Pioneer Valley Shambhala Meditation Center

Welcome to Pioneer Valley Shambhala Pioneer Valley Shambhala Center offers meditation, community, dialog, Buddhist teachings, and mindfulness-awareness training to the Western Massachusetts region. Shambhala takes its name from a legendary society that was based on human goodness. Our communities around the world include people from all walks of life, who are interested in meditation, contemplative expression, community, and transformation of society. Shambhala Vision is rooted in the principle that every human being has a fundamental nature of basic goodness. This nature can be developed in daily life so that it radiates out to family, friends, community and society. According to the Shambhala tradition we are living through an age of greed and aggression. We harm ourselves, each other and our planet. The Shambhala teachings offer an antidote to this crisis. This was the basis of the legendary Kingdom of Shambhala, a society that fostered the inherent goodness of its people. Shambhala Vision tells us that we can experience a natural source of radiance and brilliance in the world, which is the innate wakefulness of human beings. From this deep, profoundly human foundation, it is possible to extend that out and create what the Shambhala tradition calls “enlightened society.” This vision offers possibilities for a radical paradigm shift – not a utopia, but a culture in which life’s challenges are met with kindness, generosity and courage. The most extensive public presentation of Shambhala Vision is presented in The Shambhala Principle by Sakyong Mipham. In action, Shambhala is both a spiritual path of study and meditation that helps us work with our minds, as well as a path of serving others and engaging with our world. These vital and timely teachings open the door to the compassionate care of ourselves and others.