About
Shambhala
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Throughout history, men and women have aspired to create societies that
enable them to express the dignity of human existence and to lead meaningful
lives within a flourishing culture. This is the vision of Shambhala.
At the heart of this wisdom tradition is the view that a dignified life
based on meditative understanding is accessible to everyone and can blossom
into an enlightened society. Contemplative practices bring into our ordinary
lives a natural sense of goodness, fearlessness, and humor.
The Shambhala and Buddhist teachings can be studied and explored in the
worldwide association of meditation centers founded by Vidyadhara the
Venerable
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and now directed by his son and spiritual heir,
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.
Shambhala
Meditation Centers welcome anyone interested in the practice of
meditation and anyone who aspires to expand the experience of gentleness and
nonaggression into all areas of life.
A contemplative community
The Shambhala community draws on a wide variety of contemplative
traditions. The core practice is
mindfulness-awareness
meditation. Instruction follows the tradition of oral transmission from
teacher to student-an unbroken lineage that goes back twenty-five hundred
years. At each Shambhala Meditation Center, senior members teach meditation
and work with their students in how to join the view and experience of
meditation with everyday life. Meditation instruction is available free of
charge at all Shambhala Meditation Centers.
A comprehensive path of Buddhist practice and study is offered through
the network of local centers. The Buddhist tradition provides a
well-defined, graduated method of developing skillful action and wisdom
through meditation practice and study of the dharma.
Shambhala
Training is a nonsectarian path of spiritual training that emphasizes
the cultivation of fearless, gentle, and intelligent action in the world.
This action arises out of trust in innate human goodness and the inherent
power and sacredness of the world, connecting with both through meditation
practice as well as mindful activity in everyday life. Shambhala Training
welcomes people of all religious traditions as well as those who follow no
particular spiritual path.
Nalanda programs
bring the contemplative perspective to the arts, health, education, and
business. They include such traditional disciplines as the visual arts,
archery (kyudo), flower arranging (ikebana), and tea ceremony (cha).
At the heart of each Shambhala Center is the meditation hall, which
offers an open and protected space for meditation practice, contemplative
disciplines, and community gatherings.
Shambhala's residential
practice centers
offer month-long meditation programs, public weekend programs, solitary
retreats, and intensive practice and study programs for all levels of
students. One can also live at a meditation center for an extended period of
time, participating in the regular practice and contemplative disciplines.
Shambhala Memphis
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Shambhala Worldwide
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Shambhala International website at www.shambhala.org and are for
people who were unable to access these from that site. Please visit
the Shambhala website for more information.
