Barbara Bash calligraphs these words from the Vidyadhara's will

Meditation and the Fourth Moment

The experience of egoless insight and nowness, or the fourth moment

Foreword to The Rain of Wisdom

...the older I get, the more of a Kagyü person I become. -CTR

Remembrance

My first perception of Khyentse Rinpoche was that of a wonderfully loving grandfather.

The Question of Magic

As far as tantra is concerned, magic is working with the real world on a completely ordinary level. Magic is completely relevant to our world, our life and our path.

Touch and Go

Chögyam Trungpa's Epic Journey to the West

Sound and Noise

Roshi's Teachings on the Sandōkai

The Samadhi of the Guru

This is a 2007 recording of Susan Edwards reading her piece, The Samadhi of the Guru, on KGNU Radio in Boulder with music by Thomas Lenk.

Journey to Taktsang 57 Years Ago

The Sadhana of Mahamudra was completed at Taktsang in Bhutan on September 6, 1968. Here, in his own words, is the story of traveling to Taktsang and receiving the sadhana.

20 Years of Tributes from the Mahasangha

Contribute your poems, stories and tributes to this ongoing collection

The Lion’s Roar

The Lion’s Roar is the fearless proclamation that any state of mind, including the emotions, is a workable situation, a reminder in the practice of meditation. We realize that chaotic situations must not be rejected. Nor should we regard them as regressive, as a return to confusion. We must respect whatever happens in our state of mind. Chaos should be regarded as extremely good news.

— From “Lion’s Roar” in The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation, page 69. Shambhala Dragon edition.

Ocean Update

Membership has more than tripled in the past nine months, from 900 members in March to 3,000 members today

Classes, discussion groups, and practice sessions are full of good energy

Watch for dharma art and Shambhala courses in the new year