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Stock Your Shelves: 4 New Books – HIGHLIGHT
It’s harvest season in the northern hemisphere not only for carrots and kale, but also for new books lining the shelves at our local bookstores. If you look closely, you might see a few by familiar authors! Here’s a sneak preview of a few of these ... continuePosted October 30, 2013 by
Book Release: The Shambhala Principle – HIGHLIGHT
Discovering Humanity’s Hidden Treasure new book by Sakyong Mipham released to the public today, May 7, 2013 review by Dixie Griffin Good In Chicago for the Imagining Peace conference in April 2013, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche told a riveted audience at Rockefeller Chapel, “Right now, even though there are very ... continuePosted May 7, 2013 by
Book Review: Open Heart, Open Mind – HIGHLIGHT
A Look at Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s new book by guest reviewer John Makransky It is astounding how well Tsoknyi Rinpoche understands the cross-cultural dynamics at work when modern people try to internalize the deepest teachings of Buddhism, and how effectively he addresses those dynamics in his new book Open ... continuePosted June 20, 2012 by
Mi’kma’ki: The Language of This Land – HIGHLIGHT
New Book Released by Anthropologist and Linguist who Team up to Produce the History of the Mi’kmaq Language and Culture by senior Shambhala teacher Dr. Trudy Sable with co-author and Mi’kmaw linguist Bernie Francis review by Acharya Bill McKeever “Blackfoot think of time on a two-day operational sense. There ... continuePosted May 18, 2012 by
When a Run is More than Just Running – HIGHLIGHT
Running with the Mind of Meditation book review by Mike Sandrock, columnist for the Daily Camera, author of “Running with the Legends” When New York Times reporter Barry Bearak called last week, seeking information about Micah True, the Boulder ultrarunner who passed away while on a run in ... continuePosted April 23, 2012 by
Acharya Dale Asrael Reviews the New Book – HIGHLIGHT
Letter to the Shambhala community from Acharya Dale Asrael, in anticipation of the forthcoming book by the Sakyong I have just finished reading an advance copy of the Sakyong’s new book, Running with the Mind of Meditation, and I feel excited about the potential it holds. This ... continuePosted April 8, 2012 by
Rediscovering Civility – HIGHLIGHT
By Angela Pressburger “Good manners are the pedestrian activity of goodness.” My friend, Halifax sangha member Torgny Vigerstad, was half-listening to the radio when he heard those words and began to give the program his full attention. Later, when our paths crossed, he mentioned the experience to me ... continuePosted May 21, 2011 by
With Love from Iraq – HIGHLIGHT
By Richard Reoch “If I let this place and the hate that is all around me fill me with aggression and anger, I will only become like the men who wait in the darkness in the hope of inflicting death upon another human being,” wrote Sergeant Paul ... continuePosted May 15, 2011 by Richard_Reoch