The Art of Being Human is the beginning of the Way of Shambhala training path, which teaches students of any tradition effective tools for meditation. This first level focuses on the basic technique of mindfulness meditation. By settling our minds, we can begin to see our experience in a fresh, unconditioned way that allows us to discover that our existence is basically good, regardless of the particular conditions of our lives. This experience of basic goodness, our innate wisdom, is the ground for the development of confidence and gentleness leading to a kind of ordinary magic in our daily experience.

The program includes meditation instruction, talks and discussions, and is open to all.

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For a full program description see Shambhala Training Level I: The Art of Being Human.

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For a complete program description go to our Open House page.

Please note that Open House and all other regular events are cancelled from October 24th to November 2nd to accommodate our Ten-Day Mahamudra Retreat (see our clickable calendar).

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For a complete program description go to our Open House page.

Please note that Open House and all other regular events are cancelled from October 24th to November 2nd to accommodate our Ten-Day Mahamudra Retreat (see our clickable calendar).

You can get a taste of our core path of training―The Way of Shambhala―and an excellent introduction to meditation by participating in either of the programs featured in this post.

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For full program descriptions, follow these links: Meditation in Everyday Life and Shambhala Training Level I: The Art of Being Human.

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For a complete program description go to our Open House page.

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Calgary-based senior teacher Frank Johns is coming to Nelson to teach Shambhala Training Level I: The Art of Being Human, one of our most important programs, on October 2nd – 3rd, 2010.

Frank outlines the program this way:

“This is the foundational weekend meditation intensive for the entire path of Shambhala Buddhism. The Art of Being Human focuses on setting a correct understanding for what meditation practice is for within the Shambhala path, and in presenting the core concepts, which are based on personal experience—aspects of our experience that are common to all humans but which we have mistakenly ignored or thought were not important.”

For a full program description click here.

To see how this program fits into our core path of training, go to our Way of Shambhala page.

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We’re running a full Open House program through the summer this year. The August program includes talks, short videos and discussions.

For a complete description go to our Open House page.

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On Thursday, September 9th, we’re launching this year’s fall semester with Enlightened World, a three-part video program featuring Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche introducing the Shambhala Buddhist path. Maria Stella will facilitate accompanying group discussion.

For a full program description click here.

Stay tuned in the days ahead as we add other programs to the fall calendar.

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Learn more on our Open House page.

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Our June Open House program includes two brief Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche videos―”What About Me,” on June 7th, and “The 10% Advantage,” on June 21st―with discussion afterward. This form of communication works for many. See if it works for you.

Learn more on our Open House page.