Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche on Taking Care of Your State of Mind at Home
Mind-BodyIn this video, meditation master Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche, a meditation master in the Nyingma lineage of the Buddhist tradition,…
by admin0 commentsFirst, Do No Harm: The Need for Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness
Mind-BodyBy David Treleaven, Ph.D. // Trauma is big in the news these days. So is mindfulness. On first glance,…
by admin0 commentsPartnering with the Land: SMC’s Conservation Forestry Project and the Cameron Peak Fire
Life at SMC, NatureBy Travis Newbill // To the untrained eye, the ponderosa forests of Shambhala Mountain Center have never been anything…
by admin0 comments[WATCH] Susan Piver on Writing as a Liberatory Practice
UncategorizedIf meditation is about releasing attachment to thoughts, why would anyone want to put them in ink? If this…
by admin0 comments[WATCH] SMC Townhall with Michael Gayner & SMC Staff from Nov. 19
Life at SMCTown Hall meeting with Michael Gayner and SMC staff representatives, in which they share experiences of returning to the…
by admin0 comments[WATCH] SMC Townhall with Michael Gayner from Oct. 23
Life at SMCTown Hall meeting with Michael Gayner, in which he shares updates and answers questions about how the Cameron Peak…
by admin0 comments[WATCH] Townhall with Michael Gayner from Sat. Oct. 3
Life at SMCTown Hall meeting with Michael Gayner, in which he shares the latest information and answers questions regarding the impact…
by admin0 commentsWe’re in This Together: Heartbreak and Healing in Difficult Times
Mind-Body, Social EngagementBy Loden Nyima Published September 2020; updated December 2021 & March 2022 I wrote this article from a friend’s…
by admin0 commentsGelong Loden Nyima on Buddhism and COVID-19
Mind-Body, Mindful Living, Social EngagementAs the coronavirus pandemic continues, with all its myriad forms of suffering, concurrent with the climate crisis, systemic injustices,…
by admin0 commentsOM VOTE HUM
Social EngagementBack in May, over 100 Buddhist leaders signed a letter stressing the necessity of voting in the coming US…
by admin0 comments“THIS Is the Spiritual Path.” Sara Avant Stover on Crisis and Opportunity
Mind-BodyIn this short teaching, best-selling author and spiritual teacher Sara Avant Stover offers encouragement for healing through tumultuous moments…
by admin0 commentsGrief in the Time of COVID: Sharing in Compassion and Resilience (excerpt)
Mind-BodyBy Holly Gayley When my father went into the hospital on May 6th, there were 76,000 deaths in the…
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