Programs and Events
Sadhana of Mahamudra (UH)
with Linda Gould
January 25th—June 21st
This practice involves chanting a text written by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and relaxing into the atmosphere that doing so creates. Everyone is welcome. Continue »
Our Heart Moments
with James Sacamano
March 14th—April 18th
Our Heart Moments—The Power of Shared Glimpses of Basic Goodness in Daily Life
Heart moments, or moments that touch the heart, highlight the inherent basic goodness that we all have deep in our core and can experience in small moments in our lives. Continue »
Being Buddhist: Exploring the Refuge Vow [online]
April 6th—April 20th
This three session course explores the moment when a person decides to “be Buddhist”—formally, through the practice of taking a vow. It is open to all who are interested in the Refuge Vow, or anyone looking to reconnect with their original inspiration. Continue »
Reclaiming the hidden wisdom and grace of aging
April 19th—April 21st
The fact of our aging is not a problem, but our ideas of aging are! Aging reminds us that
we are mortal and that time will run out on us. But if we!re willing to "die”, in the sense
of letting go, rather than hold on, then we can truly live. Letting g Continue »
Co-ordinator training
with Linda Gould
April 28th
Have you completed Level III and already have experience in a staffing role at regular practice sittings, Shambhala Training Level weekends, or other programs at the Centre? Would you like to expand your skills from a staff member to a Co-ordinat Continue »
Profound Simplicity Meditation Retreat
with Richard John
May 18th—May 20th
This three-day retreat, hosted by the Victoria Shambhala Centre, is open to all new and senior practitioners who wish to establish or deepen their meditation practice. Continue »
Way of Shambhala: Open Sky - Shambhala Training Level V
with Layth Matthews
June 14th—June 16th
Communicating with the world gently and fearlessly, our awareness is sharpened and we find the open clear sky of mind. We learn to trust our nature enough to let go into the present moment. Prerequisite: Shambhala Training Level IV.Layth Matthews has been Continue »
Mid-summers day
June 20th
Please join us for our Mid Summer's day celebration and potluck, everyone is welcome. Continue »
Harvest of Peace
September 21st
Harvest of Peace is celebrated in near the Autumn Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. Continue »
Being a Bodhisattva: Exploring the Bodhisattva Vow (On-Line)
November 2nd—November 16th
Planting such a seed as the bodhisattva vow undermines ego and leads to a tremendous expansion of perspective. Such heroism, or bigness of mind, fills all of space completely, utterly, absolutely. Within such a vast perspective, nothing is claustrophobic Continue »
