Spark your heart and mind through
the practice of meditation.
Shambhala Vision is rooted in the principle that every human being has a fundamental nature of basic goodness. This nature can be developed in daily life so that it radiates out to family, friends, community and society. Located in the vibrant Cleveland Park neighborhood, the Shambhala Meditation Center of Washington DC is part of a global community of meditation centers which aspire to awaken kindness, goodness and wisdom within society, through a variety of classes, retreats, community events, and free of charge public meditation sessions.
New to the Center or meditation?
Take our Learn to Meditate workshop, offered the second Wednesday of each month, or if you’re ready to jump in, come to the Center at 7pm on any Thursday. You can get a short introduction to meditation, sit with the group, then stay for the free talk and discussion group. Meditation instruction is also offered on other days, and during other programs. More →
Special Program Evening
Dharma of Love
with Susan Piver
Open House Talk – Thursday, May 30
No matter how practiced and spiritual you may be, it is difficult to apply the dharma to anything that involves intimate relationships. Interestingly, the Buddhadharma offers counsel that is surprisingly relevant, modern, and pragmatic.
Featured Programs
20/30 Delek Hike
May 25th
Profound Treasury Read-A-Thon
May 26th
Community Voices
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Mahamudra, Mexico, and Our Lineage
April 27, 2013This spring, five members of the DC Shambhala Center made their way to Casa Werma in Patzcuaro, Mexico to participate in a 10 day Mahamudra retreat with Acharya Richard John. It was an absolutely real and inspirational experience for us and a way of building community with both the DC sangha present and the extended … Continue
This actually is the embassy of Shambhala at the center of the government of the United States…. Is there actually a Shambhala Center which represents Shambhala anywhere in the world that has a greater responsibility in terms of its manifestation and its representation of these values in terms of world events? I’d like to say no, there isn’t.
President Richard Reoch
address to the D.C. Shambhala community, April 2006
