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Development Initiatives
 Program
Scholarships
At Shambhala Mountain, we are
continually finding new ways to
promote and support the far-reaching
personal and social benefits of
contemplative practice. To this end,
we are working to make our retreats
and training programs as accessible
as possible to our growing community
of attendees. In 2006, the Center will
offer more than $130,000 in scholarship awards.
 The Great Stupa
of Dharmakaya
The heart of Shambhala Mountain Center's campus, The Great Stupa
is one of the most significant examples of Buddhist sacred architecture
in the world. The Stupa is filled with original art and sculpture that
preserve the endangered cultural heritage of Tibet. The largest stupa
in the West, it has become a landmark destination in North America
and will welcome nearly ten thousand visitors this year, including His
Holiness the Dalai Lama. We aspire to create an endowment to support
The Great Stupa's annual maintenance budget of $126,000. This will
ensure that the heart of the Stupa is accessible to meditators and
interested visitors for the 1,000 years for which it has been built to last.
 Our Resident Community
With fifty year-round and one hundred twenty seasonal staff and
volunteers, Shambhala Mountain is home to a thriving contemplative
community. Through ongoing efforts to balance the demands of
full-time service with a deep commitment to meditation practice, our
resident staff is an inspiring example of meditation in action. We are
excited to be investing deeply in this, our greatest resource, through
the creation of our new staff village. We will break ground this summer
on a 5,000-square-foot environmentally designed "zero-carbon" staff
residence, made possible in part by the generosity of one of our
long-time community members.
 Environmental Stewardship
The magic of our six hundred acres is
one of the most notable and inspiring
aspects of a visit to the Center, according
to many of our guests who fall in love
with the wide open sky and vast mountain
views. Through an extensive sustainability
campaign, including the land steward
internship program, trail restoration and
erosion control projects, botanic and
native plant gardens, seasonal dependence
on our organic vegetable garden and
greenhouse, and award-winning "green"
building techniques, Shambhala Mountain
has become recognized as an example of
environmental stewardship in the Rocky
Mountain region. You can learn more
about our Adopt-an-Acre program or
joining our Botanic Garden Club on the
gardens page of our web site.
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