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September 15, 2026 This Very Moment Episode 12: Rude Awakenings: Devendra Banhart and Sam Bercholz in Conversation Listen or watch on your favorite platform Show Notes Singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart is a guest host on this episode featuring publisher, author, and Buddhist teacher Sam Bercholz for a warm, searching, and frequently hilarious conversation about wakefulness, suffering,
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August 15, 2026 This Very Moment Episode 11: Finding Your Way Home with Cuong Lu Listen or watch on your favorite platform Show Notes In this episode of This Very Moment, we are joined by author and Zen teacher Cuong Lu for a deeply personal conversation about freedom, grief, spiritual practice, and finding one’s way
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July 15, 2026 This Very Moment Episode 10: Another Kind of Freedom: An Intimate Conversation with Pema Chödrön Listen or watch on your favorite platform Show Notes In this warm and wide-ranging conversation, Pema Chödrön reflects on her life, practice, teaching, and making Buddhist wisdom accessible in everyday experience as the milestone of her 90th
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A Map of Buddhism in Canada See Also: Map of Buddhism in the U.S. Here is an interactive map of the Buddhist centers and temples in the Canada. Click on the upper left arrow to display the breakdown by tradition. You can toggle on an off the various traditions. The experience is much better on
Continue Reading >> For more than four decades, Pema Chödrön has offered readers a path toward greater courage, compassion, and presence. Through her teachings, millions have found guidance for meeting life's uncertainties—not by resisting them, but by opening to them with kindness and curiosity. Her books have become trusted companions through seasons of change, offering wisdom that continues to resonate across generations.
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Anagarika Munindra: A Guide for Readers Anagarika Munindra (1915–2003) was a Bengali Buddhist master and scholar who became one of the most important Vipassana meditation teachers of the twentieth century. Unassuming, genuine, and always encouraging, Munindra embodied the Buddhist teachings, exemplifying mindfulness in everything he did. The following is an excerpt from the brief biography
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Remembering Robert Thurman (2041-2026) All of us here at Shambhala Publications were saddened to hear the news of Robert Thurman’s passing on June 16, 2026. While we did not publish any of Bob’s books, he appears in many of our works and articles including from the archive of Snow Lion newsletters. In Secularizing Buddhism, Roger
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June 15, 2026 This Very Moment Episode 9: The Dance of Sound and Meaning with Larry Mermelstein Listen or watch on your favorite platform Show Notes In this episode of This Very Moment we are joined by Larry Mermelstein, a longtime student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and a founding member of the Nalanda Translation Committee.
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A Map of Buddhism in the United States See Also: Map of Buddhism in Canada Here is an interactive map of the Buddhist centers and temples in the U.S. Click on the upper left arrow to display the breakdown by tradition. You can toggle on an off the various traditions. The experience is much better
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May 15, 2026 This Very Moment Episode 8: Dream Yoga to Sleep Science Listen or watch on your favorite platform Show Notes In this episode of This Very Moment, we sit down with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, a revered master of the Bön tradition of Tibet. Rinpoche traces the distinctive qualities of Bön, from Dzogchen to
Continue Reading >> Wisdom Stories of India Free, Downloadable Coloring Pages Explore the rich cultural and spiritual heritage of India with this inspiring picture book of 14 classic stories of timeless life lessons found in Hinduism, Buddhism, Sufism, and more. The stories in this gorgeous collection will encourage younger readers (ages 6+) and adults together to explore the
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April 15, 2026 This Very Moment Episode 7: From Hardship to Heart-Opening Listen or watch on your favorite platform Show Notes Episode 7 of This Very Moment features Zen teacher, meditator, and author Diane Musho Hamilton in a rich conversation about learning to be with life as it is. Diane shares how early encounters with
Continue Reading >> Releasing the Knot of the Mind Guided Meditations The audio files included here offer guided awareness meditations based on Dudjom Lingpa’s Dzogchen meditation guide. To play the audio exercises in your web browser, click the links below. To save them, right click on the links below and download the files to your computer. Track 1:
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March 15, 2026 This Very Moment Episode 6: Skepticism, Skateboarding, and Samadhi with Devendra Banhart Listen or watch on your favorite platform Show Notes In this episode, musician and visual artist Devendra Banhart sits down with Ivan Bercholz for an intimate conversation about how Buddhist practice, books, and subculture have shaped his life and work, leading him to This Very Moment. From his early years
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5 Audiobooks to Listen to this Spring This spring, immerse yourself in audiobooks designed to nourish your whole being. Overflow invites you to step out of overwhelm and into a life led by compassion and ease. Psychedelic Therapy offers a thoughtful look at healing and expanded consciousness, bridging science and spirituality. Women in Love with the Divine shares
Continue Reading >> An Intro to Koans Adapted from The Way of Ch’an by David Hinton During the Sung Dynasty, Ch’an’s basic elements as defined by the T’ang Dynasty masters continued and evolved. The great innovation in Sung Dynasty Ch’an is the sangha-case collection. The Ch’an written tradition is composed primarily of prose works by and about Ch’an
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Remembering David Chadwick (1945-2026) All of us at Shambhala Publications were deeply saddened to hear that David Reich Chadwick, the author and chronicler of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi and Zen in America, passed away on February 23rd. David was a storyteller to his bones, and his stories were a constant stream—always full of delight. David’s books
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Radical Friendship by Kate Johnson For many of us, friendship is the soft place we land when the world is hard. For Kate Johnson, friendship is also a spiritual discipline and a technology, one that can help us survive an unjust world and transform it. In Radical Friendship: Seven Ways to Love Yourself and Find Your
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February 15, 2026 This Very Moment Episode 5: The Nomadic Life of the Lazy Lama with Ringu Tulku Rinpoche Listen or watch on your favorite platform Show Notes In this intimate conversation, eminent Tibetan Buddhist master and scholar Ringu Tulku Rinpoche traces his extraordinary life shaped by exile, rigorous study, a lifetime of practice and teaching across
Continue Reading >> FOR YOUR EYES ONLY Free Summit Access for Librarians & Booksellers Psychedelic Therapy and the Breaking Point Summit were created in response to this moment—exploring how psychedelic therapy can help heal trauma, restore meaning, and shift how we think about mental health and spirituality. Summit Details When: Friday, March 6, 2026 | 10:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m.
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View of Drikung Lamayuru Monastery (Wikipedia) Khangsar Tenpa'i Wangchuk The Collected Works Khangsar Tenpa'i Wangchuk (1938–2014) was a monk and tertön of the Nyingma school. A revered master of his own tradition, he was also learned in the rigorous Geluk scholastic curriculum. While imprisoned for twelve years during the Cultural Revolution, he continued his dedicated
Continue Reading >> Is Pacifism the Most Ethical Position? A dialogue between Professor Peter Singer, a preeminent philosopher and professor of bioethics, and Venerable Shih Chao-Hwei, a Taiwanese Buddhist monastic and social activist, excerpted from The Buddhist and the Ethicist How do we practice nonviolence without turning away from suffering? In this timely dialogue, Peter Singer and Shih
Continue Reading >> How to Respond to Evil An Excerpt from Sweeter Than Revenge by David Richo We open our discussion with a powerful statement from Father Pedro Arrupe, SJ, former head of the Jesuit order, in his 1973 Address to Graduates of Jesuit Schools in Europe: Most of us would be relatively good in a good world.
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Drukpa Kagyu Learn More The Drukpa Kagyu is one of the eight lineages of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism descending from Phagmo Drupa (1110-1170). One of his disciples, Ling Repa, was the teacher of Tsangpa Gyare (1161–1211), considered founder of the Drukpa Kagyu. View of Drikung Lamayuru Monastery (Wikipedia) More Reader Guides: Bhutan, Drikung
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Martin Luther King Learn More A Reflection for Martin Luther King Day For many people, Martin Luther King Jr. Day has become little more than a welcome day off in January—a chance to sleep in, catch up on chores, or spend time with friends, perhaps accompanied by a vague sense of appreciation for some version
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Remembering Bob Weir Learn More Photo Credit: Chris Stone https://gratefulphoto.com, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Remembering Grateful Dead Guitarist Bob Weir There has been a deluge of remembrances of Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir, who passed away yesterday, January 10th, 2026. Forgive me for my own indulgence. It might strike some as
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Middle Beyond Extremes The Madhyāntavibhāga Learn More The fourth in a series of articles about the Five Maitreya Texts, a cornerstone in the Mahayana view in the Tibetan tradition. The Middle Beyond Extremes, the Madhyāntavibhāga, is generally the thirdof the texts ennumerated in the list. A Series of Articles on The Five Maitreya Texts Essential
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The Five Maitreya Texts Learn More The first in a series of articles about the Five Maitreya Texts, a cornerstone in the Mahayana view in the Tibetan tradition. A Series of Articles on The Five Maitreya Texts Essential Texts in of the Mahayana in the Tibetan Tradition Overview of the Five Maitreya Texts
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Ornament of Clear Realization: The Abhisamayālaṃkāra Learn More The seincd in a series of articles about the Five Maitreya Texts, a cornerstone in the Mahayana view in the Tibetan tradition. The Abhisamayālaṃkāra is generally the first of the texts ennumerated in the list. A Series of Articles on The Five Maitreya Texts Essential Texts in
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The Ornament of the Mahayana Sutras: The Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra
The Ornament of the Mahayana Sutras The Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra Learn More The seincd in a series of articles about the Five Maitreya Texts, a cornerstone in the Mahayana view in the Tibetan tradition. The Abhisamayālaṃkāra is generally the first of the texts ennumerated in the list. A Series of Articles on The Five Maitreya Texts Essential