Registration
To reserve a space, please register via the link on the program’s page. You can pay via credit card or PayPal. You can also register at the Center when the program begins and pay with a check, cash or credit card. Please arrive 30 minutes early. If you are unable to attend a program for which you have registered, a refund is available. Please contact us as soon as possible prior to the program.
Generosity Policy
“Generosity is the virtue that produces peace.”
―from the Sutra of the Recollection of the Three Jewels
The Philadelphia Shambhala Center is a non-profit organization run by volunteers and supported by the generosity of its members and program participants. We are committed to making both meditation practice and the programs we offer accessible to all. Financial constraints should not be an obstacle to taking part. At the same time, the costs associated with running the Center are accurately reflected in our program pricing.
Our Generosity Policy makes our registration process a contemplative practice of generosity where, if the program price is not presently workable for you, we invite you to contemplate how much you are able to offer. Paying what you can is a gesture of support for our Center and its mission.
Our policy also encourages generosity for those who can offer more than the regular program price through “Patron Pricing,” as a way to pay-it-forward. This option enables us to cover costs for those who are not able to pay the full program price.
We thank you for your generosity. To register using the Generosity Policy, please contact: [email protected]
All Programs
Online Programs
What the Buddha Taught: A Year of Studying the Core Teachings of Buddhism - Monthly Online
February 1st—January 9th (2021)
Speaking your truth despite the obstacles: an online creative writing class open to all prose and script writers
May 2nd—June 27th
Sunday Morning Meditation and Discussion (Online 10-10:45 am)
May 3rd—June 28th
Speaking your truth despite the obstacles: an online poetry workshop open to all (Online)
with Jeffrey Lee
May 7th—June 25th
Transforming Suffering into Love, Connection and Compassionate Action (Online)
with Jude Robison
May 28th—June 25th
What the Buddha Taught: Karma, the 12 Nidanas, and Auspicious Coincidence (Online)
with Thomas Berthoff
June 6th—June 13th
Sunday - Maitri Bhavana Practice (Online)
June 7th
Shambhala Sadhana
with Thomas Berthoff
June 7th
Sunday - White Tara Practice (Online)
June 14th
Sunday - Community Meeting - (Online)
June 21st
