3–8pm VAJRAYOGINĪ feast
Vajrayoginī feast Monthly Vajrayoginī feast practice, open to sādhakas who have received the Vajrayoginī abhiṣheka. Bring your liturgy and practice implements. In case you have concerns about driving back home at night after the feast, we usually have space for you to stay overnight. $5 for participants contributing food to the pot-luck; $10 for participants who don’t.
Unscheduled Open Day
Unscheduled open day
9am–5pm Shamatha-Vipashyanā Intensive & talk: Different approaches and levels of mindfulness
Join us for a full day of practice and investigation, plus good food! This Intensive if open to all different levels or practitioners. It is a great day to get in touch with yourself, to work out issues, to get deeper into what really matters to you, or to simply do nothing special and just [...]
8–10am Vajrayoginī
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 [...]
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).
7–8:30pm VAJRAYOGINĪ class: A Closer Look at the Second, Third and Fourth Praise
Description: The class, taught by Gelong Lodrö Sangpo, will be based on Khenpo Karthar’s commentary on the four praises, with a few “sprinkles” from the Dorje Loppön’s Dancer in the Coemergent Mirror. Let's not just go through the motions — let's deepen the practice through study and talking about our practice. Each class will focus on a [...]
8–10am Vajrayoginī
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 [...]
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).
6–8am Sojong (15)
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 [...]
9–11am Mindfulness practice & 5–6pm Sādhana of Mahāmudrā
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 [...]
5–6pm Sādhana of Mahāmudrā
The purpose of the sādhana: “[The Sādhana’s] purpose was to bring together the two great traditions of the Vajrayāna, as well as to exorcise the materialism which seemed to pervade spiritual disciplines in the modern world. The message that I had received from my supplication was that one must try to expose spiritual materialism and [...]
7–8:30pm Liturgy and View of the Fire Pūja
On request, this class is offered as a preparation for people who want to participate in the upcoming Magnetizing Vajrayoginī Fire Offering at Dorje Denma Ling from April 28–30, but also for whoever has interest to find out more about this practice and is eligible to participate in Fire Offerings.