Jean Marie Robbins

Joined Shambhala Chicago in 2014 and considers the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche her teacher. A retired school administrator and serial career changer, Jean Marie is now a Meditation Instructor in the Chicago sangha. She’s interested in how dharma practice and study can liberate us from personal biases as well as from the cultural conditioning at the root of much suffering in the United States and the world.

Upcoming Programs by Jean Marie Robbins

[Recordings] The Tibetan Buddhist Path: Hinayana Course 2025-2026

Also with Daniel Nguyen, Emilia Volz, Mark Nowakowski, Pamela Bothwell, Rhea Colmar and Molly DeShong

Open Dates

The Tibetan Buddhist Path Glimpses of Awakening Year 1: September 2025 to May 2026

• Online Recordings are available for the full year or each module. Join anytime

Take your seat on the path of wakefulness.

[Online] The Tibetan Buddhist Path: Wisdom and Compassion

Also with Al San Valentin, Andy Karr, Daniel Nguyen, Lynn Friedman, Molly DeShong, Rhea Colmar and Tavita Martinez

September 3, 2026 - April 8, 2027

Explore the Mahayana path through four progressive modules: bodhicitta, paramita, lojong, and emptiness. Join the full training or any module, with live sessions and recordings available.

[Online] The Tibetan Buddhist Path Module 2: Paramitas

Also with Daniel Nguyen and Lynn Friedman

October 29 - December 15, 2026

Module 2 • The Path in Action Paramitas This module introduces the paramitas, the bodhisattva's transcendent activities, as the practical methods for developing generosity, discipline, patience, exertion, meditation, and wisdom. These teachings show how the Mahayana path is not merely philosophical, but lived through conduct, relationship, and everyday action. Throughout the module, we examine the […]