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Shambhala Mountain Center

Address: 4921 County Road 68-C   Red Feather Lakes CO 80545
Tradition: Vajrayana, Non-Sectarian, Tibetan, Kagyü lineage
Affiliation: Shambhala International
Phone: (303) 545-0062 ext 2
Fax: (970) 881-2184
E-mail: info@shambhalamountain.org
Website: http://www.shambhalamountain.org
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Founder: Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche  
Teacher: Pema Chodron, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Khandro Rinpoche, Khenpo Tsultrim Rinpoche  
Main Contact: Registration  Email  (Phone: 1-888-STUPA-21 (788-7221))
Spiritual Director: The Kongma Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche  
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Shambhala Mountain Center is a mountain valley retreat located on 600 acres in northern Colorado, and home to The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya Which Liberates Upon Seeing. Since 1971 the Center has offered hundreds of programs on Buddhist meditation, yoga and other contemplative disciplines. Tamed by over thirty years of use as a contemplative retreat, Shambhala Mountain Center is a place where one of the basic truths of Buddhism—that people can be profoundly open to the wisdom of the present moment—is always readily available.

Shambhala is sometimes likened to a spiritual umbrella, a protective canopy under which many people with diverse needs and aspirations can gather to benefit from teachings and practices that can awaken their inherent wisdom and compassion. This vital role has both an inner and outer aspect: training individuals in our tradition, and connecting to other consonant groups in society. 

On the occasion of receiving the Living Peace award, His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke to the Sakyong, the spiritual director of Shambhala,  about the vital importance of furthering Shambhala\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s emerging role in the world. In particular, for Shambhala Mountain Center to be a venue where the great wisdom traditions of the world can gather and share their unique gifts of wisdom and compassion.

Learn how to meditate, delve into the wisdom teachings of Tibetan Buddhism, stretch beyond your limits in a yoga retreat, or practice mindfulness in one of our contemplative arts programs. And if R&R is what you are seeking, consider one of our relaxing, rejuvenating Retreat & Renewal weekends.  Advanced Buddhist Retreats are offered along with a multitude of other programs, including conference and group retreat rentals.

Shan You Counselling Centre

Address: Blk 5 Upper Boon Keng Road #02-15 Singapore 380505  
Tradition: Mahayana
Phone: 67419293
Fax: 67419352
E-mail: shanyou@shanyou.org.sg
Website: http://www.shanyou.org.sg
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Spiritual Director: Ven. Mun Cheng  
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Shan You is a non-profit organisation set up to provide counselling and social services to children, youths, families and the elderly, regardless of race, religion and ability to pay for our services. The Centre was registered as a charity on 28 Dec 1995 and conferred the Institutions of a Public Character (IPCs) status. It has a full membership with the National Council of Social Service. As a non-profit organisation that offers services at no charge where possible, Shan You depends heavily on donors and sponsors, and organises fund-raising projects to raise the much-needed funds. Shan Yous operating expenses amount more than 1 million per annum. Only the counselling services provided by our agency are partially funded by the Community Chest, NCSS.

History

 In 1991, Buddhist Graduate Fellowship (now known as Buddhist Fellowship) initiated the formation of Tai Pei Counselling Centre with funds from the Tai Pei Foundation. Tai Pei Counselling Centre thus became the first Buddhist counselling centre in Singapore.

As its services expanded, the Centre moved to Foo Hai Ch’an Monastery in 1993 and was renamed as Ren Ci Counselling Centre. However, the monastery wanted to relocate the Centre to Ren Ci Hospital, a hospital for chronically ill patients, in 1995. It was then that a decision was made to set up an independent counselling centre in order for it to serve the centre community and to prevent frequent relocations.

Finally, Shan You Counselling Centre was established and registered as a society on 17 June 1995. Its name, Shan You Counselling Centre, was suggested by Venerable Mun Cheng and endorsed by the Management Committee.

 Initially, Shan You Counselling Centre was situated in Lorong 36 Geylang. However, as the old site was zoned for residential building projects, the Urban Redevelopment Authority gave notice of the Centre’s need to move. In May 1998, upon the successful application to the Housing and Development Board, the Centre relocated to the void deck of Block 9 Upper Boon Keng Road. We were again affected by HDBs redevelopment programme and by April 2006, we moved to our current premises at Block 5 Upper Boon Keng Road. This location was chosen because of its easy accessibility by public transport and its close proximity to the community that the Centre was target to serve.

 Shan You Counselling Centre is supported through public contributions, grants and donations from foundations, Counselling Costs Recovery Scheme, programme fees and membership dues. From April 1998 the Counselling and Casework Services has been supported by the Community Chest, the fund-raising division of the National Council of Social Service.

The services provided by the Centre are mainly free. However users of the Counselling and Casework Services are offered the opportunity to contribute any sum of money under the Counselling Costs Recovery Scheme. Special programmes and training courses conducted by the Centre are offered at a nominal or subsidised fee.

Shankli World Buddha Foundation

Address: 215 Bennett Court North   Oswego IL 60534
Tradition: Non-Sectarian
Affiliation: World Buddha Foundation, Buddhgaya, India
Phone: 6305511298
E-mail: info@shankli.com
Website: http://www.worldbuddhafoundation.org
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Spiritual Director: Harish Sanskrityayan  
Main Contact: Hari Jagannadhan  Email  
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To promote and celebrate the diversity of Buddhist philosophy and culture, and to represent and advocate for the Buddhist community in the public realm, confronting misunderstandings or misrepresentations of the Dharma and engaging in inter-religious dialogue.

Promoting Education, social responsibility and world peace through Buddhist beliefs.

Shaolin Buddhism Centre

Address: 6 Oyston Mill West Strand Road   Preston Lancashire PR1 8UR
Tradition: Mahayana
Phone: 01772978240
E-mail: info@shaolinbuddhism.com
Website: http://www.shaolinbuddhism.com
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Main Contact: Phil Robinson  Email  (Phone: 01772978240)
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The Shaolin Buddhism Centre is based in Preston, Lancashire and promotes the philosophy and meditation methods of Shaolin Buddhism.

The centre is open to everyone who wishes to learn more about Buddhism or meditation and our courses have been designed to be as accessible and versatile as possible. You don\'t have to be a Buddhist to learn about meditation or to benefit from the philosophy we teach.

Our meditation will involve sitting, standing and moving meditations. We run fixed length courses but are also open for occasional or regular visitors. Please feel free to take a look at our website for more details of what we offer or contact us using the details listed above.

Shaolin Chan City

Address: 8454 Glen Echo Dr.  St. Louis MO 63121
Tradition: Mahayana, Caodong Chan Lineage
Phone: (314) 383-3918
E-mail: contact@shaolinchancity.com
Website: http://www.shaolinchancity.com
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Teacher: Le Fujun  
Spiritual Director: Ven. Shi Deyang  
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A Comprehensive Traditional Shaolin Cultural Arts Center, located in St. Louis, Missouri, under the direction of Ven. Shi Deyang- 31st Gen. Shaolin Monastery Monk. Founder & Instructor: Le Fujun- Shaolin practitioner, instructor, historian, author. (Several published articles available online at http://www.shaolinchancity.blogspot.com)

Center offers Study Programs in Traditional Shaolin Wugong (kung fu), Qigong, Meditation & Chan Philosophy. Program info: http://www.shaolinchancity.com/lessons.html

Shaolin Temple Athens-雅典少林寺

Address: Prevezis 84,Athens,Greece   Athens 10443
Tradition: Mahayana, Chan Buddhism
Phone: 00306937454358
E-mail: shaolintempleathens@gmail.com
Website: http://www.shaolintempleathens.com
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Teacher: Shi Yan Xiang  
Main Contact: Shi Yan Xiang  
Spiritual Director: Shi Yan Xiang  Email  (Phone: 00306937454358)
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Dedicated to promote Shaolin Chanwuyi (Chan Buddhism-Martial art-Chan medicine) in Greece.

Shaolin Wuseng Houbeidui - Italy

Address: Milano, Italy  Milano, Italy Lombardia
Affiliation: Chinese Buddhist Association
Phone: +39 3332381754 | +39 3805236721
E-mail: contact@culturashaolin.it
Website: http://www.culturashaolin.it
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Teacher: Shi Xing Cang, Shi Xing Mi  
Spiritual Director: Shi De Yang  
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Shaolin cultural center: Chan, Wugong, Qigong.

Sharan Bahuddeshiya Sevabhavi Sanastha

Address: MARUTI CRECENT, ROOM NO.306, SECTOR-14, KALAMBOLI   Navi Mumbai Maharashtra 410218
Tradition: Non-Sectarian
Phone: +919967955382 / 9008643014
Fax: 02227425052
E-mail: vendhammanag@gmail.com
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Mr.: Santosh Warke  Email  (Phone: 02227426759)
Spiritual Director: Ven. Dhammanag  Email  (Phone: +91986795382)
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We work specially in rural areas of India like Karnatak. We teach them to understand the basics and importance of Buddhism in their day to today life. Our aim is to make India a Buddhist country. So that people can live peacefully under the Triple Gem of Buddha.

We distributed DHAMMA books FREE to economically backward Buddhist people in Karnataka Sangha Hall, New Panvel.

Rahulas children festival, Drawing competion - 2JAN2011 @ New sudhagad School-kalamboli, Navi mumbai. Entry free.  Nursery - Xth. Reg no. -9967955382/9819581051 \\

Sharpham Trust

Address: Sharpham House Ashsprington Devon   Totnes Devon TQ9 7UT
Tradition: Non-Sectarian
Affiliation: All
Phone: +44(0)1803742047
E-mail: enquiries@sharphamtrust.org
Website: www.sharphamtrust.org
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The Barn: Retreat  Email  (Phone: 01803742055)
Main Contact: Susie Nicholl  (Phone: 01803 742047)
Teacher: Steve Palmer  
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Sharpham offer residential courses in an historic location.

Sharpham Barn retreat offers magical mediation opportunities with good wholesome selfsufficiency and the chance to re-connect.

Sharpham Centre offers regular meditation for beginners as well. 

Shedrup Ling

Address: Blackburne House Blackburne Place Off Hope Street Liverpool   Essex
Tradition: Vajrayana, Tibetan, Karma Kagyu
Affiliation: Dechen Community
Phone: 0151 726 0413 mobile : 0776 6555 622
E-mail: liverpool@dechen.org
Website: http://www.dechen.org
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Founders: Karma Thinley Rinpoche and Lama Jampa Thaye  
Spiritual Director: Lama Jampa Thaye  
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Dechen is an international association of centres of the Sakya and Karma Kagyu traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. Dechen was founded by Lama Jampa Thaye under the spiritual authority of Karma Thinley Rinpoche.

http://www.dechen.org/centres/northwest/liverpool.html

Sheffield Interbeing Sangha

Address:   Sheffield Yorkshire S1 2EW
Tradition: Mahayana, Vietnamese Zen
Affiliation: Order of Interbeing
Phone: 0114 268 0461
E-mail: interbeingsheffield@hotmail.co.uk
Website: http://www.sheffieldsangha.wordpress.com
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Spiritual Director: Thich Nhat Hanh  
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Most Mondays at the Friends Meeting House, St James Street     
 
New venue to be arranged.
 
We are part of the world-wide Community of Interbeing founded by Vietnamses Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. Please phone Katherine and John (numbers above) for information about meetings. Also, for more information about the wider Sangha in the UK, visit: www.interbeing.org.uk

Sheffield Theravada Buddhism

Address:   Sheffield Yorkshire S11 7HB
Tradition: Theravada, Thai Forest Tradition
Affiliation: Thai Forest Tradition
Phone: 07745106942
E-mail: breathingbuddha@hotmail.co.uk
Website: http://sheffieldmeditation.wordpress.com/
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Main Contact: Richard  Email  (Phone: 07745106942)
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We offer a friendly group environment for formal sitting meditation.

We meet once a week to sit, listen to Dhamma from talks by senior teachers in the tradition and discussion of the practice.

The group is free and both beginners and advanced meditators are extremely welcome.

We have occasional group visits to Aruna Ratanagiri - Harnham Buddhist Monastery in Northumberland, UK.

For information on practice days visit the website.

Shen Phen Ling Study Group

Address: PO Box 178, Wodonga, VIC 3690 ,   Vic
Tradition: Vajrayana, Tibetan, Gelugpa FPMT
Affiliation: FPMT
Phone: (02) 6059 8104 AH
E-mail: shenpenling@hotmail.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1103010469783468&id=127159787368546
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Main Contact: Coordinator Gary Townsend  
Spiritual Director: Lama Zopa Rinpoche  
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Our group meet at the Border College of Natural Therapies, 24 Brockley Street, Wodonga, on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m

Shenandoah Zen

Address:   Waynesboro VI 22980
Tradition: Mahayana, Zen
Website: http://www.shenandoahzen.org
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Weekly Zen Meditation in the Shenandoah Valley. Convenient to Waynesboro VA, Staunton VA, Crozet VA

Shenpen Australia

Address:  
Tradition: Vajrayana, Nyingma Tibetan
Affiliation: Dzogchen Monastery, South India
Phone: 0416 404 826
E-mail: shenpen@shenpenaustralia.org
Website: http://www.shenpenaustralia.org
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Spiritual Director: H.E. the 7th Dzogchen Rinpoche, Jigme Losel Wangpo  
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Shenpen is a world-wide network of volunteer organisations that support the work of Dzogchen Shri Senha Charitable Society (DSSCS), an Indian registered charity. DSSCS specialises in healthcare, educational and social welfare projects for the Dhondenling Tibetan settlement and the local Indian community in Karnataka state, South India. Guided by Dzogchen Rinpoche, the internationalsangha have established Shenpen in America, Australia, France, Germany, Holland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Shenpen also helps preserve the unique cultural and spiritual heritage of Tibet and hosts Dzogchen Rinpoches international teaching tours every year.

The word shenpen comes from the Tibetan shen la phenpa, which literally means to bring benefit to others. Dzogchen Rinpoche has dedicated his life to charitable service and works tirelessly to improve the quality of life of so many people. As an example of wisdom in action, Dzogchen Rinpoche guides his students so that their lives can make a positive difference and bring lasting benefit to all.

Shenpen Australia

Address: PO BOX 263   Seacliff Park SA , 5049
Tradition: Vajrayana, Dzogchen
Phone: 61 (0) 416 404 826
E-mail: shenpen@shenpenaustralia.org
Website: http://www.shenpenaustralia.org/shenpen
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Spiritual Director: His Eminence the 7th Dzogchen Rinpoche, Jigme Losel Wangpo  
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Study & Practice

  • E-mail:spiritual@shenpenaustralia.org
  • Phone:+61 (0) 402 087 032
  • Phone:+61 (0) 416 404 826

  • Shenpen is a world-wide network of volunteer organisations that support the work of Dzogchen Shri Senha Charitable Society (DSSCS), an Indian registered charity. DSSCS specialises in healthcare, educational and social welfare projects for the Dhondenling Tibetan settlement and the local Indian community in Karnataka state, South India. Guided by Dzogchen Rinpoche, the international sangha have established Shenpen in America, Australia, France, Germany, Holland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

    Shenpen also helps preserve the unique cultural and spiritual heritage of Tibet and hosts Dzogchen Rinpoche's international teaching tours every year.

    The word shenpen comes from the Tibetan shen la phenpa, which literally means to bring benefit to others. Dzogchen Rinpoche has dedicated his life to charitable service and works tirelessly to improve the quality of life of so many people. As an example of wisdom in action, Dzogchen Rinpoche guides his students so that their lives can make a positive difference and bring lasting benefit to all.

    Shenpen Australia is a not for profit organisation. It was registered in 2006 in Australia (Shenpen Incorporated, Incorporation No A39025). ABN: 26 260 371 498

Sheychen-ling monastery

Address: 67, Telmana str., Olginka vil., Volnovaha distr., Donetsk reg.,  
Tradition: Vajrayana
Affiliation: Ningma
Phone: +3050 5124816
E-mail: choidje@ukr.net
Website: http://www.ningma.org.ua
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Teacher: Dorje Jambo  
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Buddhist monastery Sheychen-ling was consecrated in 1993, and it was officially registered as the first Buddhist monastery in Ukraine (certificate of state registration 18 dated March 19, 2003) in 2003. The monastery is situated in 50 km to the south of Donetsk, in p. Olginka of Volnovakha district, covers an area of 1 hectare.

Regular meditation, retreats have been being held since first year of the monastery existing. All comers may participate to them. Sheychen-ling monastery is also a permanent center of traditional medicine, where Tibetan and Chinese medicine drugs are made. Thousands of patients were healed with the help of these drugs since its inception. Sheychen-ling monastery should be a centre of Holy Dharma spreading in Ukraine in the future.

Shield Sangha

Address:   North Bay Ontario P1B 5G3
Tradition: Non-Sectarian
E-mail: info@shieldsangha.org
Website: http://www.shieldsangha.org
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Main Contact: Tim Robertson  Email  (Phone: 705-497-1227)
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Shield Sangha has been described as the one room schoolhouse of Buddhism because the group includes both people new to Buddhism and longtime meditators. To be notified of our activities, join the Sangha List on our home page.

Shimmering Void Zen Center

Address: 3312 Century Drive   Bakersfield CA 93306
Tradition: Mahayana, Non-Sectarian
Affiliation: None
Phone: 661-330-9332
E-mail: mathprof@pacbell.net
Website: http://shimmeringvoid.com
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Main Contact: Julie Cartwright  
Teacher: Rafael Espericueta  
Spiritual Director: Rafael Espericueta  
Notes and Events:

We offer a daily sitting schedule, and occasionally day long sitting retreats.

 See our website for further details.

Shin Buddhist Fellowship of Toledo

Address: 2080 Brookdale Avenue  Toledo OH 43613
Tradition: Mahayana, Pure Land Amitabha
Affiliation: Buddhist Faith Fellowship of Connecticut
Phone: 419530-4516
E-mail: toledo.shinbuddhism@gmail.com
Website: http://buddhistfaith.tripod.com/toledo/
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Main Contact: Susan Purviance  Email  (Phone: 419- 530-4516)
Teacher: Susan Purviance  
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Simple shin practice involving the Three Refuges, homage to Shakyamuni and to Amitabha Buddha and the Great Vow as recorded in the Longer Amitabha Sutra.  Short meditation, with emphasis on chant and the three classic Pure Land Sutras, sharing of the merit.  All practice materials are distributed free to all visitors who may take them home with them.

Dharma talk or most often, questions and answers after practice.  We also honor all texts and a person\'s direct insight into the Buddhadharma.  Everyone is encouraged to deepen their meditation practice.  Beginners and more advanced practitioners welcome at all times.  Occasional outings and sharing of the merit through engaged Buddhism.  Please visit us and our website, and please do not omit sending us a brief message of fellowship and encouragment on the Guest Book page, thank you.

Samadhi of Liberation (Susan Purviance)

First Practice Leader

Shin Buddhist Fellowship of West Hartford

Address: Elmwood Community Center New Britain Avenue, West Hartford CT 06110   CN
Tradition: Mahayana, American Shin Buddhism
Affiliation: North American Shin Buddhist Association
Website: http://shin-westhartford.tripod.com
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Teachers: Lay sangha with various teachers  
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This group no longer meets in West Hartford but in Middletown. Visit www.bffct.net

Shingonji Temple

Address: 2013 250th Street   Lomita CA 90717
Tradition: Mahayana, Shingon Buddhism
Affiliation: Koyasan Shingon-shu, Japan
Phone: (323) 500-6031
E-mail: shingonji@gmail.com
Website: http://www.shingonjitemple.org
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Spiritual Director: Reverend Seicho Asahi  Email  
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Shingonji Temple is a religious center located in the heart of Southern California, dedicated for people seeking Buddhist teaching and spiritual healing.

Alongside meditation and the study of core principles taught in general Buddhism, the purpose of Shingonji is to provide guidance and instruction in the Dharmic path of Esoteric Buddhism, as preserved for nearly 1,200 years by our founder Kobo Daishi (Kukai), as well as to provide a place where people can form a community and strive to achieve Buddhahood in this lifetime for not just oneself, but for all sentient beings.

Shingonji is committed to creating an atmosphere that is open and freely accessible while maintaining a well-balanced spiritual practice for students.

Shiwa Center for Peace

Address: 1023 Loyalist Ct   Mt. Pleasant 29464
Tradition: Vajrayana, Tibetan
Phone: 843-971-6095
E-mail: info@shiwacenter.org
Website: http://shiwacenter.org
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Teacher: Bhkang Tulku Rinpoche  
Spiritual Director: Bhkang Tulku Rinpoche  Email  (Phone: 843-971-6095)
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The key to true peace and happiness in the world lies no further than in our own hearts and minds.

Shiwa, named after the Tibetan word for “peace,” is a non-profit charitable organization, whose purpose is to assist in the development of genuine compassion and wisdom in the world. Shiwa will help to nurture the natural inborn potential for peace and happiness which is present in all of us.

Shiwa provides a non-denominational facility where participants may attend teachings, classes and seminars on a variety of topics related to personal and community development. The facility provides a location for spiritual growth through teachings, meditation and quiet reflection away from the distractions of the everyday world. At Shiwa, our wish is to help all people in realizing and following a path towards unlimited compassion, deep understanding and true happiness.

Most people face a common situation, where there is some level of discontent and a sense of confusion regarding how to find the source of true happiness within the complexity of living in a modern world. The common response is to try to overcome unhappiness by seeking material solutions outside of ourselves. In reality, the key to true peace and happiness for our inner selves, as well as in the world, lies within our own hearts and minds. All human beings contain the potential to generate compassion and gain wisdom, uncovering the true peace and wisdom that lies within. It is simply a matter of cultivating that potential – nurturing it, developing it, and implementing it in our daily lives.

Shiwa offers the opportunity to do focused retreat and receive instruction in spiritual and meditation practices. Spiritual counseling will also be available. The Shiwa Center welcomes all, as we gather to gain access to the great wisdom traditions of the world as well as modern psychology and science.

Shiwa’s founder, Bhakhang Tulku Rinpoche, has been teaching at the Center for Inner Knowing in Atlanta and has also taught in North Carolina and Virginia. He is a Tibetan Lama from Drepung Monastery in India, and is uniquely qualified to provide leadership and advice in the areas of human development and meditation. He also provides a unique perspective on bringing the timeless wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism into the modern world in a manner open and accessible to all, regardless of their religious or personal beliefs. Through participation in the Shiwa Center, people will learn to become their own teachers, and in turn, living examples of peace and compassion.

The core essence of all wisdom traditions is love and compassion. Shiwa opens its doors to teachers from diverse backgrounds and traditions to present their insights and perspectives on development of inner and outer peace. By focusing on the unity and oneness that underlies surface differences, Rinpoche hopes to dissolve divisions and narrow outlooks that often stand in the way of our fullest potential as individuals, as communities, and across the globe.

We live in a time of great opportunity: it is up to us to choose how we wish to spend our lives on this wondrous earth. May Shiwa play its part in infusing us all with peace, compassion, and love for all beings.

Shobo An Zendo

Address: Av. San Martin esq. Pje. Antartida Argentina La Quebrada, Cordoba 5111 Argentina  
Tradition: Non-Sectarian, Tsao Tung Chin Lien Tao
Affiliation: Chin Lien Chia Taoist School
Phone: 54 3543 452717
Fax: same
E-mail: saludrebelde@yahoo.com.ar
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Main Contact: Augusto Al Q\'adi Alcalde  Email  (Phone: 54 3543 452717)
Teacher: Augusto Al Q\'adi Alcalde  
Spiritual Director: Augusto Al Q\'adi Alcalde  
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NIGHT BROTHER’s Zen (Ch’an) Way

Augusto Alcalde was a student of the late Shifu Yuan Chueh from Canton, China, with whom he trained from 1968 until he was fully certified by his teacher, ten years after, being him the most influential relationship in the Way.

He started sharing and conveying the practice of Ch\'an (Chinese Zen) in 1974.
The Tradition in which his teacher Yuan Chueh was rooted was the "Chin Lien Chia" (Golden Lotus), a tradition that embraces the arts of meditation as the play and actualization of full attention (T\'so Ch\'an), with the play of the Internal Martial Arts of china (the Nei Chia Ch\'uan), including T\'ai Chi (Chen Style) and Pa Kua of the Huang Pei Family, together with the short arts of Chi Kung (vital energy practice) and Chinese Yoga, as well as the Healing Arts of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
The Chin Lien Chia is a school that conveys Ch\'an practice in the context of stillness, movement, healing, and everyday life and activities, deeply rooted in the primal Taoism of Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu.

Yuan Chueh\'s focus was, as is Augusto\'s, that true Ch\'an practice has to be rooted in the traditions of Primal Taoism, early Budhism or Theravada (The Way of the Ancients), as well as in the Mahayana (The Great Way), together with the study and involvement with the traditions, myths and cultures that belong to the land and the original dwellers of the land in which the practice and everyday life is happening.
Augusto has been a social activist since the 60\'s in Argentina. He has been also working with engaged buddhists associations as a social activist, for many years, and focuses on social issues from a Latino and Ch\'an vision. He networks with indigenous peoples and groups from Latin America and the world that are engaged in actively resisting the deadly works of ignorance, greed and hate.

He conceives group practice as one of healing and walking together, with no hierarchies, rituals, fixed forms, roles or structures, and open to all traditions.
The focus is on a truly lay, working person\'s practice and play, away from monastic archetypes, multicultural, and willing to contain and be contained by all beings.
It is emphasized the importance of social involvement as an outcome of living, understanding and seeing, given the crucial point in which the Blue Planet and the many beings that inhabit her are, in accordance of the words of Gautama: "only one thing i convey, the understanding of the causes, and the stopping of suffering", or to say it in another way, the arising of true joy, dance and dignity, and the full acceptance and realization of humanity as our nature.

He does not, thus, consider himself a teacher in the traditional sense of the word, with some special or unique realizations or qualities, but a "Kalyanamitra" an ancient dharma term that means something like "spiritual friend", or, as he likes to translate it, "compañero of the way", or "soul mate" (with no capital letters), or, as a musician and poet friend said, "Night Brother".

The focus then is on joy and learning, mutually, in any occasional changing role that one has in life, and the practice and application as work and everyday life and relationships.

He offers as a means of continuity of the relationship, the practice and the play, e-mail correspondence as needed, and phone contact once a month, for all the people that have participated in any of the activities, and are interested in sharing about their practice, play and application.

Show Me Dharma

Address: 1600 West Broadway   Columbia, MO 65203
Tradition: Theravada
Phone: 573-355-5303
E-mail: showmedharma@gmail.com
Website: http://www.showmedharma.org
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Notes and Events:

Meditation sessions open to all on Sunday mornings at 10:00 AM and Tuesday evenings at 7:30 PM. Offered on a dana (voluntary donation) basis. All are welcome.

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