in St. John's Newfoundland
with Buddhist monk & Teacher
Gen Kelsang Thekchen
Letting Go of Anxiety
A Public Talk, Thursday April 3, 7-8:30pm
at the Hilton Garden Inn, 150 New Gower St., St. John's
These are anxious times. We just can’t seem to stop worrying – about our family, our finances, world events and a dizzying array of perceived threats to our wellbeing. We try to suppress the discomfort and uncertainty, but remain restless, on edge and unable to relax.
Buddhist teachings offer practical, effective methods to help us let go of this anxiety. Canadian Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Thekchen will explore how we can cultivate mindfulness, focusing on special ways of thinking and skilful meditation practices that can stop the mind from spinning out of control and maintain an authentic inner peace and contentment.
Cost: $20 for Public Talk, $40 for Saturday Course, or $50 for both
Register in advance or at the door. We accept cash, debit or credit.
Public Talk & Day Course
Transforming Difficult Times into Inner Strength
A Saturday Course, April 5, 10am to 4pm
at the Hilton Garden Inn, St. John's
When we experience stress and tension in our lives, it’s easy to feel emotionally overwhelmed or powerless; but it doesn't have to be that way! All of us have inner reservoirs of peace, wisdom, and sanity waiting to be discovered. In particular, we can learn to roll with life’s punches and make peace with adversity. These are essential skills in a world where we cannot always control what happens, whether that’s with personal struggles or the uncertain times we live in. Our real power lies in how we respond and show up for others.
This day course will explore powerful mind training techniques and meditations to help turn a difficult situation or person into an opportunity for spiritual growth, compassion and wisdom. Gen Thekchen will explain these methods based on the book “New Eight Steps to Happiness” by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
Topics include:
~ What are our real problems and how to solve them
~ The strength and courage of patient acceptance
~ The wisdom of karma to understand our situation
~ Using every situation to increase our compassion for others
~ The healing practice of taking and giving
“When things go wrong in our life and we encounter difficult situations, we tend to regard the situation itself as our problem, but in reality, whatever problems we experience come from the mind. If we were to respond to difficult situations with a positive and peaceful mind they would not be problems for us; indeed, we may even come to regard them as challenges or opportunities for growth and development. Problems arise only if we respond to difficulties with a negative state of mind. Therefore, if we want to be happy all the time and to be free from problems, we must maintain and develop a peaceful mind.”- From: "How to Transform Your Life"
Day Course Schedule, Sat. April 5:
10-11:.15am ~ Teaching and Meditation
12-1pm ~ Teaching and Meditation
2:30-4pm ~ Teaching and Meditation
4:30 -5pm ~ Discussion on how to create and support a meditation group for St. John’s (optional)
Questions? Contact us at meditateinnfld@gmail.com
Cost: $20 for Public Talk, $40 for Saturday Course, or $50 for both
Register in advance or at the door. We accept cash, debit or credit.
Public Talk & Day Course
These events are led by Buddhist monk & 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 and/or view samples of teachings with Gen Thekchen, click on the podcast arrows below.
Register in advance or at the door. We accept cash, debit or credit.
Public Talk & Day Course
As conscientious Dharma practitioners, we should observe our own shortcomings instead of being preoccupied with those of other people.