Sunday Mornings with Gen Thekchen
at KMC Ottawa
A Monk’s Guide to a Happy &
Meaningful Life ~
Advice from Atisha's Heart
with Gen Kelsang Thekchen
Sunday mornings, 11am - 12:15pm
at Kadampa Meditation Centre Ottawa
$15 per class, or $50 for a 4-class card
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We all want to be happy and live a meaningful life, but how can we be happy in the midst of all the different influences in our daily life? What are some simple practices that everyone can do to help their mind, both in and out of meditation? One particularly well-loved text within our lineage, known as Advice from Atisha’s Heart, is full of helpful tips that everyone can practice. Each one addresses some aspect of our life where we can find more peace and happiness by thinking in special ways.
In these classes, Gen Thekchen will introduce and guide meditations for all levels. Each class will focus on a few verses from Advice from Atisha’s Heart, looking at how we can understand and practice their meaning in a way that will improve our daily experience. Start at the beginning of the series if you can, but if you miss the beginning then start when you are able.
Class Schedule
Sunday Sept 8 - A Special Breathing Meditation
Sunday Sept 15 - The Power of Listening
Sunday Sept 22 - Choosing What Influences Us
Sunday Sept 29 - The Art of Prioritizing
Sunday Oct 6 - How to Practice Mindfulness and Alertness
Sunday Oct 13 - No class because of our Away Retreat in Arnprior - click here for more information.
Sunday Oct 20 - The Power of Being Satisfied
Sunday Oct. 27 - No class - Fall International Festival in Brazil - click here for more information
Sunday Nov 3 - How to Stop Worldly Preoccupations
Sunday Nov 10 - Developing Equanimity
Sunday Nov 17 - How to Respect Everyone
Sunday Nov 24 - The Power of Honesty and Kindness
Sunday Dec 1 - Ontario Dharma Celebration
Sunday Dec 8 - The Power of Choosing Your Words
Sunday Dec 15 - Vajrasattva Retreat
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.
Sunday Morning
The only way to attain the permanent peace of liberation is to cultivate and increase our present peaceful minds.