Ling Rinpoche 2019
"EIGHT VERSES OF MIND TRANSFORMATION" WITH H.E. LING RINPOCHE Wednesday, July 31, 6pm-8pm THE EVENT IS SOLD OUT, REGISTRATION IS CLOSED We are deeply honored to welcome His Eminence Ling…
The Art of Giving
It’s interesting being a touring teacher for the FPMT, as I travel to many FPMT centers, as well as other centers. For me, the FPMT centers, like Shantideva, are more…
Shantideva: An Oasis of Sanity, Peace & Refuge
When I first discovered Shantideva, it was still a small but growing study group in Manhattan. Venerable Yangchen wrote to me at the time: “We are...a developing community with the…
Annual Appeal: Support Our Thriving Community
In 2013, I was five years along my Buddhist path and desperately seeking a stable Dharma community. I was an avid meditator and reader - but nowhere near the practitioner…
Letter to Our Community – Ellen
LETTER TO OUR COMMUNITY: SHANTIDEVA CENTER, A BRIGHT AND SHINING JEWEL Hello, dear Shantideva friends, Welcome to the neighborhood! I’m so glad you are here…. When Shantideva Center opened its…
Special Call for Event Volunteers
SPECIAL CALL FOR EVENT VOLUNTEERS! Shantideva’s event manager Ellen Mendlow is seeking more good folks to add to the roster of event management volunteers. We have a number of visiting…
Spreading the Dharma at Shantideva
"Shantideva Meditation Center is in the middle of its annual appeal." I read that first line and noticed a glaring mistake. It is not ITS annual appeal but OURS, MINE. We are Shantideva Meditation Center and helping to make the Center flourish is the best way to spread the Dharma. We all have to dig deep and overextend ourselves to nourish ourselves and our Center.
Finding the Right Spiritual Community
July 25, 2015 was a very auspicious day. That day, I arrived at Garrison Institute for a lamrim retreat with a group I had never met: Shantideva Meditation Center. I knew nothing about them. I had previously gone to teachings on A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, so the name of its author, Shantideva, was already awe-inspiring. Also awe-inspiring was meeting Venerable Amy Miller, the retreat leader. Her gentleness, openness, endearing presence, and practical approach to sharing the Dharma won my heart.
Trying to Fix Samsara
In Portuguese, we say of someone who persists in doing something that is futile on the face of it, that they are “drying ice.” Sometimes it seems to me that…
A Joyful Dharma Journey
This is the time of the year when I look back at my practice and make absolutely unrealistic resolutions: attain enlightenment this year, or at the minimum, only have altruistic…
