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 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). You can take Shambhala Training on its own or together with weeknight courses as part of our core path of training, The Way of Shambhala. For a more detailed description of the Shambhala Training program, please visit Overview of Shambhala Training.
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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