An Evening with Bill Karelis : Founder of the Shambhala Prison Community

Bill Karelis founded the Shambhala Prison Community in 1996 to propagate education, and in particular Buddhist-derived meditation, in criminal justice systems at all levels, internationally. He also travels the world to present meditation generally, and in recent years has given hundreds of programs in meditation centers, as well as public talks in university and other public venues. His lineage belongs to the Kagyu and Nyingma streams from Tibet, as well as the Shambhala tradition, as expounded by the great master Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Mr. Karelis enjoys the practices of poetry, photography and calligraphy and lives with his wife, Brigitta, in Boulder, Colorado in the United States.

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Comment by Emma on January 29, 2009 at 9:10am

cant make it soooo sorrry. ;(

Comment by Susthama on January 28, 2009 at 2:11pm

Thank you for these encouraging words and pity that you won't be able to join us.

Here is the link to the Shambhala Prison Community website for all those interested in learning more: Click here

Comment by Michael John Smith on January 28, 2009 at 2:05pm

I have heard of this community - I believe they sometimes use Buddhist volunteers in their work, even on-line. Anyway the community is to be much admired for the service they are providing which is the presence of the Buddhadharma in prisons. Unfortunately I cannot attend this event but I would like to leave my good wishes here to all attending.
All the best