With Force of Character…Great Things are Achieved

by Nan Clydesdale At the age of 82 years, Martha Hildreth embodies genuineness and is unwilling to compromise her integrity in order to satisfy the expectations of others or win their approval. She will consistently say what she means, do what she says, and say what’s so when it’s so. It is out of force … Continue 

Sakyong teaching in yellow shirt, orange robe

Shambhala Leadership – A Call to Kindness

Any kind of leadership rests on the current established culture of its community. And our community in Denver has been developing an exemplary Shambhala culture over the last decade, the refinement of a genuine culture of kindness. This is a good ground for Shambhala leadership to take root. The important strategy about establishing this type … Continue 

Fresh Start for the New Year: Pacifying the Turmoil of the Mamos:

Fred Jaben explains the Dön Season, and how the karmic obscurations and chaos associated with it are an invitation to make a fresh start in our practice and personal lives.

111 Days: A Reflection from Nathan Railla, SMCD’s Executive Director

When each of us is participating in a kind community, then we are fulfilling the overarching goal of Shambhala – enlightened society.

Dr. Vincent Harding

RESCHEDULED: SMCD Welcomes Dr. Vincent Harding, Professor and Civil Rights Pioneer, on Sunday, June 2

“The Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver is honored to host Dr. Vincent Harding– civil rights leader, teacher, scholar, engaged citizen, and seeker. He is especially noted for his decades of social justice work, as well as his close association with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Harding will present a talk titled “We the People– … Continue 

Join us for a Family Celebration Honoring the Sakyong’s New Daughter, Jetsun Yudra

Join us Saturday, April 13 at 5:30 pm for a family celebration of the birth of Jetsun Yudra, the second daughter of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and the Sakyong Wangmo, Khandro Tseyang. Our celebration will include singing and music for families, a lhasang, offerings, and plenty of social time. The festivities will be followed by a … Continue