Events for August 2020

Studying Abhidharma in the Context of Meditation Practice: Class 8 of 8 With Lodrö Sangpo Hosted by: OCEAN and KCCL Weekly 8-Class Online Series: begins Sunday, June 14, from 2:00–3:30pm (Nova Scotia Time) The abhidharma has been described as a systematic analysis and understanding of the Buddha’s teachings. Although abhidharma texts can be quite complex and [...]

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 Aspiration Prayer of Samantabhadra, one of the most famous and often-recited Dzogchen texts, is a uniquely profound prayer. This aspiration is made by the nature of mind as self-arising awareness—primordial basic awareness, or rigpa, which is referred to as “Samantabhadra”—in order to recognize itself. Thus, it is a wake-up call by our own buddha nature. The [...]

Vajrayogini in a Nutshell  With Lodrö Sangpo Hosted by: OCEAN and KCCL Bi-Weekly 8-Class Online Series begins Monday June 8 from 7:00–8:30pm (Nova Scotia Time) or 6:00–7:30pm Eastern Daylight Time The goal of this Vajrayogini Online Class Series is to provide a bird’s eye view of the entire Vajrayogini sadhana, including abhisheka section and feast section. This bi-weekly 8-class [...]

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 [...]

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).

Shamatha-Vipashyana Intensive Sunday, August23, from 9am to 5pm Weather forecast looks good: Mix of sun and clouds, 23°C. Please join us outdoors in our Buddha garden. Description: This Intensive will include a short review of the shamatha-vipashyana practice. You can also join in for single sessions, starting, 9am, 10am, 11am, 2pm, 3 pm and 4pm. Suggested [...]

Please join us for our weekly Wednesday mindfulness practice sessions (śamatha-vipaśyanā mahāmudrā). The two sessions will start at 9am and at 10am Weather allowing, we will be sitting outside in our Buddha garden. If weather is “moody”, please check in with us: 902-576-3655; kccl.c0ntact@gmail.com

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 the Halifax Shambhala Centre and Ocean. Friday, August 28, from 4–9pm Atlantic Time Prerequisite: Open to sadhakas who have received the Chakrasamvara abhisheka, and have their own copy of […]

Please join us in our Buddha garden for a Sādhana of Mahāmudrā Intensive. During this Intensive we will first conduct at 9am the Long Werma Lhasang which then will be followed by reciting the Sadhana of Mahamudra at  10:30am, 2:00pm and 3:30pm., You can join us either for all sessions or for singular sessions. Who can […]

Vajrayogini in a Nutshell: The five abhishekas With Lodrö Sangpo Hosted by: OCEAN and KCCL Bi-Weekly 8-Class Online Series begins Monday June 8 from 7:00–8:30pm (Nova Scotia Time) or 6:00–7:30pm Eastern Daylight Time The goal of this Vajrayogini Online Class Series is to provide a bird’s eye view of the entire Vajrayogini sadhana, including abhisheka section and feast section. […]

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) and a light dinner (usually soup). Weather allowing, we will be sitting outside. If weather is "moody", please check in with us: 902-576-3655; kccl.c0ntact@gmail.com

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). Weather allowing, we will be sitting outside. If weather is "moody", please check in with us: 902-576-3655; kccl.c0ntact@gmail.com

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). Weather allowing, we will be sitting outside. If weather is "moody", please check in with us: 902-576-3655; kccl.c0ntact@gmail.com