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Basic Goodness of Reality – HIGHLIGHT
Basic Goodness of Reality class, BoulderA Rookie Teacher and Long-Time Practitioner Checks out What Shambhala Presents to People who Walk in the Door Today… by Elaine Logan, Longmont, Colorado Jim Fladmark, Boulder Shambhala Director of Practice and Education, wants older students to get more involved. Jim says, “Check ... continuePosted October 27, 2014 by
View and Intention for Our Lives – HIGHLIGHT
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche teaches a Shambhala Training Level I in Berlin, Germany article and photos by Katja Aßmann An international group – about 150 people from Germany, Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Norway, England, Croatia, United States and Switzerland registered for this weekend with Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche in ... continuePosted September 25, 2014 by
Understanding the Proclamation of Goodness – HIGHLIGHT
Keniley, Albuquerque Shambhala Center COLUMN: Dharma Teachings by Russell Rodgers, Nelson, BC This simple, four line supplication composed by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche has a lot in it. There is one meaning on the level of ordinary thoughts and associations. Then, there is another level that words cannot directly express ... continuePosted June 11, 2014 by
Trusting Everyday Magic – HIGHLIGHT
A Contemplation On Snapshots of Basic Goodness versus Contemplative Photography article and photos by John McQuade Is there a difference between “feeling good” and the connection with basic goodness? How do images communicate basic goodness? Miksang is a Tibetan word that translates as “good eye.” This form of contemplative photography ... continuePosted April 19, 2014 by
Authentic Presence: Touching “The Thing in Itself” – HIGHLIGHT
COLUMN: Poetry Space guest article by Frank Ryan This year Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche has announced the inaugural Shambhala Poetry Contest. The selected poem on Windhorse will be read aloud on Shambhala Day to the international community. This brings to the fore the potency of elevated speech, and poetry ... continuePosted February 16, 2014 by
No Complaint – HIGHLIGHT
Teaching by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche When I visited Tibet in 2001, I frequently performed ceremonies outdoors. On one occasion, thousands of people gathered in a high, beautiful valley. It began to rain — just a light drizzle — but at 13,000 feet, any precipitation turns the weather ... continuePosted January 29, 2014 by
Connectivity: Basically Good – HIGHLIGHT
Astrid Infantino captured by her big sister Zoe, BostonCOLUMN: Snapshots of Basic Goodness This monthly feature highlights snapshots of basic goodness taken by YOU, our readers, as seen out in the world, on the street, in the countryside, in another country, at work, home, garden or grocery ... continuePosted January 11, 2014 by
Clouds of Basic Goodness – HIGHLIGHT
, Redding, California This monthly feature highlights snapshots of basic goodness taken by YOU, our readers, as seen out in the world, on the street, in the countryside, in another country, at work, home, garden or grocery store. In Shambhala, we embody the tradition, practice and lineage of ... continuePosted December 7, 2013 by
A Society of Learners – HIGHLIGHT
Shambhala Online Launches New Course Environment by Dixie Good, Director of Shambhala Online The number of miles between you and your local Shambhala center should not stand in the way of a full-fledged experience of the teachings. Over the last few years, Shambhala Online (SO) has hosted hundreds of ... continuePosted December 4, 2013 by
Even Psychopaths Need Love – HIGHLIGHT
on Buddhism and Guns by Lodro Rinzler Q: How do Buddhists reconcile with the idea that psychopaths (aka sociopaths, like Hitler, Manson, Bundy), may not be born with basic goodness, thereby shattering the tenet that all beings are born with basic goodness? As unpopular as this view may be ... continuePosted October 13, 2013 by
The Path of Goodness – HIGHLIGHT
COLUMN: In Everyday Life Interview with Acharya John Rockwell by Will Brown Shambhala Times Column Editor I recently had the extreme good fortune to interview Ashe Acharya John Rockwell for the Shambahala Times column “In Everyday Life”. Of course, being infinitely curious and having the rare opportunity to interview an ... continuePosted July 24, 2013 by
The Birch Tree as Basic Goodness – HIGHLIGHT
A Reflection by Glenn Kleiman, Milwaukee, WI I’ve always loved birch trees. The stunning white bark. The delicate leaves. The graceful branches. Once, while driving through New Hampshire, my wife and I saw a forest full of white birch. Such unforgettable beauty. Here in Milwaukee, whenever we drove past homes with ... continuePosted July 21, 2013 by
Mind and Butter Tarts – HIGHLIGHT
Morning sun at Juniper HillBack to Basic Goodness: My First Weekthun by Jacqueline Larson, Toronto Group retreats are often described as “potent” ways to deepen one’s meditation practice. I finally experienced that potency for the first time in a weekthun at Juniper Hill. Patricia Hayward directed the retreat ... continuePosted July 10, 2013 by jacqueline_larson
Sakyong’s Shambhala Day Address, part 2 – HIGHLIGHT
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Shambhala Day 2013, photo by BHH StudiosTranscript of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche’s Shambhala Day Address Year of the Water Snake 11 February 2013, Halifax, N.S. Read part 1 here. Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche: I also feel like that the Shambhala vision is not simply a utopian idea of society. Rather, ... continuePosted March 16, 2013 by
Sakyong’s Shambhala Day Address – HIGHLIGHT
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche on Shambhala Day 2013, photo by BHH StudiosTranscript of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche’s Shambhala Day Address Year of the Water Snake 11 February 2013, Halifax, N.S. Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche: So let us begin this New Year with a global bow, where we all in our hearts connect worldwide. ... continuePosted March 15, 2013 by