When SMC became a fully independent nonprofit organization last fall, we came to an agreement with the Sakyong Potrang to change our name by the end of March. Hope to see many of you live and in-person!! We will continue to monitor the Covid-19 situation and will make changes accordingly.Shambhala Mountain Center announces its new name: Drala Mountain Center. Throughout the pandemic we have been live-streaming our sits however, due to dwindling participation we will no longer be offering this. Meditation instruction will be available from 10am to 12pm for anyone interested. Please join us anytime between 9am to 12pm on Sundays at the Center for sitting. Respecting that each individual’s journey is their own, we welcome all who are interested in personal, spiritual and societal awakening.įollowing CDC guidelines, masks our now optional. We train in meditation to better know our minds and hearts and to cultivate the qualities of openness, bravery, kindness and compassion, with the intention of extending these qualities into life and society in general. The roots of our practices are the Shambhala lineage and the Buddhist lineages of Kagyü and Nyingma, as originally presented in the west by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Our core path is a personal, experiential path of meditation and study, supported by a community of other practitioners. Our mission is to cultivate the worthiness, wisdom and compassion of individuals and society based on the inherent goodness of humanity and the natural world. We aspire to create an environment where all people are welcome and respected, with support to participate as they choose.

Founded in 1971, the Burlington Shambhala Center is home to a community who shares a genuine connection to meditation practice and the aspiration to realize a more wakeful, sane society.

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