Events for April 28, 2024 - April 28, 2024

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

Unscheduled open days.

This will be our first Sādhana of Mahāmudrā Intensive. During this Intensive we will perform the sādhanas four times: beginning at 9:00am, 10:30am, 2:00pm and 3:30pm. You can join us either for all sessions or for singular sessions. Who can attend: Everyone. Cost: $ 15 (including lunch). Contact: kccl.contact@gmail.com;  902-576-3655.

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 [...]

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).

Vajrayogini class: The mantra wheel, its meaning and how to work with it Monday, February 11, from 7–8:30 pm  Description: The Cambridge Dictionary explains "gazing at your navel" as "spending too much time thinking about yourself and your own problems". This class will give it a completely new meaning! Suggested Contribution: $ 5. Parking: It will depend on [...]

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).