Compassion for Cats

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July 20, 2016

There are few things more adorable than a two-week old kitten — and Shambhala Mountain Center’s director Michael Gayner…

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Ally, Trying: Pulse and the Path

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June 17, 2016

I wrote this over the course of a four day train ride across the country — tumbling in the…

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The Personal is Professional: Bringing Mindfulness to Education

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May 28, 2016

By Rona Wilensky ~~~ I have an unusual job. When people ask what I do, I usually say that…

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Seane Corn on the Real Work of the Activist

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May 27, 2016

Seane Corn has been a social activist and yogi for more than three decades, and, as much benefit as…

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A Peek into Our Personal Styles of Relating with Conflict

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May 4, 2016

If we pay attention to our lives, we may find that conflict is unavoidable, perhaps even natural. And, if…

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For the Love of Earth

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April 21, 2016

Well hello, happy Earth Day! What a day it is. See that luscious blue sky out there? Those adorable…

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It’s Not Personal

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April 21, 2016

We’ve probably all felt insignificant—at a loss for what our role or purpose in this life really is. I…

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Are You Willing to Expose Yourself — to Yourself and Others?

April 20, 2016

This particular teaching stops me in my tracks. It forces me to stretch, to turn inwards, and outwards —…

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Home of the Greens

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March 31, 2016

If you’ve visited SMC in the past 6 months, you may have noticed a new structure on the land…

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The Mountain Chicks

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March 9, 2016

I love eggs. Has anyone ever asked you that cliché question: if you were stranded on an island and…

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Fleet Maull at Wisdom in Action 2015: A More Enlightened Way of Being Together

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March 3, 2016

If you are reading this, you likely share this question with those of us who work as part of…

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Making America Basically Good Again: Merging Political and Contemplative View

March 2, 2016

Two days ago I heard a long time senator on NPR describe the current presidential election as the wildest…

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