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| Heritage Budhist Trust |
4 Moring Road
London
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| Affiliation: | Translations of esoteric Buddhist texts & Transcriptions of Buddhist oral teachings |
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Tibetan Buddhism
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| The London Shambhala Meditation Centre |
27 Belmont Close
London SW4 6AY
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| Web: | http://www.shambhala.org.uk |
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| Tel: | 00 44 20 7720 3207 |
| Affiliation: | Shambhala Buddhist |
| Description: | The London Shambhala Meditation Centre is part of Shambhala International, an international community of Buddhist meditation centres founded by the late Tibetan meditation master and Buddhist teacher Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and now under the direction of his dharma heir Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.
The centre is affiliated to Shambhala Europe, based in Cologne in Germany and is registered as a UK charity (No 1073977).
The centre provides public meditation sessions and instruction, talks, evening courses, and weekend programmes. Small residential retreats are sometimes held by the Centre in a retreat house in Hampshire. Larger and longer residential programmes are held in Dechen Chöling in France.
The centre offers teachings on Buddhism, "non-religious" meditation training and meditative arts disciplines.
The Three Gates of Shambhala
The term "three gates" is sometimes used to describe three possible approaches offered by the centre.
The Vajradhatu Gate
The Vajradhatu Gate offers a comprehensive path of specifically Buddhist meditation and study in the Kagyü and Nyingma schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Elements of the Japanese Zen tradition are also integrated within the practice. Strong emphasis is placed on the practice of shamatha sitting meditation as a foundation for mahayana and vajrayana practice and study.
The Shambhala Training Gate
The Shambhala Training Gate offers a secular approach to meditative training founded by the late Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. The Shambhala Training path promotes fearless and gentle action in the world; it is open to people who follow any spiritual tradition or who have chosen no particular spiritual tradition.
The Nalanda Gate
The Nalanda Gate brings a meditative perspective to the arts, health, education, and business. It may include such disciplines as poetry, visual art, theatre, kyudo (archery), and ikebana (flower-arranging).
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Tibetan Buddhism: Shambhala International
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