Spotlight: Joanna Macy
Joanna Macy taught, inspired, and encouraged thousands through her "Work that Reconnects", a culmination of the foundations in her teaching and the fountain of collaborative creativity across Macy’s lifetime.
Recent Reader Guides
How to Respond to Evil
When we witness suffering on a large scale, the impulse to close our hearts or strike back is strong. Yet, the path of the bodhisattva asks something different of us: to meet aggression with a fierce, unwavering sanity.
In this timely excerpt from Sweeter Than Revenge, David Richo invites us to look deeply at the roots of hostility and choose a different path.
Recent Videos
Zen Master Shundo Aoyama
We paid a visit to Zen Master Shundo Aoyama at her nunnery in Nagoya, Japan, and she shared with us some words that capture the essence of her book, Zen Seeds: 60 Essential Buddhist Teachings on Effort, Gratitude, and Happiness.
Shambhala Author Events
The Zen Way of Recovery: An All -Day Retreat/In person/Green Gulch Farm, CA
Sunday, March 1, 2026/10:00 AM Pacific Standard Time | Green Gulch Farm Zen Center/Hiwy1/Marin, CA
Karma Pakshi, 2nd Karmapa, Recommended Meditations | Charles Manson | Online & The Buddhist Society
March 4th, 2026 | 18.30 GMT (19.30 CET ; 1.30 PM EST) | The Buddhist Society, London (founded 1924)
Releasing the Knot of the Mind: Instructions on Resting in Stillness & Awareness
March 6: Friday Night Public Talk (optional) 7:00–approximately 9:00 MST pm, March 7–8: Weekend Retreat, 10:00-- 5:00 MST | Boulder Shambhala Center
Diamond Approach Book Talk | The Inner Beloved
Friday, March 13, 2026 | 6:30 p.m. PT (online & in-person) | Berkeley Center
Loving Life as It Is with Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche
March 21-22, 2026 |