Practice: Your Personal Journey

The one who does not meditate, but merely holds the view, is like a rich man tethered by stinginess. He is unable to bring appropriate fruition to himself and others.

- Jamgön Kongtrül Rinpoche

Practice is the foundation of our path.  Without practice, there is no sense of journey.  The most important and fundamental component is a commitment to regular, individual practice.  After that, group practice can help support and deepen one’s personal journey.  We offer the following opportunities for the group practice of shamatha-vipashyana meditation; all are open to the public and do not have any prerequisites.

Please check our Calendar for dates of the following offerings

• Open House: group meditation from 7:00 – 8:00 PM every Wednesday

• Community Practice Weekends: shamatha-vipashyana meditation practice in the small shrine room from 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Saturday and Sunday; check our Calendar for when these weekends are offered (usually one per month).

• Weekthuns and Dathuns: ten-day and month-long meditation retreats.  Weekthuns are periodically offered at various local Shambhala Centres, while Dathuns are offered regionally at the Pacific Northwest Dathun and at our major Practice and Retreat Centres.

• Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies meditation intensive weekends (taken in sequence, offered periodically at various local Centres):

       a) Nine Stages of Shamatha

       b) Four Foundations of Mindfulness

       c) Vipashyana & Union (union of shamatha and vipashyana)

• Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies advanced practice weekends, recommended for later on in the path, but can be taken at any time; offered periodically at various local Centres:

       a) Maitri & Five Wisdoms

       b) Sadhana of Mahamudra

• Sadhana of Mahamudra: the public is also invited to our regular practice of the Sadhana of Mahamudra, on the new and full moon days of the lunar calendar. The text presents a fruitional vajrayana view, yet students at all levels can participate.

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3275 Heather Street, Vancouver,  BC V5Z 3K4
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