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 [...]
3-8pm Feast: VAJRAYOGINĪ
Monthly Vajrayoginī feast practice, open to sādhakas who have received the Vajrayoginī abhiṣheka. Bring your liturgy and practice implements. $5 for participants contributing food to the pot-luck; $10 for participants who don’t.
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 [...]
All day prep day for 49th day related celebrations
Most of the morning and afternoon will be spent on making preparations for the three feast days from November 26–28: cleaning the inside of the house, garden and lawn work, food prep, forma prep, etc. More detailed scheduling will be forthcoming, but until then, if you would have time and interest to help out with any [...]
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 [...]
9am – 2pm Feast: VAJRAYOGINĪ, in Honor of ANI MIGME
Vajrayoginī Feast in Honor of Ani Migme In order to honor Ani Migme's life and to mark the traditional ending of the 49 day bardo period, we will celebrate: Saturday, November 26, from 9am – 2pm, Vajrayoginī feast Sunday, November 27, from 9am – 3pm, Chakrasaṃvara feast Monday, November 28, from 3pm – 5pm, Sādhana of Mahāmudrā feast Monday, November 28, from [...]
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 [...]
9am – 3pm Feast: CHAKRASAṂVARA, in Honor of ANI MIGME
Chakrasaṃvara Feast in Honor of Ani Migme In order to honor Ani Migme's life and to mark the traditional ending of the 49 day bardo period, we will celebrate: Saturday, November 26, from 9am – 2pm, Vajrayoginī feast Sunday, November 27, from 9am – 3pm, Chakrasaṃvara feast Monday, November 28, from 3pm – 5pm, Sādhana of Mahāmudrā feast Monday, November 28, from 5pm [...]
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 [...]
3–5pm Feast: SĀDHANA OF MAHĀMUDRĀ, in Honor of ANI MIGME
Sādhana of Mahāmudrā Feast in Honor of Ani Migme In order to honor Ani Migme's life and to mark the traditional ending of the 49 day bardo period, we will celebrate: Saturday, November 26, from 9am – 2pm, Vajrayoginī feast Sunday, November 27, from 9am – 3pm, Chakrasaṃvara feast Monday, November 28, from 3pm – 5pm, Sādhana of Mahāmudrā feast Monday, November 28, [...]
5pm 49th Day Ceremony for MIGME CHÖDRÖN
49th Day Ceremony for Migme Chödrön On November 28 at 5pm, we will be performing the 49th day ceremony for our most beloved Ani Migme who passed away on October 11. Prior to this ceremony we will conduct a Sādhana of Mahāmudrā feast from 3–5pm. You are more than welcome to join for both events. [...]