Calendar of Events
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3 events,
8–10am Chakrasaṃvara
8–10am Chakrasaṃvara
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 “Verse by Verse” Vajrayoginī class: Refuge, Bodhicitta and Vajrasattva
7–8:30pm “Verse by Verse” Vajrayoginī class: Refuge, Bodhicitta and Vajrasattva
Description: This series of classes that attempts to cover “new ground” for our Vajrayoginī practice. Namely — based on modern oral and traditional written commentaries — it attempts to go through the entire sādhana verse by verse. This particular class will cover the Refuge, Bodhicitta and Vajrasattva sections of the Sādhana. Who can attend this class: Whoever […]
2 events,
8–10am Chakrasaṃvara
8–10am Chakrasaṃvara
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).
4 events,
8–11am MINDFULNESS
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 as […]
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 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,
8–10am 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,
2 events,
This Intensive will include a talk and guided meditations given by Gelong Lodrö Sangpo on the fourth of the four kinds of “Immeasurables” (Skt.: apramāṇa): loving kindness (maitrī); compassion (karuṇā); sympathetic joy (muditā); equanimity (upekṣā). These meditations and contemplations are called “immeasurable” since, according to the Abhidharmakośa: “(a) they take an immeasurable number of sentient […]
9am–5pm “Equanimity” Intensive
9am–5pm “Equanimity” Intensive
This Intensive will include a talk and guided meditations given by Gelong Lodrö Sangpo on the fourth of the four kinds of “Immeasurables” (Skt.: apramāṇa): loving kindness (maitrī); compassion (karuṇā); sympathetic joy (muditā); equanimity (upekṣā). These meditations and contemplations are called “immeasurable” since, according to the Abhidharmakośa: “(a) they take an immeasurable number of sentient […]
2 events,
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 “Verse by Verse” VAJRAYOGINĪ class: Gathering the Accumulations & Guru Yoga Sections
7–8:30pm “Verse by Verse” VAJRAYOGINĪ class: Gathering the Accumulations & Guru Yoga Sections
Description: This series of classes that attempts to cover “new ground” for our Vajrayoginī practice. Namely — based on modern oral and traditional written commentaries — it attempts to go through the entire sādhana verse by verse. This particular class will begin discussing the "Gathering the Accumulations" & "Guru Yoga" sections, from page 11 of […]
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 as […]
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 Kagyü Ngöndro Class: Prostrations, Part II
7-8:30pm Kagyü Ngöndro Class: Prostrations, Part II
The topic of the third of the five Kagyü ngöndro classes will be "Prostrations, Part II" and will include a line by line discussion of the Refuge and bodhicitta section of the liturgy. Prerequisites: Ngöndro students. But also new practitioners who have a stable shamatha background and who have a strong connection with the Karma Kagyü […]
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,
3–8pm Vajrayoginī Feast
3–8pm 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 don’t.
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 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).
“Verse by Verse” Vajrayoginī class: Guru Yoga Section
“Verse by Verse” Vajrayoginī class: Guru Yoga Section
Description: This series of classes that attempts to cover “new ground” for our Vajrayoginī practice. Namely — based on modern oral and traditional written commentaries — it attempts to go through the entire sādhana verse by verse. This particular class will begin discussing the “Guru Yoga” sections, from page 11 of the Sādhana onwards. Who can […]
3 events,
9am to 12am Instructions on Prostrations
9am to 12am Instructions on Prostrations
The 9am to 12am period will be used giving beginners' instructions for the Ngöndro practice. This will include also a session of the actual prostration practice..
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 as […]
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 Kagyü Ngöndro Class: VAJRASATTVA
7–8:30pm Kagyü Ngöndro Class: VAJRASATTVA
The topic of the third of the five Kagyü ngöndro classes will be “Vajrasattva mantra practice” and will include a line by line discussion of the Vajrasattva liturgy. Prerequisites: Ngöndro students. But also new practitioners who have a stable shamatha background and who have a strong connection with the Karma Kagyü lineage can apply to attend. […]
1 event,
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 […]
1 event,
New Year celebration
New Year celebration
Please come to our New Year celebration for the Earth Dog Year starting at 10am: 108 gongs Sadhana of Mahamudra Coffee, snack, cake, etc.
1 event,
1 event,
9am–5pm Śamatha-Vipaśhyanā Intensive
9am–5pm Śamatha-Vipaśhyanā Intensive
This Intensive will a talk given by Gelong Lodrö Sangpi. The topic will be announced later Contact: kccl.contact@gmail.com; 902-576-3655 Who can attend this class: All different levels of practitioners. Location: KCCL. Cost: $10 (including lunch).
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,
VAJRAYOGINĪ DRUPPA PREP DAY
Besides the 5pm to 6pm mindfulness practice and the evening chants, much of the rest of the day will be for preparing for the upcoming Vajrayoginī Druppa.
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,
Vajrayoginī Druppa, February 21 to 25
Vajrayoginī Druppa from February 21–25 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 […]
1 event,
1 event,
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 as […]
7–8:30pm Kagyü Ngöndro Class: MAṆḌALA
7–8:30pm Kagyü Ngöndro Class: MAṆḌALA
The topic of the fourth of the five Kagyü Ngöndro classes will be on "Maṇḍala practice" and will include a line by line discussion of the Maṇḍala liturgy. Prerequisites: Old and new Ngöndro students, as well as sādhakas. Contact: kccl.contact@gmail.com; 902-576-3655.
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 […]
9am-6pm Milarepa Day
9am-6pm Milarepa Day
Please join us for this always delightful event during which we will be reading most of the sections from the Rain of Wisdom. The day begins with opening the Milarepa Sadhana and ends with closing it. Participants can join in at any time during the morning session (9am to 12am) or afternoon session (2pm to […]
7–8:30pm Weekly Yoga Class with Sean Drohan
7–8:30pm Weekly Yoga Class with Sean Drohan
Sean Drohan is a lineage holder in traditional Indian yoga (under “Yogiji” Yogendra Mishra). Please join us.
2 events,
10am–12:30pm Chötrul Düchen Day
10am–12:30pm Chötrul Düchen Day
Chötrul Düchen Day (Great Day of Miraculous Manifestations): This will be a joint event between Nalandabodhi Halifax and KCCL. Please join us here at KCCL — 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). Suggested contribution for lunch: $10. […]
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,
2 events,
9am–5pm Chakrasaṃvara Drupchen in Halifax Shambhala Center
Although a good number of our regular practices (Mindfulnessness) and classes (Ngöndro, and Vajrayoginī) will be maintained, KCCL residents will attend the Chakrasaṃvara Drupchen in the Halifax Shambhala Center as much as possible.