Shambhala Meditation Group of Albany has its own website at
www.shambhala.org/center/albanyShambhala Meditation Group of Albany is associated with Shambhala International (www.shambhala.org), a worldwide association of over 100 centers that provide meditation instruction classes and programs in the Tibetan Buddhist and Shambhala traditions. Shambhala was founded by Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche and is currently under the direction of his son and spiritual heir, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.
Information for Newcomers
We welcome you to join us for programs and events we have scheduled throughout the year. On Thursday evenings at Ricketts Hall at Russell Sage College in Troy (located on Congress Street between 1st and 2nd Street). Meetings are from 7 -8:00 PM. An hour of sitting meditation practice is followed by informal discussion. Approximately once a month we meet for an all day meditation intensive called a nyinthun. Nyinthuns alternate sitting and walking meditation periods. We offer meditation instruction free of charge as well as classes and special events such as a lunar New Year celebration, Family Days on the Solstice and Equinox, and Vaishaka, the observation of the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and passing into Nirvana.
Contact Shambhala Meditation Group of Albany
For a copy of our current schedule, please call Ellen or David Rook, Co-Coordinators at (518) 439-7618 or send email to shambhala_albany@hotmail.com.
Recomended Readings:
Shambhala - Sacred Path of the Warrior by Chögyam Trungpa
The Myth of Freedom by Chögyam Trungpa
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism by Chögyam Trungpa
Sacred World: The Shambhala Way to Gentleness, Bravery, and Power by Jeremy and Karen Hayword
Start Where You Are by Pema Chödrön
The Wisdom of No Escape by Pema Chödrön
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Suzuki Roshi
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