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Shambhala Training was founded in 1976 by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist meditation master, artist, and poet.
“The world is not going to be saved purely by religion alone, but the world can be saved also by secular enlightenment as well. So that is the meaning of Shambhala.”
Chögyam
Trungpa, Rinpoche (1982, New York City) author
of SHAMBHALA
the Sacred Path of the Warrior.
Today the Shambhala lineage is carried on by Trungpa Rinpoche’s son, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. The title of Sakyong was conferred by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, head of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism in 1995.
The Sakyong, or “Earth Protector”, is one who inspires a sense of sacredness, caring for others, and basic goodness in individuals and society as a whole. His empowerment formalized Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche’s lifelong commitment to work with others to create enlightened society.
Sakyong Mipham: Turning the Mind into an Ally
