Welcome to the Boulder Shambhala Center!
Please note: We will be closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28.
About Us
The Boulder Shambhala Center is a cultural institution dedicated to creating enlightened society: humanity’s expansive embodiment of bravery, compassion, and profound confidence in basic goodness.
The Boulder Shambhala Center was established by Tibetan Buddhist master Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1973. BSC now operates within an international organization of city and retreat centers under the guidance and protection of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and Shambhala USA. You can learn more about our vision for the upcoming years in our Strategic Plan.
Weekly Free Drop-In Programs
Open Meditation Practice
Does not include meditation instruction
Monday–Friday: 12–1pm and 5:30–6:30pm
Sunday: 9am–12pm
Sunday Open House
Sundays, 10:30am–12pm
Monday Night Community Gathering: Conversations for Good
Mondays, 7–9pm
Heart of Recovery
Addiction recovery support
Tuesdays, 5:30pm
Young Sangha Gathering
Ages 16–late 30s
Tuesdays, 7–9pm
Wednesday Drop-In Meditation Instruction
Wednesdays, 5–6pm
New to Meditation or the Center?
Anyone can meditate, and meditation can be a lifelong path—especially with the support of a warm, vibrant community. Join us for free instruction in mindfulness-awareness meditation, one of our public meditation sessions, a weekly introductory dharma talk, or one of our many evening and weekend programs based on the Shambhala teachings. We offer classes and meditation instruction for both beginners and people with years of experience. We look forward to meeting you!
Featured Programs
Beginning Kalapa Ikebana: Way of Flowers–Part Two of Intro Series
with Alexandra Shenpen
May 2nd—May 30th
Monday Night Community Gathering: Conversations for Good
May 14th—December 31st
Rigden: Unconditional Confidence
with Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown
May 25th—May 27th
Conversations that Matter: Creating a Community of Care
with Acharya Holly Gayley & Hannah Kinderlehrer
May 30th
Midsummer's Day Celebration and Picnic at Tom Watson Park
June 16th
Changling Rinpoche: The Teachings of Khenpo Gangshar
June 22nd—June 24th
Blog
Rev. angel Kyodo williams: Why Your Liberation is Bound Up With Mine – Podcast 194
May 23, 2018by “Meditation in the City,” the New York Shambhala Center podcast In the face of today’s political and social unrest, is it possible to create a wise, kind, and strong human society? Rev. angel Kyodo williams speaks about how the collective process of waking up is closely related to the truth of interdependence. Listen here. Meditation … Continue
Do Gurus Go Grocery Shopping?
May 20, 2018Talking Fatherhood, Ego and Momos with Buddhist Leader Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche From the Fatherly Podcast As the leader of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche travels the world, both teaching seminars and in retreat. The 55-year-old is also the father of three young daughters. Here the Sakyong—the author of, most recently, The Lost Art of Good Conversation—discusses finding … Continue
Invitation to Help Stop “Buddhist Terror”
May 15, 2018By Melanie Klein, BSC Director Dear Boulder Shambhala Community, Amidst the great suffering in the world today, one conflict, known as the “Buddhist Terror,” continually pulls at my heart. In Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, up to an estimated one million people, the Rohingya, have been cruelly driven from their homes. Many have been killed, and the survivors … Continue
