Programs

Everyone is welcome to attend our regular community practice events free of charge:

  • Tuesday Evening Meditation: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. We offer meditation instruction free of charge every week at the beginning of our Tuesday evening sitting (7-8 PM). If you would like to receive meditation instruction, please arrive at the Center a few minutes before 7:00 PM and ask to receive meditation instruction.
  • Tuesday Open House: 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Thursday Evening Meditation: 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM.
    On the first Thursday of the month, practice is followed by a short talk by a community member and a short discussion, finishing by 7 pm.
  • On the Third Thursday of the month, the Young Meditator's Group meets at 7:00 pm after meditation.
  • Sunday Morning Community Practice (formerly called Nyinthun): 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month, from 9:30 am - 12:15 pm. We offer free initial meditation instruction at 9:00 am preceding the start of community practice and follow-up meditation instruction beginning at 9:45 am.
  • Schedule:

    • 9:00 - 9:30 AM : First Time Meditation Instruction (Main Shrine Room)
    • 9:30 – 11:00 AM : Community Meditation (Main Shrine Room).
    • 9:45 to 11:00 AM : Follow-Up Individual Meditation Instruction (Vajrayana Shrine Room)
    • 11:00 – 11:30 AM : Social Time with Refreshments.
    • 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM : Teachings and Discussion (Main Shrine Room)
  • On the third Sunday of the month, we offer Kids Club from 9:30-11:00 am.
  • Morning Meditation: 7:00am-8:00am Monday through Friday. What better way is there to start one’s day! Double-check our calendar to make sure it's happening.
  • The Sadhana of Mahamudra, practiced at every new and full moon.
  • Maitri Bhavana practiced during the first Sunday Nyinthun each month.

Programs and Events

Upcoming Recurrent Events

Shambhala Prison Program
April 8th - December 9th
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Emptiness
April 18th - May 16th
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Way of Shambhala I - Meditation in Everyday Life
April 23rd - May 21st
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Running With the Mind of Meditation
with Anandi Gefroh, Kristen Mullen and Bettina Hetz
May 19th
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Way of Shambhala II: Karma & the Twelve Nidanas
May 23rd - June 27th
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Miksang: Making Contact
with Michael Wood and Julie DuBose
May 25th - May 28th
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Drala Meditation Hike: Catherine Creek
June 2nd
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Buddhist Festival in the Park: Transforming the Heart
June 2nd
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Elegant Frugality: A Salon/Community Dialogue followed by a potluck tea/dessert
June 3rd
Sponsored by the Portland Shambhala Center Dekyong Council Facilitated by Michael McCormick and Jay Stewart More
Vaishaka Day
June 4th
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Way of Shambhala II - Sacred Path: Windhorse
June 8th - June 10th
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Mipham The Great Day
June 18th
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Way of Shambhala I - Series II
June 22nd
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Way of Shambhala I - Shambhala Training Level II: Birth of the Warrior
June 22nd - June 24th
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Midsummer Day
June 30th
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Vajrayana Practice Intensive
June 30th - July 1st
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Learn to Meditate: Turning the Mind into an Ally
July 14th
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Way of Shambhala I: Contentment in Everyday Life
July 16th - August 13th
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The Great Mandala Offering
July 22nd
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Essential Heart of Kasungship I
August 1st - August 29th
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Center Reserved for OSP programming
August 10th - August 11th
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Vajrayana Practice Intensive
August 18th - August 19th
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Way of Shambhala II - Sacred Path: Drala
August 24th - August 26th
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The Three Jewels
September 5th - September 19th
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Way of Shambhala I - Series III
September 7th
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Way of Shambhala I - Shambhala Training Level III: Warrior in the World
September 7th - September 9th
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Way of Shambhala I - Series I
September 14th
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Way of Shambhala I - Shambhala Training Level I: The Art of Being Human
with Shastri Ethan Nichtern
September 14th - September 15th
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Way of Shambhala I: Joy in Everyday Life
September 17th - October 15th
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Harveset of Peace
September 21st - September 23rd
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Way of Shambhala I: Meditation in Everyday Life
September 26th - October 24th
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Vajrayana Practice Intensive
October 6th - October 7th
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Way of Shambhala II - Sacred Path: Meek & Perky
October 12th - October 14th
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Learn to Meditate: Turning the Mind into an Ally
October 20th
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Way of Shambhala - Series IV
October 26th
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Way of Shambhala I - Shambhala Training Level IV: Awakened Heart
October 26th - October 28th
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Way of Shambhala II: Lojong
November 7th - December 12th
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Mahayana and the Bodhisattva Path
with Acharya Jenny Warwick
November 9th - November 11th
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Refuge & Bodhisattava Vows
with Acharya Jenny Warwick
November 11th
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Way of Shambhala I: Fearlessness in Everyday Life
November 12th - December 10th
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Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche's Birthday Celeberation
November 15th
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Center Reserved
November 23rd - November 24th
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Learn to Meditate: Turning the Mind into an Ally
December 1st
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Way of Shambhala II - Sacred Path: Outrageous & Inscrutable
December 7th - December 9th
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Vajrayana Practice Intensive
December 15th
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Children's Day
December 23rd
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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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