Programs
Buddhist Investigations: The Foundational Yana
with Billy Boyar & Carolyn Bottler
December 9th—May 11th
For our next six-month practice and study, we will delve into the Hinayana, our profound foundational teachings. Continue »
Start Where You Are
with Lauren Newton & Diane Irwin
April 20th
Connect to other meditators in a warm, inclusive environment and learn more about the Austin Shambhala Meditation Center, and what we offer around the year. Continue »
Introductory Talk - Kyudo: The Way of the Bow
with Toby Bernal
April 26th
Kyudo is the ancient discipline of Zen archery. All are welcome to this public talk, introductory demonstration and optional kickstart to the full Kyudo weekend program Continue »
Weekend Workshop - Kyudo: The Way of the Bow
with Toby Bernal
April 27th—April 28th
Kyudo is the ancient discipline of Zen archery with the target serving only as a mirror of one's mind. Participants will explore the links between meditation and Kyudo, and will learn enough to be able to begin a practice. Continue »
Contentment in Everyday Life (Weekend Version)
with Linda Mockeridge
May 4th—May 5th
An exploration of genuine contentment, the foundational views of the Buddhist Hinayana teachings, and meditation in action for daily life. Continue »
Level IV: Awakened Heart
with Christine Wetzl
May 18th—May 19th
In this program, limited to Shambhala Training Level III graduates, we learn to allow our hearts to open so that we can communicate fully with the world. Continue »
Uncovering Self-Existing Confidence
with Moh Hardin
June 2nd
In this online and onsite program we will explore the vital role of unconditional confidence on the Buddhist path. Continue »
Shambhala Training Level V: Open Sky
with Larry Higgins
July 27th—July 28th
In this fifth and final level of the Heart of Warriorship training, we will learn to inhabit the gentleness, openness, and precision of our true nature so that the present moment can unfold around us in all its vivid brilliance. Continue »
Sowing Seeds of Peace: The Transformation of Anger
with Judith Simmer-Brown
November 23rd
Drawing from the timeless teachings of warriorship from the Indian master Shantideva and from the ever-current terma of Shambhala, this one-day program investigates and identifies ways of transforming anger into seeds of peace. Continue »
Refuge and Bodhisattva Vows
with Judith Simmer-Brown
November 24th
The refuge vow is the ancient, traditional ceremony of becoming a Buddhist. The Bodhisattva Vow is further commitment, after taking the Refuge Vow, to put others before oneself and to work wholeheartedly for the benefit of all. Continue »
