Diamond Way Buddhist Center in Edmonton

• Every Wednesday : 8PM   Talk & Public Meditation

A short talk on a basic Buddhist subject followed by a guided meditation on the 16th Karmapa with explanation. No experience required. Everyone is welcome.

• 1st Wednesday of each month : 8PM  Everyone is welcome.

Introduction to Buddhism followed by a guided meditation on the 16th Karmapa.

• Every Sunday : 10AM-12PM  Individual Meditation Practice

More events to be announced…
Updates will be posted on the Calendar when visits from national and international travelling teachers are planned in Edmonton!

Retreat Weekend with John Christopherson

Thursday, April 1, at 6:00pm - Sunday, April 4, at 9:00pm
Location: Edmonton Diamond Way Buddhist Centre, 13015 - 117 Ave
Description: This weekend retreat will start off with an Introduction to Buddhism lecture on Thursday night at 8 p.m. (dinner will be at 6:30 before the lecture.)
The retreat is open to anyone who is interested and will run from Friday morning to Sunday evening. Stay tuned to the website and further wall posts for the exact schedule and pricing.
Highlights will include lots of meditation time, Ngondro explanations and lectures about transmission, teacher-student relationship, the sangha and the Europe Centre. Also we will show Lion's Roar (about the 16th Karmapa) and have a big Easter Dinner on Saturda night. About the teacher: John Christopherson has been Lama Ole's student for 10 years. He is a school teacher and has been an integral part of building Diamond Way Buddhism in USA. He lives with his wife Madelyn in the Buddhist Center in Madison. By the request of Lama Ole he started to share his knowledge with our centers around the world.

April 30 to May 2, 2010 : Weekend Course with Lama Ole Nydahl [more…]

• Friday, April 30
4 PM: Open House, at the Diamond Way Buddhist Centre in Edmonton
6 PM: Opening registration for course at Grant MacEwan Campus (location TBD)
8 PM: Public Lecture with Lama Ole Nydahl: “Buddhism in the 21st Century”
Location: Grant MacEwan, Kule Lecture Theatre,
Robbins Health Learning Centre, 9-323
Ticket: $15 (At the door or in advanced)

• Saturday, May 01, 2010
9 AM – 10 AM: Breakfast
Location: Grant MacEwan, The Atrium, 9-212  and or/ area adjacent to 9-207/208
10 AM – 12 AM: Travel Teacher Explanations
Location: Grant MacEwan 9-207/9-208, Robbins Health Learning Centre
12 AM – 2 PM: Lunch
Location: Grant McEwan, The Atrium, 9-212  and or/ area adjacent to 9-207/208
2 PM – 4 PM: Lecture with Lama Ole Nydahl:“Transmission of the 16th Karmapa”
Location: Grant MacEwan 9-207/9-208, Robbins Health Learning Centre
BREAK, Dinner and Transit to Ingelwood community hall
8 PM – 11 PM: Lecture with Lama Ole Nydahl: “Transmission of the 16th Karmapa”
Location: Ingelwood community hall
Starting 11 PM: Party at Ingelwood community hall

• Sunday, May 2, 2010
9 AM – 10:30 AM: Breakfast
Location: Grant McEwan The Atrium, 9-212  and or/ area adjacent to 9-207/208
10:30 AM – 1 PM: Lecture with Lama Ole Nydahl: “Transmission of the 16th Karmapa”
Location: Grant MacEwan 9-207/9-208, Robbins Health Learning Centre
1 PM – 2 PM: Lunch
Location: Grant MacEwan The Atrium, 9-212  and or/ area adjacent to 9-207/208
2 PM – 4 PM: Q&A with Lama Ole Nydahl
Location: Grant MacEwan 9-207/9-208, Robbins Health Learning Centre

January 2–26, 2010 : See the route on [Google Maps].  [more…]

Russian Winter Tour 2010 with Lama Ole Nydahl
Once again we invite you to travel with Lama Ole and our sangha friends from all around the world in a big colourful mix of nationalities through exciting Russia, the land of vast space and deep dedication to our great Buddhist teachings and teachers. The winter tour will start on 2 January 2010 in Moscow, then from 4 January 2010 in Nakhodka close to Vladivostok in the far Eastern part of Russia and carry us westbound about 11,111 km with the famous Trans-Siberian Railway all across Russia and end in Moscow on 26 January 2010.