The Path to Auspiciousness—A Course on The Verses of the Eight Auspicious Noble Ones
This course offers an in-depth commentary on the chant “The Verses of the Eight Auspicious Nobel Ones”, which was written by Jamgon Mipham Gyatso.
Advanced Study
World of Gesar
Discover Gesar of Ling, the legendary Tibetan warrior who is a key figure in the Shambhala teachings.
Robin Kornman
Larry Mermelstein
Jane Hawes
David Shapiro
Categories: Advanced Study, Featured
Earth, Water, Fire and All the Elements: Reading the Sadhana of Mahamudra as if for the First Time
John Rockwell teaches how meditation sharpens our intelligence and uncovers our wisdom. When we touch the world directly, we discover ordinary magic. No longer deterred or depressed by obstacles, we can include everything as part of the path and play with whatever arises.
Kurukulla Sadhana: Increasing Generosity
Shambhala Kurukulla practitioners are warmly invited to join Walker Blaine for a five-class, in-depth exploration of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche’s Kurukulla Sadhana.
Walker Blaine
Prerequisites: Participants must have received the Kurukulla abhisheka from Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
Categories: Advanced Study
Primordial Purity
His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche offered Dzogchen teachings in 1987 to Western students in Halifax, Nova Scotia. These recordings formed the basis of his book Primordial Purity: Oral Instructions on the Three Words That Strike the Vital Point.
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Prerequisites: Vajrayana Transmission (Kagyu, Nyingma, and Shambhala Vajrayana students welcome)
Categories: Advanced Study, Masters of Meditation
Celebrating Goodness and Wisdom: Feast Practice in Shambhala Vajrayana
Celebrating Goodness and Wisdom is an in-depth exploration of the core elements of feast practice. Examines food and dining from the perspective of the three yanas and Shambhala culture, and feast structure, roles, etiquette, themes, samayas, and tantric symbolism.
Walker Blaine
Prerequisites: Vajrayana transmission at Sacred World Assembly, Vajrayana Seminary or Shambhala/Vajradhatu Seminary
Categories: Advanced Study
Three Talks on Vajrayana Practice
In this course, Walker Blaine addresses three often misunderstood aspects of vajrayana practice: Samaya, Transmission, and Gender Principle.
Shambhala Lineage Supplication: A Short Course
This three-part course is for individuals and groups wishing to look more deeply at the Supplication to the Shambhala Lineage, one of the most important chants in the Shambhala tradition.
Meeting Shambhala: An Introduction to the Shambhala Lineage
Walker Blaine leads a progressive exploration of the core elements of the Shambhala Buddhist tradition, the union of warriorship and Buddhism.
The Rain of Blessings: An Exploration of Guru Yoga
Join six senior teachers to explore the central principles of the Vajrayana tradition, through the core practice of Padmasambhava Guru Yoga: The Rain of Blessings, A Guru Yoga Combined with the Seven Line Supplication.
Walker Blaine
Marianne Bots
Christie Cashman
Daniel Hessey
Mathias Pongracz
Eric Spiegel
Prerequisites: Padmasambhava Guru Yoga lung
Categories: Advanced Study