Welcome to Pioneer Valley Shambhala Meditation Center, located between Amherst and Northampton Massachusetts. The Shambhala Meditation Center is part of an international community of urban meditation and rural retreat centers founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and directed by his son and spiritual heir, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Our center offers public meditation, a core curriculum of Buddhist and Shambhala teachings, as well as training in advanced contemplative practices. We invite you to explore our diverse programs designed to help people of all traditions discover their inherent sanity, gentleness and humor.

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OPEN HOUSE - DHARMA GATHERING 
SUNDAY, November 2, 2008   
10:00AM - 1:00PM

*daylight savings*  

   
Open to All. 

Donation requested. 

Talk topic: Electing Happiness - Campaigning for an End to Suffering The practice of meditation helps us to see through the spin and rhetoric of our conflicting emotions by providing an unbiased forum where perceptions and insight can bypass the ?media filter.? The four qualities of a Bodhisattva, which will be discussed, provide a context for transcending identity politics.

Open House Schedule: 10:00 Open House begins with meditation instruction and practice (sitting & walking meditation) followed by a Dharma talk at 11:00 and refreshments and socializing at noon. Join us for all or part of the morning. 

WE'VE MOVED!

Our new temporary home is at the North Star Education Center, 135 Russell Street (Rte.9) in Hadley - just east on Rte. 9 from our previous location.

To see a photo of the North Star building, go to www.northstarteens.org  It is at the intersection of Rte. 9 and Middle Street, across from the Hadley Town Hall.

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