Tuesday Evening Classes
with Gen Kelsang Thekchen at KMC Ottawa
Creating a Life of Positivity
Tuesday evenings, 7-8:30pm
with Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Thekchen
at KMC Ottawa
879 Somerset Street West
Cost: $15 per individual class, or $75 for entire 6-class series, free for members
Creating a Life of Positivity
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When Meditation Apps aren’t enough
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Meditate with an experienced teacher and a group of like-minded practitioners
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Learn Meditations to set intentions and deepen understanding
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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.
Feb 25 ~ 7-8:30pm ~ On Tuesday Feb. 25, at 7-830pm you’re invited to join us for a special “puja” - chanted prayers called “Offering to the Spiritual Guide.” These prayers help us make a strong connection with all the Buddhas and include making a special food offering. Kadampa’s teacher Jane Douglas will give a short introduction to this special Highest Yoga Tantra practice. Everyone welcome.
March 4 ~ Building the Foundations of Happiness through meditation
March 11 ~ Discover your Potential to Create a Life of Positivity
March 18 ~ Finding Focus and Purpose through Meditation on Impermanence
March 25 ~ Developing Inner Resilience: Finding Refuge in Meditation
April 1 ~ Shaping your Future: Harnessing the Power of Karma
April 8 ~ Transforming Relationships: Understanding Love, Desire and Attachment
The Tuesday evening 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.
As conscientious Dharma practitioners, we should observe our own shortcomings instead of being preoccupied with those of other people.