Shambhala Meditation Center

Established in 1971, the Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles is part of a global community of meditation and retreat centers founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and led by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Our Los Angeles Meditation Centers, located in Eagle Rock (Northeast LA) and Westside (Mar Vista) offer meditation programs, a core curriculum of Buddhist and Shambhala teachings, as well as training in advanced contemplative practices. Weekly Dharma Gatherings and meditation groups also available in Orange County, Carpinteria and Ojai. We invite you to explore our diverse meditation programs designed to help people of all traditions discover their inherent clarity, gentleness and humor. The Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles offers practice and study in the lineage of Shambhala Buddhism, unique in the world of Western Buddhism. This lineage combines the teachings of the Kagyü and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism with the Shambhala view of living an uplifted life, fully engaged with the world. Public Sitting is available Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Families are invited to attend Family Groups on third Sunday of each month. Open House (learn about meditation and Shambhala) is the last Sunday of the month. Shambhala Center of Los Angeles has five locations in Southern California, Eagle Rock Center (main location) and Westside Center (Mar Vista, West LA are the main locations. Go to our website http://www.la.shambhala.org/ about our upcoming meditation programs in Ojai, Orange County and Carpenteria. The emphasis of the Buddhist path is to help us attain enlightenment, and the emphasis of the Shambhala path is help us create and maintain a good society. -Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche Mission Shambhala is a global community of people inspired by the principle that every human being has a fundamental nature of basic goodness. This nature, our innate wisdom, can be developed so that it benefits our own lives and helps meet the many challenges facing the world. Shambhala welcomes people from all walks of life, faiths, and backgrounds. They come together to practice meditation, gather, and celebrate in order to develop a global culture that cultivates dignity and sanity in an increasingly chaotic and stressful world.