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Ground and Path Tantra Class
with Elizabeth Monson and Chris Pleim
June 27th - September 19th
The Boston Shambhala Center is pleased to offer a course of study surveying the Vidyadhara Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche's thorough presentation of the vajrayana using the seminary transcripts. More
Bodhicitta - A Special Open House Talk
with Khenpo Gawang
September 8th
Join us for this special Open House talk with Khenpo Gawang, a beloved teacher in the Shambhala lineage. We will explore the powerful topic of bodhicitta - awakened heart. More
Meditation in Everyday Life
with Charles Trageser and Esther Seibold
September 9th - October 7th
This class presents peaceful abiding meditation, basic goodness, and ways that meditation practice can improve the quality of our daily life. More
Essential Heart of Kasungship Part I
September 9th - October 7th
Discover the path and teachings of the Dorje Kasung with this 5-week class. Open to all levels of interest. The Dorje Kasung are members of the Shambhala community devoted to extending their meditation practice to benefit others through action. More
Rigden Weekend
with Emily Bower
September 10th - September 12th
This program is the culmination of the Way of Shambhala and is a weekend that emphasizes genuine confidence and steadfastness in facing the worlds challenges. More
Harvest of Peace
September 19th
Community Celebration of the Autumnal Equinox. More
Ikebana Workshop
with Wendy Karr
September 25th
Ikebana, Japanese flower arrangement, is a meditative art form using flowers, branches and space to explore mass, color and line. More
Fixing and Healing
with Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel
September 27th
The Buddha understood the difference between fixing and healing. Join us for this special Heart of Recovery presentation by Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel, author of The Power of an Open Question, wife and student of Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, and a dharma teach More
Bodhichitta in Action
with Dza Kilung Tulku Jigme Rinpoche
October 1st
Bodhicitta, the motivation to help others, expands from one's inner circle to include all beings. Join us for this public talk with Venerable Kilung Rinpoche. More
The Way of the Bodhisattva
with Dza Kilung Tulku Jigme Rinpoche
October 2nd
A day of practice and study on the essential Mahayana practice of great bodhicitta, or awakened heart. More
The View of Perceiving Purely
with Dza Kilung Tulku Jigme Rinpoche
October 3rd
For Vajrayana practioners, Kilung Jigme Rinpoche will teach on the "Yogic Practice of the Three Modes." More
Great Eastern Sun
October 8th - October 10th
The introduction to the Sacred Path (Graduate Levels) of Shambhala Training. More
Umdze Training
with Bill Wooding
October 10th - October 31st
An umdze is the time keeper or chant leader for sitting meditation. Being an umdze is an opportunity to deepen your own practice while also serving others. Join us to learn more. More
Turning The Flower Outward: Community Meeting about End-of-Life Care and Hospice Volunteer Training
October 13th
The power of meditation practice mixed with organized group service for others in need is a potent catalyst towards creating an enlightened society. Please join us in celebrating the richness of our lives and in sharing that richness with everyone withou More
Karma and the Twelve Nidanas
October 14th - November 18th
By studying the nidanas or "Twelve Links of Interdependent Origination" we gain insight into how our actions create situations and possible suffering in the future. More
Shambhala Program Leadership Training
with Gregory Smith, Sarah Lipton and Barbara Hopcroft
October 16th
Leadership for a Shambhala program is a combination of holding the view of basic goodness and kindness, while also working with others to create the container for program participants. Join us to learn more about volunteering at the Shambhala Center. More
Shambhala Training Level I: The Art of Being Human
with Charles Trageser
October 23rd - October 24th
An introduction to the path of meditation in which we learn to experience the world as sacred and see basic goodness as our birthright. More
Contentment in Everyday Life
October 28th - December 2nd
Introductory exploration of mindfulness meditation focused on incorporating gentleness and fearlessness into our lives. More
Awakening Earth Wisdom
with Timothy Walker and David Wimberly
October 30th - October 31st
This weekend retreat, or Mindful Path of Action is a profound inquiry into a bold vision: to bring forth an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just human presence on Earth. If you are ready to explore what this vision means f More
An Evening of Mudra: Direct Experience of Space in Mind and Body
with Suzann Duquette
November 12th
Mudra Space Awareness is a series of exercises designed to bring us into our bodies and beyond conceptual mind to direct experience. The evening will include a talk, Mudra exercises, and discussion. More
Traditional Chinese Qigong (levels 1 & 2)
with Suzann Duquette
November 13th - November 14th
Qigong is a Chinese art of health that has been practiced for over two thousand years. This two-day program will introduce participants to several basic practices of qigong that include self-massage, stretching, standing postures, and meditation. More
Inseparable Union: The Expression of the Feminine and Masculine Principles
with Agness Au
November 19th - November 21st
The Buddhist teachings on the feminine and masculine principles of space and energy illustrate the opposing yet complementary dynamic, existing in all of reality. For both men and women alike, recognizing and balancing these principles offers an invaluabl More
Magic Black: A Stroke Intensive
with Agness Au
November 21st
For Great Eastern Sun Warriors new and old, please join us for Magic Black, a stroke intensive with Sangyum Agness Au. More
Windhorse
December 3rd - December 5th
Raising windhorse opens the heart and refreshes one's confidence. More
Shambhala Training Level II: Birth of the Warrior
December 10th - December 12th
The second weekend workshop in the Shambhala Training series at which we will learn to recognize habitual patterns and discover fearlessness. More

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