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Bill Scheffel

Bill Scheffel

Bill Scheffel in a writer, creative writing teaching and videographer who has directed Shambhala Training since 1980. Bill was a student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and taught classes in meditation, creative writing and poetry at Naropa University for thirteen years. Currently, Bill teaches online classes in creative writing and the I Ching. For more on Bill see verticaltimeyoga.com

Uncategorized February 9, 2017 February 9, 2017

What is the Universal Mind?

I once heard Tsoknyi Rinpoche comment that terms for the unconditional – such as “Buddha nature” or “unborn awareness” – need to be updated…

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Uncategorized December 19, 2016 December 19, 2016

What is “Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior”? Part I

As many no doubt know, Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior is not an idea but a book, authored by Chogyam Trungpa. In the past…

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Book Reviews, Teachings September 12, 2016 November 28, 2016

What is the Subtle Body?

This is the second of five periodic articles reviewing some of the “best books on mediation.” Here, we take up an examination of “the…

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Book Reviews, Teachings August 31, 2016 November 28, 2016

Meditation & Divination: A review of The Taoist I Ching

This is the first of five periodic articles reviewing some of “the best books on mediation.” The I Ching might seem an odd choice…

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Teachings, Uncategorized August 8, 2016 November 28, 2016

What is the Bardo? Part I

The Tibetan word bardo has begun to enter common usage in the West. Bardo means “gap,” “in between” or “intermediate state.” In Buddhism, bardo…

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Teachings July 25, 2016 November 28, 2016

What is the Unconscious in Buddhism?

In examining the Buddhist view of the unconscious we might first look at our most prevalent contemporary notions of this term. Sigmund Freud is…

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Teachings, Uncategorized July 22, 2016 November 28, 2016

What is Karma? (Part 2)

The Sanskrit word Karma means action, work, or deed. The word has its roots in the ancient Vedic teachings of India and concepts derived…

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What is the middle way?
Beginners Guide, Meditations July 7, 2016 November 28, 2016

What is the Middle Way?

Your hand opens and closes, opens and closes. If it were always a fist or always stretched open, you would be paralyzed. Your deepest…

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Beginners Guide, Teachings July 7, 2016 November 28, 2016

What is Karma? (Part 1)

It is impossible to build one’s own happiness on the unhappiness of others. This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist teachings. – Daisaku…

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Featured, Meditations, Teachers, Uncategorized March 2, 2016 July 15, 2016

How to Bring The Monastery Into Your Kitchen

I recently staffed a four-week meditation retreat, called dathun (which in Tibetan means “moon-month session”). Dathun was designed by Chogyam Trungpa in the early…

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