Medicine Buddha
Blessing Empowerment
plus one-day Guided Retreat
with Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Thekchen
Saturday March 1 ~ 10:00am to 4:30pm
& Sunday March 2 ~ 9am to 4:30pm
According to Buddha, all disease and suffering, mental and physical, are caused by our negative minds. Normally our negative minds can feel deeply ingrained, but through connecting to Medicine Buddha we can experience the pure nature of our mind, and heal ourselves of these inner diseases. Through healing ourself of mental and physical suffering, we will then be able to help heal others.
This empowerment is a beautiful guided meditation, during which we will receive the blessings of Medicine Buddha, the embodiment of all enlightened healing energy. During the commentary our Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Thekchen, will explain the profound Tantric practice, known as self-generation, through which we awaken our own potential to become an enlightened healing Buddha. The empowerment will take place in the morning, followed by commentary in the afternoon and an opportunity to engage in the practice. On Sunday there will be a guided Medicine Buddha retreat.
Schedule
Saturday March 1
10am-12pm ~ Empowerment
1.30-3pm ~ Teaching
3.30-4.30pm ~ Guided meditation
Sunday March 2
Guided Retreat ~ Session Times
9-10am
11am-12pm
1.30-2.30pm
3.30-4.30pm
This Blessing Empowerment and guided retreat will be led by our Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Thekchen, who is a Kadampa Buddhist monk & senior Teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition. He has been a Teacher under the guidance of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for more than 25 years. Gen Thekchen has taught widely in Canada and in the UK, and is now the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Meditation Centre Ottawa. He is well known for his ability to present Buddha's teachings in a practical, profound and often humorous way, making them very accessible and easy to practise in everyday life.
To listen to a great sample teaching by Gen Thekchen, click on the arrow below.
There is limited seating available in the meditation room.
Overflow seating is available in the family area location, where audio is provided. Participation is in the blessing ceremony is available for everyone regardless of location.
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