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Vajrayogini Abhisheka & Training
May 30th—June 4th
At the end of May, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche will confer the Vajrayogini Abhisheka to qualified recipients at the Halifax Shambhala Centre. The empowerment will be followed by four days of sadhana training.
This empowerment is being conducted and hosted under the auspices of the Open Umbrella initiative of Sakyong Wangmo Diana Mukpo and by the collective efforts of Ocean’s Ngondro Practice Committee, by the Halifax Shambhala Centre, and by Karma Changchub Ling. Ringu Tulku Rinpoche is conferring the empowerment on the request and with the blessing of His Holiness the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa.
First Phase Registration is now open via the Halifax Shambhala Center Website but is presently limited to those receiving the abhisheka for the first time and those coming from away to support the first-time recipients. The registration webpage also provides much important information and links regarding requirements, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, frequently asked questions, etc.
In a few weeks, registration will also open to the general assembly of Vajrayogini sadhakas.
The Trungpa Rinpoche Reading Corner
The following discussion of Vajrayogini is an article which was edited by Carolyn Gimian for inclusion in a catalog for the exhibit “The Silk Route and the Diamond Path: Esoteric Buddhist Art on the Trans-Himalayan Trade Routes.” For the exhibit, Trungpa Rinpoche supervised the design and construction of an actual shrine setup for the practice of the Vajrayogini Sadhana, displayed with all its attendant ritual objects. Some of the material in the article was dictated by Trungpa Rinpoche; some of it was taken from earlier talks he had given. It is material that is not available in any of his other published writings.
The article was included in Volume III, pp. 412–441, of The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa. The beginning section of this article is reprinted by arrangement with Shambhala Publications, Inc., Boulder, CO: www.shambhala.com.
Memorable Official Opening of KCCL
Including talks by
His Holiness Karmapa, Dzogchen Pönlop Rinpoche and Mindrölling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche,
and photos by Marvin Moore
The day chosen for our KCCL Opening Celebration was Vaishakha Day—the most auspicious day in the Tibetan calendar celebrating the birth, death and enlightenment of Shakyamuni Buddha.
News
Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche’s Passing into Parinirvana
To all those around the world who have a connection, direct or indirect, with the Lord of Refuge, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche: With great regret, we would like to share some sad news with you. On May 5, 2023, the fifteenth day of the third Tibetan month of the Water Hare Year, at the age of ninety-one, the Lord of Refuge Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, tutor to the Gyalwang Karmapa, displayed the appearance of ill health. [...]
“Calling the Glorious Karmapa Rigpe Dorje Longingly From Afar” source materials
Since His Holiness the 16th Karmapa was the main teacher of Thrangu Rinpoche, we have been practicing the guru yoga composed by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche himself: “Calling the Glorious Karmapa Rigpe Dorje Longlingly from Afar”. […]
H.H. the Dalai Lama Granting an Audience to Khenpos and Senior Officials of Thrangu Monastery
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Granting an Audience to Khenpos and Senior Officials of the Recently Departed Kyabje Thrangu Rinpoche in the Audience Hall of the Shukgar Palace, June 21, 2023 […]
“Calling the Guru from Afar” source materials
Here is the link for the translation by the Nalanda Translation Committee, which is the text we will be using. […]
Events
Invitation to support us
KCCL and its residential meditation center is geared toward serving others. To maintain a center that provides an uplifted space for its residents as well as also for friends and like-minded people to join in, we need additional financial backing. We invite you to financially support us, if you have the means and willingness to do so. All donations from Canada and the US are tax deductible.
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