A Day At The Creativity Lab
What is the Creativity Lab? Storyteller, practitioner, and writer Angela Lloyd gives an account of a recent Creativity Lab that took place on the westside. Those of us who have participated in the Shambhala Art teacher training are encouraged to offer what we have learned to the community at large. One opportunity is to lead … Continue
Animal Rescue-Charnal Ground Practice
Ordinarily when we witness suffering, we turn away. Alex Milsom shows how working in animal rescue deepens her practice. This is a first in a series of blogs exploring practitioners relationships with animals. Since moving to Los Angeles, I have volunteered for an organization called Karma Rescue – a dog rescue that specializes in the … Continue
Movies, Anyone?
This Saturday is the first meeting of the Shambhala Film Society, a community of filmmakers interested in discussing how the Shambhala principles of basic goodness and enlightened society and the path of meditation influences and informs their work. All are welcome. The following are links to film reviews fellow Shambhalian Harish Rao wrote for Buzzine … Continue
Sit Still & Let Nature Play: An Interview With Acharya Allyn Lyon
Shambhala member Brianna Socha interviewed Acharya Allyn Lyon for the Shambhala Mountain Center’s blog. Acharya Lyon is Los Angeles’ beloved resident acharya. I first met Acharya Allyn Lyon last fall in Los Angeles when she was the senior teacher at a weekthun. A weekthun is an intensive week of group meditation with almost 12 hours … Continue
Call Me Machen
Who cooks for Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche? Every sentient being needs to be nourished. Eating is one of the most ordinary and necessary everyday acts. Guy Blume sheds light on what it is like to be the one who feeds the teacher.
