See website for current schedule. Est. 1974, affiliated with Shambhala tradition founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Located near Rittenhouse Square, one of the most high-rent districts in Center City Philadelphia. The language spoken is English, and the attendees are predominantly Caucasian. There are several different rooms that each have their own shrines. Visitors have access to a lounge area and kitchen. The interviewee told us that all of the center’s practices are considered healing from the point of view of "basic sanity" and "well-being." The teachings at this center focus on śamatha and vipaśyanā (or vipassana) meditation to discover one’s "basic goodness" or "primordial purity," which can "synchronize mind and body." The center also teaches tonglen mediation to release difficulties, pain, and suffering and to bring peace, goodness, and health to a specific person or community. The meditation center offers a support group called Heart of Recovery for people working to overcome addiction. There is also a group focused on health and wellbeing for individual members of the community who are experiencing difficulties.Shambhala Meditation Center
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2030 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA
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