7pm Facing Death and Working with the Dying with Judith Lief at Halifax Central Library
Facing Death and Working with the Dying The Power of Awareness, Kindness, and Openness 7pm Open Talk, free of charge Halifax Central Library, O'Regan Hall (pre-registration required, nonetheless) Practices such as mindfulness and contemplative inquiry give us practical tools to develop a more wholesome relationship to our own dying. In turn, we can [...]
Unscheduled Open Day
Unscheduled open day.
9:30–11am “Touch and Go” at St. Margarets Bay Shambhala Centre
Path of Individual Liberation: Shamatha: "Touch and Go" Talk by Lodrö Sangpo Sunday, November 10, 11:00–12:30pm at St. Margarets Bay Shambhala Centre Description: An ongoing series of Sunday morning talks will present the major themes of a 2,500 year-old approach to a fruitful life that is continually fresh and speaks directly to us today. You're warmly invited to join [...]
8–10am Vajrayoginī
We in general practice from 8–10am Vajrayoginī, but prior and post to the Cakrasaṃvara Feast Day and Intensive Day, we practice Cakrasaṃvara 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 the abhiṣeka for these practices can join.
5–6pm Mindfulness
Please join us for our daily 5–6pm mindfulness practice session (śamatha-vipaśyanā mahāmudrā). You are also welcome to stay on for evening chants (6–6:30pm) and a light dinner (usually soup).
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 [...]
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 [...]
8–11am MINDFULNESS PRACTICE
MINDFULNESS PRACTICE Wednesday, from 8–11am Please join us for our weekly 8–11am “mindfulness practice” sessions. The sessions begin at 8am, 9am and 10am. 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.
5–6pm Mindfulness
Please join us for our daily 5–6pm mindfulness practice session (śamatha-vipaśyanā mahāmudrā). You are also welcome to stay on for evening chants (6–6:30pm) and a light dinner (usually soup).
7:00–8:30pm Tantra Class: Creation and Completion
Tantra Foundation Class Series Creation and Completion by Lodrö Thaye Wednesday, November 13, from 7:00–8:30pm Description: By mainly following the excellent oral commentaries of Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso, we will be discussing one of the most important classical texts on tantric practice written by Lodrö Thaye which outlines the essential points of [...]
8–10am Vajrayoginī
We in general practice from 8–10am Vajrayoginī, but prior and post to the Cakrasaṃvara Feast Day and Intensive Day, we practice Cakrasaṃvara 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 the abhiṣeka for these practices can join.
5–6pm Mindfulness
Please join us for our daily 5–6pm mindfulness practice session (śamatha-vipaśyanā mahāmudrā). You are also welcome to stay on for evening chants (6–6:30pm) and a light dinner (usually soup).