Books for an Era of Polarization Learn More Around the world, societal polarization can be seen as rooted in ethical, moral, and spiritual crises It will come as little surprise to you that we are not publishers of political tracts. Yet, in this era of polarization, in the U.S. we approach a fraught election season [...]

A Foreword to Compassionate Conversations by Ken Wilber One of the most gratifying and encouraging developments on the recent cultural scene is that, after literally decades of polarizing and increasingly nasty culture wars, there are individuals who do not simply join in the fray and thus only contribute to the mess, but rather have started to [...]

This free eBook is available from the following vendors: Amazon Apple Kobo Nook What is compassion? Much more than just being nice, compassion is about looking deeply at ourselves and others and recognizing the fundamental goodness we all share. It’s about opening up to the vulnerable space inside every one of us and letting our [...]

Increasing Complexity Means Increasing Consciousness What Type: Boy or Girl? The next component of the “Comprehensive Map of the Territory of You” is easy: each of the previous components has a masculine and feminine type.  Types simply refers to items that can be present at virtually any stage or state. One common typology, for example, [...]

This holiday season we care about hearing what you have to say. Below are some thoughtful quotations from readers on their favorite Shambhala books. Do you have one you'd like to share? Tell us about it in the comment section at the bottom. The Book of Five Rings$14.95 - PaperbackBy: Thomas Cleary & Miyamoto Musashi [...]

A Vision for the Future of the Great Traditions A Religion of Tomorrow This is a book about what a possible religion of tomorrow might look like. It is meant to apply across the field of the Great Traditions; I believe that all of them will, in fact, most likely end up incorporating many of [...]

In the world of religion, some things stay the same, while many are constantly adapting to meet our new world of the internet and cell phones, scientific discovery, increasing awareness of gender and race dynamics, multiculturalism, the numbers of people identifying their religion as “none” or “spiritual but not religious,” and so much more. We [...]

Historical Introduction The Unique Features of Buddhism Buddhism is a unique spiritual system in many ways, while also sharing some fundamental similarities with the other Great Wisdom Traditions of humankind. But perhaps one of the most unique features is its understanding, in some schools, that its own system is evolving or developing. This is generally [...]

In thinking about year-end gifts, we want to share what YOU have to say. Below are some lovely quotations from readers on their favorite Shambhala books. Do you have one to add? Please comment at the bottom! The Art of Peace$9.99 - PaperbackBy: John Stevens & Morihei Ueshiba Add to Cart “This book showed me [...]

Each month, the Shambhala employees gather to discuss a new book as part of our Shambhala Publications Book Club. After each meeting, we will be sharing the notes from our discussion with you to spark your own thoughts and conversations. Our September pick was Trump and a Post-Truth World by Ken Wilber. Book Description The [...]