Shambhala Sutrayana Seminary with Acharya Gaylon Ferguson

Deepen your study and practice of the Shambhala Buddhist teachings during this two-week intensive.

Serving as a gateway to a deeper understanding of and commitment to the Shambhala Buddhist lineage, Shambhala Sutrayana Seminary provides qualified practitioners a two-week immersion in the Hinayana and Mahayana Buddhist teachings, within a unique Shambhala context. Join us for this intensive, which will feature meditation; study and contemplation; and traditional post-meditation practices such as oryoki, rota, Shambhala arts and celebrations.

Completion of Shambhala Sutrayana Seminary provides the necessary preparation for Shambhala Vajrayana Seminary, the gateway to the Vajrayana transmissions and teachings of Sakyong Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche and his father, Ven. Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

Prerequisites:
1. Dathün
2. The Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies, or an equivalent, intermediate level of Buddhist study, including study of the 1999 and 2000 Shambhala Sutrayana Seminary Transcripts
3. The Shambhala Training Heart of Warriorship program
4. Membership in your local Shambhala Meditation Center/Group or Shambhala International if you live in a remote area where center membership is not possible

Acharya Gaylon Ferguson, a member of the core faculty at Naropa University, has led meditation retreats since 1976. He is the author of Natural Wakefulness: Discovering the Wisdom We Were Born With forthcoming from Shambhala Publications in April, 2009.

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If you are interested in attending Shambhala Sutrayana Seminary, you must apply for and be accepted into the program. For information and an application, please click here to visit the Shambhala Sutrayana Seminary web site. Note that the first application review deadline is February 2, 2009, and the second is March 7, 2008. After you have been accepted register below with Shambhala Mountain Center.

PLEASE NOTE: You are not fully registered for this program until your application has been approved and you have registered with Shambhala Mountain.

The payment schedule for the program is as follows: 50% due upon registration with Shambhala Mountain, and 50% due on May 6, 2009. If you are interested in indoor accommodations, you are strongly encouraged to register immediately upon notification of your acceptance into the program.