way of Shambhala curriculum. Continue…
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no responses - Posted 04.25.10
Jennifer Holder interviews Naropa University professors Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown and Richard Brown about their work in Bhutan. In recent years, the deep connection between Naropa University and Bhutan has led to an ever-growing relationship, and four members of Naropa University’s faculty have recently attended a ...continue
no responses - Posted 03.19.10
By Gaylon Ferguson We are human beings walking a path of liberation, and the value of community is linked to our fundamental humanity. As Suzuki Roshi said, “Buddhanature is just another name for our human nature.” As human beings, we are strongly affected by those ...continue
1 response - Posted 02.18.10
Jennifer Holder interviews the Sakyong’s Chief of Staff, Joshua Silberstein, about several of the global initiatives that the Sakyong is supporting. As he points out in the interview, “By planting the flag of sanity, all the other traditions and people who prize that sanity can ...continue
Exploring Our Future – HIGHLIGHT
1 response - Posted 02.17.10
In Boulder last night, Joshua Silberstein (Chief of Staff to the Sakyong) and Lodro Rinzler (Shambhala’s Director of Development) kicked off their tour of 15 centers in North America. Their purpose? To explore the future of Shambhala. Beginning with a series of four contemplations by ...continue
1 response - Posted 02.17.10
In Boulder last night, Joshua Silberstein (Chief of Staff to the Sakyong) and Lodro Rinzler (Shambhala’s Director of Development) kicked off their tour of 15 centers in North America. Their purpose? To explore the future of Shambhala. Beginning with a series of four contemplations by ...continue
2 responses - Posted 01.22.10
Contemplating the Sky at Dorje Khyung Dzong By Jennifer Holder Ah, the sound of Windows Vista. It’s been days, old friend. Today I thought of you when I was sipping coffee on the front porch and I thought I saw a cloud take human form and wave ...continue
1 response - Posted 01.17.10
By Sakyong Mipham In one of the most beautiful Buddhist poems ever written, the great Indian teacher Shantideva talks about the bodhisattva warrior. The Tibetan term is changchup sempa, “the warrior with the mind of enlightenment.” Such a warrior dedicates his or her life to others, using ...continue
no responses - Posted 01.08.10
Infusing the Presence of Chogyam Trungpa into Your Curriculum Complied by Jennifer Holder, with Carolyn Rose Gimian, Gordon Kidd, and Denny Blouin contributing. The Videodhara By Denny Blouin Forget the mahasiddha for the west business: Just CTR in b & w and color, speaking. In your face, your brain, your blood Mainline direct, ...continue
no responses - Posted 12.28.09
Our content manager, Jennifer Holder, reflects on the first year of the Shambhala Times community news magazine. Photos courtesy of Michael Levy. Just like our community, the news of Shambhala is rich and diverse. It is a wellspring of not only the jewels we are cultivating ...continue
The Stupid Might of Materialism – HIGHLIGHT
3 responses - Posted 12.19.09
By Lois Lungta, on the eve of the opening of the movie Avatar. I sometimes dream of what it is like to live in a dead world. A world populated by ghosts living out their lives in human form. Where objects are solid and devoid ...continue
3 responses - Posted 12.19.09
By Lois Lungta, on the eve of the opening of the movie Avatar. I sometimes dream of what it is like to live in a dead world. A world populated by ghosts living out their lives in human form. Where objects are solid and devoid ...continue
no responses - Posted 12.05.09
Now is the time for us to tap the power available to us from our diverse disciplines, cultures and societies to cultivate the dignity, confidence and fearlessness necessary to protect our Earth. — The Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche Mother Earth was able to tolerate our sloppy house ...continue
no responses - Posted 12.05.09
By His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, who was the first to sign the Buddhist Declaration on Climate Change It is difficult to fully comprehend great environmental changes like global warming. We know that carbon dioxide levels are rising dangerously in the atmosphere leading to unprecedented ...continue
2 responses - Posted 12.01.09
We begin our theme on the Buddhist Response to Climate Change, with an excerpt from the new book, A Buddhist Response to the Climate Emergency, edited by John Stanley, David R. Loy, and Gyurme Dorje. From the introduction, by David R. Loy and John Stanley If ...continue
4 responses - Posted 11.29.09
What we can learn from the discipline of people whose lives are on the line. By Bindu Wiles I have been getting up at 5:30 am to get to my desk by 5:40. I have never been a morning person — I seem to do my ...continue
4 responses - Posted 11.23.09
By Jennifer Holder, photos courtesy of Paulette Graf and Sascha Ascher When asked how she would like to mark her retirement as Warrior of the New York Center, Irene Woodard said she wanted to tour the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibit on the Art of the ...continue