Welcome to the Shambhala Center of Chicago!
The Shambhala Meditation Center of Chicago is part of an international community of urban meditation and rural retreat centers founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and currently headed by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.
Located on the corner of Sherwin and Sheridan Road in Rogers Park, the Chicago Center has served the Chicagoland area for over 30 years, offering meditation instruction, public meditation practice, weekend retreats and classes exploring the budhadharma, the contemplative arts and how to apply meditation in everyday life.
There is open meditation with free meditation instruction available at 7:00PM every Tuesday evening, from 9:00AM until noon on Sunday mornings and at 6:30PM on Sunday evening.
Our book store sells books, practice supplies, and meditation cushions.
Practice and study go hand in hand. Please feel free to use this website and our center to deepen your practice and your understanding of the path of meditation.
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Upcoming Programs: Home is Where the Heart Is
September 10th We welcome Steve Vosper for a public talk and evening exploring the meaning of Shambhala Household. Come and enrich our understanding as Shambhala warriors of this ground for developing a wakeful culture - where enlightened society takes root. more info
Level I: The Art of Being Human
September 11th - September 12th Through the practice of meditation, we glimpse unconditional goodness as the ground of our existence. Opening ourselves with gentleness and appreciation, we begin to see our potential as genuine, compassionate human beings more info
Meditation in Everyday Life
September 23rd - October 21st Learn about peaceful abiding meditation, basic goodness, and how meditation practice can improve the quality of our daily life. By deepening our experience and understanding of ourselves through meditation, we can more fully become who we are. more info
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