Westside Shambhala Meditation Group

 Shambhala Training
HEART OF WARRIORSHIP
Level II: Birth of the Warrior

October 3 / 7:30 PM - October 5 / 6:00 PM
Price: $150 General Public
($120.00 Advance Registration) ($30.00 Deposit)

CONGRATULATIONS! YOU MADE IT THROUGH LEVEL ONE! We invite you connect further with the experience of Basic Goodness and explore how meditation practice can help us to step out of our habitual patterns of escape and fear.

The point of Shambhala Training is to get out of the cocoon, which is the shyness and aggression in which we have wrapped ourselves… A Shambhala warrior is someone who is brave enough not to give in to the aggression and contradictions that exist in society…who is able to step out of the cocoon--that very comfortable cocoon that he or she is trying to sleep in. -- Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Discounts: $100/80 if pre-registered for seniors (65+)/full time students
Teens: $25
To repeat a weekend: $35
Workstudy available/ no one turned away for lack of funds.

To reserve a space for the weekend at the discounted price, a $30 non-refundable fee, payable by check or via Paypal is required by September 24th.

Pema Chödrön's THE MYTH OF FREEDOM : A DVD series

Presented by Lynda Golan & Stanley Weiser
 

January 10 / 7:30 PM-9:30 PM
Price: $10 General Public

Talk 1 - "The Myth of Freedom and the Cosmic Joke," Thursday, Jan. 10

Talk 2 - "Styles of Imprisonment ," Thursday, March 13

Talk 3 - "Working with Emotions ," Thursday, April 10

Talks 4 - "Meditation in Action ," Thursday, May 8

Talk 5 - "The Open Way," Thursday, June 12

Talk 6 - "Devotion" Thursday, July 10

Pema Chödrön teaches from Chögyam Trungpa's famous text: "The Myth Of Freedom." This six talk commentary is Pema's most recent seminar.

Pema Chödrön is a fully ordained nun and the main teacher at Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia, Canada. She first met her main teacher, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1972 and studied with him until his death in 1987. Trungpa Rinpoche's unique ability to express the essence of Buddhist teachings in the language and imagery of Contemporary American culture makes "The Myth of Freedom" one of the best sources of Buddhist doctrine ever written. In this book, Trungpa explores how our attitudes and preconceptions bind us to repetitive patterns of frustration and despair. He also explains how meditation can bring into focus the causes of frustration and how these negative forces can aid us toward advancing toward true freedom.

An opportunity to practice before the program is offered. Meditation will start at 6:30pm and end at 7:15pm. Feel free to come sit for any part of those 45 minutes before we view the video at 7:30pm.

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Introduction to
Shambhala Buddhism

5:30 PM - FREE

On the first Sunday of every month, the Westside Shambhala Meditation Group will host a brief discussion on the basics of Shambhala Buddhism. 

What is it, how do you meditate, what is Buddhism? 

The discussion will be followed by an open question and answer period with an experienced Shambhala Meditation Instructor.  And finally, we'll end the day with a small, casual open house. 

These short and open discussions are the perfect place for people to discover what Shambhala is all about, to learn to meditate, or simply to just check out Buddhism for the first time.

Every Sunday
4pm - 6pm

As always, please join us for FREE Sitting Practice and Instruction every Sunday from 4-6pm. 

We offer Free Meditation Instruction as well as a free weekly place to practice.  If you have ever wondered what Meditation is all about, how to do it, or simply would like to continue your meditation practice, please join us for free sitting practice ever Sunday afternoon, including basic meditation instruction given by a senior Meditation Instructor.