An Introduction to Shambhala Lineage
A Dharma Talk by Harish Rao

Tuesday | 22nd August 2017 | 5.30 pm – 7.00 pm

Co-organised by Mr Harish Rao and The International Centre Goa

Entry Free & Open to All

Harish Rao is a practitioner in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage who started his path and practice in 2011. He is currently a member of the Orange County and Los Angeles Shambhala Centers, in Southern California and an advanced practitioner of Vajrayana studies under the tutelage of his root teacher Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.

The talk will be an introduction to the lineage and historical origins of Shambhala practice. Anyone aspiring to learn more about meditation as a practice in the Indo-Tibetan tradition including and an overview of the Shambhala Education path from basic teachings through advanced Vajrayana studies.

The Shambhala tradition believes in what it calls Basic Goodness: the inherent wisdom, compassion, and courage of all beings, and even of human society. It believes this is our fundamental nature. It acknowledges our inherent human dignity, worthiness, completeness and non-faultiness, and leads us to have confidence in that. These can be the foundational principles for society. They are the potential for enlightened society. In this tradition enlightened society is not a Utopian state, but it is a society that has enough confidence and trust to acknowledge humanities most innate principle: basic goodness. The tradition holds that these principles do not belong to one culture or religion. This is a secular non-religious approach that teaches the way to cultivate courage, dignity, and kindness, and therefore a good human society. The Shambhala tradition holds that these noble qualities are inherent in all beings and are ultimately more stable than aggression and greed.