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The Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland is part of an international community of over 180 urban meditation and rural retreat centers founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, now led by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Our center offers 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.
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Getting Started

At the Shambhala Center of Portland, we practice and teach mindfulness-awareness meditation, as it has been passed from teacher to student for 2500 years.

We offer meditation instruction free of charge at the beginning of our regular Tuesday evening practice from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and at the beginning of our Sunday morning meditation from 9am to 12pm on the first and third Sundays of each month.

Upcoming Programs:


Mamo Chants
February 3rd - February 10th
February 3 - 12. Please check online schedule for exact times and locations.
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Neutral Day
February 13th
End-of-the-Year Shambhala Center Cleaning Party
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Shambhala Day
February 14th
Shambhala Day marks the beginning of the New Year, and is the most important holiday of the Shambhala Mandala. Continue to check online calendar for event updates.
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Milarepa Day
February 27th

Shambhala Training Level II: Birth of a Warrior
March 12th - March 14th
Details of Program to Be Added.
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Way of Shambhala: Contentment in Everyday Life
March 17th - April 14th
5 Wednesdays, March 17 - April 14. Description to come.
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Vajrayana Practice Intensive
April 9th - April 11th
with Acharya Jenny Warwick
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Online Teaching

audio and visual teachings

Shambhala Times
Community News Magazine

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Shambhala News Service
Recent Announcements:

Rinchen Terdö

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Learn more about meditation and buddhism at shambhala.org

Glossary of terms at labelingthoughts.org. Site maintained by first encounter


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Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
1110 SE Alder Street, Suite 203, Portland,  OR 97214
Tel. 503 231 4971   

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