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America and Me/Shambhala and Me, Pt 3 – HIGHLIGHT
Part three of a three part series describing one Shambhalian’s experience growing up as part of an interracial family by David Ken Engelbrecht Who is this “I” that appears to exist? It might be helpful to ask a similar, but different, question: What do I think our true ... continuePosted October 13, 2016 by CGH
Practicing Radical Dharma – HIGHLIGHT
by Daniel Phillips In March of 2015 Reverend angel Kyodo williams Sensei, founder of the Center for Transformative Change in Berkeley California, visited the Atlanta Shambhala Center, along with Lama Rod Owens, who is the resident director of the Natural Dharma Fellowship in Cambridge Massachusetts. At the ... continuePosted October 3, 2016 by CGH
Marching with Pride – HIGHLIGHT
Shambhalians in Halifax make a splash of Great Eastern Sun with a float for the local Pride Parade by Dan Corbett How do we show pride in our community? What could be the biggest, most outrageous display we could cast forth before an audience of tens of thousands? ... continuePosted August 28, 2016 by CGH
Hope and the Spiral of Resentment – HIGHLIGHT
A heartfelt, awake, and compassionate response to the recent shootings in Dallas by Will Handy So we continue in the spiral of resentment and violence. It’s shocking to wake up to five dead police officers and, instead of an anonymous street scene from Some City, it’s an intersection ... continuePosted July 25, 2016 by CGH
A Meditation on Pulse – HIGHLIGHT
A Shambhala monastic reflects on the meaning of recent events of violence and killing, in the light of Buddhist teachings by Karma Lodro Gyedon Walking through the lush green trails in Nova Scotia, it is easy to lose myself in the idyllic surroundings of my home monastery. The soft ... continuePosted July 9, 2016 by CGH
Going Forth on the Fourth – HIGHLIGHT
Celebrating what is good about the United States of America, on what some have started calling “Interdependence Day” by Michael Lerner Today hundreds of millions of Americans will celebrate all that is good in the history of the United States of America. Even though we know there is ... continuePosted July 4, 2016 by CGH
Exploring Social Cocoon – HIGHLIGHT
A special weekend program in Boulder, Colorado with Reverend angel Kyodo williams by Melanie Klein The Boulder Shambhala Center had the great fortune to host a weekend program titled Disrupting Patterns and Embodying Wholeness with Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Sensei in early June. Originally anticipated – by me, ... continuePosted June 19, 2016 by CGH
Personal Justice – HIGHLIGHT
An educator contemplates social justice as an essential part of learning, and especially of teaching in the arts Column: Critical Intent by Joanna C. Horton I recall the first time I did an arts activity that woke me up. I was in 4th grade and we were acting like ... continuePosted May 10, 2016 by CGH
Making Diversity Personal – HIGHLIGHT
A Shambhala Center responds to the death of a black teenager in their neighborhood, killed by a white police officer. by Shastri Mark Blumenfeld and Miriam Hall On March 6, 2015, Tony Robinson, a nineteen-year-old black teenager, was fatally shot two blocks from the Madison Shambhala Center. This ... continuePosted March 19, 2016 by CGH