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Expressing Society – HIGHLIGHT
Celebrating the Arts Editor’s Column by Sarah Lipton Shambhala Times Editor It should be snowing, but it sounds like it’s raining. Makes me want to tap my fingers in time to the drops, or splash some paint across a page. Chickadees were chirruping this morning as the sun came ... continuePosted March 1, 2013 by Sarah
Union of Dharma and Art – HIGHLIGHT
photos and article by Dana Marshall In my last year of high school in Boulder, Colorado (1978), at 16 years old I had completed all the required courses so I had the opportunity to focus on what really interested me which was painting, photography, ceramics and mythology. ... continuePosted May 7, 2012 by
Awakening Playfully – HIGHLIGHT
Celebrating Shambhala and the Arts Offering a window into the Shambhala Art teachings article by Ladan Yalzadeh photos from Shambhala Art International Awakening. That’s the word I would use to describe the Shambhala Art teachings. Here are some other words I would use: bold, surprising, gentle, accessible, primordial, expansive, essential, ... continuePosted March 26, 2012 by
Rendezvous with Impermanence – HIGHLIGHT
Celebrating Shambhala and the Arts Two artists – Massimo Guerrera and Sylvie Cotton – share their creative process and expression with us. Both are Shambhala practitioners and long-time trained artists. Their art is inspired by their practice of meditation and the path of embodying creativity. In these two ... continuePosted March 23, 2012 by
Sometimes a golden fish swims by – HIGHLIGHT
Celebrating Shambhala and the Arts What to Know and How to Know It photos and article by Mary Lang “Sit and do nothing. Every once in a while a golden fish swims by and lays her golden eggs. You’ll know.” ~ Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche In the fall of 1973, I started ... continuePosted March 22, 2012 by
A Good Eye – HIGHLIGHT
Celebrating Shambhala and the Arts by Charles Blackhall Aimless wandering is a favorite past-time for me, often with my camera slung over my shoulder. Suddenly my attention is caught by color, texture, form, light, or another striking flash. In the moment, this stops the mind and yet it’s ... continuePosted March 17, 2012 by
Shambhala and the Arts – HIGHLIGHT
This March, Shambhala Times will be celebrating Shambhala and the Arts in honor of Shambhala Art Day, which is coming up on March 20th. In the coming month, we will be focusing on the various forms of art, artistic expression, and Shambhala Art teachings. If you ... continuePosted March 5, 2012 by
On Place: New York City Art Show
Long time Shambhala sangha member Karen Iglehart is having an art show in New York City from September 6th – 24th. Her work has been on display at Karme Choling in the teacher’s suite, foyer, and Director’s office since May. Her paintings will remain hanging there ... continuePosted August 30, 2011 by
The Sacred Gift: Tradition and Modernity in the Spiritual Art of Nepal – HIGHLIGHT
With great enthusiasm, the Berkeley Shambhala Center is hosting an exhibition of contemporary paintings. You might remember our exhibit, The Divine Feminine in the spring of 2007. The curator, Siddhartha V. Shah, is back along with Barbara Cook bringing still finer, museum-quality work in a major ... continuePosted April 18, 2011 by
Sukhi Barber’s exhibit in London
Do you want to see the buddha nature manifest?!?…. Then, go check out this exhibit in London starting December 3. Exhibit at Albemarle Gallery December 3rd to January 16th 49 Albemarle Street London W1S 4JR Tel : 020 7499 1616 http://www.albemarlegallery.com/ Sukhi Barber was born in Hertfordshire, England. From an early age she ... continuePosted November 26, 2009 by
El moco de Clara – HIGHLIGHT
Llegué a Shambhala cerca de doce años atrás, cuando el Centro de Santiago era un departamento pequeño y un poco fantasma y había que “pedir hora” para recibir la instrucción de meditación. Llegué porque no podía dormir; apagaba la luz y mi cabeza no paraba de ... continuePosted March 19, 2009 by
Clara’s Booger
I arrived in Shambhala 12 years ago when the Santiago Shambhala Center was a very small and ghostly apartment and when it was necessary to “ask for a date” in order to receive initial meditation instruction. I wanted the instruction to help me sleep better because ... continuePosted March 19, 2009 by
New Blog for International Arts Festival – HIGHLIGHT
Announcing a new blog for the International Shambhala Arts Day Festival. The blog features updates, news and information in preparation for this year’s events. We are quickly approaching the Spring Equinox, March 21st, when the annual International Shambhala Arts Day Festival takes place with celebrations around the ... continuePosted March 7, 2009 by
Community Book News
Osprey Books has re-released William Gilkerson‘s 1963 classic Gilkerson on War under the new title From Rocks to Rockets in re-formatted United Kingdom and North American editions. Available in bookstores and online as of October 2008. Bill’s award-winning novel Pirate’s Passage has been reprinted in several ... continuePosted February 23, 2009 by