At the Dallas Shambhala Meditation Center, we continue to transform our minds and hearts through meditation.  Our vision is to inspire a compassionate, sustainable and just society, embracing the inherent goodness of every human being.  We are located at: 2695 Villa Creek Drive, Suite B146, Farmers Branch, TX 75234.

We sit in meditation so that we’ll become more awake in ourselves.

Pema Chödrön

Spark Your Heart and Mind Through the Practice of Meditation

Shambhala provides a community of practitioners, whose support makes it much easier to make meditation practice a part of your life.

Meditation instruction is open to anyone free of charge. If you are a beginner or looking to refresh your understanding of mindful practice, you will find it at Dallas Shambhala Meditation Center.

Ongoing Offerings (see details)

  • Weekly Meditation Session, Tea Break, and Dharma Discussion. Sundays from 10 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Meditation followed by a snack/beverage break, and a Dharma talk. Everyone is welcome! Free meditation instruction available. NOTE: the Center will be closed on Sunday, April 21st, as we will be at Oak Cliff Earth Day, @ booth #25 from noon-5 p.m. and doing a meditation at 2 p.m. Read more.
  • Weekly Meditation and Light Fare. Every Tuesday from 7-8:30 p.m. Meditation followed by appetizers and beverages. Everyone is welcome! Free meditation instruction available.

 

Way of Shambhala Level Training

The Shambhala Level Training Series is a core component of the Way of Shambhala path of training in authentic meditation practices and wisdom teachings. We are offering three options:

  • Combined Level I & II Training, April 27th and 28th, 2024, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., hybrid program. This weekend includes Level I – The Art of Being Human and Level II – Birth of the Warrior. Take the 2-day program and receive a price discount from the daily price.  Read more and register.
  • Level I – The Art of Being Human, April 27, 2024, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., hybrid program. Through the practice of meditation, we begin to glimpse that goodness—rather than confusion—is the unconditional ground of our existence. Opening to ourselves with gentleness and appreciation, we begin to see our potential as genuine and compassionate human beings. Read more and register.
  • Level II Training – Birth of the Warrior, April 28, 2024, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., hybrid program. Having experienced a taste of basic goodness in Level I, we want to learn more. Meditation practice allows us to observe how we create a cocoon of habits to mask underlying fear. We begin to appreciate that there is no fundamental obstacle to experiencing basic goodness. Level I is a prerequisite for taking this class. Read more and register.

Other Programs

  • Being Buddhist: Exploring the Refuge Vow, Shambhala Online, April 6, 13, and 20, 2024, noon-2 p.m. This three-session course explores the moment in a person’s life when they decide to “be Buddhist”— formally, through the practice of taking a vow. It is open to all who are interested in the Refuge Vow, or anyone who would like to reconnect with their original inspiration for taking this vow. Read more and register.
  • Entering the Vajra World: A Three-Yana Retreat, July 19 – August 18 2024 at Drala Mountain Center, Colorado. Shambhala founder Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche was one of the most influential Buddhist teachers of the 20th century. He encouraged deep training in meditation, study, and community life. His approach was ground-breaking, leading students through the three yanas (vehicles) and drawing on the profundity of the mahamudra and maha ati traditions. At this retreat, senior students of Trungpa Rinpoche will offer a residential, immersive experience, based on the training they received from him, so that newer students can encounter the depth of these teachings and practices, and experience the discipline, delight, and community connections that result. Read more and apply.
  • Refuge and Bodhisattva Vows, Austin Shambhala, November 24, 2024. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Austin Shambhala is offering in person Refuge and Bodhisattva vow-taking ceremonies. The refuge vow is the ancient, traditional ceremony of becoming a Buddhist. It is a turning point in one’s life, and is both a proclamation and a celebration. Taking this vow is formally entering the lineage of the Buddha. 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. The basis of this vow is the aspiration to develop friendliness, compassion, and genuine insight through the practice of the six paramitas – generosity, discipline, patience, exertion, meditation, and prajna. Read more.

Shambhala Online

Shambhala Online offers live and recorded courses with teachers from across the Shambhala community, and with other Buddhist teachers and health and well-being experts from around the world. The online courses feature high-quality, recorded presentations by some of the best teachers of meditation and Buddhism in the world, as well as an online community of meditators, and facilitation by experienced course leaders. Read about and register for Shambhala Online courses.