Meditation

Mindfulness meditation is the foundation of all that we do at the Shambhala Phoenix Meditation Center. Originating from Shakyamuni Buddha, this 2,500 year-old practice of self-discovery is rooted in the simple, but revolutionary premise that every human being has the ability to cultivate the mind's inherent stability, clarity and strength in order to be more awake and compassionate in everyday life.

Meditation Instruction:

Meditation instruction is available Wednesday evenings and on Sunday mornings 15-30 minutes before our standard sitting times. Meditation instruction is always free of charge.  Not just for "new" meditators, instruction is also recommended as part of our ongoing practice. 

Go to our International site and view the video teaching library for further instruction

COOL BOREDOM
The practice of meditation could be described as relating with cool boredom, refreshing boredom, boredom like a mountain stream. It refreshes because we do not have to do anything or expect anything. But there must be some sense of discipline if we are to get beyond the frivolity of trying to replace boredom. That is why we work with the breath as our practice of meditation. Simply relating with the breath is very monotonous and unadventurous--we do not discover that the third eye is opening or that chakras are unfolding. It is like a stone-carved Buddha sitting in the desert. Nothing, absolutely nothing, happens.
         As we realize that nothing is happening, strangely we begin to realize that something dignified is happening. There is no room for frivolity, no room for speed. We just breathe and are there. There is something very satisfying and wholesome about it. It is as though we had eaten a good meal and were satisfied with it, in contrast to eating and trying to satisfy oneself. It is a very simpleminded approach to sanity.

--Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
From The Myth of Freedom, pages 56-57.

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Phoenix Shambhala Meditation Group
1202 E. Maryland Avenue, Phoenix,  AZ 85014
Tel. 480-756-0570    Email: phoenixshambhala@gmail.com