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8–11am MINDFULNESS PRACTICE

Please join us for our weekly 8–11 am “mindfulness practice” sessions. Who can attend: Everybody. In particular, beginning students are welcome. If you need beginning instruction on mindfulness (= shamatha) practice, please get in touch with us beforehand. Even though mindfulness practice is, in comparison to tantric practice, a “quick entry” practice, it can also be seen as [...]

7–8:30pm Kagyü Ngöndro Class: MAṆḌALA

The topic of the fourth of the five Kagyü Ngöndro classes will be on "Maṇḍala practice" and will include a line by line discussion of the Maṇḍala liturgy. Prerequisites: Old and new Ngöndro students, as well as sādhakas. Contact: kccl.contact@gmail.com; 902-576-3655.

6–7:30am Sojong

Sojong (Poṣhadha) The Meaning of Poṣhadha In Indian Hindu societies, members of the community regularly observe rites for renewing their connection with virtue. The days of the new and full moons are regarded as holy and set aside for purification of non-virtue and re-establishment of virtue. Those days, and the purification rites performed on those [...]

9am-6pm Milarepa Day

Please join us for this always delightful event during which we will be reading most of the sections from the Rain of Wisdom.  The day begins with opening the Milarepa Sadhana and ends with closing it. Participants can join in at any time during the morning session (9am to 12am) or afternoon session (2pm to [...]

10am–12:30pm Chötrul Düchen Day

Chötrul Düchen Day (Great Day of Miraculous Manifestations): This will be a joint event between Nalandabodhi Halifax and KCCL. Please join us here at KCCL — between 10am and 12:30pm — in the feast practice of the Buddha Sadhana for a celebration of Chötrul Düchen (Festival of the Buddha’s Great Miracles). Suggested contribution for lunch: $10. [...]

5–6pm Mindfulness

Please join us for our daily 5–6pm mindfulness practice session (shamatha-vipashyanā mahāmudrā). You are also welcome to stay on for evening chants (6–6:30pm) and a light dinner (usually soup).

9am–5pm Chakrasaṃvara Drupchen in Halifax Shambhala Center

Although a good number of our regular practices (Mindfulnessness) and classes (Ngöndro, and Vajrayoginī) will be maintained, KCCL residents will attend the Chakrasaṃvara Drupchen in the Halifax Shambhala Center as much as possible.