The Philadelphia Shambhala Meditation Center is part of an international community of urban meditation and rural retreat centers founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Our center offers daily public meditation, a core curriculum of Buddhist and Shambhala teachings, as well as training in advanced contemplative practices.

We invite you to explore our diverse programs designed to help people of all traditions discover their inherent sanity, gentleness and humor.

Public meditation is offered daily Sunday through Thursday.  We are exploring offering a lunch time sitting period once a week.  If you have interest in this please email Harriett Zibler at hzibler@comcast.net.

Be sure to check our Programs page for classes and offerings which may have become available since newsletter publication.

His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, has announced his long-anticipated first visit to North America in May of 2008.  As the spiritual leader of the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, His Holiness is one of the most important Buddhist leaders in the world.  Many in the Shambhala community met or had a close relationship to his predecessor, the 16th Karmapa, who came to the US in the mid-1970's and who passed away near Chicago, IL in 1981.

Included in his itinerary is a visit to his residence, Karma Thegsum Choling, in rural Southern New Jersey on May 23, 2008.  He will give a public talk and bestow the Medicine Buddha Empowerment.  Details of the visit can be found here.  You may also order tickets online.

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