Cakrasaṃvara Drupchen at Shambhala Center
Drupchen - "great practice" - is a group Chakrasamvara sadhana practice that the Vidyadhara requested be performed each year after Milarepa Day. It is initiated by construction of the Chakrasamvara sand mandala and a feast shrine, followed by daily feast practice. Daily practice sessions will run 9 am until noon, and 2 pm until 5 pm, and [...]
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 [...]
10am–12:30pm Chotrul Düchen (Great Day of Buddha Śākyamuni’s Miraculous Manifestations)
Chotrul Düchen Day (Great Day of Miraculous Manifestations): Please join us in the feast practice of the Buddha Sadhana for a celebration of Chotrul Düchen (Festival of the Buddha’s Great Miracles). Suggested contribution for lunch: $10. The event itself is for free. Brief description of Chotrul Düchen: Chotrul Düchen — “Festival of (Buddha Śākyamuni’s) Miracles” [...]
7–8:30pm Tantra Class: The Completion Stage Part 2
Completion Stage: Part 2: Working with the Emergence of Confusion Wednesday, March 11, from 7:00–8:30pm Description: The main topic of of the next three classes of this Tantra Course on Lodrö Thaye's Generation and Completion text will be discussion of the completion stage practice, which is divided into three parts: (1) The Emergence of Confusion; (2) [...]
Unscheduled Open Day
Unscheduled open day.
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 [...]
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 [...]
7:00–8:30pm Tantra Creation and Completion Online Class Series
Completion stage practices Wednesday, April 15, April 22, April 29, from 7:00–8:30pm 7:00pm (Nova Scotia Time) = 6:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time Description: We will continue our discussion of the completion stage practice following Lodrö Thaye's seminal text of Creation and Completion, which will also cover the important sections of the first chapter of Rangjung Dorje's [...]
11am–12pm Prayers to quell the Pandemic, led by Gyalwang Karmapa
Prayers for the Pandemic to Subside Led by the Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje April 18 to April 24, at 11:00am (Nova Scotia Time) or 10:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje will lead the prayers: April 18: The Heart Sutra with the Repulsion of Maras April 19: The Noble [...]
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 [...]