Events for November 1, 2024 - November 1, 2024

Monday, May 7, from 7pm to 8:30pm Description: This class will continue to discuss the long guru yoga supplication in our Vajrayoginī sādhana. Who can attend this class: Whoever has received Vajrayoginī abhiṣheka. Since the classes will be self-contained, people can join in for single classes if it is not possible for them join all of the classes. I.e., [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 as [...]

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).

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 [...]

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).

Sean Drohan is a lineage holder in traditional Indian yoga and meditation (under “Yogiji” Yogendra Mishra). Please join us.

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 [...]

Description:  In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the dharma protectors (dharmapāla) are part of the three roots (guru, yidam and dharmapāla) and are considered to be the inner refuge — the outer refuge being the three jewels (buddha, dharma and sangha) and the secret refuge being the three bodies (trikāya) of a buddha. The guru is considered [...]

Unscheduled open day.

This monthly occurring Chakrasaṃvara Intensive is designed to not only rejuvenate but also to go deeper into our Chakrasaṃvara practice. Every Chakrasaṃvara intensive will include a talk given by either a resident teacher or a guest teacher. In case you have concerns about driving back home in the dark after the Intensive, we usually have space for you to [...]