Are You Worthy of Love?
Announcing a New Book by Lodro Rinzler I was leading a daylong meditation workshop in Boston. After studying Buddhist teachings and talking about how to apply them to our lives, I encouraged the...
View ArticleDavis and Steele wed in Boulder ceremony
On September 6th, 2015, Beka Davis and Tracy Steele exchanged marriage vows in a Shambhala Wedding Ceremony. Acharya Judith Simmer Brown led the joyful ceremony in Boulder, Colorado at the Boulder...
View ArticleChanging the Metrics
Ellen Kahler and her wife Susanna On the Scene in Montpelier, Vermont by Sarah Lipton Ellen Kahler, executive director of the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, is the winner of the inaugural Con Hogan...
View ArticleFull Moon over Boulder
On the night of an extraordinary full moon, Boulder Shambhala Center offers the Shambhala Sadhana by Elaine Logan I walk into the main shrine room at the Boulder Shambhala Center on the full moon,...
View ArticleSpeaking Up and Speaking Out
Chicago Shambhala Center’s open mic night builds community, fosters diversity by Sai Wei photos by Chase Bauer On the third Friday evening of every month, the Chicago Shambhala center transforms from a...
View ArticleWarrior Tribute for Khenchen Michael Taney
On the morning of November 14th, Khenchen Michael Taney, Rusung of Vermont’s St. Johnsbury Shambhala Center and long-time student of both Sakyongs passed away. He had recently been diagnosed with a...
View ArticleHoward University: The First Eight
Introduction The First8: From bottom left to right—March Wood; Endia Sowers Paige, Rashid Hughes. Top left to right is Chiquita Richardson, Jennifer Nash, Alice Bellis, Erin Johnson, Donna Lawson,...
View ArticleVoting for Enlightened Society
Your vote can help Shambhala San Francisco share Enlightened Society through Wisdom 2.0 By James Beange & Marty Behrens The San Francisco Shambhala community is aiming to share the message of...
View ArticleAppreciations and Farewells
An appreciative farewell gathering is held to honor the service of outgoing Shambhala leaders Carolyn Mandelker and Anna Weinstein by David Brown, with photos by Terry Rudderham On December 18th the...
View ArticleWedding news: Root and Kluck Exchange Vows
Erin Padma Root and Christopher Eric Kluck married August 29, 2015 Erin Padma Root and Christpher Eric Kluck hosted a lovely weekend in Port Townsend, WA, to celebrate their wedding. Amid whale...
View ArticleHappy Memories of Children’s Day
Cheerful Season’s Greetings from the Shambhala Times! Traditionally, Shambhalians recognize and celebrate the changing of the seasons on Nyida Days. One of the most beloved of these celebrations is...
View ArticleIntroducing Indigo Poppy!
Celebrating a beautiful summer birth Scott Robbins and Sarah Lipton are thoroughly delighted to introduce their second beautiful baby girl to the Shambhala world. Indigo Poppy Lipton Robbins was born...
View ArticleFifteen New Shastris
On behalf of the the Kongma Sakyong, Jampal Trinley Dradül Rinpoche, the Office of the Sakyong is pleased to announce the appointment of fifteen new shastris, effective on the Harvest of Peace...
View ArticleThree New Acharyas
Appointments made this month in Europe The Office of the Sakyong is delighted to announce that the Sakyong has appointed three new acharyas. On September 3, during the final ceremonies of Scorpion...
View ArticleThe Third Mind Exhibition
New River – watercolor series 1981- by John Cage Ellen Pearlman, New York -based writer and editor of the Brooklyn Rail who lives part time in China, writes about The Third Mind:...
View Article