Spotlight: Joanna Macy
Joanna Macy taught, inspired, and encouraged thousands through her "Work that Reconnects", a culmination of the foundations in her teaching and the fountain of collaborative creativity across Macy’s lifetime.
Recent Reader Guides
How to Respond to Evil
When we witness suffering on a large scale, the impulse to close our hearts or strike back is strong. Yet, the path of the bodhisattva asks something different of us: to meet aggression with a fierce, unwavering sanity.
In this timely excerpt from Sweeter Than Revenge, David Richo invites us to look deeply at the roots of hostility and choose a different path.
Recent Videos
Zen Master Shundo Aoyama
We paid a visit to Zen Master Shundo Aoyama at her nunnery in Nagoya, Japan, and she shared with us some words that capture the essence of her book, Zen Seeds: 60 Essential Buddhist Teachings on Effort, Gratitude, and Happiness.
Shambhala Author Events

Banyen Books Online Presents: Wisdom of the Earth, Wisdom of the Body
February 8th 2026 - 11am-12pm PST | Free Online

The Flowing River of Dharma | Anyen Rinpoche & Allison Choying Zangmo | The Boulder Bookstore
February 10, 2026 | 6:30p.m. MT | Boulder Bookstore

February 11th, 2026 | 18:30 London Time (1:30 PM EST, 10:30 AM PST) | The Buddhist Society, London (founded 1924)

Sweeter Than Revenge | Banyen Books Virtual Event
Thursday, February 12, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. PST | Virtual

OQ Live Conversation: “Essence Love” with Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel and Tsoknyi Rinpoche
February 14, 2026|8am-10am MT USA | Online


















