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Our Center, located at 714 37th Street South in Birmingham, offers public meditation sittings, core teachings in Shambhala wisdom as well as Buddhist dharma teachings. Those of all spiritual traditions are invited to explore our offerings in the quest to find a mind of compassion, gentleness and sanity.

MEDITATION SCHEDULE

Mondays: 7 - 8 pm,
8:00 - 8:30 discussion.
Tuesday: 7 - 8 pm sitting.
Thursday: 7 - 8 pm sitting.

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Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche The Birmingham Shambhala Meditation Center is part of an international community of urban meditation and rural retreat centers founded in 1973 by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist meditation master, artist, author, and poet. The community is now led by his son and spiritual heir, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.

The Shambhala vision is one that emphasizes the cultivation of fearless, gentle, and intelligent action in the world.

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Judith Simmer-Brown

Romantic Love, Everyday Disappointment: Meditation & Relationships

with
Acharya Judith
Simmer-Brown

Friday to Sunday,
September 10 -12

Space is Limited! Payment must be received to hold your place.

There is nothing as delicious as falling in love, and nothing as devastating as falling out of love. Whenever intense emotion arises within primary relationships, we have a unique opportunity to open more fully to our experience and to develop more authentic connections with others. More...

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Upcoming Programs:

Buddhism 101
August 4th - August 18th
From an external point of view, we can say Buddhism is one of the world's great religions, or talk about it as a philosophy, a wisdom tradition, a historical social movement or a science of the mind.
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Children's Program (Ages 3 - 6)
August 7th
These group sessions offer age-appropriate introductions to children about resting their minds, noticing their senses, feeling states, and learning some of the basics of Buddhist teachings.
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Children's Program (Ages 7 - 10)
August 8th
These group sessions offer age-appropriate introductions to children about resting their minds, noticing their senses, feeling states, and learning some of the basics of Buddhist teachings.
more info

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Birmingham Shambhala Center
714 37th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35222
Tel. 205-908-5405 Email:

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