Welcome to the Akron-Canton Shambhala Meditation Center
“If you can visualize it, it will be there in the morning.”—Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche
The Akron-Canton Shambhala Meditation Center is a part of an international community of urban meditation and rural retreat centers founded by Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche and headed by Sakyong Mipham, Rinpoche.
You have found a place where you can rest your mind and make friends with being human.
We offer public meditation, a core curriculum of Buddhist and Shambhala
teachings, as well as training in advanced contemplative practices, in a warm and peaceful environment.
We invite you to explore our diverse programs designed to help people of all traditions discover their inherent sanity, gentleness and humor.
We are located at 133 Portage Trail in Cuyahoga Falls, and have a satellite center in North Canton.
Parking at the Cuyahoga Falls location is in the CFO parking deck off of Second St., north of Portage. The entrance to the center is in the back of the building, south of the parking lot, slightly below ground level (look for the Tibetan prayer flags).
Free meditation instruction is available Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 6:30 PM and Fridays at 10 AM.
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Our Calendar
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Our CANTON SATELLITE CENTER is located at 2401 Whipple Ave, near Belden Village, at the Total Health and Wellness Center.
We meet there Wednesdays at 6:30 PM.
Please call (330) 956-5681 to connect with our Canton center
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Meditation in Everyday Life
A five- week Thursday night class in the practical applications of mindfulness and awareness meditation practice.
Meditation in Everyday Life presents peaceful abiding
meditation, basic goodness, and ways that meditation practice can
improve the quality of our daily life. By deepening our experience and
understanding of ourselves through the practice of meditation, we more
fully become who we already are. We can then apply that clarity to daily life situations.
Class begins Thursday, January 12, at 7PM.
For more information, and to register, please go here.
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LEARN TO MEDITATE WEEKEND:
SHAMBHALA TRAINING, LEVEL I
MARCH 2-4, 2012
Please join us for this introductory weekend in mindfulness and awareness meditation practice.
Through the practice of meditation, we glimpse unconditional goodness as
the ground of our existence. Opening to ourselves with gentleness and
appreciation, we begin to see our potential as genuine and compassionate
human beings.
For more information, and to register, please go here.
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Shambhala Day 2012: the Year of the Water Dragon
Wednesday, February 22: 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM
and
Saturday, February 25: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Please join us as we welcome in the Year of the Water Dragon. Shambhala Day is one of the most important festivals in the Shambhala community, marking the beginning of the lunar new year, and including an international address to the Shambhala sangha from Sakyong Mipham, Rinpoche. For a full schedule, please go here.
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WEEKTHUN
A Week-Long Urban
Meditation Retreat
MARCH 19-25, 9AM- 9PM
Please join us for all or part of our semi-annual weekthun. We will be studying and practicing the nine points of shamatha (mindfulness) practice. The retreat also includes times for private meditation interviews. For more information, please go here.
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PLEASE VISIT OUR STORE, ONLINE OR IN PERSON:
Our store, Karma Essence, is open from 1-6PM, Wednesday- Saturday. We have a wide variety of books and Fair Trade products, as well as an extensive collection of meditation supplies, including a superior selection of incense.
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Program Fees: We never allow a lack of money to keep anyone from participating in our programs, but we do request prior arrangements. All arrangements must be personally approved by the Center Director before the beginning of the requested program.
For more information, please see our Generosity Policy.
Please note that we cannot directly take credit cards at the Center at this time. You may use a credit card through Paypal (sign in as a guest).
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Contact our Council and staff.
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Click here to see "Making the Impossible Possible": Sakyong Mipham, Rinpoche's 2010 Shambhala Day address to the international Shambhala community.
Click here to link to Sakyong Mipham, Rinpoche's daily contemplations.
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MAY ALL BEINGS BE HAPPY AND AT THEIR EASE!
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