The Art of Letting Go:
Embracing Freedom through Kadampa Buddhism
a 5-week series of classes
with Gen Kelsang Thekchen
Tuesday evenings, 7-8:30pm
from Jan 20 - Feb 17
at KMC Ottawa, 879 Somerset Street West
Cost: $15 per class | Free for members
Embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery with our course, "The Art of Letting Go: Embracing Freedom through Kadampa Buddhism." In a world filled with stress, attachments, and emotional burdens, this course offers profound teachings and practical tools to help you liberate yourself from the shackles of attachment and find true inner freedom.
Drawing from the timeless wisdom of Kadampa Buddhism, you'll explore the art of letting go as a path to profound peace and profound happiness. Through guided meditations, contemplative exercises, and insightful teachings, you'll learn to release negative emotions, attachments, and self-limiting beliefs that hold you back from living a fulfilling life.
Discover the power of acceptance, forgiveness, and compassion as you cultivate a heart that is open, resilient, and ready to embrace life's challenges with grace. Join us on this transformative journey and unlock the profound, life-changing art of letting go with Kadampa Buddhism as your guide.
These classes each include two guided meditations and a practical talk. These are drop-in classes, so you can attend any or all of them.
After each class, there is time for Q&A, and refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome!
Schedule
Jan 20: Letting go of overthinking
Jan 27: Letting go of our need to control things
Feb 3: Letting go of relationship anxiety
Feb 10: Letting go of hurt feelings
Feb 17: Letting go of ego
These classes will be taught by our Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Thekchen, who is a senior Teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition. He has been a Kadampa Buddhist monk and Teacher under the guidance of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for more than 30 years. He is well known for his ability to present Buddha's teachings in a simple, profound, practical and often humorous way, making them easy to put into practice in everyday life.
To listen to a great podcast teaching by Gen Thekchen, click on the arrow below.
Registration will soon be available.
Register online in advance, or at the door.
As conscientious Dharma practitioners, we should observe our own shortcomings instead of being preoccupied with those of other people.