Wherever you are physical distancing, why not join us for live-streamed classes and meditations!
Registration is open to everyone living in Ottawa/Gatineau, Cornwall, Perth and Arnprior
For all other areas, please check Kadampa Buddhist Centre websites close to you.Click the class link opposite and you can register using PayPal or credit card. You will receive a confirmation email that includes a link to the class you have registered for. Copy the link and paste it into your browser at least 5 minutes before the scheduled start time. You will be linked to a waiting room and the host will bring you into the class at the scheduled time.
Live-streaming Schedule
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THIS SATURDAY
Meditation for Kids
Saturday June 6, July 4 and August 22 3-4pm
For kids aged 3-11 years
This fun and uplifting live-streamed class will include a short talk based on Buddha’s teachings which will help kids to solve their day-to-day problems and love others more. They will also learn a simple meditation practice to help them to calm their minds and feel happy.
Class Fee: $5 and for those experiencing financial difficulties at this time: $2.50
To register, for upcoming classes:
June 6 click here
July 4 click here
August 22 click here
Never made it to an International Kadampa Buddhist Festival?
Now’s your chance!
Now’s your chance!
Registration for Live-Streaming of Summer Festival is also now open!
Click here.
Saturday, June 20, 10am-12:30pm
Right now, it is easy to get overly focused on the negative: what we don’t have, the freedoms lost, or perhaps that life is unfair. Turning our mind to what we do have, and in particular the kindness we receive from others, can make us feel positive and light. The beauty of this practice is that it’s easy to do, and the benefits are enormous. Feeling fortunate is extremely healing for ourselves and others.
This class is ideal for beginners; it provides easy and uplifting meditations and ways of thinking that inspire joy and gratitude.
$25 or $12.50 if financial difficulties are being experienced. To register, click here
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche has recently suggested we recite Buddha Tara’s prayers (entitled Liberation from Sorrow) to request that the world be helped to overcome COVID-19 situation.
The next chanted prayer practice starts in
To download an e-book of the Liberation from Sorrow prayers from Tharpa Canada, please click here
Gen-la Dekyong describes the Tara Prayers in this video
We are also streaming prayers entitled Songs of Healing in which we turn to the power of Medicine Buddha for help. Medicine Buddha is the embodiment of all enlightened healing and a reflection of our own potential for enlightenment. By relying on Medicine Buddha we receive blessings which function to release living beings from outer and inner sickness.
We will engage in the prayers on Monday and Thursday evenings from 7:00-8:00pm Click here for the link to join us.
The Medicine Buddha Prayer booklet is available on line at Tharpa.ca However, the e-book version is unavailable (the Medicine Buddha Sadhana – eBooklet is different from the Medicine Buddha Prayer which we will be doing).
Videos worth watching:
Meditation is essential for human happiness
Solving our daily problems
7:00-8:15pm
Six Practices to Uplift Your Mind
In order to develop our best qualities, Buddha gave special teachings to help us to gradually and comfortably improve. As we progress in these teachings, we’ll find that our daily problems lessen, and we’ll find inner happiness which will deepen. We’ll also find more (and better) ways to really help others.
These classes will include a teaching which is easy to understand and practise, and guided meditations to help you to gain inner understanding and experience.
Class Fee: $12 and for those experiencing financial difficulties at this time: $6
Tuesday, June 2
Using wisdom to overcome adversity
To register, click here.
Tuesday, June 9
Becoming a Bodhisattva, a Friend of the World
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Tuesday, June 16
Giving Without Expectation
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Tuesday, June 23
Practice Makes Perfect
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Tuesday, June 30
The Inner Strength of Patience
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Tuesday, July 7
Just Try
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Tuesday, July 14
The Power of Concentration
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Tuesday, July 21
How to Become Wiser
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10:00-11:00am
Sunday Morning Advice: Open Heart, Happy Mind
Why should we open our hearts more to others? Through doing this, we’ll discover that our own mind will become steadily happier and more at peace. In these classes we’ll look at proven methods to open our hearts which will prove powerful in showing us how to experience joy, simply through caring more about others.
These five live-streamed classes will include practical and uplifting advice based on Buddha’s teachings, and experienced guidance in meditation.
Class Fee: $12 and for those experiencing financial difficulties at this time: $6
Sunday May 24:
No class – International Spring Festival
For more information on the International Kadampa Spring Festival, click here
Sunday May 31:
Dependent arisings: letting go of blame
To register, click here.
Sunday June 7:
We’re all in it together: equalizing self and others
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Sunday June 14:
Warm heart, feeling close: cherishing others
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Sunday June 21:
Love, not attachment: a no-me zone
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Sunday June 28:
Compassion: powerful decision in the face of others’ suffering
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Sunday July 5:
Self cherishing: a negative thing?
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Sunday July 12:
This mountain, that mountain: Exchanging self with others
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Sunday July 19:
Taking away others’ suffering
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12:15 – 12:45pm
Noontime Meditations
These ongoing half-hour classes are based on a rotation of meditations that help us to relax, develop a kind heart, and increase the clarity of our mind. Each class will contain a short talk explaining the meditation topic and a guided meditation. The meditations are available as recordings for purchase from Tharpa.ca
Class Fee: $5 and for those experiencing financial difficulties at this time: $2.50
Monday May 25
No class – International Spring Festival
For more information on the International Kadampa Spring Festival, click here.
Wednesday May 27
No class – International Spring Festival
For more information on the International Kadampa Spring Festival, click here.
Friday May 29
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Monday June 1
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Wednesday June 3
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Friday June 5
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Monday June 8
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Wednesday June 10
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Friday June 12
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Monday June 15
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Wednesday June 17
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Friday June 19
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Monday June 22
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Wednesday June 24
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Friday June 26
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7:00-8:30pm
Meditations for a Meaningful Life
These ongoing classes introduce us to a series of meditations derived from Buddha’s teachings (Lamrim, or Stages of the Path to Enlightenment) which can help us to find lasting inner peace and great meaning in our lives. These classes are intermediate in level, but beginners are very welcome. Each class will include uplifting, easy-to-understand advice and two guided meditations..
Class Fee: $12 and for those experiencing financial difficulties at this time: $6
May: Liberation for Ourself and Others
Wednesday, May 27
No class – International Spring Festival
For more information on the International Kadampa Spring Festival, click here.
June: Learning to Love
Wednesday June 3
A Special Connection
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Wednesday June 10
A Grateful Heart
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Wednesday June 17
We Are All the Same
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Wednesday June 24
The Source of All Suffering
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