The Ziji Collective – A Report
Ziji: – the Shambhala International Youth Group Network In September Llew Watkins and 2 other members of Ziji invited members of London Shambhala to a meeting at the centre, to explain what Ziji is. In particular, Llew wanted to share what happened at the Ziji summit in Berlin this summer and to provide an opportunity … Continue
A Walk in the Park
14 September 2013 Saturday morning, Russell Square Gardens. It has been raining hard, but has by now stopped, so a few people are sitting outside the café while others stroll by, enjoying the fresh, damp air. A group of assorted people arrive, with square dark blue cushions in clear plastic bags, and proceed, with … Continue
Discovering the Ashe: 40 Years
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the arrival of the Ashe in the modern world. Kalapa Acharya Adam Lobel offers this short video to celebrate the significance of this event. To quote Acharya Jeremy Hayward’s book, `Warrior-King of Shambhala – Remembering Chögyam Trungpa’ (Wisdom Publications, 2008): In the Shambhala teachings, A-, primordial or first, is … Continue
Weather, Nagas, and Protectors (by Cameron Bailey)
In traditional Buddhist cultures there are a host of worldly gods and spirits that are believed to be able to control or influence the weather. In ancient, pre-Buddhist India, certain high gods, such as Indra, the king of the Vedic pantheon, were propitiated and worshipped in order win the favour of timely, life-giving rainfall (or … Continue
Enlightened Society Assembly in Hertfordshire
Why Enlightened Society Assembly now? What are the circumstances of my life that have led me here? These were important and valuable questions I was encouraged to contemplate on the first day of the program. My heart response told me it was the right time. At a deep level I felt the sense of … Continue
Ziji Summit in Berlin
Having just returned from Berlin I feel tremendously fortunate to have been a part of the 3rd global Ziji summit. If you haven’t heard it yet: Ziji is the name given by the Sakyong to the politicised and energetic global youth movement empowered within the lineage of Shambhala Buddhism. At the five day summit in … Continue
Enlightened Society Under Our Feet
The stories we tell each other are important. They shape the way we see the world, how we feel about ourselves and society. One such story is that life is nasty brutish and short. It has an off-shoot, the idea claiming that nature is locked in a perpetual battle for survival. Over the summer, this … Continue
‘La Niña El Niño’ (by Caroline Kha, 2012)
Caroline Kha studied Fine Arts at the National Art School in Sydney, Australia. She was awarded an artist residency at the Florence Trust in 2009 and currently works in London. Kha’s uses traditional media, assemblages and online projects. Her recent works are forms of meditations – drawing on archetypal imagery, symbols and connections to nature.
Watch | Read | Listen
Watch: What really matters “All of us need a reason to wake up – for me it just took 11 thousand volts.” BJ Miller is a palliative care physician at the Zen Hospice Project. His aim is to create a dignified, graceful end of life experience for his patients. In this talk he asks the … Continue
Kado: Freedom Through Discipline
Kado translates as ‘The Way of Flowers’, however what we actually study is ‘The Way of Nature’. In Kado we observe nature and its laws, and we integrate these observations into our practice. Chögyam Trungpa understood that the innate wisdom in human beings can be recognised and cultivated through flower practice because human beings are … Continue
