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.

Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche is a meditation teacher trained in the Nyingma and Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He is the holder of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage established by his father, the late Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche teaches programs of meditation and Buddhist study for both beginning and senior students.

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Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche was one of the most dynamic teachers of Buddhism in the 20th Century. He was a pioneer in bringing the Buddhist teachings of Tibet to the West and is credited for introducing many important Buddhist concepts into the English language and psyche in a fresh and unique way.

He started the first Buddhist-inspired University in North America: The Naropa University; founded more than 100 meditation centres throughout the world; authored two dozen popular books on meditation, Buddhism, poetry, art and the Shambhala path of warriorship; brought many of the great Tibetan lineage holders to North America for the first time; and attracted thousands of students who have continued to spread his teachings and his legacy into the new millennium.

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