North-Northeast Delek bike ride
North/Northeast Delek joined the Sunday Parkways Rides on June 23, 2013. Though the contingent was small, the ride was a blast!
View ArticleGot an idea for a program or event?
We want your input for programs and activities at the Portland Shambhala Center! As we plan the Calendar for 2014 we’d love to hear from you about the kind of activities, programs, and events you might...
View ArticleHelpful feedback on weekly emails
We ASKED for it and we got it! Thanks to the inspiration of Melissa Mead, who has been faithfully producing the weekly email for the Portland Shambhala Center for the last 5 years, we included the...
View ArticleAn update from our own Changchup Nyima
Hello Portland Sangha, I thought I should write a little update about how things are going here at Gampo Abbey. I will include photos in this email. I forgot to send some as I said I would for the...
View ArticleRemodeling OUR own barn
Photo by https://secure.flickr.com/photos/misserion/ The Oregon landscape is dotted with barns that we appreciate because they are beautiful as well as functional. They also represent a collective...
View ArticleShambhala Principle Affinity Circles launched
As a follow-on to the Sakyong’s recent book on The Shambhala Principle, Affinity Circles are being formed with online opportunities, launched recently: http://affinitycircles.shambhalanetwork.org/ Here...
View ArticleAnn Cason and John Smith speak out on aging and sustainable learning
Community member Ann Cason recently contributed The Words of the Wise in Elephant Journal, which is very youth oriented, has had almost no articles about aging, seniors, etc., (i.e. what they have to...
View ArticleReporting on Portland Deleks
This just in from Candace Staughton: Hello everyone, In my role as Societal Health and Well Being Director for our center, I’ve been asked to be a panelist on a Shambhala Online webinar on Saturday...
View ArticleSite observed under construction
Why is it that construction sites are so watchable? And why is it that construction workers often look like they’re standing around watching other workers do the real work? Think of the last time the...
View ArticleWhat Lisa Stanley did this summer
Lisa Stanley reports that during a recent two-week visit to Madison, Wisconsin she had the experience that should be familiar to most Shambhalians of switching from being a program participant to being...
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