Welcome to the Wellington Shambhala Meditation Centre.
(5 Woburn Road, Northland, Wellington)
Upcoming events
At Sunday Sitting this Sunday 18 May 2025 Shambhala Teacher Marian Bond will be giving the following talk:
“Transformation of Mind in the Buddha Dharma.
The point of the Buddhist teachings and path is transformation – the path of transforming ourselves. What does that mean? It points to a different approach to life. We start where we are and we look with exertion and humour into the way our being is. And if we look hard enough we will see we have a lot of assumptions, projections, versions of how we would like things to be. The challenge of the journey is to let things speak to us. The Buddha sat down under the Bodhi tree and let his experience speak to him. What he discovered was that things aren’t what we think. The true nature of reality is free of concept, empty and brilliantly luminous.”
Sunday Sitting starts at 10.00 am and concludes at noon. We will begin with Chants and meditation practice followed by Marian’s talk which will include time for group discussion.
This will be a great opportunity to spend some time with Marian before she and Colin head overseas for their usual Winter holiday.
Looking forward to seeing you Sunday at the Wellington Shambhala Centre, 5 Woburn Road, Northland, Wellington
Wednesday evenings, join us for our a regular online gathering from 7.00 om to 8.30 for members, friends and visitors. Please use this Zoom link to access group online meeting
The usual format is a brief welcome and introductions, group practice including a guided meditation followed by a short reading and subsequent discussion
For more information please email [email protected]
About Wellington Shambhala Meditation Centre
We are part of Shambhala International, a worldwide community of meditation centres founded by meditation master Vidyadhara Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
His
teachings bring together three streams of wisdom:
- the Kagyu and Nyingma teachings of Tibetan Buddhism
- the wisdom teachings of Shambhala
It is the Shambhala view that every human being has a fundamental nature of goodness, warmth and intelligence.
To read more about the Wellington Shambhala Centre, our aspirations and values – including our response to the current period of change and uncertainty within the international Shambhala community – please click here.
For more information about the source of the teachings click here.
Our meditation centre offers the following:
- individual meditation instruction
- group meditation practice
- weekend programmes
- residential retreats for up to one month
Wellington Shambhala Meditation Centre:
We are pleased to announce that we have now commenced Sunday morning gatherings at our new Centre at the Northland Memorial Community Centre, 5 Woburn Road, Northland.
We are meeting on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm – actual sitting is from 10.00 to 12.00 but you are welcome to help us with several “set-up ” tasks if you come at the earlier time 🙂
For 2025 Sunday sitting commences 2 February.
Please join us for some chanting, meditation practice, a Dharma talk and group discussion, and a cup of tea to follow. For more information email us
Generosity Policy
“Our Generosity Policy allows anyone to participate fully in the life of
our Centre regardless of his or her ability to contribute financially. The
Wellington Shambhala Center thrives due to the generosity of its program
participants, friends and members.
Recognising that generosity, trust and openness are interconnected, we
offer all of our programs on a suggested-donation basis and welcome
participants to donate less or more than the suggested amounts as they can afford. Alternatively it is possible to spread the payment of any program over a few weeks.
Please discuss with the program coordinator.”