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LOSAR/SHAMBHALA DAY: 5–6pm Sādhana of Mahāmudrā
We will be starting the New Year with "a whole lot of nothing" and "endless wandering around" at other Buddhist centers, but we will reconvene at 5pm to perform the Sādhana of Mahāmudrā. Please join!
2 events,
6am-12am: unscheduled and open
6am-12am: unscheduled and open
The morning of the arrival day for the Vajrayoginī Druppa will be unscheduled and open.
1–10pm Arrival of Vajrayoginī Druppa participants
1–10pm Arrival of Vajrayoginī Druppa participants
Arrival of Vajrayoginī Druppa participants, in particular of those participants who will stay at KCCL during the Druppa.
1 event,
Vajrayoginī Druppa
Vajrayoginī Druppa from March 1 to March 5, 2017 Description: This druppa will consist of five full practice days and as such is a great opportunity to further familiarize or deepen yourself with the entire practice, including the abhisheka and feast sections, which will be recited every day. The last day will feature a grand feast. […]
1 event,
Vajrayoginī Druppa
Vajrayoginī Druppa from March 1 to March 5, 2017 Description: This druppa will consist of five full practice days and as such is a great opportunity to further familiarize or deepen yourself with the entire practice, including the abhisheka and feast sections, which will be recited every day. The last day will feature a grand feast. […]
1 event,
Vajrayoginī Druppa
Vajrayoginī Druppa from March 1 to March 5, 2017 Description: This druppa will consist of five full practice days and as such is a great opportunity to further familiarize or deepen yourself with the entire practice, including the abhisheka and feast sections, which will be recited every day. The last day will feature a grand feast. […]
1 event,
Vajrayoginī Druppa
Vajrayoginī Druppa from March 1 to March 5, 2017 Description: This druppa will consist of five full practice days and as such is a great opportunity to further familiarize or deepen yourself with the entire practice, including the abhisheka and feast sections, which will be recited every day. The last day will feature a grand feast. […]
1 event,
Vajrayoginī Druppa
Vajrayoginī Druppa from March 1 to March 5, 2017 Description: This druppa will consist of five full practice days and as such is a great opportunity to further familiarize or deepen yourself with the entire practice, including the abhisheka and feast sections, which will be recited every day. The last day will feature a grand feast. […]
1 event,
3–9pm CHAKRASAṂVARA Feast
3–9pm CHAKRASAṂVARA Feast
Monthly Chakrasaṃvara feast practice, open to sādhakas who have received the Chakrasaṃvara abhiṣheka. Bring your liturgy and practice implements. In case you have concerns about driving back home at night after the feast, we usually have space for you to stay overnight. $5 for participants contributing food to the pot-luck; $10 for participants who don’t.
2 events,
8–11am Mindfulness practice
8–11am Mindfulness practice
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 Mindfulness
5–6pm Mindfulness
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).
2 events,
8–10am Vajrayoginī
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 Mindfulness
5–6pm Mindfulness
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).
2 events,
8–10am Vajrayoginī
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 Mindfulness
5–6pm Mindfulness
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).
1 event,
Milarepa Day Celebration (at Shambhala center)
This year we will be celebrating Milarepa Day at the Halifax Shambhala Center (https://halifax.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=278510). The Milarepa Day celebrations are open to the public and will involve reading the entire Rain of Wisdom. The day begins with opening the Milarepa Sadhana and ends with closing it. Participants can take part in any section of the day they […]
2 events,
6–8am Sojong (15)
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 […]
10am–12:30pm Chötrul Düchen Day
10am–12:30pm Chötrul Düchen Day
Chötrul Düchen Day (Great Day of Miraculous Manifestations): Please join us — between 10am and 12:30pm — in the feast practice of the Buddha Sadhana for a celebration of Chötrul Düchen (Festival of the Buddha's Great Miracles). If you want to, you can also join us for the Sojong (Poṣhadha) ceremony from 6am to 8am. Brief description […]
1 event,
2 events,
8–10am Vajrayoginī
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 Mindfulness
5–6pm Mindfulness
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).
3 events,
8–11am Mindfulness practice
8–11am Mindfulness practice
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 Mindfulness
5–6pm Mindfulness
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).
7–8:30pm Mindfulness course for beginners
7–8:30pm Mindfulness course for beginners
This beginners evening class (7 pm to 8:30 pm) is an every month occurring event mainly geared towards completely new beginners to mindfulness (= shamatha-vipashyanā) practice or those with some experience of it or those who feel that it would be good for them to receive a “refresher” of the basic instruction as taught by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. At […]
2 events,
8–10am Vajrayoginī
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 Mindfulness
5–6pm Mindfulness
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).
2 events,
8–10am Vajrayoginī
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 Mindfulness
5–6pm Mindfulness
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).
1 event,
1 event,
9am–6pm Shamatha-Vipashyanā Intensive & Talk: Obstacles and Antidotes & Transforming Confusion into Wisdom
9am–6pm Shamatha-Vipashyanā Intensive & Talk: Obstacles and Antidotes & Transforming Confusion into Wisdom
Join us for a full day of practice and investigation! This Intensive will include a talk given by Gelong Lodrö Sangpo entitled: Obstacles and Antidotes & Transforming Confusion into Wisdom This Intensive if open to all different levels or practitioners. Contact: kccl.contact@gmail.com; 902-576-3655 Who can attend this class: All different levels of practitioners. Time: 9am to 5pm on February 12. […]
2 events,
8–10am Vajrayoginī
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 Mindfulness
5–6pm Mindfulness
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).
3 events,
8–10am Vajrayoginī
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 […]
9–11am Mindfulness practice
9–11am Mindfulness practice
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 Mindfulness
5–6pm Mindfulness
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).
1 event,
3–8pm VAJRAYOGINĪ feast
3–8pm VAJRAYOGINĪ feast
Monthly Vajrayoginī feast practice, open to sādhakas who have received the Vajrayoginī abhiṣheka. Bring your liturgy and practice implements. In case you have concerns about driving back home at night after the feast, we usually have space for you to stay overnight. $5 for participants contributing food to the pot-luck; $10 for participants who don’t.
2 events,
8–10am Vajrayoginī
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 Mindfulness
5–6pm Mindfulness
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).
3 events,
8–10am Vajrayoginī
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 Mindfulness
5–6pm Mindfulness
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).
1 event,
1 event,
9am–5pm Vajrayoginī Intensive
9am–5pm Vajrayoginī Intensive
This monthly occurring Vajrayoginī Intensive is designed to not only rejuvenate but also to go deeper into our Vajrayoginī practice. Every Vajrayoginī 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 […]
3 events,
8–10am Vajrayoginī
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 Mindfulness
5–6pm Mindfulness
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).
7–8:30pm VAJRAYOGINĪ class: Ritual Training (tormas, damaru, mudras)
7–8:30pm VAJRAYOGINĪ class: Ritual Training (tormas, damaru, mudras)
Description: The main occasion for the class is to introduce new Vajrayoginī sādhakas to the Vajrayoginī practice as well as giving old and new sādhakas a chance to venture into the basic feast roles of being a dorje loppön, umdze, chöpön, assistant chöpön, and to present the basic view of the Vajrayoginī practice as presented by Trungpa Rinpoche in […]
2 events,
6–8am Sojong (15)
6–8am Sojong (15)
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
5–6pm Sādhana of Mahāmudrā
The purpose of the sādhana: “ 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 all […]
2 events,
8–11am Mindfulness practice
8–11am Mindfulness practice
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 Mindfulness
5–6pm Mindfulness
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).
2 events,
8–10am Vajrayoginī
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 Mindfulness
5–6pm Mindfulness
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).
2 events,
8–10am Vajrayoginī
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 Mindfulness
5–6pm Mindfulness
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).
1 event,
1 event,
9am–5pm Chakrasaṃvara Intensive
9am–5pm Chakrasaṃvara Intensive
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 stay overnight. […]