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Weekly Meditation Schedule
Mindfulness-awareness meditation is a traditional form of contemplative practice common to many schools of Buddhism and derives from an unbroken 2500-year lineage. Group meditation instruction is given the 1st Sunday of each month. First time individual instruction can also be arranged by contacting us at the lodge. (Instruction is free of charge.) To learn more about Meditation Instruction, please click here. To read an essay on Meditation by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, please click here. Buddhist StudySky Lake Lodge offers a comprehensive path of Shambhala Buddhist practice and study through a progressive two-year cycle of classes and programs. The Shambhala Buddhist tradition provides a well-defined, graduated method of developing skillful action and wisdom through meditation practice and the study of the Shambhala Buddhist teachings on liberation from suffering. Our Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies [SSBS] includes weekly classes and weekend retreat programs.
2008 OFFERINGSWeekly Dharma Gatherings Every Tuesday! The schedule for the evening will be as follows:
Beginning again on January 15 Sky Lake will be offering weekly Dharma Gatherings. This series of gatherings is intended to explore the rich and compelling teachings of Buddhism & Shambhala, offering an opportunity to meditate in a supportive group setting, to learn about the path of meditation, to meet fellow meditators and to learn from one another. All are welcome, both newcomers and experienced practitioners. Instruction in shamatha meditation will be available to all who are interested in receiving it.
Let your friends know that Sky Lake is the place to be on Tuesday nights!
Community Events
COMMUNITY PRACTICE DAYS: The entire Sky Lake Comunity gathers a few times a year to practice sitting meditation together. As a practice community, our strength lies in our ongoing meditation practice, which is key to experiencing our natural sense of goodness, fearlessness and humor. Meditation instruction will be given in the morning. Bring a bag lunch and some food to share. MILAREPA DAY Saturday, March 22, 2008 This day celebrates the enlightenment and life example of Milarepa. Join us for an all day guru yoga practice which includes chanting the Milarepa sadhana and reading the songs of the lineage fathers in contained in the book "Rain of Wisdom." The songs are the direct personal voices of the lineage holders, sharing their experience of the path, practice and realization. In chanting them, we attune our minds to theirs, invoking the inspiration of their sanity and devotion. PARINIRVANA Thursday evening, April 3, 2008
CHILDREN'S DAY Saturday, December 13, 2008 More info to be posted soon! SHAMBHALA SCHOOL OF BUDDHIST STUDIES SSBS is a sequential, year-and-a-half program which qualifies graduates to attend Sutrayana Seminary if desired. SSBS combines teachings from three wisdom streams: the ancient Tibetan Buddhist lineages of the Nyingma and Kagyu, as well as the Shambhala teachings. The curriculum emphasizes a balance of meditation practice and dharma study in a one and a half year progression of classes and weekend programs. WEEKNIGHT CLASSES The Path of Transformation Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies, Class 1 7 Thursdays, beginning April 17 through May 28, 2008 Cost: $95 members / $110 non-members / $50 to repeat this class 7pm-9pm; 6:30pm sitting
Please see our Programs & Events section for more information or to register for this program. WEEKEND PROGRAMS
Please see our Programs & Events section for more information or to register for these and other programs. To learn more about our Buddhist lineage teachers including Pema Chodron, please click here. To learn more about Buddhism, please click here. Shambhala Training
“The Shambhala teachings are founded on the premise that there is basic human wisdom that does not belong to any one culture or religion, nor does it come only from the West or the East. Rather, it is a tradition of human warriorship that has existed in many cultures at many times throughout history.” Chögyam Trungpa, Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior Contemplative Arts
Sky Lake’s offers a continuing series of programs in various contemplative activities and disciplines, led by highly accomplished artists representing both the performing and visual arts. Some programs are offered on a regular basis, others are given periodically. Sky Lake also hosts special interest groups who meet regularly to explore contemplative approaches. For information on an upcoming contemplative arts workshop at Sky Lake see our Programs and Events section. Sadhana of MahamudraThe Sadhana of Mahamudra is a “hidden treasure” liturgy composed by the founder of the Shambhala Community, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. The sadhana is a powerful invocation of the lineages of the Kagyu and Nyingma schools of Tibetan Buddhism and is practiced to help dispel the difficulties of our modern, materialist age.
Upcoming Sadhana of Mahamudra Dates:
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Tuesday Evenings, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Shambhala Training is a progressive series of weekend retreats that uses the wisdom of meditation to introduce students step-by-step into the path of working with one's mind in the context of everyday life. This program is secular and nonsectarian, founded on the basic principle that the practice of meditation can help people of all walks of life and followers of any spiritual tradition become more awake in their own lives and more compassionate and courageous with the world around them. The Shambhala Training curriculum is divided into two sections: First, 
Contemplative arts bring beauty, vividness, and wisdom into our lives and environment. At Sky Lake, the arts and other contemplative disciplines are a vehicle for integrating mindfulnessand awareness into everyday life. Each represents a genuine contemplative path that further enriches our day-to-day experience.© Copyright Sky Lake 2004
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