Siddharatha’s Intent Halifax and Nalandabodhi Halifax are delighted to offer a joint Losar celebration on Monday, February 24 from 2:30 to 5:00 pm at Nalandabodhi Halifax, 6218 Quinpool Rd.

Our order of events will be:

• Light of Blessings Supplication to the Eleventh Trungpa Chökyi Gyatso

• Sadhana of Mahamudra, by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

• Longevity Supplication chants to our teachers

• Sharing circle where we’ll offer our aspirations for the Year of the Metal Rat

• Dedication of Merit

• Tea and snacks provided by Nalandabodhi Halifax

We hope you can join us for this festive celebration. If you have them, bring your Sadhana of Mahamudra liturgies and chants.

Please RSVP to halifax@nalandabodhi.ca to ensure we have enough yummy snacks for all.

*The Rat is the first of the animals in 12 symbols of the horoscope and a rat year is always seen as an excellent time for new beginnings and renewals.  For that reason this year is an auspicious chance to rededicate ourselves to goals and aspirations.  The metal aspect lends strength and resolve to the rat’s natural characteristics of inquisitiveness and shrewdness leading to a year of growth.

6 Tuesday evenings January 21 to February 25 2020
7:00 to 8:30 pm

With
Scott Wellenbach and Katherine Munro

The Hinayana, also known as the “foundational vehicle,” is the basis of entering the path as taught in the Vajrayana Buddhist traditions. The teachings of the Hinayana represent the most fundamental instructions of the Buddha, which are central to everything that follows. Hinayana studies, therefore, are basic to any training in Buddhism

In this stage of study and contemplation, we take a courageous look at our personal unease and suffering, as well as our comfort and happiness. By working with these experiences, we learn how to step away from confusion and toward truly helping ourselves and others. You will learn the main elements of the Hinayana view, through a detailed examination of the building blocks of the Buddhist science of mind.

Place:         Nalandabodhi Halifax, 6218 Quinpool Rd., Halifax, NS (above Trinity Jewellers)

Dates:            Tuesday January 21 – Tuesday February 25, 2020

Schedule:      7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Cost:              $40.00 (or what you can afford, no one turned away) + $15 for the text (covers the cost of printing) – total cost: $55.00

Each class will include meditation instruction and meditation. Key concepts will be presented and discussed. Curiosity and questions welcome!

Registration:

PLEASE REGISTER BEFORE JANUARY 21 AT: halifax@nalandabodhi.ca

Scott Wellenbach
Scott has been a Tibetan Buddhist translator with the Nalanda Translation Committee under the guidance of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche for almost 40 years. He is a faculty member of Nitartha Institute (https://www.nitarthainstitute.org) and part of its leadership since its founding in 1996.

Katherine Munro
Katherine is originally from St. John’s, Nfld and has been a practicing Buddhist since 1993. She is a certified meditation instructor and has a dedicated daily practice. Katherine has been a student of various teachers in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition including Ponlop Rinpoche since 2007.

Tea With Tara

Meditation Instruction and Practice

Dec 10 at 7pm

Whether this is your first experience of meditation or you want to sharpen your skills, everyone welcome  to instruction, practice and lots of time for question and discussion.  Freely offered.

HOLIDAY MAHAMUDRA RETREAT WITH SCOTT WELLENBACH

December 27-31

This five-day retreat is a rare opportunity to practice the profound teachings and pith practice instructions of mahamudra shamatha and vipashyana as they are presented in The Ocean of Definitive Meaning by the Ninth Gyalwang Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje.

We will be guided by Scott Wellenbach, who has studied and practiced mahamudra extensively under the guidance of Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.

Continuing on from last year’s Holiday Mahamudra Retreat 2018, we will review and practice teachings on mahamudra shamatha during the first few days of the retreat, and then go on to explore the vipashyana investigations.

Registration & Payment

•  Advanced registration is required. Please register and pay before December 15. We need to know how many people are committed.
• RSVP: ASAP Please email us to let us know you’re planning to come: halifax@nalandabodhi.ca
•  Credit, cheque or cash only.

Participation:

• It’s best if you can commit to the entire retreat; if you cannot, plan to participate fully at the beginning, and for as long as you can.
• Open to all vajrayana students who have been formally introduced to the practice of mahamudra shamatha and vipashyana by an authorized teacher.
• RSVP: Please email us to let us know you’re planning to come and any questions:  halifax@nalandabodhi.ca