Welcome to the
Hartford Shambhala Meditation Group
The Hartford Shambhala Study Group (HSMG) is a branch of Shambhala
International, an association of meditation centers that provide instruction
in mindfulness-awareness meditation as practiced within the Buddhist and
Shambhala traditions. The centers also provide educational programs in a
variety of other contemplative disciplines.
Shambhala International was
founded by Tibetan meditation master and scholar Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche,
the author of Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, The Myth of
Freedom, and Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior, and
founder of the Naropa Institute (now Naropa University) in Boulder, Colorado.
He was one of the most prominent meditation teachers of our time and a
pioneer in bringing Buddhism to the West.
At present, Shambhala International
is directed by Trungpa Rinpoche´s son and spiritual heir, Sakyong Mipham,
Rinpoche, who is a holder of both the Kagyu and Nyingma Lineages of Tibetan
Buddhism, as well as the Shambhala Lineage, propagated by his father.
HSMG started in the spring of 1997. It presently offers regular practice
and study of meditation as taught within the Tibetan Buddhist and
Shambhala Training traditions. Meditation instruction by authorized
instructors is available at no cost.
Read more here about
Buddhism and the Shambhala path, by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.
Schedule of Meetings:
Wednesday Evening Meditation from 7:30 to 9:00
Sitting Meditation begins at 7:30 and is followed by a dharma talk and
discussion. Meetings are held at the Quaker Meeting House (Religious
Society of Friends) on 144 South Quaker Lane, West Hartford, on the first,
second, and third Wednesdays of each month. On the fourth Wednesday, the
meeting is at 58 Ballard Drive, West Hartford.
Saturday Morning Meditation from 9:00 a.m. to Noon
Once per month we have a longer practice session, including sitting
meditation, walking meditation, and a dharma talk or reading. Call for
information about meeting locations.
Call for more information: 571-3766 |