NOVA SCOTIA IS ACCEPTING VISITORS

On August 9, 2021 all residents of Canada and also American citizens and permanent residents who are currently residing in the United States, who have been fully vaccinated at least 14 days prior to entering Canada or Nova Scotia, are able to visit without self-isolating. This means you are able to come directly to Dorje Denma Ling for a the retreat on the land.

For more information on non-essential travel to Canada, go here. For more information on travel to Nova Scotia, visit this link. 

Join Vajrayogini around the hearth to correct any mistakes you may have made during sadhana practice, so that you are more open to receiving siddhi — especially the ultimate siddhi of wisdom.

The Amending the Mantra Fire Offering is the first of two longer Vajrayogini Fire Offerings, the second being the Four Karmas. The Amending Fire Offering is open to sadhakas who have completed their practice prerequisites either by numbers or by time (see below for details). The Four Karmas Fire Offering is open to sadhakas who have completed the Amending Fire Offering plus the additional practice requirements (see below).

The Vidyadhara likened the two types of fire offering to putting a sharp knife under running water: first the water washes off the dirt, but at the same time it sharpens the knife. Similarly, we are both purifying ourselves through amending the mantra and developing power so that we can help others through enlightened activity of the four karma.
        — From: Vajradhatu Fire Offering Manual, © 2000, page 3

Prerequisites

By Numbers:

• 1,000,000 mantras before attending the Amending Fire Offering

By Time:

• 4 weeks of Group Retreat
• 300 individual home practice sessions

Before attending the Four Karmas Fire Offering, practitioners counting by number must complete an additional 300,000 mantras. Those practising by time must complete a minimum of 3 but preferable 4 months of individual or group practice: at least 3 sessions per week (36 to 48 sessions).

Program Cost

Tuition: $550 CDN
Food: $200 CDN
Accommodations: Extra.  To view the list of accommodation options, please visit the Registration Page.

Repeaters are eligible for a 50% discount on the tuition portion. Please make a note in the “Comments or Special Needs” section if you are a repeater and we will add the discount to your Guest Statement.

Partial attendance is accepted for repeaters on a prorated basis. However, if you wish to attend only part of the program, we cannot offer accommodations in the lodge until we are closer to the program date, as priority is being given to full attendees. Choose another lodging option instead. To register for partial attendance in the Fire Offering, please follow the instructions below:

• Use the “Comments or Special Needs” field in the Registration Form to tell us the following information:
  • Your anticipated arrival day and time;
  • Your departure date and time;
  • If you would prefer to be in the lodge;
• Select the “E-Transfer or Check” method of payment to bypass the deposit requirement. We will adjust your Guest Statement and send you a payment link.

Schedule

Thursday: Afternoon arrival. Set-up begins. Dinner: 6:30pm.

Friday: Lung, training and set-up.

Saturday to Saturday: Practice 7am to 9pm.

Sunday: Clean up and departure after lunch.

What to Bring

• Your Buddhist and Shambhala daily chants.
• White clothes and cushion covers if you have them. (Dorje Denma Ling has some for participant use.)
• Vajrayogini Sadhana and Fire Offering liturgy.

If you are new to the practice or do not have the latest Fire Offering liturgy, you can purchase this for $17 at the DDL registration desk after you receive the lung. The Vajradhatu Fire Offering Manual will also be available for purchase ($55, optional).

A more complete list of “what to bring” will be sent to you prior to the program.