Program Details

Fearlessness in Everday Life @ our Canton center

The Way of Shambhala is a progressive practice and study path that presents the Shambhala Buddhist teachings and explores how we can apply them in everyday life.

As the path continues, we learn to work with anxiety, so that we are not blocked by fear. Through an exploration of the traditional Buddhist teachings of mind and the nature of reality, we learn to see clearly. We dare to face life and death as they are. The meditator, open to uncertainty, goes beyond hope and fear.

Recommended texts:

Turning the Mind Into an Ally by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism by Chögyam Trungpa
Ruling Your World by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
Myth of Freedom by Chögyam Trungpa
Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior by Chögyam Trungpa
The Sanity We are Born With by Chögyam Trungpa

Key elements of the course include instruction, contemplative and experiential exercises and strong community support.

Prerequisite: "Joy In Everyday Life" class.  

This class will be a requirement for those students desiring to attend future "In Everyday Life" classes, Rigden Weekend, the Sacred Path Shambhala Training Series, Warrior's Assembly and Seminary further down the line.