Shambhala Publications

06/12/2026

Now featured in Tricycle: an excerpt from Change Your Mind, Change Your Life on precious human life, impermanence, karma, and the path of practice.✨

In Vajrayana Buddhism, the preliminaries train our minds so we can begin to practice.

06/11/2026

Bring spaciousness and presence to your summer activities with a live online call with Pema on Sunday, July 12. Participants will have a chance to interact with Pema as she offers her wealth of wisdom during this special event.⁠ Watch the video for an excerpt from the previous Ask Pema call.⁠
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This live Zoom call begins with guided practice led by Pema’s teaching partner and friend, Tim Olmsted, followed by an hour of Q&A with Pema.⁠
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Pema turns 90 this July! We are immensely grateful for her return to teaching year after year and hope you’ll join us in practice.⁠
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🗓️ Sunday, July 12 ⁠
⏰ 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. (EDT)⁠
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Click the link in our bio to sign up!⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠
Bring spaciousness and presence to your summer activities with a live online call with Pema on Sunday, July 12. Participants will have a chance to interact with Pema as she offers her wealth of wisdom during this special event.⁠ Watch the video for an excerpt from the previous Ask Pema call.⁠
⁠
This live Zoom call begins with guided practice led by Pema’s teaching partner and friend, Tim Olmsted, followed by an hour of Q&A with Pema.⁠
⁠
Pema turns 90 this July! We are immensely grateful for her return to teaching year after year and hope you’ll join us in practice.⁠
⁠
🗓️ Sunday, July 12 ⁠
⏰ 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. (EDT)⁠
⁠
Click the link in our bio to sign up!⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠
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06/11/2026

Bring spaciousness and presence to your summer activities with a live online call with Pema on Sunday, July 12. Participants will have a chance to interact with Pema as she offers her wealth of wisdom during this special event. Click here to sign up! https://learn.shambhala.com/p/ask-pema-summer

This live Zoom call begins with guided practice led by Pema’s teaching partner and friend, Tim Olmsted, followed by an hour of Q&A with Pema.

Pema turns 90 this July! We are immensely grateful for her return to teaching year after year and hope you’ll join us in practice.

Sunday, July 12
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. (EDT)

06/10/2026

Some books ask us to learn something new. Others ask us to remember.

Remembering Earth is an invitation to return—to the wisdom of the body, the language of the heart, and the living world that has always been speaking to us. 🌿

Author: Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee

Now available for preorder—link in bio 🌿

06/09/2026

Happy Publication Day to Ghostly Kyoto by Éric Faure!

In Kyoto, ghosts are not just stories. They are neighbors, warnings, and, sometimes, protectors. This atmospheric collection gathers 87 supernatural legends from Japan’s former capital, where every street corner, shrine, and cherry tree harbors its own haunting. From the fires of Obon guiding the ancestors home to the Demon’s Gate and the wells said to lead straight to Hell, each tale pulses with the city’s living relationship to the otherworld.

Meet vengeful onryo, Hungry Ghosts with insatiable cravings, and poetic spirits trapped in the Six Realms. Witness monks who bargain with the King of Hell, statues that bleed or move, and women whose longing lingers for centuries. These stories are drawn from centuries-old chronicles, temple lore, and the whispered warnings of Kyoto cab drivers.

Written with the intimacy of a local and the curiosity of a folklorist, this book is a rare English-language treasury of Japanese ghost stories—perfect for readers fascinated by yokai, Buddhist afterlife, and the mysterious rituals that shape Kyoto’s everyday life. These tales will change the way you see the city—and what walks its shadowed lanes.

06/09/2026

The seventeenth century was a pivotal time for the tiny but culturally vibrant kingdom of Bhutan—marked especially by the life of the influential political and spiritual leader Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal (1594–1651), including his remarkable past lives. Sasha Wakefield traces the life and profound spiritual accomplishment of this master in the context of her own spiritual journey from Australia to Bhutan. While unveiling the cultural and spiritual landscape of Bhutan, Wakefield delves into the fundamental Buddhist concepts of reincarnation, karma, bodhisattvas, buddhas, and enlightenment to underscore the significance of Zhabdrung’s spiritual attainment, including reaching the tenth bhumi, or level, of a bodhisattva, and deliberately choosing his own rebirth.

During Zhabdrung’s time as early nation-builder of the kingdom and state of Bhutan, he faced adversity and attacks from adversaries but responded with meditation, diplomacy, and unwavering commitment to serve the people of Bhutan. Wakefield shows the nature of ritual and ceremony that are inherent in the history of the Bhutanese state, weaving in the verse texts of liturgies and praises for the offering ceremonies and consecrations that were central to establishing the Drukpa Kargyu Buddhist lineage in Bhutan and establishing Bhutan as a sovereign land.

06/09/2026

Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche will be at Village Books in Bellingham, WA on Jun 23rd for a conversation about his latest book, The Tibetan Book of Success.

Click the link in comments to learn more about this event.

Dive into ancient Tibetan wisdom with Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche and unlock your path to success and happiness!

06/06/2026

As we head into the weekend, we’re reflecting on a simple invitation from Remembering Earth: to approach the living world with attention, reverence, and relationship.

Drawing on spiritual practice, story, and a deep intimacy with nature, Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee invites us to remember our connection with Earth—not as an idea, but as a lived experience. Through practices of listening and presence, the book offers pathways back to a deeper sense of belonging within the living web of life.

A gentle reminder to slow down, step outside, and reconnect with what nourishes us. 🌿

06/05/2026

We’re delighted to see Change Your Mind, Change Your Life by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo reviewed by Buddhistdoor Global.

Described as “a concise and accessible text on a profound understanding of the mind,” this powerful book brings the timeless wisdom of lojong practice into the realities of modern life with clarity, warmth, and remarkable pragmatism.

A book and a journey worth taking into a deeper understanding of the mind. ✨

Nachaya Campbell-Allen shares her insights into a new book on mind training by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo.

06/04/2026

What can we discover when we learn to “mind the gap” between thoughts? Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, author of Change Your Mind, Change Your Life, shares profound insight on meditation and the luminous nature of mind in this Lion’s Roar piece. Drawing on Buddhist teaching and practice, she explores how stillness, observation, and insight can transform the way we relate to our thoughts. An inspiring read for anyone curious about the deeper possibilities of meditation.✨

Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo on how meditation opens us to the empty, luminous nature of the mind.