Shambhala Online Partnership Program

Shambhala Online began a partnership program with local centers in the fall of 2023 to offer selected live online courses that can be hosted locally. It will help local centers by sharing revenue when local members sign up for Shambhala Online programs. Please see our new Shambhala Online Partnership Program page that provides more information. … Continue 

January 14 2024 Sitting Practice Cancelled

Sunday sitting has been cancelled on January 14, 2024 due to a building maintenance issue. Please stay warm!

Sunday Sitting Has a New Format January 7, 2024

Please join us for in-person Sunday meditation practice at our beautiful Minneapolis Shambhala Center. We start a new Sunday format on January 7. That day is also a Nyinthun Sunday with sitting from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. At 10 A.M. we’ll begin with opening chants and sitting. At 11:30, participants will have a short … Continue 

Minneapolis Website Refresh

Our website has been refreshed! Our home page was looking a bit tired so we pepped it up with some images at the top.  Each of the six images will open a related summary page. The “Begin” image leads to a new “Begin” page to help anyone who hasn’t visited our website before learn more … Continue 

Monday Open Practice Begins

Monday Night “Open Practice” Begins June 26, 2023 Our Minneapolis Shambhala Center is opening its doors on Monday nights once again!  Please join us on Mondays for Open Practice from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. All are invited to practice shamatha meditation in our main meditation hall and then engage in discussion about their experience … Continue 

Fresh Start Monday is on Hiatus

Fresh Start Monday is on Hiatus Beginning May 2023 Fresh Start Monday (FSM) has been a mainstay offering at the Shambhala Center for many years.   However, it is time to take a break, step back and look how we can best provide an introductory weeknight option in the future. Thanks to the many volunteers who … Continue 

Fresh Start Monday Goes Hybrid

  We are pleased to announce that starting June 6, the Fresh Start Monday’s format will change from virtual to hybrid and and return to the pre-pandemic former content and schedule. The teacher will be at the Minneapolis Shambhala Center with whomever else chooses to attend live.  Also, we will host a Zoom meeting with … Continue 

Poem by Sue Stephens: I Have Found This to Be True

A poem from Sue Stephens, one of our teachers, is a heart-felt example of Dharma Art. I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE TRUE By Sue Stephens I have found this to be true: When anger arises, ego feeds using untamed fuel to build itself up, separates from all beyond the sense of self. Anger spreads … Continue 

My First Shambhala Level 1

  I remember my first Shambhala Level 1 retreat in Milwaukee many years ago.  I had a mix of reactions, both positive and negative.  But the impression that has stuck with me was a feeling that I had accomplished something unique, something many people can not accomplish: I sat still with myself and others and … Continue 

Renunciation, Discipline and Letting Go

In this post, facilitator Tom McCann gives some personal insight into Renunciation, Discipline and Letting Go in Chapters 8, 9 and 10 of Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior by Chögyam Trunpa Rinpoche.  The Dharma Study Group weekly one-hour discussions of the book will resume in October of 2021. —————————————-   In Chapter 8, … Continue