Sunday Morning Drop-in Classes
with Gen Thekchen
at KMC Ottawa

Introductory Level Classes

Sunday Mornings with Gen Thekchen

Weekly Drop-in classes, 11am - 12:15pm
at Kadampa Meditation Centre Ottawa


In-person: $15 per drop-in class
Free for members: Click here to become a member

Attend these classes, and all of our other weekly classes for FREE, and gain access to our "members only" option of Live Streaming by becoming a monthly support member:  Click to become a member.


These light & uplifting Sunday morning classes with Gen Thekchen are suitable for everyone. Each one includes a practical teaching and two guided meditations.

Join us afterwards for coffee / tea / snacks, and an opportunity to chat with Gen Thekchen and other students. Everyone is welcome.


These classes are available in-person and by live-stream.  Contact
info@meditateinottawa.org to learn more about the livestream option.

Class Schedule

Sunday Dec 8  - Training the mind with family and friends over the holidays

Sunday Dec 15 - Vajrasattva Retreat

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These classes are taught by 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 hear a sample of a teaching with Gen Thekchen, click on the arrow below.



Pre-registration is recommended, but you can pay at the door.

Sunday Morning

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Attend these classes, and all of our other weekly classes for FREE, and gain access to our "members only" option of Live Streaming by becoming a monthly support member:  Click to become a member.
The only way to attain the permanent peace of liberation is to cultivate and increase our present peaceful minds.
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche
How to Understand the Mind