This is a hybrid on-land/online program. Please note that in order to participate in person at DDL, you must show proof of vaccination. Spots are limited due to distancing requirements in N.S. Masking indoors is likewise required.

About Milarepa Day

Buddhist Lineage holders share some of their teachings via “dohas” or songs of their own struggles and realization. These songs  have inspired further meditators for thousands of years. They are still sung and studied now, at this time, because they point us to a valid and personal path of realization.

Milarepa Day is one of the annual celebrations of our community, held on the full moon following Shambhala Day (the lunar new year or close to it). This is our opportunity to come together and join our voices in union with others who, like Milarepa, have struggled with disillusionment, worked with renunciation and searched for a path and a teacher.

What to Expect

This day of chanting the songs of the Kagyu Lineage gurus provides an opportunity to sink into the dharma and let the words of our lineage holders be our only speech for a day. By reading the songs and stories in The Rain of Wisdom we are connecting to the practice of devotion, courage and insight.

We start and end the day with a Guru Yoga practice of Milarepa. If you are practicing at home or in person with us — let this be a day of silence so that the voices of the gurus can penetrate our usual chatter.

It is a full day that you can drop in or out of as you wish.

With the energy of the moon and the coming together of whole communities of Buddhist practitioners, Milarepa Day can be a powerful practice event. May it benefit all beings.

Who Should Attend

Milarepa Day is easy and appropriate for beginners and experienced meditators alike. All are welcome!

Please register by March 10 if you are planning to come to Dorje Denma Ling. We need to plan for food quantities. Because there are no programs on the land until April, we don’t have a well stocked larder at the moment… so we would appreciate your letting us know as soon as possible if you can come. We’d love to have you join us.

Schedule

(Optional Opening Session, the Milarepa Sadhana): 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Atlantic
Session 1: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Atlantic
Session 2: 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Atlantic
(Optional Feast Session): 5:30 p.m. –  6:30 p.m.

Donations Welcome 

Suggested: CA $25

Offer what you can, or come for free. There is no required payment for tuition.

Add-Ons to Your Visit 

Please let us know if you are planning to stay for any of these add-on items. The kitchen in particular needs an accurate head count.

Option to Stay for Lunch: If you are planning to stay for lunch, please select the “Lunch” item in the “Add-Ons” section.

Option to Stay for Feast: If you are planning to stay for feast, please select the “Feast” item in the “Add-Ons” section.

Option to Stay Overnight
If you are interested in staying overnight on either Friday, March 18 or Saturday, March 19 — or both, you will find the option to do so under the “Add-Ons” section of the Registration Form. If staying for one night, please add which night you will be staying in the Comments field.

Both overnight stays include breakfast the next morning.