A weekend retreat for everyone

Take Back Your Mind
~Essential Buddhist Advice ~

Guided Weekend Retreat

Saturday August 23 - Sunday August 24


with Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Thekchen

at KMC Ottawa

During this inspiring weekend course, Gen Thekchen will offer practical advice to help us deal with the challenges of modern living and transform our life into an authentic path of inner development.

The main teachings for this course are based on Advice from Atisha’s Heart, a timeless piece of heartfelt wisdom from the great Indian Buddhist Master Atisha, who played a central role in bringing pure Buddhism to Tibet. Deeply admired for his wisdom, humility, and compassion, Atisha’s instructions continue to resonate today — offering clear and meaningful advice on how to live with kindness, peace, and purpose.

By keeping Atisha’s Advice in our heart:

  • we can maintain a peaceful and happy mind

  • our human nature and good qualities will naturally improve

  • we will become a positive example in this troubled world

  • and we will swiftly progress toward the supreme happiness of enlightenment

As Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso says,

“Simply putting this Advice into practice we will naturally become a Bodhisattva, a holy compassionate being who is the object of everybody's love and respect.”

Saturday Aug 23

9-10:15am - Session 1

11:15-12:30 - Session 2

2:00-3:30 with Q&A - Session 3

7-8:15pm - Session 4

Sunday Aug 24

9-10:15am - Session 1

11:15-12:30 - Session 2

2:00-3:30 with Q&A - Session 3

Gen Kelsang Thekchen, Buddhist Monk & TeacherThis retreat will be led by Resident Teacher Gen  Kelsang Thekchen, who is a senior Teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition. He has been a Kadampa Buddhist monk and Teacher under the guidance of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for more than 30 years. He is well known for his ability to present Buddha's teachings in a simple, profound, practical and often humorous way, making them easy to put into practice in everyday life.

To listen to a great clip of a teaching by Gen Thekchen, click on the arrow below. 
 

Registration will soon be available. 

In the beginning of our practice the most essential thing is to tame our mind, for only this will enable us to benefit all sentient beings.

Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche
Meaningful to Behold