We Invite You to Become a Member

The Vancouver Shambhala Centre offers many opportunities for meditation and meditation instruction, Buddhist studies, Shambhala Training weekend meditation programs, Way of Shambhala weeknight classes, and Dharma Art programs including Miksang contemplative photography and Ikebana.

We also offer a warm and committed community of people practicing meditation. Becoming a member of our centre is, at the same time, becoming a member of Shambhala, a global community of over 170 centres. Shambhala is a vision of society in which all people are able to connect with their own basic awakened nature, and to extend themselves with clarity, compassion and courage to others. It is a vision that joins spirituality and practicality; that balances a heart of openness with a mind of understanding.

In order to become a member, we ask for commitment in three areas:

• To develop an individual meditation practice
• To volunteer time at the centre
• To support the centre financially

Volunteering to help at the Shambhala Centre

Our Centre is run by volunteers and it takes the involvement and support of many people to keep the doors open.

Below are some of the way you can participate in this work and simultaneously deepen your connection and path.

• Offer lodging to out-of-town students
• Offer lodging to visiting teachers
• Help clean the Centre
• Do carpentry / building maintenance
• Shovel snow and keep the sidewalks clear of litter
• Maintain the front garden beds
• Help clean and maintain the shrines (training is available)
• Operate audio recording equipment and process audio recordings
• Operate amplification equipment and/or TV online hookups for programs
• Volunteer in communications, publicity, technology
• Help with fundraising
• Help with community celebrations
• Volunteer at Open House on Wednesdays
• Work with flower arrangements
• Offering any special skills you may have

Providing Financial Support

The Vancouver Shambhala Centre exists only because of the financial support of its friends and members. Regular monthly contributions and annual gifts allow us to cover operating expenses and continue to offer opportunities for meditation, programs, classes, and community celebrations. Individuals and families determine the level of their contribution based on their personal circumstances; however, we offer the following financial support levels for guidance:

• Contributing | $10 - $44 a month
• Supporting | $45 - 69 a month
• Sustaining | $70 - $107 a month
• Patron | $108 or more a month

The most helpful way to support the Vancouver Shambhala Centre financially is to make monthly payments via transfers from your financial institution. If this is possible for you, it allows us a steady income to be able to cover our operating costs.

Contact Us

If you feel you have found a spiritual home at the Vancouver Shambhala Centre and you wish to deepen your connection and help us make the Shambhala Buddhist path available to all who seek it, please consider becoming a member.

For any questions on membership please write to membership@vancouvershambhala.org

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Vancouver Shambhala Meditation Centre
3275 Heather Street, Vancouver,  BC V5Z 3K4
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