Orléans Branch Classes
Wednesday Evenings with Gen Kelsang Thekchen

Introductory Level Classes

Drop-in Meditation Classes in Orléans:

Creating a Life of Positivity

with Gen Kelsang Thekchen


Wednesday evenings, 6:30-7:45pm


at the Orléans Public  Library,
1705 Orléans Boulevard




Cost: $15 per individual class; $75 for entire 6-week series; Free for members

Creating a Life of Positivity

  • When Meditation Apps aren’t enough

  • Meditate with an experienced teacher and a group of like-minded practitioners 

  • Learn Meditations to set intentions and deepen understanding

  • Discover how meditation can enrich every aspect of your life

The practice of meditation enables us to transform our mind into a positive state.  By transforming our mind in this way we can improve every aspect our life, as our experience of the world depends entirely upon our mind

Learn powerful contemplations and meditations to deepen our understanding of our own mind and the world we live in.  Developing our wisdom and opening our heart of love and compassion brings real meaning and positivity to our life and our relationships with others.

March 5 ~ Building the Foundations of Happiness through meditation

March 12 ~ Discover your Potential to Create a Life of Positivity

March 19 ~ Finding Focus and Purpose through Meditation on Impermanence

March 26 ~ Developing Inner Resilience: Finding Refuge in Meditation

April 2 ~ Shaping your Future: Harnessing the Power of Karma

April 9 ~ Transforming Relationships: Understanding Love, Desire and Attachment


Creating a Life of Positivity

Orléans Meditation Classes

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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.




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As conscientious Dharma practitioners, we should observe our own shortcomings instead of being preoccupied with those of other people. 
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche
Universal Compassion