Spark your heart & mind through the practice of meditation
The Dallas Shambhala Meditation Center is a vibrant community grounded in the study and practice of meditation. We provide instruction in mindfulness-awareness meditation for beginners and for experienced practitioners, a diverse variety of evening and weekend programs and group meditation sessions. We offer tools to help discover greater compassion, confidence, wisdom and joy in our day-to-day life.
The Shambhala teachings offer a way to extend our personal transformation for the benefit of society as a whole. We discover the wisdom, sanity, and goodness within our seemingly complex and chaotic minds, and the inherent goodness in the world around us.
You are warmly invited to join us!
What is Shambhala?
The Shambhala teachings offer a way to discover the wisdom and sanity within our seemingly chaotic minds. Through meditation we discover the inherent goodness in ourselves and in our society. We learn how to bring forth that goodness through the experience of bravery, gentleness and delight.
Shambhala is an international community of urban meditation and rural retreat centers founded by the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and now led by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Learn about our vision, lineage & community.
New to Shambhala?
Shambhala is an international community of urban meditation and rural retreat centers founded by the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and now led by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Learn about our vision, lineage & community. More →
Ongoing Offerings
Our centre offers a rich array of ongoing offerings free to the public including weekly public sitting meditation hours and dharma talks. No prior meditation experience required to attend. All are welcome. More →
From the Blog
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Earth Day 2013: Small changes for a better planet
April 22, 2013In his Earth Day message from April 2012, the Sakyong Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche warns that “our future is at a crossroads.” “It is no longer a time when the future can be decided by one person, or even a few individuals,” he says in his message. “Rather, as a global society, we must pause and … Continue
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Is Society Actually Good? Yes! Says AN UNCOMMON KING
April 18, 2013Seventeen years in the making, An Uncommon King is a 72-minute HD documentary that tells the life story of a Tibetan spiritual king (Mipham Rinpoche) as he takes over from his unconventional, charismatic father (Trungpa Rinpoche) to bring ancient wisdom to a modern world. His conviction: society is basically good. An Uncommon King reveals the decency … Continue
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Screening AN UNCOMMON KING in Dallas: Can Mindfulness Change the World?
April 11, 2013Can mindfulness and meditation lead to enlightened society? Sakyong Mipham is dedicating his life to find the answer. This new documentary, An Uncommon King, tells the story of the Sakyong, leader of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage, best-selling author, and long-distance runner. The film debuts in Dallas May 8 in a one-night-only, crowd-funded screening. Reserve your … Continue
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So You Just Want to be Happy…
March 5, 2013By Megan Bauer Once you have begun a regular meditation practice, the next thing you need to begin to do in order to get off of the “me plan” is to LET GO. Once we see clearly that the “me plan” is grounded in hope and fear and that hope and fear are grounded in … Continue
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So You Just Want to be Happy…
March 2, 2013By Megan Bauer Now, that you recognize that you spend your days constantly meditating on “What about me?” and that when you do this, you are trapped in the painful loop of hope and fear, what do you do next? Well, there are few things. First, begin a consistent daily practice of meditation. You only … Continue
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So You Just Want to be Happy…
February 27, 2013Everyone is motivated by a desire for happiness. How often have you heard yourself saying, “I just want to be happy” or heard others saying it in a moment of exasperation? This seems like such a simple wish. But when we start down that path, we inevitably find ourselves deep in … Continue
