The Sadhana of Mahamudra is a chanted group practice that was introduced to the Shambhala community in the early 1970’s by its author and the founder of Shambhala, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. 

The liturgy contains a vivid description of the obstacles presented by physical, psychological, and spiritual materialism in the modern age and rouses unwavering devotion to wakefulness as an antidote to these materialistic outlooks.

In chanting the Sadhana together, we also invoke a connection with the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, which are foundation lineages of Shambhala.

You can read more about the Sadhana of Mahamudra here.

All are welcome. If you are not familiar with this practice, feel free to simply listen, join in the chanting of the text, or check with another attendee to learn more.

This event takes place at the Halifax Shambhala Centre, an inclusive and accessible community space. You can find other public and introductory events here.

Attend online by following the link below and selecting the virtual “Main Shrine Room.” The text will be scrolled during the session.

https://ocean.chronicleproject.com/shrine-room/

The Sadhana of Mahamudra is practiced in-person and online every new moon at 5pm, alternating between the Halifax Shambhala Centre (HSC) and Karma Changchub Ling (KCCL).

The alternating locations are as follows:

• Wednesday October 2nd New Moon Sadhana of Mahamudra will be in person at KCCL.
• Friday November 1st New Moon Sadhana of Mahamudra will be in person at HSC.
• Sunday December 1st New Moon Sadhana of Mahamudra will be in person at KCCL.