Free for anyone in-person at our centre and by Live Stream links for our monthly members.
Heart Jewel Prayers and Lamrim meditations are heart practices of the New Kadampa Tradition, (NKT). They are a daily practice at Kadampa Meditation Centre (KMC), Ottawa and all NKT centres throughout the world.
Through practicing Heart Jewel, we learn how to generate the right state of mind with which to meditate successfully. It empowers, purifies and, most importantly, blesses our mind, so that we can meditate at much deeper levels and gain actual experience in meditation.
Lamrim meditations are essential Buddhist meditations that guide us step-by-step along the stages of the path towards enlightenment.
From Monday to Friday each week, we offer Heart Jewel Prayers from 8 to 9:10 am with a Lamrim meditation, which will be guided by Gen Kelsang Thekchen, Kelsang Lamden or Kelsang Khandro.
Oct 6 ~ True Sufferings
Oct 7 ~ True Origins
Oct 8 ~ True Paths
Oct 9 ~ True Cessations
Oct 12 ~ Developing Equanimity
Oct 13 ~ Recognizing the Kindness of our Mothers
Oct 14 ~ Remembering the Kindness of our Mothers
Oct 15 ~ Equalizing Self and Others
Oct 16 ~ The Faults of Self Cherishing
Oct 19 ~ The Benefits of Cherishing Others
Oct 20 ~ Exchanging Self and Others
Oct 21 ~ Great Compassion
Oct 22 ~ Taking by means of Compassion
Oct 23 ~ Wishing Love
Everyone can attend for free in-person at our centre, and all Centre Members can attend online using the emailed Live Stream link.
DOOR LOCKED: Please note, for those who wish to attend in person at our centre at 879 Somerset St West, it is recommended to let us know that you plan to attend so that we can be sure that the door is unlocked. The door is often locked at that time of day for security reasons. If you arrive prior to 0800 and the door is locked, please knock at the side door, (main entrance), to let us know that you've arrived.
For more information, please contact [email protected]
The Heart Jewel Prayer Booklet
This short prayer booklet includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. By engaging in the special Guru yoga practised in conjunction with Je Tsongkhapa we can purify negativity, accumulate merit and receive blessings, and attain a very special wisdom. By engaging in the special method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our spiritual realizations. These two practices are the very essence of Kadampa Buddhism. If we practise them regularly and sincerely, we will reap a rich harvest of pure Dharma realizations, and eventually come to experience the supreme joy of full enlightenment.
There are copies of this prayer booklet available for you to use or purchase at our Centre or you may purchase your own hard or electronic copy online Heart Jewel THARPA publications. The Request to the Holy Spiritual Guide from His Faithful Disciples that is also chanted is available as a free download.
Questions? Please contact [email protected] .
No matter how difficult our external circumstances may become, for as long as we maintain a calm and peaceful mind, the situation will not be a problem for us.