Family Camp 2014
“It’s not down in any map; true places never are.” — Herman Melville Hey kids! It’s time to ask your parents if you can go to Family Camp. Camp is at the beautiful Windhorse Retreat Center on Whidbey Island and is tentatively scheduled for August 8-11, 2014. There will be games, activities, a beach walk, … Continue
Shambhala Day 2014
Together with 311 other Shambhala centers around the world, Seattle Shambhala welcomed the new lunar year, the Year of the Wood Horse, with meditation and renewed commitment to creating enlightened society. An early-morning lhasang ceremony sent up juniper smoke to invite the drala energy. More than 80 meditators settled into the shrine room to hear … Continue
The Shambhala Principle
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, temporal and spiritual director of Shambhala, just released a new book: The Shambhala Principle – Discovering Humanity’s Hidden Treasure. The book is an exploration of basic goodness and enlightened society. Enlightened society is not a utopia, but a place where we are brave enough to see – and be – just who … Continue