Introductory

Burlington Shambhala Center

MidWeek Dharma

November 8th—August 14th

WEEKLY WEDNESDAYS (except Jan 31 & Feb 7)) Revitalize yourself with a drop-in community of meditation practitioners - new and old! Meditation practice, instruction and dharma presentation followed by discussion. Continue »

Shambhala Meditation Center of Boston

Learn to Meditate

with Richard Brown & Petri Flint & Austin Seeley

January 7th—December 1st

Drop-in program the first Sunday of each month. Learn the view and practice of Shamatha, or calm-abiding, mindfulness meditation, which stabilizes the mind and synchronizes mind and body. Continue »

Burlington Shambhala Center

The Four Foundations of Mindfulness

with Daniel Brown

February 19th—March 18th

The Buddha taught the Four Foundations of Mindfulness as the essential first meditation practice on the path. Basic to all streams of Buddhism, these methods are essential for developing awareness of one’s inner and outer reality: body, speech, and mind. Continue »

Shambhala Meditation Center of Boston

The 6 Paramitas: Cultivating the Virtues of Awakening - Profound Treasury, Mahayana Study [ONLINE]

with Jim Wilton & Dylan Khanal

February 29th—April 13th

The six pāramitās are essential expressions of the bodhisattva, and form the basis for the entire bodhisattva path in the practice of Mahayana Buddhism. Continue »

Burlington Shambhala Center

Shambhala Morning

March 9th—December 13th (2025)

Café and Meditation Instruction Every Second Saturday of the month 9:30 - 11 Join us for lively discussion and practice Continue »

Shambhala Meditation Center of Boston

FULL! The Art of Being Human: Shambhala Training Weekend Retreat [IN PERSON]

with Andrea Darby & Mary Lang & Travis Detour & Max Roberts-Zirker

March 23rd—March 24th

Grounded in the view that human beings are, at the core, fundamentally awake, this retreat helps us see how we discover our own authentic being in this complex, difficult, yet joyful and alive, world that we live in. Continue »

Burlington Shambhala Center

Taming the Mind

March 25th—April 22nd

Meditation practice makes sense as we learn, in a personally meaningful way, the value of becoming increasingly familiar with, and friendly towards, ourselves. Continue »

Pioneer Valley Shambhala Center

Introduction to Insight Dialogue: An Interpersonal Dharma Practice (Virtual via Zoom)

April 17th—May 8th

Insight Dialogue is an interpersonal meditation practice that brings together meditative awareness, the wisdom teachings of the Buddha and interpersonal relationship to cultivate insight into the cause and release of human suffering. Continue »

Burlington Shambhala Center

Karma and the 12 Nidanas

with Charlotte Brodie

April 29th—May 27th

Liberation from the Cycle of Suffering; Buddhist Teachings on Karma and the 12 Nidanas. This series of classes will explore these fundamental teachings of Buddhism and how to incorporate them in our lives. Continue »