
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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Watch: Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel on Emptiness
Mindful Living, Relationships, Social EngagementPeople with some interest in Buddhist philosophy and practice may be familiar with terms like emptiness, interdependence, and wisdom.…
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Compassion for Cats
Life at SMC, Mindful Living, Social EngagementThere are few things more adorable than a two-week old kitten — and Shambhala Mountain Center’s director Michael Gayner…
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How to Turn Each Moment Into Spiritual Practice
Mind-Body, Mindful LivingBy Anyen Rinpoche and Allison Choying Zangmo ~~~ The term lojung (Tib. mind training) has been made popular by the…
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Relax and Wake Up! Buddhist Teachers Reflect on the Wisdom of the Emotions
Mind-Body, Mindful Living, RelationshipsBy James Schnebly with Jenny Bondurant & Kay Peterson ~~~ Our emotions can lock us in habitual struggle with…
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