Unscheduled Open Day
Unscheduled open day.
7–8:30pm Cakrasaṃvara class
Cakrasaṃvara class Monday, November 5, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm Description: This series of classes attempts to have a closer look and key sections of our Cakrasaṃvara practice. Who can attend this class: Whoever has received Cakrasaṃvara abhiṣheka. Since the classes will be self-contained, people can join in for single classes if it is not possible for them to join [...]
9am–5pm Chakrasaṃvara Intensive
This monthly occurring Chakrasaṃvara Intensive is designed to not only rejuvenate but also to go deeper into our Cakrasaṃvara practice. The Intensive (suggested: $ 15) is open to sādhakas who have received the Chakrasaṃvara abhiṣheka. Bring your liturgy and practice implements.
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
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 Verse-by-Verse Vajrayogini class: The four praises and offerings
Verse-by-Verse Vajrayoginī class: The four praises and offerings Monday, October 22, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm Description: This series of classes attempts to cover “new ground” for our Vajrayogini practice. Namely — based on modern oral and traditional written commentaries — it attempts to go through the entire sadhana verse by verse. We will be discussing the "four praises" [...]
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
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).
9–12am MINDFULNESS PRACTICE
Please join us for our 9–12 am “mindfulness practice” session. 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 the [...]
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 [...]
7–8:30pm Kagyü Ngöndro class: Receiving the transmissions for the Ngöndro practice
Description: This class will provide the necessary transmissions to be able to take up the ngöndro practice. Who can attend: Whoever wants to start up the Kagyü ngöndro practice and fulfills the below mentioned requirements. In addition all Tantrikas and Sadhakas who have already received these transmissions and would like "to refresh" them can participate. Requisites for beginning students: refuge and bodhisattva [...]
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 [...]