6-8am 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 [...]
4-5pm Bardo Thötröl
The back cover of Francesca Fremantle and Trungpa Rinpoche’s book “The Tibetan Book of the Dead – The Great Liberation through Hearing in the Bardo” states: The Bardo Thötröl is a Tibetan Buddhist scripture of the Nyingma or old tradition. It concerns the nature of the mind and its projections—beautiful or terrible, peaceful or wrathful—which [...]
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 [...]
5-6pm Bardo Thötröl
The back cover of Francesca Fremantle and Trungpa Rinpoche’s book “The Tibetan Book of the Dead – The Great Liberation through Hearing in the Bardo” states: The Bardo Thötröl is a Tibetan Buddhist scripture of the Nyingma or old tradition. It concerns the nature of the mind and its projections—beautiful or terrible, peaceful or wrathful—which [...]
8–11am Mindfulness
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 Bardo Thötröl
The back cover of Francesca Fremantle and Trungpa Rinpoche’s book “The Tibetan Book of the Dead – The Great Liberation through Hearing in the Bardo” states: The Bardo Thötröl is a Tibetan Buddhist scripture of the Nyingma or old tradition. It concerns the nature of the mind and its projections—beautiful or terrible, peaceful or wrathful—which [...]
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 Bardo Thötröl
The back cover of Francesca Fremantle and Trungpa Rinpoche’s book “The Tibetan Book of the Dead – The Great Liberation through Hearing in the Bardo” states: The Bardo Thötröl is a Tibetan Buddhist scripture of the Nyingma or old tradition. It concerns the nature of the mind and its projections—beautiful or terrible, peaceful or wrathful—which [...]
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 Bardo Thötröl
The back cover of Francesca Fremantle and Trungpa Rinpoche’s book “The Tibetan Book of the Dead – The Great Liberation through Hearing in the Bardo” states: The Bardo Thötröl is a Tibetan Buddhist scripture of the Nyingma or old tradition. It concerns the nature of the mind and its projections—beautiful or terrible, peaceful or wrathful—which [...]
Unscheduled open day
Unscheduled open day. Well, of course, with the exception of the Bardo Thötröl reading from 5–6pm
5-6pm Bardo Thötröl
The back cover of Francesca Fremantle and Trungpa Rinpoche’s book “The Tibetan Book of the Dead – The Great Liberation through Hearing in the Bardo” states: The Bardo Thötröl is a Tibetan Buddhist scripture of the Nyingma or old tradition. It concerns the nature of the mind and its projections—beautiful or terrible, peaceful or wrathful—which [...]