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Third Annual Vajrayoginī Druppa
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. Who can attend: Whoever has received Vajrayoginī abhisheka. Location: KCCL. Dates: […]
3–8:00pm VAJRAYOGINĪ feast
3–8:00pm VAJRAYOGINĪ feast
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 […]
1 event,
1 event,
2 events,
8–10am Vajrayogini
8–10am Vajrayogini
Please feel free to join our daily Vajrayāna morning practice. We in general practice from 8–10am Vajrayoginī, but prior and post to the Cakrasaṃvara 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 (śamatha-vipaśyanā mahāmudrā). You are also welcome to stay on for evening chants (6–6:30pm) and a light dinner (usually soup).
2 events,
8–10am Vajragyoginī
8–10am Vajragyoginī
Please feel free to join our daily Vajrayāna morning practice. We in general practice from 8–10am Vajrayoginī, but prior and post to the Cakrasaṃvara 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 (śamatha-vipaśyanā mahāmudrā). You are also welcome to stay on for evening chants (6–6:30pm) and a light dinner (usually soup).
2 events,
6–7:30am SOJONG
6–7:30am 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 [...]
5–6pm Sādhana of Mahāmudrā
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 [...]
1 event,
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 Cakrasaṃvara 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 (śamatha-vipaśyanā mahāmudrā). You are also welcome to stay on for evening chants (6–6:30pm) and a light dinner (usually soup).
7–8:30pm Review of Vajrayogini Druppa themes: Everyone welcome
7–8:30pm Review of Vajrayogini Druppa themes: Everyone welcome
Review of Vajrayogini Druppa themes: Everyone welcome Monday, January 7, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm Description: In this class we will review the various topics discussed and meditated on during our recent Druppa. Who can attend this class: Whoever has received Vajrayoginī abhiṣeka. Since the classes will be self-contained, people can join in for single classes if it is not [...]
1 event,
8–10am Cakrasaṃvara
8–10am Cakrasaṃvara
Please feel free to join our daily Vajrayāna morning practice. We in general practice from 8–10am Vajrayoginī, but prior and post to the Cakrasaṃvara 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 […]
4 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 as […]
5–6pm Mindfulness
5–6pm Mindfulness
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) and a light dinner (usually soup).
5–6pm Mindfulness
5–6pm Mindfulness
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) and a light dinner (usually soup).
2 events,
8–10am Cakrasaṃvara
8–10am Cakrasaṃvara
Please feel free to join our daily Vajrayāna morning practice. We in general practice from 8–10am Vajrayoginī, but prior and post to the Cakrasaṃvara 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 (śamatha-vipaśyanā mahāmudrā). You are also welcome to stay on for evening chants (6–6:30pm) and a light dinner (usually soup).
2 events,
8–10am Cakrasaṃvara
8–10am Cakrasaṃvara
Please feel free to join our daily Vajrayāna morning practice. We in general practice from 8–10am Vajrayoginī, but prior and post to the Cakrasaṃvara 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 (śamatha-vipaśyanā 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 Śamatha-Vipaśyanā Intensive
9am–5pm Śamatha-Vipaśyanā Intensive
Shamatha-Vipashyana Intensive Sunday, January 13, from 9am to 5pm Description: This Intensive will include a short review of the śamatha-vipaśyana practice. You can also join in for single sessions, starting, 9am, 10am, 11am, 2pm, 3 pm and 4pm. Suggested contribution: $10 (including lunch) Contact: kccl.contact@gmail.com; 902-576-3655. Parking: It will depend on the weather. If it is icy, walk carefully.
3 events,
8–10am Cakrasaṃvara & Jambhala practice
8–10am Cakrasaṃvara & Jambhala practice
Cakrasamvara & Jamabhala practice Monday, January 14, from 8–10am The black Jambhala liturgy, called “The Heart of Siddhi”, is included in the Rinchen Terdzö, and derives from a longer term drawn out by the great tertön, Chökyi Wangchuk. The sadhana was edited into its present from by the first Khyentse, Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. For people who have not yet received the reading […]
5–6pm Mindfulness
5–6pm Mindfulness
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) and a light dinner (usually soup).
7–8:30pm Cakrasaṃvara class: More on the self-visualization
7–8:30pm Cakrasaṃvara class: More on the self-visualization
Cakrasaṃvara class: More on the self-visualization Monday, January 14, from 7–8:30pm Who can attend this class: Whoever has received Cakrasaṃvara abhiṣeka. Suggested contribution: $5 Contact: kccl.contact@gmail.com; 902-576-3655. Parking: It will depend on the weather. If it is icy, walk carefully.
2 events,
8–10am Cakrasaṃvara
8–10am Cakrasaṃvara
Please feel free to join our daily Vajrayāna morning practice. We in general practice from 8–10am Vajrayoginī, but prior and post to the Cakrasaṃvara 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 (śamatha-vipaśyanā mahāmudrā). You are also welcome to stay on for evening chants (6–6:30pm) and a light dinner (usually soup).
2 events,
8–11am MINDFULNESS PRACTICE
8–11am MINDFULNESS PRACTICE
Please join us for our weekly 8–11 am “mindfulness practice” sessions. Practice sessions start at 8am, 9am, 10am. You can join for any of these. 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, […]
3–9:00pm CAKRASAṂVARA feast
3–9:00pm CAKRASAṂVARA feast
Cakrasaṃvara feast Monthly Cakrasaṃvara feast practice, open to sādhakas who have received the Cakrasaṃvara 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 […]
2 events,
8–10am Cakrasaṃvara
8–10am Cakrasaṃvara
Please feel free to join our daily Vajrayāna morning practice. We in general practice from 8–10am Vajrayoginī, but prior and post to the Cakrasaṃvara 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 (śamatha-vipaśyanā mahāmudrā). You are also welcome to stay on for evening chants (6–6:30pm) and a light dinner (usually soup).
2 events,
8–10am Cakrasaṃvara
8–10am Cakrasaṃvara
Please feel free to join our daily Vajrayāna morning practice. We in general practice from 8–10am Vajrayoginī, but prior and post to the Cakrasaṃvara 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 (śamatha-vipaśyanā mahāmudrā). You are also welcome to stay on for evening chants (6–6:30pm) and a light dinner (usually soup).
1 event,
Open Unscheduled Day & Arrival day for Yarne participants
Open unscheduled day & Arrival day for Yarne participants.
1 event,
First Yarne (winter retreat) at KCCL
First Yarne (monastic winter retreat) at KCCL January 20 to February 4, 2019 Description: This retreat is open to whoever is seriously interested in focusing on practice and/or study for the duration of this retreat. Every day will open with a brief ceremony and close with protector chants. The periods outside of these two events are open to […]
3 events,
6–7:30am SOJONG
6–7:30am 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 […]
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 […]