Meditation in Action: The 8 Slogans of the Dorje Kasung
with Lennart Krogoll
presented online via zoom by Northern California Shambhala
Working with the 8 Dorje Kasung Slogans will help us face the chaos and uncertainty of our world with bravery and compassion. We uncover how we can put our meditation practice into action, applying it in our daily lives, in our relations and in our endeavour to help this challenged world.
Meditation in Action: The 8 Slogans of the Dorje Kasung
Dorje Kasungship is both a practice and a service to others. Chogyam Trungpa initiated the Dorje Kasung (‘Indestructible Dharma Protectors’) in the ‘70s, transmitting teachings and practices for us to work with our own sense of being, in order to manifest bodhisattva warriorship. The path of kasungship offers skillful means on how to protect and support teachers, teachings and practitioners. It encourages us to promote genuine wakefulness, victory over aggression, and to work with our challenged world, now and in the future.
First in a series of three programs —
View • Intelligence and Mind-Protection
This is the first in a series of three Saturday programs and each session will consist of a talk, practices and discussions. We will also explore exercises we can use throughout our day’s activities. Below is the full listing so you can mark your calendars!
- Session One: View – Intelligence and Mind-Protection
Saturday, October 19 We will explore how slogan practice supports our path and discuss and look into our experience of the first three Dorje Kasung slogans. - Session Two: Practice – Going Beyond Fear and Aggression
Saturday, January 18 2025 We will review our meditation-in-action experience and begin working with slogans four and five. - Session Three: Action – The Power of Gentleness
Saturday, February 8 2025 We will review our experience of the first five slogans, discuss the remaining three slogans, and explore our intention and our practice path of manifesting, going forward.
Though these programs are months apart, it is ideal to participate in all three sessions, which build on each other and offer the entire teachings about the Dorje Kasung Slogans. Working with these slogans, knowing and understanding them, is an important element of being a Dorje Kasung, and will help anyone who aspires to join the kasung path and serve their community.
Lennart Krogoll
A student of the Buddha Dharma and Shambhala Dharma since 1980, Lennart has been an active Kasung since 1983. He was involved in teaching and developing kasungship in Europe in the eighties and organising the first European MPEs. He became an officer in ‘86 and a sergeant in ‘87. Residing in Nova Scotia since 1991, he held several Rusung, Garsung, and Regimental Commander positions before serving as Dorje Kasung Sergeant Major from 1999 to 2011. During that time Lennart taught kasungship throughout North America and Europe and led many NCO and leadership training programs.
He also has a degree in Peacekeeping from the United Nations Institute of Training and Research and was trained in a mindfulness program for the US Marines. For the past seven years, Lennart has served on the Board of the Society of Atlantic Heroes, a charity that cares for the needs of first responders and military personnel and has given presentations to military and first responder organisations. Lennart’s central bucket list passion is to keep the precious Dorje Kasung transmissions practiced, active and alive to serve our challenged time now and into the future.
Meditation in Action: The 8 Slogans of the Dorje Kasung
Session One: View – Intelligence and Mind-Protection
with Lennart Krogoll
Saturday, October 19 2024 • 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (PT) • All are welcome
This program will be taught on Zoom.
- $40 Program price
- $55 Patron price
- $25 Seniors, students, limited income price
- Pay what you can afford: type-in amount in space
Registration Please register and pay in advance to receive the welcome letter containing the Zoom info in advance of the program. This program will be recorded and a link made available post-program to registrants. So even if you cannot attend live, register to receive the recording link, post-program
Questions? Please contact Jesse Miller at shambhalaberkeley [at] gmail [dot] com
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