Programs
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Taste of Shambhala: Open House & Community Gathering
September 18th—February 19th (2020)
Please join us each Wednesday from 6-8:30pm for food, conversation and meditation at the Shambhala Centre. Meditation instruction provided. Continue »
Basic Goodness I: Who Am I?
with Shastri Robert Gailey & Liz Richardson
September 19th—October 24th
This first course in the Basic Goodness Series focuses on our understanding of self, thorugh meditation, contemplation, traditional Buddhist teachings, and Shambhala teachings on Basic Goodness. Continue »
Being Tara: Uniting the Dharma that is Taught and the Dharma that is Experienced
with Acharya Eve Rosenthal & Basia Solarz
September 24th—October 22nd
In this series of gatherings, we will explore cultivating compassion through White Tara practice and how it can support our activity, uplift our attitude and enlarge our perspective. Continue »
Werma Feast
October 15th—June 16th (2020)
Monthly Werma Feast Practice open to all who have attended Rigden Abhisheka or Kalapa Assembly. Continue »
Doug van Hemessen photography show: Meet the artist reception
October 20th
Artist Doug van Hemessen is showing in our community room through October. Meet the artist at a reception on Oct. 20 at 4PM. Continue »
Feast: Vajrayogini
October 23rd—March 18th (2020)
Monthly Vajrayogini Sadhana feast practice, open to Sadhakas who have received the Vajrayogini Abhisheka. Continue »
Krodhikali Lung for Vajrayogini practitioners
October 26th
For Vajrayogini practitioners only: the reading transmission for the Play of the Great Secret Dakini. This is a Krodhikali Sadhana discovered by the Vidyadhara Trungpa Rinpoche as a terma when he was a teenager in Tibet. Continue »
Nalanda Translation Committee Slideshow and Presentation: Our Fourth Journey to the East
October 26th
The Translation Committee invites you to join us for a presentation on our fourth journey to the East to work with Karma Senge Rinpoche on the Collected Tibetan Works of the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche Continue »
Clarifying the Natural State - A Principal Guidance Manual for Mahamudra
with Acharya Lodro Dorje Holm
October 26th—May 23rd (2020)
Discussion and practice based on this classic by Dagpo Tashi Namgyal (1511 - 1587), who was one of the teachers of the Eighth Karmapa Mikyo Dorje, and author of the long text Moonbeams of Mahamudra, as well as texts on the Six Yogas. Open to all Vajraya Continue »
Sadhana of Mahamudra New Moon Practice
October 27th—January 22nd (2020)
The Sadhana of Mahamudra is open to the entire Shambhala community and is practiced on or near the new moon days of the lunar calendar. Continue »
Bodhisattva Vow Preparatory Class
with Linda Kreger
October 28th—November 4th
Prepare to take the Bodhisattva Vow for the first time or to renew your vows. Continue »
Refuge Vow preparatory classes
with Amos Peres
October 28th—November 4th
Preparation for taking and deciding to take the Refuge Vow. Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Retreat Day
November 2nd
A full day of Shambhala Meditation for those who have formally received the practice, i.e. at Shambhala Meditation Weekthun or BG1 class. Continue »
Reading the Tibetan Book of the Dead on the Day of the Dead
November 2nd
Annual reading out loud of the Tibetan Book of the Dead. It is said that the more familiar one becomes with the bardo teachings from the traditional text, Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo, the more likely one is to recall the instructions at Continue »
Avalokiteshvara Feast
November 3rd
Quarterly feast practice for tantrikas who have received the Avalokiteshavara abhisheka or lung. Continue »
Feast: Red Jambhala
November 5th—May 3rd (2020)
Red Jambhala feast for participants having the corresponding empowerment. Continue »
Feast: Chakrasamvara
November 7th—February 4th (2020)
A feast gathering for Chakrasamvara practitioners. Continue »
Shambhala Training Level II: Birth of the Warrior
with Julia Sable & Seth Levinson
November 8th—November 10th
In Level 2, we explore how habitual ways of thinking obscure the raw brilliance of the world. We learn how to work with fear and with the obstacles that may have arisen as meditation practice develops. Continue »
Shambhala Sadhana Practice
November 12th—January 10th (2020)
Shambhala Sadhana is a community-wide practice on the full moon of each month as a way to celebrate and strengthen our understanding of basic goodness and enlightened society. Continue »
Contentment in Everyday Life
with Shastri Mary Campbell & Cynthia Levine
November 14th—December 12th
This introductory class provides an exploration of genuine contentment through the study of foundational Buddhist teachings. With meditation, we can learn to appreciate ourselves and simple human experiences, free from self-aggression. Continue »
Fearlessness in Everyday Life
November 14th—December 12th
Beyond the practical approaches to dealing with fear, the Shambhala teachings address what it is like to look directly into the openness of our lives, rather than hide from our own existence. Continue »
Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony
with Acharya Noel McLellan
November 16th
The bodhisattva vow is a deepening commitment to put others before oneself and to work wholeheartedly for their benefit. If you have taken the vow previously, you are encouraged to attend and/or retake it. Continue »
Refuge Vow Ceremony
with Acharya Noel McLellan
November 16th
Refuge Vow Ceremony - open to the public. For those who wish to take the vow, there are preparatory classes listed separately here: https://halifax.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=404096 Continue »
Learning to Live Mindfully: Cultivating Kindness
with Shastri Mary Campbell
November 18th
This workshop will introduce basic mindfulness awareness meditation practice and a loving kindness contemplation practice as ways to cultivate kindness to oneself, others and our world.
Open to everyone! Continue »
Learning to Live Mindfully: Working with Strong Emotions
with Shastri Mary Campbell
December 3rd
This workshop will include guided meditation, teaching and group discussion. Participants will be introduced to contemplative approaches that work directly with some of the more challenging emotions that arise in daily life. Open to everyone! Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Retreat Morning
December 7th
A full morning of Shambhala Meditation for those who have formally received the practice, i.e. at a Shambhala meditation Weekthun or BG1 class. Continue »
Feast: Kurukulla
December 8th—June 7th (2020)
Feast gathering for all Kurukulla practitioners. Continue »
Winter Solstice & Children's Day Candlelight Ceremony
December 21st
This evening candlelight ceremony marks Winter Solstice and Children's Day. The celebration is for our entire community, friends and families. Continue »
Holiday Weekthun Practice Intensive
December 26th—December 31st
Our traditional holiday time practice intensive will be open to all. Specific practices and times will be announced. We will conclude the week with a Shambhala Sadhana feast on New Years Eve. Continue »
Empowered Communication: Speaking Your Truth with Compassion.
with Basia Solarz
January 18th (2020)
Working with difficult conversations and challenging situations, based on the transformative understanding of conflict. The workshop will include self-reflection, small and large group discussions, and scenario practice. Continue »
Shambhala Training Level I: The Art of Being Human
January 25th—January 26th (2020)
Discovering Basis Goodness in ourselves and others. A weekend of meditation instruction and practice, teachings and discussions. Continue »
Wisdom in Everyday Life
January 30th—February 27th (2020)
Meditation sharpens our intelligence and uncovers our wisdom. When we touch the world directly, we discover ordinary magic. No longer deterred or depressed by obstacles, we can include everything as part of the path and play with whatever arises. Continue »
Contentment in Everyday Life
January 30th—February 27th (2020)
This introductory class provides an exploration of genuine contentment through the study of foundational Buddhist teachings. With meditation, we can learn to appreciate ourselves and simple human experiences, free from self-aggression. Continue »
Shambhala Day Celebration- The Year of the Iron Mouse
February 24th (2020)
Shambhala Day is a time of celebration, nourishment, and community. Continue »
Basic Goodness 2: How Can I Help?
with Shastri Mary Campbell
March 2nd—April 6th (2020)
This course asks the question, “How can I help?” and explores our relationships with others and an aspiration to help our world. Meditation practice, talks, discussions, contemplations and experiential learning are all part of this series. Continue »
Shambhala Training Level II: Birth of the Warrior
March 6th—March 8th (2020)
In Level 2, we explore how habitual ways of thinking obscure the raw brilliance of the world. We learn how to work with fear and with the obstacles that may have arisen as meditation practice develops. Continue »
Milarepa Day
March 8th (2020)
Celebrate the life of Tibet's most famous yogi with our annual one-day marathon of reading the complete Rain of Wisdom, a gathering of songs of realization by major Kagyu masters, from Tilopa to Trungpa. And including Milarepa of course! Continue »
Chakrasamvara Drupchen
March 9th—March 18th (2020)
Drupchen - "great practice" - is a group Chakrasamvara sadhana practice that the Vidyadhara requested to be performed each year after Milarepa Day. Continue »
Joy in Everyday Life
March 12th—April 9th (2020)
Compassion, joyous discipline, and healthy energy. Buddhist teachings on aspiring and loving action. Continue »
Shambhala Training Level III: Warrior in the World
April 17th—April 19th (2020)
When we become awake to our sense perceptions, we can venture into the world with confidence and a vulnerability that is fearless, gentle, and alive. Continue »
Shambhala Training Level IV: Awakened Heart
May 15th—May 17th (2020)
As we trust further in basic goodness and dare to experience the sharp edge of reality, we move forward with gentleness, increased awareness, and inquisitiveness about the world as it is. We find that we can extend ourselves to others fully with kindness. Continue »
Shambhala Training Level I: The Art of Being Human
May 30th—May 31st (2020)
Through the practice of meditation, we glimpse unconditional goodness as the ground of our existence. Opening to ourselves with gentleness and appreciation, we begin to see our potential as genuine and compassionate human beings. Continue »
Shambhala Training Level V: Open Sky
June 12th—June 14th (2020)
Communicating with the world gently and fearlessly, our awareness is sharpened and we find the open clear sky of mind, a delightful source of wisdom and uplifted energy. We learn to trust our nature enough to let go into the present moment. Continue »
