December Council Meeting Summary and Meeting Notes
The PSMC Governing Council met on Thursday, December 11th, 2014- the meeting notes, where you can find more details about what was discussed at our meeting, are accessible here: Public Agenda and Meeting Notes-Council Meeting 12/11/14 Here is a short summary of the meeting: The Council primarily discussed details of the Budget for 2015 and the … Continue
Announcing the Appointment of Jack Bodner as Center Chagdzö
The Governing Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Jack Bodner as the Chagdzö (Bursar) of our local center. The Council was unanimous in recommending him for this position, and his appointment has been confirmed by the Chagdzö Kyi Khyap, Connie Brock. He will formally take his seat on Shambhala Day for a three year term of … Continue
Why meditate?
I spend what seems to me a lot of time meditating and sometimes I wonder why. There is getting to be a lot of evidence that any kind of mindfulness practice is good for one’s health, and I can certainly testify to that from my experience. When I meditate (and I’m talking about shamatha here – … Continue
Upcoming arts happenings
It’s interesting how the arts folks in our community combine business and pleasure. When Amy Aycrigg sends out the Ikebana Practice schedule it has all kinds of juicy tidbits about the past, the future, and how they mix. Start with a message from erstwhile blogger Caitlin Bargenquast: “On Sunday Dec 14th (12-2pm) I’m joining the … Continue
Reflection and feedback
View. Shambhala leadership is a path, both for individual office-holders and for all of us who are involved in creating the culture of enlightened society. The Sakyong has spoken of leadership as the natural fruition of the Shambhala teachings, and as such has stressed the need for all of us to deepen our understanding and … Continue
Holiday Gift Drives
“A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.” –Buddha The Portland Shambhala Center is taking part in two Holiday / Winter Gift Drives this year: with Human Solutions and SMYRC. We invite you to offer new items from each wishlist by dropping them in the … Continue
November Council Meeting Summary and Meeting Notes
The PSMC Governing Council met on Thursday, November 20th, 2014- the meeting notes, where you can find more details about what was discussed at our meeting, are accessible here: Public Agenda and Meeting Notes-Council Meeting 11/20/14 Here is a short summary of the meeting: The Council discussed the recent thefts that have occurred at the center, … Continue
Why do I want to heal?
I could easily fill my entire day with activities aimed at benefiting my health: meditation for peace of mind, dance workouts for my balance and coordination, stretching to combat rigidity, riding my bike to keep my aerobic exercise up, writing exercises to keep my handwriting somewhat legible, vocal exercises to try to keep my voice … Continue
Little changes that add up to enlightened society
Making enlightened society possible involves a lot of little steps that are not always visible until you take a bend in the path. For the past several months I’ve been working with two relatively invisible master-data-base-administrators in Shambhala, Bernard in Köln, Germany and Candlin Dobbs in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. We doing a demonstration project to … Continue
Portland Shambhala at the People’s Climate March
For those of you who were at the center at Harvest of Peace, or were able to hear the Sakyong’s address at another center or at your home, you might have heard the Sakyong mention an event that was going on that weekend: the People’s Climate March. This event happened worldwide- with estimates between 300 … Continue
