Bangkok Shambhala Meditation Center

20/08/2026

🧘‍♀️ Meditation Intensive • Nyinthun 🧘‍♂️

Looking for a way to deepen your meditation practice?

On the last Sunday of every month, instead of our regular afternoon drop-in meditation, Bangkok Shambhala Meditation Center offers a longer Meditation Intensive (Nyinthun) from 2:00–5:00 PM.

Join us for a supportive period of practice in an air-conditioned room, right in the heart of Bangkok.

✨ Open to meditation practitioners of any tradition
🪷 Periods of sitting meditation are interspersed with walking meditation
⏰ You don't have to stay for the entire session, although staying for the full intensive is highly recommended
🤝 Newcomers and experienced practitioners are all welcome

📍 Bangkok Shambhala Meditation Center
Asoke Area — near BTS Asoke & MRT Sukhumvit, Sukhumvit Soi 21 (Asoke)

Drop-in session: No previous attendance, registration, or fee is required.

🙏 Suggested donation: 200–500 Baht

The Bangkok Shambhala Center is a Thai non-profit Association and remains open through the ongoing generosity of our members and program participants.

Contributions can be made in cash at the class or by bank transfer.

Come for whatever part you can attend, settle in, and give yourself some time to pause, breathe, and be present. 🌿

19/08/2026

18/08/2026

✨ Wednesday Evenings: Mid-week Mindfulness & Book Study ✨

Looking for a supportive space to pause, breathe, and deepen your practice? Join us every Wednesday evening at Café Shambhala for group meditation, study, and connection.

📖 Current Study Book: The Essence of Buddhism: An Introduction to Its Philosophy and Practice by Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche.

This lucid text serves as a handbook for the foundational meditative approaches of Tibetan Buddhism. We explore the Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana paths as dynamic inner attitudes rather than just historical developments, working directly to understand our own immediate condition and realize the natural freedom of the mind.

🧘 What to expect:

Group meditation practice

Reading a chapter together (we read aloud—no need to buy or bring your own copy!)

Open, supportive group discussion

Post-class refreshments and social time

📍 Where: Attend in person at the Bangkok Shambhala Meditation Center or join remotely online.
⏰ When: Every Wednesday from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM (ICT).
💻 Online Access Link: https://meet.google.com/ryj-qvkf-jrt
🚪 Details: Drop-in session. No registration, prior attendance, or experience required. Newcomers and familiar faces are equally welcome!
🙏 Suggested Donation: 150 – 300 Baht (Helps support our non-profit association).

Tag a friend you’d like to bring along! 👇

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13/06/2026

A few excerpts from the dharma talks by Lama Rangbar from his visit in November 🙏🙏🙏

10/06/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out for the lujong class with visiting teacher Val 🙏🙏🙏

27/04/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out for the dharma talk yesterday on The Five Forces that Run or Ruin your Life, by Lama Jinpa!

26/04/2026

A Five Week Meditation Course. Saturdays from 4 pm - 6 pm, May 2nd - May 30th. *Advance registration required

Contentment in Everyday Life provides an exploration of genuine contentment, the foundational views of the Buddhist teachings, and meditation in action for daily life.

Through the gentle precision of meditation practice, we can learn to appreciate ourselves and simple human experiences, free from self-aggression. Difficult emotions and the challenges of life can be met with curiosity, steadiness, and humor.

Each class includes a guided meditation and/or contemplation, a short talk or teaching, and time for a discussion about how the material relates to daily life.

Class Topics

Class 1: Introducing Contentment
Class 2: Contemplating Contentment
Class 3: Suffering and the Four Noble Truths
Class 4: Working with Emotions & Buddhist Psychology
Class 5: The Confidence of Contentment

Please plan on attending each session of the program. The first and last classes are especially important.

Register on our website: https://bangkok.shambhala.info/calendar-details/?id=859593

09/04/2026

We were blessed to have Tersé Wangchen Dorje Rinpoche stop in to the Shambhala center here recently, on his way back to China after completing a 3 month meditation retreat in Phuket. Rinpoche specifically came to Bangkok because he wanted to connect with the lineage of Trungpa Rinpoche, and meet the Shambhala community here! It was very auspicious timing indeed. Thanks to everyone who joined! Tashi delek... May it be of benefit🙏🙏🙏

31/03/2026

Working with annoying sounds in your meditation practice... How to unravel them so you don't get hooked and disturbed by them.

07/03/2026

Dear Shambhala community,

We would like to invite you to an emergency community meeting on Wednesday 11 March to discuss the future and continued existence of the Shambhala Meditation Center in Bangkok. A few days ago our landlord informed us that the building is under new management, and as a result, our rent will increase by 7000 Baht per month, effective immediately! We need to either move out or pay the higher rent.

Over the past year, the center has been operating with significant financial challenges. We have been sustained almost entirely by donations, and despite attempts to introduce paid courses and encourage increased contributions, the income has not been sufficient to cover our ongoing costs. Several expenses have been personally covered by Jamie to help keep the center running, for which we don't have enough money to reimburse. Under these circumstances an increase in rent is not sustainable for us.

Maintaining the center requires consistent daily effort, and more volunteer support is needed to keep the space functioning, not to mention expanding the programs & classes we offer.

Because of these circumstances, we feel it is important to come together as a community and openly discuss the way forward. During this meeting we hope to openly explore questions such as:

What's your vision for the Shambhala Center in Bangkok going forward?

Would it be better for us to stay here or relocate? Possible locations or ideas to relocate?

What ideas do you have on how to increase the financial support to a level that's sustainable to keep the center open?

Are people willing to volunteer time to help keep the organization functioning?

The intention of this meeting is to have an open and constructive conversation about what the Shambhala center means to our community and what future might be possible together.

Meeting details:

Wednesday, 11 March

18:30 PM – approximately 20:00 PM

Shambhala Meditation Center

If this community and practice space has been meaningful to you, your presence and voice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks and best regards,