“Emptiness is like open space – empty yet full. A tremendous sense of freedom comes along with that kind of openness.”     – Chögyam Trungpa The Heart Sutra is a profound condensation of all the Buddha’s teachings into one single drop. What is that? You say it’s EMPTY? What does that mean? What are all these lists of Buddhist teachings that are also empty? And empty of WHAT? In seven classes, we look into what the Buddha saw and taught on this provocative subject that has intrigued scholars and meditators for centuries, and led them to wisdom and kindness. We…

“When we drop all of our painful effort to attain something, then suddenly there is spaciousness in our consciousness, a sense of being unobstructed, and we are able to enjoy life as it comes.”     – Anam Thubten Anam Thubten Rinpoiche visited Halifax for the first time this October and gave an excellent introduction to Jigme Lingpa’s profound Aspiration of the Ground, Path, and Fruition of the dzogchen tradition. Many of us attended his teachings and were very moved by his direct, intimate, and relaxed style of communication. Please join us to see and hear selections from his teachings…

Join Vajrayogini around the hearth to magnetize all good things for yourself and for Dorje Denma Ling. Open to Vajrayogini sadhakas who have completed an Amending Fire Offering, this is a rare opportunity to engage in fire-offering practice for a weekend. We have been doing this practice as a “rite-of-aid” for Dorje Denma Ling, Shambhala, and the entire world twice a year: Magnetizing in the spring, and Enriching in the fall. For Magnetizing, we are attracting and gathering all good things, especially magnetizing the awake relationship between dharma teachers and students. This is a chance to deepen our practice, where…