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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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Where to Start | Monthly Calendar

Contact Center Office Manager Christine Wetzl 512-736-5671

 

Featured Programs

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 »

Community Meeting

June 30th

Please join the ASMC Council for an opportunity to check in and ask questions regarding changes to and updates concerning the Center.  All are welcome to attend. 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 »