Shambhala Online Course Library
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Featured Courses
Buddhism
Understanding Vajrayana: An Exploration of the Vajrayana Path and Culture
Join an exploration of the profound path of Vajrayana that is open to all! This course is ideal for those who are longing to learn more about, inquire into, or refresh their connection to, the Vajrayana path.
No Prerequisites
Advanced Study
Sacred Path: Great Eastern Sun
Deepen your meditation practice, and continue along the path of the Shambhala teachings on warriorship, in this weekend retreat.
Prerequisites apply Level V: Open Sky (attendance)
Buddhism
Opening Our Heart to Mahamudra
Mahamudra is a journey of glimpses. Meditation practice is the first step and ground for tuning into the nature of our mind, but the leap comes when we open our heart to ourselves and our world in everyday life.
No Prerequisites
Advanced Study
Sacred Path: Windhorse
Deepen your meditation practice, and continue along the path of the Shambhala teachings on warriorship, in this weekend retreat.
Prerequisites apply Great Eastern Sun (attendance)
Buddhism
The Dharma Seal and The Three Doors to Liberation: A Mini-Retreat
During this mini-retreat, we will study and contemplate the Buddha’s Sutra on The Dharma Seal and The Three Doors to Liberation. According to the Buddha, these three doors are passageways that lead to freedom from suffering.
No Prerequisites
Being a Bodhisattva: Exploring the Bodhisattva Vow
This three-session course explores the moment of making a profound commitment to put others before yourself. It is open to all who are interested in the vow, or those looking to reconnect with the vow.
No Prerequisites
Advanced Study
Sacred Path: Drala
Deepen your meditation practice, and continue along the path of the Shambhala teachings on warriorship, in this weekend retreat.
Prerequisites apply Windhorse (attendance)
Foundational Shambhala Path
Advanced Study
Sacred Path: Drala
Deepen your meditation practice, and continue along the path of the Shambhala teachings on warriorship, in this weekend retreat.
Prerequisites apply Windhorse (attendance)
Advanced Study
Sacred Path: Great Eastern Sun
Deepen your meditation practice, and continue along the path of the Shambhala teachings on warriorship, in this weekend retreat.
Prerequisites apply Level V: Open Sky (attendance)
Explore the core teachings …
BASIC GOODNESS SERIES
Shambhala Path
How Can I Help? The Basic Goodness of Society
This six-session recorded course explores our relationships with others, an aspiration to help our world, and specific aspects of social transformation.
No Prerequisites
Shambhala Path
What is Real? The Basic Goodness of Reality
Emphasizing core Buddhist teachings and the natural world, this course helps reveal the magic and wonder of the world.
Prerequisites apply FIEL (attendance)
Shambhala Path
Who Am I? The Basic Goodness of Being Human
A journey of contemplative inquiry focused on the timeless question, "Who am I?"
No Prerequisites
IN EVERYDAY LIFE SERIES
Shambhala Path
Meditation in Everyday Life
This course provides introductory tools and teachings for working with meditation in everyday life.
No Prerequisites
Buddhism
Understanding Vajrayana: An Exploration of the Vajrayana Path and Culture
Join an exploration of the profound path of Vajrayana that is open to all! This course is ideal for those who are longing to learn more about, inquire into, or refresh their connection to, the Vajrayana path.
No Prerequisites
Wellness, Life, and the Arts
Shambhala Sunday Gathering—Creating Enlightened Society: The Path of Regenerative Activism
In Shambhala, we often talk about creating enlightened society, but how might we actually harness spiritual insight to make a positive impact on our wider world? Veteran activist and Shambhala practitioner Don Hall will share his personal journey.
No Prerequisites
Advanced Study
Sacred Path: Great Eastern Sun
Deepen your meditation practice, and continue along the path of the Shambhala teachings on warriorship, in this weekend retreat.
Prerequisites apply Level V: Open Sky (attendance)
Buddhism
Opening Our Heart to Mahamudra
Mahamudra is a journey of glimpses. Meditation practice is the first step and ground for tuning into the nature of our mind, but the leap comes when we open our heart to ourselves and our world in everyday life.
No Prerequisites
Wellness, Life, and the Arts
Shambhala Sunday Gathering—Harvest of Peace with Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective
Please join STEC, co-hosting with the Griffin Carney musical family, in celebration of Harvest of Peace - a harvest of food, friends, and family. This year we are honoring dear friends, by especially inviting all those who attended the Family Camps at our
No Prerequisites
Shambhala Sunday Gathering—Cultivating Courage and Compassion in a Polarized World
We live in an increasingly polarized world—in our communities and inter/national politics. How can courage and compassion help us work with the intensity of our times?
No Prerequisites
First Tuesday: Learn to Meditate
Learn to Meditate! This is a space where beginners or people newer to meditation can receive meditation instruction, learn how a meditation practice can inform their daily lives, and connect to other meditators in a warm, inclusive environment.
No Prerequisites
Shambhala Sunday Gathering—The Buddha’s Body of Joy
The three kayas, the three bodies of Buddha, are further expressions of our own Buddha Nature, our own Basic Goodness. We will begin by introducing all three kayas, then we will focus our contemplation on the Sambhogakaya, the Body of Joy.
No Prerequisites
Wellness, Life, and the Arts
Making Friends with Death and Dying: Monthly Support Group
Support group sessions will include a short talk, meditation practice, and an open forum to discuss personal experiences with old age, sickness, death, grief and bereavement. All are welcome. We respect your privacy. These sessions will not be recorded.
No Prerequisites
Shambhala Sunday Gathering—Discovering the Inconceivable–Part Two: Receiving and Radiating
"“Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement...To be spiritual is to be amazed.” –Rabbi Abraham Heschel. Discovering the Inconceivable is receiving reality as it is revealed to us rather than us imposing our version on it. It is before thought.
No Prerequisites
Advanced Study
Sacred Path: Windhorse
Deepen your meditation practice, and continue along the path of the Shambhala teachings on warriorship, in this weekend retreat.
Prerequisites apply Great Eastern Sun (attendance)
Wellness, Life, and the Arts
Writing Deep Haiku Through the Lens of Deep Ecology
This is a deep study haiku course including a basic introduction to “the way of Haiku," as well as Daoism, Chinese Contemplative Poetry and the Deep Ecology teachings while guiding participants through how to create Classic Contemplative Haiku.
No Prerequisites
Wellness, Life, and the Arts
Writing Deep Haiku Through the Lens of Deep Ecology - Cohort I
Register here for Writing Deep Haiku Through the Lens of Deep Ecology - Cohort I
No Prerequisites
Wellness, Life, and the Arts
Writing Deep Haiku Through the Lens of Deep Ecology - Cohort II
Register here for Writing Deep Haiku Through the Lens of Deep Ecology - Cohort II
No Prerequisites
Advanced Study
Yeshe Tsogyal: Illuminating the Path of Awakening
Explore the remarkable life story of Yeshe Tsogyal and how it can inspire our own path in this four session course. Through talks, dialogue, and practice, we will reflect on how to work with challenges along the path and invoke the dakini within.
No Prerequisites
Buddhism
The Dharma Seal and The Three Doors to Liberation: A Mini-Retreat
During this mini-retreat, we will study and contemplate the Buddha’s Sutra on The Dharma Seal and The Three Doors to Liberation. According to the Buddha, these three doors are passageways that lead to freedom from suffering.
No Prerequisites
Being a Bodhisattva: Exploring the Bodhisattva Vow
This three-session course explores the moment of making a profound commitment to put others before yourself. It is open to all who are interested in the vow, or those looking to reconnect with the vow.
No Prerequisites
Advanced Study
Sacred Path: Drala
Deepen your meditation practice, and continue along the path of the Shambhala teachings on warriorship, in this weekend retreat.
Prerequisites apply Windhorse (attendance)
Shambhala Path
Fearlessness in Everyday Life
Learning to work with our anxiety, we are not blocked by fear. Through an exploration of the Buddhist teachings of mind and the nature of reality, we learn to see clearly.
Prerequisites apply JIEL (attendance)
Shambhala Path
Wisdom in Everyday Life
Meditation sharpens our intelligence and uncovers our wisdom. When we touch the world directly, we discover ordinary magic.
Prerequisites apply FIEL (attendance)
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