Event Type: Global Online Sunday Gatherings
Shambhala Sunday Gathering—Impermanence is Certain: Suffering is Optional
The Buddha taught the truth of impermanence. Change is constant and all around us. How can meditation help us live wisely and harmoniously within this truth?
Shambhala Sunday Gathering—An Ikebana Arrangement to Celebrate Nowness
Ikebana is the Asian art of flower arrangement and a contemplative dharma art within our Shambhala community. Join Anjie Cho as she offers a summer inspired ikebana arrangement as a mindfulness practice.
Shambhala Sunday Gathering—Dynamic Compassion: The Life and Times of a Death Doula and Funeral Clergy
Join Meli-Tashi Happy and Chaplain Alley Smith in a conversation about relating with death and dying in fields of spiritual care. We will explore end-of-life care planning, coordination, bereavement, resilience, and sustainable compassion.
Shambhala Sunday Gathering—Second Sunday: Maitri Bhavana
Jeff Scott leads this month’s “Second Sunday” Maitri Bhavana, so we can practice for the wellbeing of others. Maitri Bhavana is a practice that is done for the benefit of the seriously ill, or for major global turmoil and disasters.
Shambhala Sunday Gathering—Turning to Wakefulness: The Four Mind Turnings
In the early 1970s I heard the word “enlightenment” and my life changed. What is enlightenment? Is it possible to aim our life’s trajectory toward it?
Shambhala Sunday Gathering—Aggression, Protection, and Sense of Humor
In these times of chaos and suffering throughout the world, we need to remember the words of Trungpa Rinpoche, “The world needs you now." We can contemplate what this means for us in relationship to aggression, protection, and humor.
Shambhala Sunday Gathering—”Second Sunday” Maitri Bhavana Practice
Chaplain Alley Smith leads this month’s “Second Sunday” Maitri Bhavana, so we can practice for the wellbeing of others. Maitri Bhavana is a practice that is done for the benefit of the seriously ill, or for major global turmoil and disasters.
Shambhala Sunday Gathering—Earth Day Celebration with Touching the Earth Collective
As leaders of the Collective we are hosting the Sunday Gathering for the Collective and beyond to be in connection. As Warriors loving and protecting the Earth, we will begin with Lhasang and gratitude, and then share being Human Resources.
Shambhala Sunday Gathering—Heart of Recovery: A Buddhist Approach to Dealing with Addiction
The Heart of Recovery is a Shambhala recovery group for people from all faith traditions and programs, as well as first-time meditators through experienced dharma practitioners.
Shambhala Sunday Gathering—Discovering the Inconceivable
When our struggle to maintain our ego dissolves and our mind relaxes, much to our surprise, new worlds of perceptions that we never could have imagined are revealed to us. This is the ground of creativity which is always available to us.