Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center

Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center Welcome to Shambhala. You've found a place to rest your mind and make friends with being human.

We offer a wide range of programs, classes, and opportunities for ongoing practice. Here you'll find free meditation instruction, open meditation practice on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights, and an open house every Sunday morning. Located at 2288 Fulton Street, Berkeley is one of the oldest Shambhala centers in the mandala. For over thirty years we have offered the ground of Shambhala Dharma t

o the Bay Area. The Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center is part of an international community of urban meditation and rural retreat centers founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and currently headed by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.

05/16/2026

Chögyam Trungpa famously emphasized that true spiritual practice shouldn’t just happen on a meditation cushion, but in the ordinary details of daily life—such as the “world of kitchen sinks,” doing dishes, and paying the bills. The video excerpt is from “Work: Simplicity and Awareness,” the second talk in a three-talk seminar called “Work, S*x, Money” that Trungpa Rinpoche gave in Boston, MA, in 1970.

Thanks to for creating and sharing this beautiful excerpt.

“Hold the sadness and pain of samsara in your heart and at the same time the power and vision of the Great Eastern Sun. ...
01/11/2026

“Hold the sadness and pain of samsara in your heart and at the same time the power and vision of the Great Eastern Sun. Then the warrior can make a proper cup of tea.”

~ Chögyam Trungpa

“Hold the sadness and pain of samsara in your heart and at the same time the power and vision of the Great Eastern Sun. ...
01/10/2026

“Hold the sadness and pain of samsara in your heart and at the same time the power and vision of the Great Eastern Sun. Then the warrior can make a proper cup of tea.”
~ Chögyam Trungpa

“The cheap, ordinary concept is that, whenever somebody feels a sense of strength and power, they automatically turn it ...
01/08/2026

“The cheap, ordinary concept is that, whenever somebody feels a sense of strength and power, they automatically turn it into neurosis and aggression. However, our approach to power comes out of tremendous gentleness.”
~ Chögyam Trungpa, True Command

All are welcome to join us in our beautiful shrine room for an end-of-year retreat which will feature sitting and walkin...
11/26/2025

All are welcome to join us in our beautiful shrine room for an end-of-year retreat which will feature sitting and walking meditation practice, teachings, discussion and Q&A.

Saturday–Wednesday, December 27 to 31 2025 • 9:30 am to 5:00 pm

Only in-person at Shambhala Berkeley center. Both weekend and per day attendance permitted.

Please learn about our teachers and registration here: https://berkeley.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=745989

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2288 Fulton Street #202
Berkeley, CA
94704

Opening Hours

Monday 7pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday 7pm - 8:30pm
Thursday 7pm - 8:30pm
Friday 7pm - 8:30pm
Sunday 9am - 1pm

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