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Meditation Practice to Help You Through Dental Treatment – HIGHLIGHT
By “Jackie Writing Jackie” Anxiety about dental treatment and fear of the dentist affects 16% of people. For many, it causes so much worry that they avoid going for a checkup, or getting work done when they really need to. In the long term, this can be bad for ... continuePosted October 2, 2019 by archives-staff
Creating Zen Office Space – HIGHLIGHT
By Mark Wilhelmi De-cluttering is a popular activity these days. Clutter can affect the way we do our jobs. Too much stuff can be distracting and claustrophobic. We may want to do something about our clutter, but we don’t know where to begin. We can find books ... continuePosted August 27, 2019 by archives-staff
How Can Meditation Improve Heart Rate Variability? – HIGHLIGHT
By “Jackie Writing Jackie” The focal point of Shambhala – the idea that all human beings have a fundamentally good nature – can play an important role in the way human beings live, eat, breathe and meditate, enabling them to improve their heart rate variability. As stated ... continuePosted August 12, 2019 by archives-staff
Teaching with Bravery: Meditation and Heart Advice for Teachers – HIGHLIGHT
Christine Heming reviews the new book by Acharya Noel McLellan. In the Introduction to Teaching with Bravery, Noel McLellan places his “Heart Advice” within the daunting realities of our time – “ecological crisis, social injustice, economic disparities, and political conflicts.” School is the “place where the forces ... continuePosted June 25, 2019 by archives-staff
Welcome Back! – HIGHLIGHT
Este artículo ha sido traducido al español aqui. Dear Readers – As you may know, in Fall 2018, operations of the Shambhala Times were suspended due to budget cuts. We are delighted to share that now, thanks to a generous grant from the Shambhala Trust and the European ... continuePosted January 29, 2019 by archives-staff
The Three S’s – HIGHLIGHT
An opportunity to explore these three: Stillness, Silence, and Spaciousness by Brooke Binstock When the three of us (Kelly Lindsey, Marissa Knox and I) got together to talk about what to center our August retreat at Shambhala Mountain Center around, we easily settled on the theme of Stillness, Silence, ... continuePosted August 15, 2018 by CGH
Right Livelihood 3 – HIGHLIGHT
From complexity and confusion emerges enlightened design by Andrea D’Asaro The design process — turning an idea into reality — is an example of mindfulness-awareness, says Alan Ness, a long-time member of our sangha and a residential design architect. He’s been designing and remodeling homes for 30 years ... continuePosted July 22, 2018 by CGH
Mindfulness in Everyday Life – HIGHLIGHT
Thoughts on the value of meditation training for our day-to-day lives by Jessica Gurvit It is said that meditation is like our legs and the Dharma is like our eyes. Without legs we can’t get anywhere. But without eyes, we don’t know where we are going, so our ... continuePosted May 21, 2018 by CGH
My Testimony as ‘MIA’ – HIGHLIGHT
Reconnecting with Shambhala through the Meditation In Action program at Dechen Chöling by Denis Blaise I came to France in September 2017 to find solace from major life changes. I had dreamed of reconnecting with my French relatives for years and finally took the opportunity of doing so. After ... continuePosted May 9, 2018 by CGH
Right Livelihood – HIGHLIGHT
Shambhalians taking mindfulness to work by Andrea D’Asaro In Buddhist terms, “right livelihood” is a traditional teaching about living a dignified life and working in an ethical way. The Shambhala path inspired one Seattle member to consider this teaching, leading to a transformation in interactions at work, as ... continuePosted May 7, 2018 by CGH
Why art, why now? – HIGHLIGHT
The third in a three-part series about art, creativity, and the creative process by Katey Schultz I want to wrap up this three-part series helping writers and creative types “come at” their imaginations and their creative practices in new ways, by touching on a big topic. I began ... continuePosted May 3, 2018 by
Unproblematic Togetherness – HIGHLIGHT
How the vision of Shambhala may support the transformation and well-being of all South Africans by Michal George Here in South Africa, we are approaching 25 years of democracy. Nelson Mandela is gone, and on many levels, his legacy lies in tatters. The newly-elected president of the African ... continuePosted April 19, 2018 by CGH
The Waiting Game, Part Two – HIGHLIGHT
Learning to see an eye-drop treatment regimen as an opportunity to practice by William Larsen As I relaxed my protest, I found I could drop much more quickly into a calm inner space, surrendering into the sofa, allowing the wetness of the eye drops to wash through me. Splash, ... continuePosted March 15, 2018 by CGH
The Waiting Game, Part One – HIGHLIGHT
Making the most out of the time of your life, by surrendering to opportunities for practice by William Larsen There are some who say “practice makes perfect.” That may be, but after forty years on the meditation cushion, all I can say is that I’m still a long way ... continuePosted March 13, 2018 by CGH
Wisdom of Staying in the Moment – HIGHLIGHT
Reflections on our tendency to escape whatever is actually happening, right now by Susan Firer The Wisdom of No Escape was the first Dharma book I read. It was written by Pema Chödrön, an American Buddhist Nun and Amazon has this to say as a summary of the ... continuePosted December 29, 2017 by CGH