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Weekly meditation Tuesdays at 7pm, Thursdays at 5:30pm, and first and third Sundays at 9:30am. info » Upcoming programs Shambhala Prison Program Way of Shambhala: Who Am I? The Basic Goodness of Being Human Kalapa Ikebana Class Series, with Lisa Stanley Community Nyinthun |
Our Lineage
Sakyong Mipham RinpocheSakyong Mipham Rinpoche is the head of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage, a spiritual and family lineage that descends through his family, the Mukpo clan of eastern Tibet. This tradition emphasizes the basic goodness of all beings and teaches the art of courageous warriorship based on wisdom and compassion. The Sakyong—literally "earth-protector"—is a "dharma king" and lineage holder of Shambhala, who descends from the Tibetan warrior-king Gesar of Ling. In addition to the Shamhbla lineage, he holds both the Kagyü and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. The Sakyong is the son and heir of the Vidyadhara, the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and the incarnation of Mipham the Great, a renowned Nyingma scholar and meditation master. His background completely embraces both Eastern and Western cultures. Born in Bodhagya, India in 1962, he received spiritual training from his father and from many of the greatest Tibetan Buddhist masters of our time, including His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and HH Penor Rinpoche. He is married to Khandro Tseyang Palmo, daughter of His Eminence Namkha Drimed Rabjam Rinpoche, head of the Ripa lineage. Having been educated in the West, the Sakyong is completely fluent in english. He is renowned for his straightforward, practical approach teaching style and his skill at making even the most esoteric Buddhist teachings meaningful and relevant to an American audience. Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche has written two books: the national bestseller, Turning the Mind into an Ally, and Ruling Your World, He is also an avid poet, artist and athlete. The Sakyong has run a number of marathons to raise money for the Konchok Foundation, an organization dedicated to serving the spiritual, cultural, educational and humanitarian needs of the Tibetan people in the Kham and Golok regions of eastern Tibet. He travels extensively, teaching throughout the world. To Learn more about Rinpoche, please visit: www.mipham.com
Chögyam Trungpa RinpocheChögyam Trungpa Rinpoche was one of the most dynamic teachers of Buddhism in the 20th Century. He was a pioneer in bringing the Buddhist teachings of Tibet to the West and is credited with introducing many Buddhist concepts into the English language and psyche in a fresh and new way. Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche the former supreme abbot of Surmang Monasteries in Tibet, is known as the foremost meditation master and teacher of Buddhism in the West. In the early 1970s, he founded Naropa University, the first Buddhist-inspired university in North America, along with over 100 meditation centers worldwide. Rinpoche encouraged his students to join their experience of meditation with such disciplines as Japanese archery, calligraphy, flower arranging, tea ceremony, health care, dance, poetry, photography, theater, education, business and psychotherapy. Rinpoche authored two dozen books on meditation, poetry, art and founded the Shambhala path of warriorship. A website chronicling the life and work of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche as told from the perspective of his students and others, can be found at The Chronicles Project. AcharyasThe acharyas (Sanskrit, “senior teacher”) of Shambhala are deeply experienced teachers appointed by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. The acharyas are empowered to offer Buddhist refuge and bodhisattva vows and to bring the continuity of our spiritual lineage into the living teaching environment of local Shambhala centers. The Portland Shambhala Center is honored to have Acharya Jenny Warwick as our Pacific Northwest Regional Acharya. 
Acharya Pema ChödrönAcharya Pema Chödrön is an American Buddhist nun, resident teacher at Gampo Abbey, and the author of such popular books as The Places That Scare You, When Things Fall Apart and Start Where You Are. Her life experiences as wife, mother, and school teacher, and her years of study and practice with Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, uniquely empowered Pema to speak directly to the heart issues of both Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. |
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