New to Meditation?

Meditation can seem daunting or difficult, if you’ve never tried before. However, with the right instruction and a supportive community, it can be easy to begin a practice that fits your lifestyle. Learn about the benefits of meditation and more here.

Core Curriculum

The Way of Shambhala is an extensive path of training in authentic meditation practices and wisdom teachings. Our Classical Buddhist Studies supports study and practice of the three-yana path of Kagyu and Nyingma Tibetan Buddhism.  Contemplative Arts comprise a number of secular disciplines and activities, including flower arranging and photography.

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Ongoing Events 

All are welcome and these events are free (but donations are very much appreciated!)  Groups meet on-site at the Austin Center unless online meetings are specified.  Please click the calendar link below to find location or zoom information for specific dates:

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Contact Center Office Manager Christine Wetzl 512-736-5671

When you enroll in Shambhala Online courses please designate Austin as your center and enter the code “2024RevShare25” when asked.  The Austin center will receive 25% revenue share when you remember to do this!

Featured Programs

2024 Harvest of Peace Campaign - DONATE HERE!

September 22nd—November 11th

Donate to our Annual Harvest of Peace Campaign! Continue »

Touching the Three Bodies of Buddha

with Billy Boyar

October 12th—October 26th

The Trikāya doctrine is a Mahayana Buddhist teaching on both the nature of reality and the nature of Buddhahood. Continue »

Community Gathering: Harvesting Peace & Deep Listening

October 13th

This Community Gathering is the 2nd event in our Harvest of Peace fall season. Continue »

The Four Noble Truths

with Lynn Wolfe & Sonya Feher

November 7th—December 12th

In his first teachings after his enlightenment, the Buddha provided these foundational insights which are nothing less than a plan of action for realization. Continue »

Introduction to the Refuge Vow

with Billy Boyar

November 9th

For those considering taking the Refuge vow, or for those simply wanting to become better informed about it. Continue »

Introduction to the Bodhisattva Vow

with Larry Higgins

November 9th

The Bodhisattva Vow is a further step taken in the Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhist traditions. It represents a lifelong dedication to the welfare of all sentient beings. Continue »

Level II: Birth of the Warrior

with Lauren Newton & Darren German

November 16th—November 17th

This second weekend of Shambhala Training intensifies the discipline of meditation practice, enabling participants to work with obstacles that may have arisen as meditation practice develops. 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 »

An Exploration of the Heart Sutra

with Adam Sultan

December 14th

The Heart Sutra is the Buddha's best known sutra. It expresses the essence of the Second Turning of the Wheel of Dharma in which the Buddha taught that the ultimate nature of reality is empty of whatever we might think about it or project onto it. Continue »