Farewell (for now) to Janie (as co-director)
Our co-director Janie Perlstein stepped down from her leadership position at Portland Shambhala at the end of June, 2021 to focus on the clinical training phase of her doctorate. We … Continue
Landing Portland Shambhala
Instead of having a mid-summer’s day party, our Shambhala community met on zoom because the temperature outside was fierce, part of the heatwave affecting the Pacific Northwest. There were two … Continue
Meditating (and walking) in the park on Memorial Day weekend
Last Sunday, Shambhalians in Portland gathered for sitting and walking meditation. It was our first in-person event for many months. It was also our first experiment with a hybrid event … Continue
What comes next after a year of zooming?
The COVID-19 pandemic made Portland Shambhala do a lot of improvisation on how to do: Zoom Practice and Education team, Council, “operations”, and all the other kinds of meetings that … Continue
The New Shambhala Policy on Diversity, Inclusivity & Anti-Discrimination
On July 12, 2020, the Shambhala Board of Directors approved the Policy on Diversity, Inclusivity & Anti-Discrimination. This policy became effective on Shambhala Day, 2021 and will be reviewed on … Continue
2021 – PSMC Year of the Iron Ox I Ching Reading
Farewell to 2020, Year of the Iron Mouse. It was a year characterized by intense global challenges, but through the mouse’s characteristics of cheerfulness, cleverness, and sociability, we found new … Continue
New Years news
In case you missed the Shambhala Day broadcast, here is a recording of it. One of the day’s events, before the International Broadcast, was throwing the I Ching for Portland. … Continue
Reflections on our retreat: Windhorse for the New Year
I wanted to share some reflections from the Sangha Retreat, “Windhorse for the New Year” with Shastri Janet Bronstein. Whether you were able to participate or not, there’s plenty to … Continue
Three-Fold Logic of Sangha
Jack Bodner came across a scanned, un-signed document titled “Three-Fold Logic of Deleks”. He shared it and I thought it could easily be retitled “The Three-Fold Logic of Sangha”. Here … Continue
Gratitude all around
We received this lovely card from Margaret Beilharz recently: It has to be said that the gratitude is mutual. New faces in our practice events and community gatherings are welcome … Continue
