Events for November 2, 2024 - November 2, 2024

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

Sean Drohan is a lineage holder in traditional Indian yoga (under “Yogiji” Yogendra Mishra). Please join us.

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. [...]

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).

Unscheduled open day

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.

Please feel free to join our daily Vajrayāna morning practice. We in general practice from 8–10am Vajrayoginī, but prior and post to the Chakrasaṃvara Feast Day and Intensive Day, we practice Chakrasaṃvara from 8–10am. And yes, on Wednesday mornings we have Mindfulness practice from 8–11am. Please check our monthly calendar for specifics: https://www.kccl.ca/events/month/ Whoever has received [...]

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).

Description: This series of classes that attempts to cover “new ground” for our Vajrayoginī practice. Namely — based on modern oral and traditional written commentaries — it attempts to go through the entire sādhana verse by verse. This particular class will discuss the sevenfold service and the mandala section on pages 14-17 of the Sādhana. Who [...]