Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
coming to
Northern California
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche will teach the Rigden Weekend on March 2-4, Friday open to the public. Click for more details.
New Program
Starting in December 2011, the first Tuesday open house of every month will feature a special guest Shambhala teacher. The teachings will be on the broad subject of introducing Shambhala to new students, but will also contain wisdom and insight for practioners at every level. Please join us for the these special events.
- February 7th - Barbara Hirschfeld
- March 6th - Sandra Ladley
Open House Every Tuesday
Please join us every Tuesday evening for meditation and discussion - 7 pm to 9 pm.
We offer free mindfulness meditation instruction at our convenient San Rafael location.
Shambhala Vision
For a society to be truly harmonious, it cannot be based on greed and anger. Meditate each day for a short time to stabilize your mind and generate compassion. See fear for what it is: a lack of trust in your genuine being, which naturally radiates compassion and kindness. Continue here ....

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The Sakyong,
Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche
"In essence, the emphasis of the Buddhist path is to help us attain enlightenment, and the emphasis of the Shambhala path is help us create and maintain a good society. When we put these two together, we have the Shambhalian Buddhist view of enlightened society."
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
Getting Started
Learn to Meditate
We practice and teach mindfulness-awareness meditation, as it has been passed from teacher to student for 2500 years.
Tuesday Open House
Meditation instruction is available free of charge at our Tuesday evening open house. Donations are appreciated.
The Tamalpais Shambhala Meditation Group is one of twelve affiliated Shambhala Meditation Centers and Groups organized as Northern California Shambhala.
We are located at 734 A Street in downtown San Rafael, in Marin County, twenty minutes north of San Francisco and west of Berkeley.
The international Shambhala mandala, with over 170 Shambhala Meditation Centers around the world, offers free meditation instruction, group practice and on-going support as well as a range of educational and celebratory programs and events.
More Information:
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Read about President Reoch:
Shambhala President Richard Reoch
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