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Overview of Shambhala Training
Upcoming Shambhala Training Programs
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Shambhala Training
 Shambhala Training is a series of weekend contemplative workshops, suited for both beginning and experienced meditators. The simple and profound technique of mindfulness and awareness is the basis of a secular path of meditation, which can benefit people of any spiritual tradition and way of life.
The sequential program includes the study and practice of Shambhala warriorship- a path of nonaggression born from the bravery and gentleness of meeting our world without bias or judgment. This path shows how to take the challenges of daily life in our modern society as opportunities for both contemplative practice and social action.
The Shambhala Training weekends consist of thorough instruction in meditation, the practice of sitting and walking meditation in a group setting, one-on-one interviews to clarify questions, discussion groups and talks by a senior teacher.
Shambhala Training is particularly suitable for those who practice in other spiritual traditions, but are looking to explore the transformative benefits of meditation. Level I is the beginning of the Shambhala Training path, which has two parts, The Heart of Warriorship (Levels I - V), and The Sacred Path (Levels Great Eastern Sun through Golden Key). For a more detailed description of the Shambhala Training program, please visit Overview of Shambhala Training.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS  Shambhala Training Level II: Birth of the Warrior
With Acharya Emily Bower
September 12 - 14, 2008
In Shambhala Training Level II: Birth of the Warrior, we examine our habitual tendencies, fears, and defense mechanisms; building on the foundation of the meditation practice introduced in Shambhala Training Level I.
“The point of the
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 Sacred Path: Outrageous
With John Sennhauser
September 19 - 21, 2008
The Sacred Path program introduces advanced warriorship practices that extend the basic mindfulness-awareness meditation training introduced in Levels I-V. These practices are based on a societal vision and aspiration to help the world. This
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 Shambhala Training Level III: Warrior in the World
With Robert Stevens
October 17 - 19, 2008
As Warriors in the World we are able to develop bravery in order to step outside the self-created cocoons of our habitual patterns and fear.
“Shambhala vision teaches that, in the face of the world's greatest problems, we can be heroic and kind at
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Sacred Path: Inscrutable
TBD
October 24 - 26, 2008
The final accomplishment of the warrior of inscrutable is being able to appreciate inner space. Inner space is not necessarily something hidden in your mind, it is also some sense of being completely settled in your state of existence. It is in this space
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 Shambhala Training Level I: Ordinary Magic
With David Nichtern
October 31 - November 2, 2008
Shambhala Training Level I: Ordinary Magic marks the beginning of the Shambhala Training path which teaches students of any tradition effective tools for meditation. This first level focuses on the basic technique of mindfulness meditation. By sett
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 MAGIC BLACK: The Stroke of Confidence - Joining Absolute and Relative Ashe
With Sangyum Agness Au
November 8 - 9, 2008
“The dot risen in space,
Descends as the armour of life.”
– The Golden Sun of the Great East
The indestructible armour of the Shambhala warrior is unconditioned confidence. By penetrating the setting sun veils of confusion and heig
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 Shambhala Training Level IV: Awakened Heart
With Elizabeth Reid
November 14 - 16, 2008
In Shambhala Training Level IV, we learn how to awaken and open our hearts so that we can communicate fully with the world.
“Basic goodness is very closely connected to the idea of bodhicitta in the Buddhist tradition. Bodhi. means ‘awake
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Shambhala Training Level I: Ordinary Magic
With Jeff Rubin
November 21 - 23, 2008
Shambhala Training Level I: Ordinary Magic marks the beginning of the Shambhala Training path which teaches students of any tradition effective tools for meditation. This first level focuses on the basic technique of mindfulness meditation. By sett
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 Sacred Path: Golden Key
With Agness Au
December 4 - 7, 2008
This program is based on a Shambhala text that works with our relationship to the material world and our sense perceptions. It teaches the practice of enriching presence the ability to instantly sense the inner wealth within oneself, phenomena, and the na
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 Shambhala Training Level V: Open Sky
With Acharya Eric Spiegel
December 12 - 14, 2008
In Open Sky – Shambhala Training Level V one begins to sharpen one’s awareness. One also finds the open clear sky of mind, which is a delightful source of wisdom and uplifted energy. By learning to trust our nature enough to let go into the present
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DISCOVERING MAGIC
Whether you care to communicate with it or not, the magical strength and wisdom of reality are always there....By relaxing the mind, you can reconnect with that primordial, original ground, which is completely pure and simple. Out of that, through the medium of your perceptions, you can discover magic, (which in the Shambhala tradition is called ) drala. You actually can connect your own intrinsic wisdom with a sense of greater wisdom or vision beyond you.
You might think that something extraordinary will happen to you
when you discover magic. Something extra-ordinary does happen. You simply find yourself in the realm of utter reality, complete and thorough reality.
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
From SHAMBHALA: THE SACRED PATH OF THE WARRIOR, page 106.
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