The Key Points of Trekchö with Gerardo Abboud
In person at the Halifax Shambhala Centre, and here on Ocean We are very pleased to welcome Gerardo Abboud to the Halifax Shambhala Centre and
Recorded
The Kagyu Lineage
Lineage is the unbroken transmission of wisdom and skillful means that is passed down directly from teacher to student – from generation to generation. From
The Interconnectedness of The Mandalas of Taktsang and of the Sadhana of Mahamudra
In the first class we will present a slideshow and videos of the walk up to the temple complex, as well as the other important
Visualization
Jakob will cover what we mean by sacred outlook (or pure perception), the conditions for such insight, and the role and practice of visualization. While
The Three Yana Journey
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Buddhist Rebirth: Contexts, Structures, and Functions
In this first of two talks, Professor Jackson will examine the Buddhist idea of rebirth in the context of world and Asian cultures; analyze the
Part 1: Mahamudra Elixir: Nature of the Dynamic Mind
Two quotes from Gampopa: Regard thoughts as necessary. Regard them as a great kindness. Regard them as very dear to your heart. Regard them as
Darkness, Emptiness, Luminosity: A Journey Into the Mirror
Into the Mirror is a guidebook for a Mahayana journey to shunyata—the empty, luminous nature of reality itself. This profound insight opens the door to
The Dharmas of Ground, Path, and Fruition
The Buddha’s teaching exceeds the materialist limitations of Western science and worldview with its radical insights into how our minds shape our reality. He saw
Early Tantra Groups with Hazel Bercholz
Early Tantra Groups is a collection of edited transcript notes from the meeting of the first two tantra groups, held in Boulder Colorado from early
Early Tantra Groups with Clarke Warren
Early Tantra Groups is a collection of edited transcripts and notes from the meetings of the first two tantra groups, which were held in Boulder,
The Indian Roots of Mahāmudrā
Mahāmudrā, the Great Seal, is a vital “term of art” in Tibetan Buddhism, where it typically connotes the view of the ultimately empty nature of
Early Tantra Groups with Sarah Coleman
Please join us as we continue to explore the Early Tantra Groups, a seminal exposition of the mahamudra view from Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. For this second
Basic Buddhism: an ABC Approach
This weekly course will be based on both the early teachings of Trungpa Rinpoche in “Cutting through Spiritual Materialism”, “Myth of Freedom”, etc., as well
Saraha and Sahaja
Saraha was a mahasiddha, a founder of the mahamudra tradition of Indian tantric Buddhism, and, along with Tilopa, Krishnacharya, and others, a key figure in
Recorded Teachings: Ringu Tulku Rinpoche on the Sadhana of Mahamudra
Ringu Tulku met Trungpa Rinpoche in 1962 at the Young Lamas Home School in Dalhousie where Trungpa Rinpoche was the 22 year old spiritual advisor
Early Tantra Groups with Mark Nowakowski
Please join us as we continue to explore the Early Tantra Groups, a seminal exposition of the mahamudra view from Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. This is the
Revealing the Ground: A Mahayana Journey for an Age of Materialism
Andy Karr’s INTO THE MIRROR is a guidebook for a Mahayana journey that culminates in shunyata—the empty, luminous nature of reality itself. This is the
Prajna and Upaya
Three Tuesdays at 7:00 pm Eastern starting September 19. We will listen to Rinpoche’s three talks together and, as always, there will be time for
The Diamond Path
Photo: Lake Louse, Alberta – site of the 1979 Seminiary – by Marvin Moore In this course, we will listen to seven of these talks
