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Carta conjunta de varios acharyas que se retiran
5 de julio de 2020 Queridos/as guerreros/as de Shambhala: Con tristeza y el corazón abierto compartimos nuestra decisión de dejar el puesto de acharyas. No ha resultado una decisión fácil ni se ha tomado con ligereza. Algunos hemos servido en este puesto durante muchos años y hemos dedicado la vida ... continuePosted July 8, 2020 by archives-staff
Acharya Resignation Letter – HIGHLIGHT
Este artículo ha sido traducido al español aqui. Questo articolo è stato tradotto in italiano qui. The following is a statement to the Shambhala community, offered by a group of acharyas who are resigning from their role, but will remain active in Shambhala and beyond. July 5, 2020 Dear Shambhala Warriors, It is ... continuePosted July 8, 2020 by archives-staff
Karmê Chöling is Now Open to Residency – HIGHLIGHT
Photo Credit Pablo Coddou By Mike de Give You may have heard that Karme Choling is fundamentally changing the way it operates. For a long time, we’ve served the mandala by hosting meditation retreats and other dharma programs. While we’ll still offer those programs, now our primary activity ... continuePosted July 2, 2020 by archives-staff
Open Letter from 68 Dharma Brats to Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche – HIGHLIGHT
The following republishes an open letter from second-generation members of the Shambhala community to Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, the community’s leader and spiritual teacher. The letter expresses a heartfelt request for the Sakyong to engage in a path of authentic accountability for his actions that harmed specific ... continuePosted June 30, 2020 by archives-staff
Going to the Root: How White Caucuses Contribute to Racial Justice – HIGHLIGHT
Illustration by Alicia Brown By Alex Vlasic This article was originally published on July 3rd, 2019 on The Arrow: A Journal of Wakeful Society, Culture & Politics Caucusing is a form of upāya—skillful means. To caucus is skillful because it reduces harm. For Buddhists, practicing harm reduction is a ... continuePosted June 23, 2020 by archives-staff
Celebrating Midsummer’s Day In The Time of Pandemic
By Faradee Rudy This week’s Shambhala Sunday Gathering is on June 21, which in the Northern Hemisphere is the summer solstice and the longest day of the year. Midsummer’s Day is one of Shambhala’s four annual holidays, (along with Shambhala Day, Harvest of Peace, and Children’s Day), ... continuePosted June 19, 2020 by archives-staff
Spacious Minds by Sara E. Lewis – HIGHLIGHT
From Cornell University Press Review by Shastri Steve Gleich Have you ever wondered what it would be like to grow up and live in a Buddhist culture? Would you view the truths of the dharma as common sense? One would be indeed fortunate to be part of a ... continuePosted June 16, 2020 by archives-staff
A Message from the Shambhala Board
Dear Community — As we witness yet another instance of violence against Black Americans—a moment which stems from hundreds of years of systemic oppression—we Shambhala leaders wish to speak out not only to express our sorrow, outrage and emotion over this moment in time but to demonstrate a tangible ... continuePosted June 10, 2020 by archives-staff
A Space for Sharing Collective Grief during the Racism Pandemic – HIGHLIGHT
An announcement of an online program with Acharyas Charlene Leung, Holly Gayley, Gaylon Ferguson & Emily Bower The atrocity of centuries old social injustice, uncovered by the pandemic, comes to a head with the recent killing of George Floyd. Change is everywhere. What we each experience differs, based ... continuePosted June 8, 2020 by archives-staff
Level III: There’s Also Magic Online – HIGHLIGHT
Double rainbow over Madrid at the end of the weekend, (C) Peter Savaiano Este artículo fue publicado originalmente en español aquí. By Claudia Arnau and Eloy Portillo Translated by Sonia Rodríguez & Peter Savaiano We were afraid because we’d never done anything like this before, but we chose to ... continuePosted May 26, 2020 by archives-staff
Pilgrimage in Honor of Ashoka – HIGHLIGHT
By Joanna Francis Back in the times when borders were open, planes were flying and the Indian railways were still running, Tessa Watt and I made an intrepid journey to India to explore some of the more remote Buddhist sites. We arrived in Bhubaneshwar in January in ... continuePosted May 18, 2020 by archives-staff
Advice for Doing a COVID Retreat – HIGHLIGHT
Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash By Shastri Russell Rodgers, in Nelson, B.C., Canada “Self-isolating” sounds a lot like being on retreat. It could be very boring. But maybe you’ve finally had your fill of Netflix. Maybe there are times in the day when you feel like ... continuePosted May 12, 2020 by archives-staff
Condolences for Nova Scotia – HIGHLIGHT
Photo by Gaelle Marcel on Unsplash The Shambhala Board extends our sincere condolences to the families and friends whose cherished loved ones died suddenly and violently in Nova Scotia on April 18th and 19th. We are united in our broken heartedness, even if physically separated. Kathryn Heckman, a ... continuePosted April 27, 2020 by archives-staff
Right Livelihood Arises from Raising Equestrian Windhorse – HIGHLIGHT
Craig teaching at home by Andrea D’Asaro Originally published here on the Seattle Shambhala Center Blog Right livelihood is one of the traditional ethical elements of the Buddhist eightfold path. For Shambhalians who aspire to “create enlightened society” this means sharing our inherent goodness or inner richness through our ... continuePosted April 20, 2020 by archives-staff
Transitioning to Zoom – HIGHLIGHT
By Craig Sargent When One Door Closes, Another Door Opens Due to COVID-19, we closed our Center in Lexington KY on March 14th. Broken hearted, we purchased a Zoom Pro account later that day, and began our transition to Zoom. We held our first Council meeting in Zoom ... continuePosted April 6, 2020 by archives-staff