
this cup is already broken
Creative ExpressionBy Katharine Kaufman ~~~ Yesterday morning while picking at something on my shirt, fingers around my empty teacup loosened.…
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Why Did You Choose to Suffer?
Mind-Body, Mindful LivingBy Blake D. Bauer ~~~ There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not…
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Offering
Creative Expression, Life at SMC, NatureHello world, I wrote this poem last fall as a rumination on death and life, impermanence and transition. Now…
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WATCH: Susan Piver on Writing, Magic, and Meditation
Creative Expression, Mind-Body, Mindful LivingYou probably already know who Susan Piver is — because she is famous for helping people through her writing.…
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Alan Watts: How to Stop Time — a short film by Jason Lee Segal
Creative ExpressionThe humor and poetic sense with which British philosopher Alan Watts delivered his lectures is perhaps as celebrated as…
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Your Virtual Guide to the Perimeter Trail
Life at SMC, Mindful Living, NatureThere is something undeniably magical about the land at Shambhala Mountain Center. Literally and figuratively, it is the heart and…
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What If You Are Far More OK Than You Have Ever Given Yourself Credit For?
Mind-Body, Mindful LivingSo often when we attempt to deal with our struggles we approach it with the expectation of getting rid…
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The Most Important Change Your Can Make for Your Health
Mind-Body~~~ By Charley Cropley “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act, but a habit.” ~Aristotle What is…
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Losing a Loved One, Discovering the Highest Self
Creative Expression, Mind-Body, RelationshipsBy Sue Frederick ~~~ It’s the morning of July 14, 1980. I awaken to the sounds of a mourning…
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How to Write Memoir, Spiritual Memoir and/or a Novel: 10 Key Elements of Story Structure
Creative ExpressionBy Albert Flynn DeSilver ~~~ How to write a novel, a memoir? Honestly, I have no idea, even…
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WATCH: Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche Describes Pristine Mind
Mind-BodyIf you're in the mood to sit in the presence of a Tibetan meditation master as he describes the nature of mind,…
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Watch: Lama Tsultrim Allione on the Divine Feminine
Mind-Body, Mindful Living, Relationships, Social EngagementLama Tsultrim Allione is on the advisory council for Shambhala Mountain Center's upcoming Wisdom Rising, August 17-21, which will…
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