All classes will be recorded and available for 5 days to registrants.
To access the recordings you must register prior to the class even if you cannot attend at the specified time. Following the class, links to the recordings will be sent to all registrants.
Registration is open to everyone living in Ottawa/Gatineau, Cornwall, Perth and Arnprior.
For all other areas, please check for a Kadampa Buddhist Centre 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.
Save the Date!
The Joyful Land Meditation for World Peace Fundraiser
will take place on Saturday September 26, 11am-1pm at Fletcher Wildlife Gardens
Come and enjoy a meaningful meditation for world peace in a beautiful setting, followed by a socially-distanced picnic lunch with Joyful Land friends and family. By participating and sponsoring this event, you are helping the Centre offer classes in meditation and Modern Buddhism — the actual methods to cultivate inner peace and joy that are suitable to everyone.
This is a rain or shine event!
Click here for your 2020 Sponsorship Form.
Everyone is welcome to join this event!
If you can’t make it to the Walk, but would like to make a donation towards World Peace, please 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
Live-streaming Schedule
New! Register and view your chosen class anytime within 5 days of the livestream version.
Upcoming Classes
Indepth Study Program
Joyful Path of Good Fortune
With our Resident Teacher Kelsang Chöyang
Beginning Sunday October 4
If you’ve been attending our General Program classes for a while and would like an opportunity to study Kadampa Buddhism in more depth, now is a great time to try our Foundation Program.
We will be beginning a new section of the book Joyful Path of Good Fortune by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso this term. This section of the text (called the “Great Scope”) emphasizes very effective, practical methods to increase the depth of our love and compassion, and to extend it to include everyone. We will then study Buddha’s most profound teachings on wisdom, and learn how to apply them. This will bring great meaning to our daily lives, and help us to fulfill our true potential.
This is not a drop-in program, but requires certain commitments. Please contact our Education Program Coordinator at education@meditateinottawa.org for information or to register.
Tuesday Evening Classes | 7:00-8:15pm
Maintaining Harmonious Relationships
With our Resident Teacher, Kelsang Chöyang
Why is it so difficult to keep our relationships stable and harmonious? Why are they so susceptible to breaking down? Good relationships (whether with friends, co-workers, or family) take time and energy to maintain, but the focus needs to be on our own state of mind and not just on the outer circumstances. The two delusions, or negative minds, that contribute greatly to disharmony are attachment and anger. Putting energy into reducing these negative influences, as taught by Buddha, is guaranteed to decrease frustration and disappointment, and build up appreciation and love.
Class Fee: $12 and for those experiencing financial difficulties at this time: $6
| September 8 | September 22 | September 29 |
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| The Source of Disharmony | Learning to Identify & Control Anger | Learning to Identify & Control Attachment |
| To register click here. | To register click here. | To register click here. |
| There is no class on September 15 due to the Canadian National Festival. For more information and to register, please click here. | ||
Moving Forward
With our Resident Teacher, Kelsang Chöyang
Cultivating positive attitudes are central to staying happy and moving forward in life. Negative attitudes like jealousy, resentment, and pride keep us stuck in unhelpful states of mind that make our world narrow and confined. Take in a breath of fresh air and open up your world by learning to train your mind.
These beginner level classes are appropriate for everyone. Each class will include helpful advice and guided meditations.
Class Fee: $12 and for those experiencing financial difficulties at this time: $6
You may register for these three classes as a package for $25. Click here.
| October 6 | October 13 | October 20 |
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| The Wisdom of Rejoicing | The Power of Empathy | The Happiness in Humility |
| To register, click here. | To register, click here. | To register, click here. |
30-Minute Online Meditations
Noontime Wednesdays | 12:15-12:45pm
(Available for 5 days for those who have registered, so you can experience the class when it’s convenient for you.)
Take a 30-minute break to let go of stress and tension, with a guided meditation which will allow you to experience your own inner peace, an inner stillness and a sense of well-being. Each session will include a short teaching based on Buddhist wisdom, and an easy-to-follow guided meditation. Leave refreshed, energized and inspired! All are welcome, including those with no meditation experience.
Class Fee: $5 and for those experiencing financial difficulties at this time: $2.50
You may register for these three classes as a package for $10. Click here.
| September 23 | September 30 | October 7 |
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| To register: click here. | To register: click here. | To register: click here. |
Sunday Morning Classes | 10:00-11:00am
Taking Steps Towards Greater Happiness
We all look for deeper happiness and meaning in our lives, but it seems elusive. There actually are reliable methods to find deep and lasting happiness, which have worked for everyone who’s sincerely practised them. These light and uplifting classes will help us to begin experiencing the happiness we’re looking for.
This class is suitable for beginners, and also for those with more experience. You can attend any or all of the classes, because each class is self-contained.
Class Fee: $12 and for those experiencing financial difficulties at this time: $6
You may register for these four classes as a package for $36. Click here.
| September 27 | October 4 | October 11 | October 18 |
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| The power of patient acceptance | Meditation is the method: developing minds of patience and peace | Peacock mind: transforming adversity | Letting go of minds of retaliation |
| To register, click here. | To register, click here. | To register, click here. | click here. |
| There is no class on October 25 due to the International Fall Festival. For more information and to register, please click here. | |||
Wednesday Evening Classes | 7:00-8:30pm
Meditations for a Meaningful Life
These classes introduce us to a series of meditations derived from Buddha’s teachings which can help us to find lasting inner peace and great meaning in our daily lives. If we contemplate and meditate on these teachings, we will find that we’re better able to deal with our daily problems, and find the lasting happiness we’re searching for. Ultimately, these teachings will lead us to develop all of our good qualities, and overcome all of our faults. In short, they will give us a far more meaningful life.
Although the classes are presented as an ongoing series, each class is self-contained. These classes are intermediate in level, but many beginners find them very enjoyable and meaningful.
Class Fee: $12 and for those experiencing financial difficulties at this time: $6
You may register for these five classes as a package for $48. Click here.
| September 23 | September 30 | October 7 | October 14 | October 21 |
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| Developing True Compassion | Healing Suffering | Developing Pure Love | Giving Happiness | Becoming a Friend of the World |
| To register, click here. | To register, click here. | To register, click here. | click here. | click here. |
| There is no class on October 28 due to the International Fall Festival for more information click here. | ||||
Saturday classes in October
Learning from Loss
A Special Half-Day Meditation Class
Saturday October 17, 10am-12noon
This class will be taught by our Resident Teacher Kelsang Chöyang
Loss is a part of life. Everyone experiences it, whether it’s losing a cherished possession, a way of life, or a loved one. It is not easy to face loss and deal with it in a constructive manner, or in a way that alleviates our pain, rather than increasing it. In Buddhism, loss can be seen as a spiritual teacher, enabling us to learn from life’s adversities and giving us the space to accept. By using wisdom and compassion we can transform loss into inner peace and growth.
This class will include helpful, easy-to-follow advice, and guided meditations. Everyone is welcome.
Class Fee: $20 and for those experiencing financial difficulties at this time: $10.00
To register Click here.
Saturday October 17, 10am-12noon
This class will be taught by our Resident Teacher Kelsang Chöyang
To register Click here.
Saturday classes in October
The Stillness Within
A Special Half-Day Meditation Class
Saturday October 31, 10am-12noon
We are so constantly bombarded by outer stimulation that it is difficult to enjoy the peace and stillness within our own mind. The practice of meditation allows us to go inside for awhile and deliberately cultivate inner peace. This is something we can do within our busy, daily life without a lot of fanfare. A regular practice of meditation is highly effective in reducing stress levels and increasing happiness. If you are curious about the benefits of meditation and wondering if it’s for you, this course is a perfect beginner’s guide.
This class include guided meditations, and will provide you with the basics to begin your own meditation practice at home. Everyone is welcome.
Class Fee: $20 and for those experiencing financial difficulties at this time: $10.00
To register Click here.
Saturday October 31, 10am-12noon
We are so constantly bombarded by outer stimulation that it is difficult to enjoy the peace and stillness within our own mind. The practice of meditation allows us to go inside for awhile and deliberately cultivate inner peace. This is something we can do within our busy, daily life without a lot of fanfare. A regular practice of meditation is highly effective in reducing stress levels and increasing happiness. If you are curious about the benefits of meditation and wondering if it’s for you, this course is a perfect beginner’s guide.
To register Click here.
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