8:00–10:00am Vajrayoginī
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 the abhiṣeka for these practices can join.
5:00–6:00pm 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).
9am–1pm Getting the house ready for Khandro Rinpoche’s visit
Please join the KCCL residents between 9 to 1 this Saturday as we prepare for Khandro Rinpoche's welcome arrival. The sun will be shining on the inside and outside as many hands make light work inside the Center and on the grounds. Please confirm at kccl.contact@gmail.com so we have enough pizza for you afterward. Thanks all from [...]
2pm Vajrayoginī Feast at Halifax Shambhala Center
Due to being busy with preparations for Khandro Rinpoche's visit, we will this time not host the Vajrayoginī feast here at KCCL. You can join the feast in the Halifax Shambhala Center, starting at 2pm.
Unscheduled Open Day
Unscheduled open day.
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
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 [...]
H.E. Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche’s teaching visit to Halifax
H.E. Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche: Arrival in Halifax We are extremely pleased to let you know that Her Eminence Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche has accepted our invitation to visit Halifax this year to give teachings on “Mind Training (Lojong)” on August 3 and August 4. The teachings will take place in the McInnes Room on [...]
H.E. Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche: Mind Training
H.E. Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche’s teaching visit to Halifax, August 3 – 4, 2019 We are extremely pleased to let you know that Her Eminence Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche has accepted our invitation to visit Halifax this year to give teachings on “Mind Training (Lojong)” on August 3 and August 4. The teachings will take [...]