More Resources
In addition to the resources at our Center and those highlighted elsewhere on our web site, here are meditation resources that we know about.
Teachings
- Learn More About Meditation
- Shambhala Online (Real-time video teachings and interaction with students on the Internet)
- For teachings by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, see the official Sakyong Mipham YouTube Channel. To change Closed Caption (subtitle) language move mouse over red CC icon (below video).
- Suggested Reading: Book List from Shambhala Europe. Many of these books are available at the Portland Shambhala Bookstore!
- Shambhala Training Glossary
- Labeling Thoughts (An unofficial terminology reference for the Shambhala community)
Practice Supplies, Materials, Gifts and More
- Karuna Meditation Supplies (Meditation Cushions available locally in Portland. 5% of your purchase is donate to the Portland Shambhala Center!)
- Shambhala Media (Communicating the vision, teachings, and culture of Shambhala and the Sakyong lineage through publications, recordings, and other media)
- Nalanda Translation Committee
- Samadhi Cushions (Meditation Cushions, Shrine Supplies etc)
- Sharchen Imports (Thangkas, brocades, statues, ritual implements, jewerly etc.)
- Ziji (Meditation supplies and Asian décor)
Find Other Portland Buddhist Communities
- NW Dharma Association (Buddhist resources, regional news and collaboration across traditions)
Projects & Activities
- The Kalapa Capital Center (The Kalapa Capital Centre will serve as the international headquarters for Shambhala and the home of the Halifax Shambhala Centre and will enrich the province of Nova Scotia spiritually, culturally, environmentally and economically.)
- Shambhala Archives (repository of film, audio and video recordings, photographs, negatives, transparencies, manuscripts, transcripts, books, and artwork by Venerable Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche or relating to him)
- Chögyam Trungpa Legacy Project (Supplier of practice texts and related publications)
- International Translation Committee (Translates Shambhala Buddhist dharma into languages other than English)
- Social Service Network (Synopses of initiatives)
- Dorje Kasung (Corps that provides protection through awareness)
- Shambhala Sun Camp (An outdoor sleep-away camp for youth ages 10-16)
- The Sakyong Foundation (Established by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, provides support to organizations and projects whose activities exemplify the vision of Shambhala)
- The Shambhala Trust(Independent group of Shambhala community members who provide guidance and funding to projects that support the creation of enlightened society)
- Kunchok Foundation (Helps meet the spiritual, cultural, educational and humanitarian needs of the Tibetan people in Surmang, the seat of the Trungpa Tulkus, Kham and Golok regions of Tibet)
- Diversity Resources (The Diversity page on shambhala.org offers a wealth of resources for addressing diversity issues. One very active resource, to be added to the page soon, is the Diversity Working Group (DWG). The DWG works to include people of all social identities in Shambhala and the creation of enlightened society through integrating teachings and trainings on diversity into the Shambhala curriculum)
Education
- Mukpo Institute (Practice and study of the Buddhist and Shambhala traditions, with Ashe Acharya John Rockwell and others)
- Naropa University (Founded by Shambhala’s Founder Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, it remains the only accredited, Buddhist-inspired university in North America)
- Vidyadhara Institute (The monastic college of Shambhala)
- Karmê Chöling (Offers programs that bring together meditation and numerous secular professions and disciplines)
- Shambhala School (Independent, non-denominational day school for grades Primary through 12)
Contemplative Arts
- Contemplative Arts
- Mudra Institute (Exploring applications of mind-body training inspired by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s education in Tibetan monastic dance)
Publications
- Shambhala Sun (Most widely read Buddhist magazine)
- Shambhala Publications (Book publisher)
- Buddhadharma
Blogs
- The Chronicles of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
- Under 35 Project (A place for young meditators to share what it’s like to try to live mindfully, every day – hosted by Shambhala Publications)
- Shambhala Sun Space (Destination for stories, comments, links and updates selected by the editors of the Shambhala Sun and Buddhadharma magazines)
Meditation In Society
- ALIA Institute (“Authentic Leadership in Action”)
- Five Wisdoms Institute (Training programs to enhance self-awareness, communication, and effectiveness)
- Mind Life Institute (Building a scientific understanding of the mind and mindfulness to reduce suffering and promote well-being)
Engaged Buddhism
- Buddhist Peace Fellowship (Wisdom and compassion for social change)
- Ecological Buddhism: A Buddhist Response to Global Warming
- Interdependence Project (Bridging the gap between personal development and collective engagement in our world, combining the principles of mindfulness and interdependence with activism, arts, and media.)
- Prison Dharma Network (A nonsectarian Buddhist support network for prisoners, prison volunteers and correctional workers)
- Ratna Prison Initiative (Cultivates the fundamental sanity and dignity in individuals and therefore in society at large)
- Surmang Foundation (Supports the acute needs of poor Tibetans in the remote Surmang region by providing free health care)