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  • CAD $165.00 – Program Price

Date & Time Details: Friday night talk begins at 7pm. Ends on Sunday, approximately 5pm.

Location: Dorje Denma Ling

Address: 2280 Balmoral Road Tatamagouche, NS B0K 1V0

Contact: Madeline Conacher
[email protected]
902-957-8484

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(Online) Chariot of Mahamudra Weekend Retreat 2021

with Richard John

September 17 - 19, 2021

NOTE: Only register for this weekend program if  you are NOT taking the What Has Been Pointed Out vajrayana retreat. The Chariot of Mahamudra weekend is included already in the What Has Been Pointed Out.

NOTE: This is a hybrid on-land and online retreat. To join online, you should be available for all practice sessions and talks. A more detailed schedule will be posted at a later date. 

This weekend retreat is open to all practitioners who wish to deepen their meditation practice. Mahamudra, the “great symbol,” is among the most profound traditions of vajrayana Buddhism, but it is also extremely simple and direct. This retreat will be a pre-vajrayana introduction.

We will deepen the practices of shamatha and vipashyana meditation to look at the mind and sense perceptions, with emphasis on direct personal experience. Acharya John will give an overview talk on Friday evening and lead the program all day Saturday and Sunday with commentaries and instruction. We will maintain silence during the day, with open discussion each afternoon.

Note that vajrayana students enrolled in the advanced Knowing What Is Being Pointed Out retreat will also be joining this weekend. Shamatha-vipashyana meditation is the foundation for all vajrayana practices. 

Attendance

Participants should begin at the beginning and commit to the full weekend. The suggested prerequisite for the retreat is Level One or an introduction to meditation program at any Shambhala Centre, but any practitioner may attend with the recommendation of a senior Meditation Instructor.

If you have any questions about your eligibility, please email the Program Manager at [email protected].

Online Schedule

NOTE: All times listed are Atlantic Times. Go here for a Time Converter

CHARIOT OF MAHAMUDRA

Saturday, September 18
9:15 am to 12:30 pm
2:30 to 4:30 pm
4:30 to 5:00 Tea Break
5:00 to 6:30 pm

Sunday, September 19
9:15 am to 12:30 pm
2:30 to 4:00 pm
4:00 to 5:00 pm Tea & Discussion Circle

Detailed schedules will be emailed to all registrants.

Costs

Tuition: $165 CAD

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Leader

Richard John
An early student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Richard served as acharya for Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche for 20 years. He completed the first three-year retreat at Gampo Abbey, and now teaches Shambhala Buddhist meditation courses full time. Richard and his wife Liz reside in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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