three Yanas
The Buddhist Way
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the founder and teacher of the Shambhala community, combined the tradition of the three Yanas of Tibetan Buddhism with his commitment, to make Buddhist teachings accessible and relevant in modern Western society.
The Shambhala community preserves these teachings and offers opportunity to all, to explore and practice the teachings of Buddhism in an open and accessible way. And we study and practice together in a group, because shared insights and human connections can be helpful and inspiring.
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche also developed a secular path, where the focus is on that, to deal fearlessly and openly with the social problems of our time (see The Shambhala path)
The Buddhist path and the Shambhala path complement each other and offer different perspectives on the deep questions of human life. With their help, a complete path can be taken.
The Three Yanas
The Buddhist path is divided into the following three modules:
Hinayana-Buddhism
Basic teachings and techniques
The practice of mindfulness awareness meditation allows us to do this, to get to know and recognize our spirit, how we allow ourselves to be confused by our reactions and misconceptions about the world. This understanding as well as instructions, how to maintain a clear and realistic perspective and lifestyle, are essential parts of basic Buddhism.
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- An understanding of the Three characteristics of being: impermanence, suffering, Egolessness
- Die Four Noble Truths:
- Life is fundamentally unsatisfactory: Everything, what we experience, has a certain impermanence and leaves us with a feeling of dissatisfaction. We are constantly chasing things, but true happiness remains elusive.
- The reason for this dissatisfaction lies in us Attachment: We are attached to people, things and ideas, as if they could make us permanently happy. This fixation causes suffering, because nothing lasts forever.
- It is possible, to end the suffering: We can break away from this fixation and compulsive clinging and thereby overcome the source of suffering.
- The path to liberation: There is a practical way, who helps us, to overcome suffering. This way is that Noble Eightfold Path, a kind of guide, how to live mindfully, sees the world clearly and treats oneself and others peacefully.
- Die cause of confusion and Karma
The Three Jewels and the refuge to the path of awakening
Mahayana-Buddhism
Path of the Boddhisattva
The path of Mahayana Buddhism encourages us, our natural predisposition to friendliness, Compassion and wisdom, called Bodhichitta (literally “awakened mind/heart”), to develop. While our habit, to distance ourselves from others, becomes weaker, we glimpse the open and interconnected nature of reality.
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- The development of wisdom/insight. The understanding of the Leeheit/Shunyata
- The development of compassion
a. Relatives Bodhicitta awaken: Loving-kindness and compassion meditation (Loving-Kindness)
b. Absolutes Bodhichitta see: Shunyata experiences, Madyamika-Logik, Egolessness and non-attachment - The Six Paramitas (transcendent approaches) and Lojong slogans (Mind training)
- The possibility, it Bodhisattva-Eid to put down (Optional)
Vajrayana-Buddhismus
Sacred perspective and magic of everyday life:
The third “vehicle”, der Vajrayana, does not deviate from the Mahayana view, but includes a number of additional methods. The main focus is on this, die Inseparability of relative and absolute truth to realize. This is necessary, not to leave any area of our lives out of practice and to discover a “holy view” of the world.
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Trungpa Rinpoche succeeded in a historically unique approach, to unite the magical practices of Vajrayana with the other Yanas and make them understandable for Western people. We present a step-by-step and constructive path to the comprehensive Teachings of the Kagyu- and Nyingma schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
Opportunities for deepening
This Buddhist path consists of regular Meditationspraxis and intense Retreats. Participation is also recommended Shambhala-Training, including study and practice of the treasure teachings discovered by Trungpa Rinpoche (Thermal).
Also the cultivation of our innate creativity, the ability to open perception and ours Body awarenesss are helpful tools along the way, also to explore together with others, like us nourish the natural world and build good human societies can.
Experience meditation in community
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