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We are beginning The Way of Shambhala, our new core curriculum, this fall. This curriculum integrates material from the Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies and the Shambhala Training program and gives students a complete foundation in Shambhala Buddhism. Click here to learn more!

We will still be offering a course of study for students interested in the Shambhala School of Buddhist studies. Students may begin Year I by taking the first three courses of the Way of Shambhala as a foundation for the Year I SSBS courses to be offered in spring 2010. The first course, Meditation in Everyday Life, begins September 16th. Courses will continue to be 6-week long evening classes. For more information please see How to Begin.

 

Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies


SSBS Prayer Wheels The Buddhist path engages us in a balanced program of both practice and study. The Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies (SSBS) teaches the tenets of this path. The sources for these teachings come from three streams: the ancient Tibetan Buddhist lineages of the Nyingma and Kagyu, and the Shambhala teachings.

The program includes ten weekday evening courses, and six weekend programs. Courses are offered over two years, with two semesters per year: Semester One and Three in the fall, each consisting of two courses, and Semesters Two and Four in the winter/spring, each consisting of three courses. Courses generally consist of six Wednesday evening sessions and one half-day practice intensive.

Classes start at 7 pm with sitting meditation followed by a presentation and discussion. The cost for each course is $150 + required texts.

SSBS courses are progressive in nature, each building on the foundation established by the previous one. Students begin the course of study in the fall with Meditation in Everyday Life (also part of our new core curriculum The Way of Shambhala), and complete the program in sequence. (Please see How to Begin for more details.) If you feel you have prior practice and study experience that qualifies you for mid-year entry, please contact our staff.


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