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The Tale of Stormtamer

by Austin R. Pick

There is nothing whatever to remove from this, Nor the slightest thing thereon to add. Truly beholding the true nature – When truly seen – complete liberation. —Uttaratantra (vs. 154), attributed to Maitreya1 This is how I heard it. One time in Ivy Field, near the place where the lake waters meet the streets of Wind City, where drowned buildings can...

August 2, 2017
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The Tale of Stormtamer

Published by Austin R. Pick

There is nothing whatever to remove from this, Nor the slightest thing thereon to add. Truly beholding the true nature – When truly seen – complete...

August 2, 2017
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Expanding Awareness: How Patterns of Interaction Support White Supremacy

Published by Kelsey Blackwell

Lately, I’ve been feeling a deep sensitivity as I move about my world—a vulnerability, a brewing sadness, that comes, I believe, from the rawness of beginning...

May 10, 2017
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Contemplative Empowerment and Social Change

Published by D. Mathiowetz, A. Wray & A. Batada, J. K. Rowe, B. Thompson

Download the Complete Issue: Contemplative Empowerment and Social Change   Cover design by Alicia Brown   Download Individual Articles Below Editor’s Introduction We are pleased to...

May 2, 2017
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#makingrefuge at Mind & Life’s 2016 International Symposium: Opportunities for Decolonizing Contemplative Studies

Published by Zack Walsh

In November, more than a thousand scholars, practitioners, and activists met in San Diego to discuss the future of their work at the 2016 International Symposium...

April 9, 2017
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Teaching Contemplative Environments

Published by J. Richey & P. Wapner, R. DeMotts, A. Ryken

Download the Issue: Teaching Contemplative Environments   Special thanks to Associate Editor Rachel DeMotts for curating this issue. Cover design and photography by Alicia Brown
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Ziji Collective Statement on the U.S. Travel Ban

Published by Corey Adkins, Deidra Montgomery, Alex Rodriguez, Alex Van Gils, Annica Crouse, Sarah Velez, Daniel Smith

Dear Friends, Through studying the Shambhala teachings, we learn that the nature of humanity and human society is basic goodness. Through the practice of meditation, we...

March 7, 2017
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The Need for Warriorship: A Letter from Shambhala

Published by Mitchell Levy, Josh Silberstein, Adam Lobel, Jesse Grimes, Jane Arthur, Robert Reichner, Wendy Friedman, Connie Brock, Christoph Schönherr, David Brown, and Alex Halpern

The Arrow is delighted to republish a “New Year’s Statement” written by the leadership council of the Shambhala Buddhist community. The letter offers a rousing message for...

February 24, 2017
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