Welcome

The Shambhala Meditation Center of Columbus presents a range of disciplines that share one core ethic: wakeful intelligence. Our community includes people of all ages and walks of life who are exploring their world as individuals, together. SMCC offers public meditation and a core curriculum of Shambhala and Buddhist teachings, as well as advanced contemplative practices to help us awaken our true nature and infuse our everyday activities with wisdom, compassion, and a sense of humor.

We provide an open meditation space, instruction in meditation for beginners and a series of evening and weekend programs called Way of Shambhala that provide the tools to discover compassion and wisdom in your everyday life.

There is open sitting meditation at SMCC every Wednesday 7pm-8pm, Saturday 10:00am-11:30am and Sunday 10am-12pm for beginners and experienced practitioners. Meditation instruction with a qualified instructor is offered at these times at no charge.

You are warmly invited to join us.

Upcoming Programs

Golden Key

with Acharya Arawana Hayashi

May 24th—May 26th

In this culmination of the Shambhala Sacred Path program, we will learn to access the richness inherent in our experience of the world. Continue »

SMCC Community Gardening Days at 636 Chase Rd.

June 1st

Spring is here and so is gardening season! We are planning community gardening days at our new Chase Road center and we would like to send out an invitation to the sangha and anyone who would like to join us after open sitting at the Indianola Center. Continue »
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New to Shambhala?

Shambhala is an international community of urban meditation and rural retreat centers founded by the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and now led by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Learn about our vision, lineage & community. More →

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Ongoing Offerings

Our centre offers a rich array of ongoing offerings free to the public including weekly public sitting meditation hours and dharma talks. No prior meditation experience required to attend.  All are welcome. More →

Recent Blog Posts

  • SMCC 2012

    2012: A Year in Review

    February 12, 2013 by Phong Nguyen

    Thank you Columbus Sangha for a wonderful 2012. Ki ki so so!

  • Nature and Mindfulness Classes for Children

    January 14, 2013 by Celia Kahle

    Once teaching a private lesson, my student, Kaya and I were taking a nature walk around the OSU wetlands. Our task was to find 4 pebbles to use in a pebble meditation by Thich Nhat Han. We each found our 4 pebbles and continued our walk. We walked by dried golden rod gone to seed … Continue →

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    Great Eastern Sun

    December 6, 2012 by Marcelle Gilkerson

    The Sacred Path program, part of the Way of Shambhala II, introduces further practices of warriorship, that extend the basic meditation training. These practices are based on a societal vision and aspiration to help the world. This level of training cultivates one’s dignity and natural gifts that are able to widen one’s sphere of compassionate … Continue →