Wristwatch

Uses for Daylight

by Larry Seidl We are about to collectively agree to rearrange the day so that there is more light in the evening. It will be darker in the morning briefly, but in return we’ll enjoy evenings long enough to eat dinner outdoors on nice days in the spring, summer, and into the fall. I tend … Continue 

It Depends on Each of Us

The Shambhala Code of Conduct applies to everyone in Shambhala and at every activity sponsored by Shambhala.  With the uplifting of our space at the Denver Center, a copy of the Code of Conduct is now displayed in the Community Room.  This is the Shambhala of Code of Conduct that applies to centers from Nova … Continue 

Birth and Death

Shambhala Training Level II is coming up November 10-12. It’s a very rich level called Birth of the Warrior. The initial technique presented in Level I — sometimes referred to as “open technique” — is practiced and discussed, but is also seen as only part of the story. The different dimensions of attentiveness, concentration and … Continue 

Shifting Sands

By Larry Seidl — We got some interesting news the other day: Shambhala — apparently along with many other churches and spiritual organizations — has been judged a bad insurance risk. Shambhala Global Services (SGS) has been working for some months to find coverage for all of our centers’ property and liability insurance, as we … Continue 

I’m so dizzy, my head is spinning…

Submitted by Dave Garton Most old playgrounds across the country still have one of those round flat metal steel discs with bars on the outside to spin it around with. It’s called a merry-go-round. There was always an excited younger child who hopped on, only to be terrified by older children yelling and spinning it … Continue 

Interlude of Silent Prayer

Upheavals and life changes led to my accepting the invitation of a close college friend to go to Japan. Ostensibly to make money for a year teaching English conversation, instead I plunged deeply into ex-pat life — teaching English, yes, both conversation to adults and grammar to children for a year — but also into … Continue