Winter 2012 Schedule

Venez méditer, écouter de brèves causeries et partager avec d'autres méditants francophones. Le déroulement de chaque soirée sera différent d'une fois à l'autre et dépendra beaucoup de ce que les participants désirent.

Les soirées francophones pour l'année 2011-2012 auront chacune pour thème un texte du Sakyong Mipham Rinpoché traduit en français. Ces textes se trouvent dans le document suivant: Textes_du_Sakyong.pdf

25 janvier              Je crois en l'amour

29 février              L'esprit du dragon et le pouvoir du non-soi

28 mars               Quatre manières de régner sur notre monde

25 avril                La pratique personnelle

23 mai                 Voir que l'essence des phénomènes est la sagesse

Bienvenue à tous et toutes. Entrée libre.

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Venez nous rencontrer pendant ces soirées portes ouvertes et apprenez à méditer.

Chaque séance débute à 19 h et comprend une instruction de méditation complète donnée par un instructeur agréé, une présentation du Centre Shambhala, du temps pour la discussion, et des rafraîchissements.

Veuillez porter des vêtements dans lesquels vous pouvez vous asseoir confortablement sur un coussin ou une chaise.

Les soirées Apprendre à méditer ont lieu une fois par mois en français et deux fois en anglais (les premier et troisième mercredis).

Ouvert à tous. Sans frais.

For Shambhala tantrikas and Kalapa warriors only.

For tantrikas only.

For Vajrayogini sadhakas only.

Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche will be giving an international address to Meditation Instructors, Shambhala Guides, and Shambhala Training Assistant Directors.

The exact schedule of the day is TBD.  

Open to MIs, Guides, and ADs

Please click here for more details.

For more information, please contact Chantal Boutin at 613-282-1799 or email bodhischool@shambhalaottawa.ca

Please register in person for multiple children.  

Suggested donation: $8 per class

celebrate the Year of the Water Dragon. Shambhala Day marks the beginning of the Tibetan New Year

and represents one of the most important traditions of Shambhala Buddhism.

Family and friends are welcome!

9:30 a.m. - Opening chants, Sadhana of Mahamudra

11:00 a.m. - Light brunch

12:00 p.m. - Elixir of Life Sadhana, Making the Impossible Possible film

1:00 p.m. - International roll call, Shambhala Day Address by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

Shambhala Day fundraising campaign

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Venez vous joindre à la communauté shambhalienne d’Ottawa le 22 février à l’occasion de la Fête de

Shambhala, pour célébrer l’année du Dragon d’eau. La Fête de Shambhala souligne le début du nouvel

an tibétain et représente l’une des plus importantes traditions du bouddhisme Shambhala.

Bienvenue à la famille et aux amis!

 9 h 30 - Chants d’ouverture, Sadhana du Mahamudra

 11 h 00 -Brunch léger

Midi- Sadhana de l’Élixir de vie

Film Making the Impossible Possible (" Rendre l'impossible possible ")

13 h - Appel international suivi de l’allocution du Sakyong Mipham Rinpoché

Campagne de collecte de fonds de la Fête de Shambhala

Everyone is invited.

We will celebrate the life and passing into nirvana of the Vidyadhara, the founder of Shambhala International.

This is the 25th anniversary of the parinirvana of the Vidyadhara Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. As is traditional, there will be a Sadhana of Mahamudra Feast followed by two videos.  The first is a video tour of the Great Eastern Sun exhibit at the Canadian Museaum of Immigration in Halifax.  The second is an addess from Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and Lady Diana Mukpo.

A small donation of $5-10 is requested to cover the food costs.  Please register so we can know numbers.

Everyone is invited.

A warm invitation is extended to all current and former members and friends of the Ottawa Shambhala Centre to come and celebrate our 30th anniversary in Ottawa!  We will share memories of the past and plans for the future. It is a wonderful time to catch up with people you haven't seen in lifetimes!  

We also invite you to bid on many exciting objects and services in our fundraising auction, hosted by our expert auctioneer Henry Chapin!  This is your chance to take home a little something special chosen from the items and services donated by members and friends - or one of the select items from the Centre's collection.

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Invitation chaleureuse à tous les membres, anciens membres et amis du Centre Shambhala d'Ottawa à venir célébrer notre 30e anniversaire à Ottawa. Nous partagerons nos souvenirs et projets d'avenir. C'est une merveilleuse occasion de revoir des gens que vous n'avez pas vus depuis plusieurs vies.  

Nous vous invitons également à miser sur les nombreux objets et services offerts lors de l'encan de levée de fonds animée avec brio par Henry Chapin, notre encanteur hors pair. Voilà une belle occasion pour vous procurer quelque chose de spécial parmi les objets et services offerts par les membres et amis. Nous mettrons aussi en vente certains objets de la collection du Centre.

Open to all.

Jan. 12: Can We Bring Our Mindfulness to Work?

Apr. 12: iMeditate: Can Technology Help Our Practice? 

All welcome.

This course will delve into the richness of the wisdom lineages of Shambhala Buddhism, introducing central figures in our tradition, and how their lives and teachings serve as up-to-date examples for practitioners.

The course will explore how teachers play a central role in transmitting the paths of study and practice to their students. It will consider the student/teacher relationship from various aspects: trust in the teacher and teachings, faith in our own innate wisdom, and the resulting devotion that sees the world as teacher.

Instructors : Heather Alinsangan and Shastri Henry Chapin

Readings: Lineage and Devotion Sourcebook (on sale at the Shambhala Centre)

Prerequisite: Shambhala Training Level III
Suggested donation: $50.00 (or $10.00 per class)

A five week course on how to train the mind through the practice of mindfulness, or “peaceful abiding”, meditation. Ideal for beginners as well as students who would like to stabilize and deepen their practice.

The course will give students a basic grounding in the principles of meditation, as well as contemplative techniques to gain insight into the state of our mind and the state of our life.

Instructor : David Fowler

Readings: Turning the Mind Into an Ally by Sakyong Mipham (on sale at the Shambhala Centre).

Open to all.
Suggested donation: $50.00 (or $10.00 per class)

This course is an introduction to the principles of vajrayana and provides a direct and experiential picture of the tantric world.

"When we talk about the tantric world, we are talking about this visual, auditory, sensory world, which has not been explored or looked at properly. Nobody has bothered to actually experience it. People just take it for granted. [...] The point of tantra is to reintroduce the world to us. Having developed a calmness of mind already in our practice of meditation, we can begin to re-view the world." (Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche)

Instructors : Bozica Costigliola and Don Adams

Readings: All readings will be from the book "Journey Without Goal" by Chögyam Trungpa (available at the Shambhala Centre).

Shambhala Training Level III, Karma and the 12 Nidanas or at least 2 Buddhist classes.
Suggested donation: $50

Register

Wakefulness is our natural state: enlightened, complete, perfect in wisdom and compassion. It is not something outside ourselves that we need to attain or become. But it's also true that some effort is required to get in touch with it, and that effort is what spiritual practice is about.

This course is based on a book by Acharya Gaylon Ferguson which describes that effort in terms of the four foundations of mindfulness: body, feeling, mind, and sense fields.

Instructors : Heather Alinsangan and Mark Frutkin

Suggested donation: $50.00

Register

On Maitri Bhavana and Sadhana of Mahamudra evenings, those practices replace the group sitting meditation.

There is no Sunday group meditation practice when a Shambhala Training Level 1 is taking place on the weekend.

If you are new to meditation, you are encouraged to first attend a Learn to Meditate session on Wednesday evening or an Introduction to Medtitation Workshop on Saturday morning to receive meditation instruction. Read more about meditation.

Open to all.

In preparation for Shambhala Day, there will be a Mamos practice. The mamo chant is recited in order to pacify the karmic cause of personal, social, and environmental chaos that accumulates at the year's end. It is an elaborate protector offering. By reciting the chant, we tune into the protector principle of awareness and reconnect with sacred outlook.

You can read an article on this pracice written by the Dorje Loppon Lodro Dorje for the Halifax Shambhala Centre Banner.

This has been a difficult year for many people, and so this practice is both very timely and appropriate.

Everyone is invited.

The sessions start at 7 p.m. and include a comprehensive meditation instruction given by an authorized instructor, an introduction to the Shambhala Centre, time for discussion, and refreshments.

Learn to Meditate is offered twice a month in English and once in French.

Open to all.
Please wear confortable clothing to sit on a cushion or a chair.

An “umdze” is the time keeper or chant leader for sitting meditation. Being an umdze is an opportunity to deepen your own practice while also serving others. The umdze takes the seat as an elder practitioner providing an example of all the forms we practice in our lineage.  The training is free of charge and there is no obligation to become an umdze after the training.

Prerequisite: open to all Shambhala Centre members who have been coming to the Centre and practising for at least one year. (If you have already trained as an umdze, but have not had the opportunity to lead meditation practice at the Centre for awhile, consider taking this session as a refresher.)

Un  «umdzé » est la personne qui dirige la méditation de groupe et les chants. Être umdzé est une occasion d'approfondir sa pratique personnelle tout en servant les autres. Le umdzé s'assoit devant en tant que méditant qui a de l'expérience et donne un exemple des rites de notre lignée. La formation est gratuite et il n'y a aucune obligation de remplir les fonctions d'umdzé après la formation.

Préalable: être un membre du Centre Shambhala qui vient au Centre et qui pratique depuis au moins un an. ( Si vous avez déjà eu la formation mais que vous n'avez pas eu l'occasion de diriger une méditation de groupe au Centre depuis un bout de temps, peut-être pourriez-vous  songer à suivre cette formation comme une mise à jour)

Instructor (Monday, April 30th) : Loretta Colton

You may be interested in some of this year's program offerings at Juniper Hill Retreat Centre, which is about 250 kilometres southwest of Ottawa. For more information, contact Madeline Conacher or Louis Allen at: info@juniperhillretreat.org or visit www.juniperhillretreat.org

Lojong (literally, “mind training”) slogan practice is a way to bring compassion, clarity and peace into all of our relationships. This course explores the mahayana slogans of Atisha, a 10th-century Indian Buddhist master, in conjunction with the practice of exchanging self for other—tonglen.

Recommended readings: (on sale at the Shambhala Centre):

Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche: Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving Kindness

Pema Chödrön, The Compassion Box (includes Lojong cards, CD and book: Start Where you Are)

Instructor : Suzanne Côté

Open to all. This course is part of the Way of Shambhala II curriculum.
Suggested donation: $50.

Level IV at Juniper Hill Retreat Centre

Juniper Hill Retreat Centre is located in the midst of the Trent River rolling hills, with 30 acres of fields, forests and trails, providing tranquility and privacy to deepen one's spiritual practice through meditation.

About Awakened Heart : Shambhala Training, Level IV

The fourth in the series of Shambhala Training weekend workshops. With trust in basic goodness and daring to experience the sharp edge of reality, we move forward with gentleness, increased awareness, and inquisitiveness about the world, as it is. We can extend ourselves to others fully and with kindness.

The program includes meditation instruction and practice, formal talks on the Shambhala teachings, group discussion, and personal interviews.

The companion, evening course for this weekend in the Way of Shambhala series is Fearlessness in Everyday Life. 

Prerequisite: Warrior in the World : Shambhala Training, Level III.

Dates: Friday Jan 13th 6pm - Sun Jan 15th 4pm   

Arrival: Friday between 4pm-6pm. Dinner at 6pm. First talk at 7:30 pm      

Departure: Sunday 4pm ish  

Where: Juniper Hill Retreat Centre, 7 km north of Warkworth, Ontario. Two hours east of Toronto. 

Cost: $175 (Includes meals & shared accommodations - double occupancy). Generosity policy applies.

Further details (what to bring, how to get here, carpooling, accommodations etc) when you register.  

To register contact Madeline at 705-632-0793 or conacher.allen@gmail.com 

Deadline to register Dec 31,2011.  

What makes art, art? What is the source of creativity? How is meditation connected to the creative process? In Shambhala Art, we learn to use clear perception to realize direct expression. We discover that our perception of art, if not also everyday life, is connected to our ability to pacify our mind and let go of fixation to appreciate all the details of our life. Our aim is to experience the joy of genuine expression.

Workshop taught by Stéphane Bédard, Ikebana Master and Shambhala Art Senior Instructor.

Please note that there are no prerequisites for this Program: everyone is invited, artists and non-artists alike.

To register, please email art@shambhalaottawa.ca

For more information, please send your email to: art@shambhalaottawa.ca

Open to all: no prerequisites.
Suggested donation: $145 (includes teas, reception and materials).

This workshop will be taught by Stéphane Bédard, Ikebana Master and Shambhala Art Senior Instructor.

To register, please email art@shambhalaottawa.ca.

Open to all: no prerequisites.
Suggested donation: $145 (includes teas, reception and materials).

This 50-minute documentary illustrates the amazing life of a Shambhala artist who has been teaching her art to our community in Montréal, Ottawa and Halifax for more than 30 years. It is the story of an 88-year-old warrior who introduced the art of Ikebana to Canada 56 years ago. The video shows some of her exhibition work and a recent workshop conducted in the Eastern Townships. The students open their hearts about their teacher, who shares her joy and wisdom.

Directed by Greg Idasz and written by Stéphane Bédard. In English only.

There is no cost for this event. Please email art@shambhalaottawa.ca so we know how many guests to expect.

Please note that the video will not be on YouTube.

Open to all.

Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche has composed a new sadhana, the Shambhala Sadhana, as a practice to deepen our personal and social connection with basic goodness.  The Shambhala Sadhana is simple and quite powerful in its direct approach to basic goodness.

The Shambhala Sadhana Retreat is the initial introduction of the new sadhana to the Shambhala community.  Shastri Henry Chapin will lead the weekend, which includes an online talk by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, introduction and discussion about the sadhana, and most of all intensive practice.  We will finish with the Shambhala Sadhana Feast practice.

This special weekend is open to those who have taken the Enlightened Society Vow.  In the future, the sadhana will be introduced at Enlightened Society Assembly.  Those who have already attended Sutrayana Seminary or are eligible for Enlightened Society Assembly and have not taken the vow will be given an opportunity to take it prior to the weekend.  Please contact David Fowler if you wish to take the vow, or have questions about the requirements (Dathün, WoS I and II, membership in the Centre).

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Retraite sur la sadhana de Shambhala

Le Sakyong Mipham Rinpoché a composé une nouvelle sadhana, la sadhana de Shambhala, qui nous permet d’approfondir notre lien personnel et social à la bonté fondamentale. L’approche directe de la bonté fondamentale employée par la sadhana est simple et plutôt puissante.

La retraite sur la sadhana de Shambhala constituera la première présentation de la sadhana à la communauté de Shambhala. Le shastri Henry Chapin dirigera en anglais la fin de semaine, qui comprend une causerie en ligne du Sakyong Mipham Rinpoché, une introduction à la sadhana, des discussions à son sujet et, surtout, de la pratique intensive. Nous conclurons avec la pratique du festin de la sadhana. La traduction française de la sadhana est en cours, et nous espérons qu’elle sera alors disponible.

Cette fin de semaine spéciale est ouverte à ceux et celles qui ont prononcé le vœu de la société éveillée. À l’avenir, cette sadhana sera présentée lors de l’Assemblée de la société éveillée. Tous ceux et celles qui ont complété le séminaire Sutrayana ou sont admissibles à l’Assemblée de la société éveillée mais qui n’ont pas prononcé le vœu en question auront l’occasion de le faire avant la retraite. Veuillez contacter David Fowler si vous désirez prononcer ce vœu, ou si vous avez des questions au sujet des prérequis (dathün, la Voie de Shambhala I et II, être membre du Centre).

Instructor : Shastri Henry Chapin

Open to those who have taken the Enlightened Society Vow
Suggested Donation: $25

You must attend all sessions. Partial attendance will not be counted as having completed the level.

Prerequisites: Daoist Qigong Levels 1 and 2.
Suggested donation: $160 (50% less if repeating)

This one-day intensive is as opportunity to review and practice the Shambhala Sadhana with Shastri Chapin.  We will conclude with a very light feast practice

pen to those who have received the lung for the Shambhala Sadhana.
No Charge

Through exploring the depth of perception, one engages the elemental and magical strength inherent in the world. The principle of drala refers to the sacred energy and power that exists when we step beyond aggression.

For more information please email: wos2@shambhalaottawa.ca

Director: Myra Woodroffe

Prerequisite: Level Windhorse
Suggested donation: $160.

These fruitional dignities refer to the extraordinary skill of a practiced warrior. No longer afraid of making mistakes, the unconventional and visionary perspective of the outrageous warrior combines with the skill of spontaneous inscrutability to create benefit for others on a large scale.

For more information please email: wos2@shambhalaottawa.ca

Instructor : Bozica Costigliola

Prerequisite: Meek & Perky
Suggested Donation: $160

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This program is based on a Shambhala text that works with our relationship to the material world and our sense perceptions. It teaches the practice of enriching presence, the ability to instantly sense the inner wealth within oneself, phenomena, and the natural world. Drawing wisdom from The Letter of the Golden Key, a Shambhala root text that addresses our relationship to the material world and our sense perceptions, we will learn the practice of enriching presence—the ability to instantly sense the inner wealth within ourselves, phenomena and the natural world.

For more information please email: wos2@shambhalaottawa.ca

This program is one of the prerequisites for Warriors’ Assembly.

Instructor : Shastri Henry Chapin

Prerequisite: Outrageous and Inscrutable
Suggested Donation: $160 (plus materials fee, approx. $54).

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In this third weekend of Shambhala training, we work in a deliberate way to bring the mindfulness and awareness we cultivate during meditation practice into everyday life. Alive to our sense perceptions, we can venture in the world with a vulnerability that is fearless, gentle, and awake.

For more information please email:  wos1@shambhalaottawa.ca.

Instructor : David Fowler

Prerequisite: Level II.
Suggested donation: $145. ($195 for Level III and Course III when you register for both at the Level).

This course expands the meditation experience by cultivating the noble-heart of the mahayana teachings, opening the path to the virtue and celebration of compassion. Through practical methods, we further develop kindness toward ourselves and others. We emphasize the joy and invigoration that comes from discipline. The Lion represents the qualities of cheerfulness, health, and freedom from doubt.

For more information or to register, please email: wos1@shambhalaottawa.ca.

Instructor : David Fowler

Prerequisite: Contentment in Everyday Life Course (completion of Shambhala Training Level III is recommended).
Suggested Donation: $75 ($195 for Level III and Course III when you register for both at the Level).

In Shambhala Training Level IV, we learn how to awaken and open our heart so that we can communicate fully with our world. Through trust in basic goodness and the daringness to experience the sharp edges of reality, we move forward with gentleness, increased awareness, and inquisitiveness about the world, as it is.

For more information please email: wos1@shambhalaottawa.ca

Instructor : Suzanne Côté

Prerequisite: Level III.
Suggested donation: $145 ($195 for Level IV and Course IV when you register for both at the Level)

Fearlessness in Everyday Life mixes meditation with the vastness of space beyond concept. Through an exploration of the Buddhist teachings of emptiness, the meditator opens to groundlessness and uncertainty, learning to soar fearlessly beyond hope and fear like the mythical bird known as the Garuda.

For more information please email: wos1@shambhalaottawa.ca

Instructors : Mark Frutkin and Suzanne Côté

Prerequisites: Shambhala Training Level IV and Joy in Everyday Life
Suggested Donation: $75 ($195 for Level IV and Course IV when you register for both at the Level)

The four dignities are introduced as a path and a process, which describe a warrior's maturing and widening sphere of benevolent engagement in the world. The training in the dignities allows one to maintain awareness and delight at each stage. Meek is a study of the grounded, humble and gentle beginning stages of a warrior's journey. Here one trains to overcome arrogance, and to understand the effects of one's actions. Perky focuses on cultivating sharp, vibrant and uplifted energy through natural discipline. Overcoming the trap of doubt, the warrior of perky is able to accomplish his or her activities with a sense of nobility and ease.

For more information contact: wos2@shambhalaottawa.ca

Instructor : Mark Frutkin

Prerequisite: Level Drala
Suggested Donation: $160 (plus $25 materials fee).

You may be interested in some of this year's program offerings at Juniper Hill Retreat Centre, which is about 250 kilometres southwest of Ottawa. For more information, contact Madeline Conacher or Louis Allen at: conacher.allen@gmail.com  or visit www.juniperhillretreat.org

Apr 20-26 Shambhala Training Levels 1-3

Level 1 Apr 20-22

Level 2 Apr 22-24

Level 3 Apr 24-26

By sharpening our awareness and finding the open clear sky of mind—a delightful source of wisdom and uplifted energy—we trust our nature enough to let go into the present moment.

For more information please email: wos1@shambhalaottawa.ca.

Instructors : Jessica Ouvrard and Shastri Henry Chapin

Prerequisite: Level IV.
Suggested donation: $145. ($195 for Level V and Course V when you register for both at the Level)

This last Way of Shambhala Course looks at the qualities of a master warrior whose vastness of mind and skill in enriching the world are fully manifested. Here the practitioner is introduced to the vajrayana teachings of Buddhism, which reveal the sacredness of the phenomenal world. Students will receive essential instructions for transforming confused emotions and situations into wisdom as they arise.

The master warrior is no longer deterred or depressed by obstacles, but with tremendous forward vision and strength, the Dragon playfully includes everything as part of the path. In this way, the warrior is able to skilfully benefit the world.

For more information please email: wos1@shambhalaottawa.ca

Instructors : Jessica Ouvrard and Shastri Henry Chapin

Prerequisite: Fearlessness in Everyday Life course (completion of Level V is recommended).
Suggested Donation: $75 ($195 for Level V and Course V when you register for both at the Level).

Register

You may be interested in some of this year's program offerings at Juniper Hill Retreat Centre, which is about 250 kilometres southwest of Ottawa. For more information, contact Madeline Conacher or Louis Allen at: info@juniperhillretreat.org or visit www.juniperhillretreat.org

May 18-21 Course II: Contentment in Everyday Life

Way of Shambhala I culminates in the Rigden weekend. The Rigden is a representation of our basic enlightened nature and embodies the principle of unconditional bravery. Historically, rigdens were enlightened rulers - those who could "rule their world" based on their unwavering experience of basic goodness. This weekend includes a formal transmission of windhorse practice, and study of the Six Ways of Ruling.

For more information please email: wos1@shambhalaottawa.ca

Director: Acharya Richard John

Prerequisites: Wisdom in Everyday Life and Level V, or completion of the Sacred Path program and some introductory Buddhist classes.
$165

Register

Acharya Richard John will interview those interested in taking the Shambhala Vow on Friday, June 8th during the day. You will have a specific interview time.

Pre-requisite: Completion of Rigden or equivalent.

Register

Acharya Richard John will give the Shambhala Vow.  Those receiving the vow will have an interview with him on Friday.  The ceremony is open to family and friends.

Open to all.

Register

You may be interested in some of this year's program offerings at Juniper Hill Retreat Centre, which is about 250 kilometres southwest of Ottawa. For more information, contact Madeline Conacher or Louis Allen at: info@juniperhillretreat.org or visit www.juniperhillretreat.org