Ki Ki So So, Cajun
This video from 2008 is a gem that captures grammy award winning Cajun fiddler Michael Doucet performing a brief, wonderful Cajun version of the Shambhala Warrior’s Cry, followed by an improvised collaboration with our own sangha member, storyteller Angela Lloyd.
Acharya Bower on Grief and Aging
West Coast regional resource Acharya in the area of Practice Forms, Emily Bower, recently published an insightful piece entitled Relating with Grief as We Age for the Shambhala Times as part of the Working Group on Aging for Shambhala.
Snowflake Contemplation
My hands are so cold and my summer riding gloves are quite useless but I have two secret weapons – a meditator’s mind and heated electric grips.
This is life. Right now. Breathe.
He sat down on the couch next to me. He gave me a tissue. “It’s ok, Katie. It’s ok to be sad some.” He reminded to me breathe. He lifted his hands above his head as I would see him do so many times and he said “Deep breath, JT. You’ve got to breathe some.”
A Warrior Relates to Onions
I walked into the kitchen seeing all of these blades hanging on the wall in a row with the music from Psycho playing in my head! I would see my thumb flying across the room landing on the floor, someoneʼs hand lopped off by accident due to a cantaloupe chopping error.
