Events for November 14, 2024 - November 14, 2024

ONLINE: Homage to the "one and only" Shunryu Suzuki Roshi Saturday, October 24, 1:00pm Atlantic Time Hosted by KCCL and Ocean   Highly revered, Shunryu Suzuki was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped establish Zen Buddhism in the United States, and is renowned for founding the first Zen Buddhist monastery. We will hear a little about [...]

Chakrasamvara Online Feast Offered by the Halifax Vajra Sangha as a collaboration between the Halifax Shambhala Center, Shambhala Online, Ocean, and Karma Changchub Ling Hosted by Halifax Shambhala Center and Ocean. Sunday, October 25, from 2–7pm Atlantic Time Prerequisite: Open to sadhakas who have received the Chakrasamvara abhisheka, and have their own copy of the [...]

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). Depending on the weather, we will be sitting either outside in our Buddha garden or in our main shrine room. After rearranging our shrine room, we are able to now accommodate "safely" (i.e., 6 feet [...]

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). Depending on the weather, we will be sitting either outside in our Buddha garden or in our main shrine room. After rearranging our shrine room, we are able to now accommodate "safely" (i.e., 6 feet [...]

Please join us for our weekly Wednesday mindfulness practice sessions (śamatha-vipaśyanā mahāmudrā). The two sessions will start at 9am and at 10am. Depending on the weather, we will be sitting either outside in our Buddha garden or in our main shrine room. After rearranging our shrine room, we are able to now accommodate “safely” (i.e., 6 feet distance) [...]

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). Depending on the weather, we will be sitting either outside in our Buddha garden or in our main shrine room. After rearranging our shrine room, we are able to now accommodate "safely" (i.e., 6 feet [...]

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). Depending on the weather, we will be sitting either outside in our Buddha garden or in our main shrine room. After rearranging our shrine room, we are able to now accommodate "safely" (i.e., 6 feet [...]

New 8-weeks Online Tantra class: "The Five Wisdoms in Meditation and Post-meditation" With Lodrö Sangpo Thursday, October 29, from 7:00–8:30pm    More information will be coming forward soon, but here in brief: Based on the Buddhabhumisutra — the classical Mahayana text on this subject — this class will discuss in detail each of the five [...]

Sojong Description: 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 [...]

Sadhana of Mahamudra Description: In the epilogue to this autobiographical book “Born in Tibet”, Trungpa Rinpoche describes the process prior to writing this sadhana in the cave of Taktsang, September 1968: “During my retreat at Tagtsang I was able to reflect on my life and particularly on how to propagate the dharma in the West. [...]

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). We are able to accommodate “safely” (i.e., 6 feet distance) four to six people in addition to our residents. If you want to join an indoor event and are not already familiar with our COVID protocols, please contact us [...]