Finding Peace
Meditation & Modern Buddhism for Everyone
Thursday evening classes with Gen Kelsang Thekchen
This series of classes offer a rare opportunity to receive commentary to the book, 'How to Solve Our Human Problems' by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. The teachings in this book are particularly powerful for helping us develop a strong, stable, peaceful mind of patient acceptance, thus overcoming our tendency to become stressed, anxious, or angry in difficult situations.
We will learn how to respond to life's challenges with a positive, peaceful mind, using these situations as opportunities for spiritual growth. Through understanding and practising these teachings, we can gain true inner strength and confidence. Classes include two guided meditations and a practical teaching. Although taught as a series, each class is self-contained and can be attended individually. Drop in anytime. Everyone is welcome!
March 16: Recognizing our anger harms us first | March 23: Understanding the causes of frustration - Part 1 | March 30: Understanding the causes of frustration - Part 2 | April 6: The practice of patience | April 13: Patiently accepting difficulties | April 20: Seeing the problem as an illusion | April 27: Using wisdom to practice patience | May 4: The patience of not retaliating - Part 1 | May 11: The patience of not retaliating - Part 2 | May 18: The patience of not retaliating - Part 3
More class titles coming soon...
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This event will take place at:
Swansea Town Hall (Evergreen Room)
95 Lavinia Ave, Toronto, ON M6S 3H9 -
Thursday evenings*
7:00 - 8:30 p.m: Teaching & Guided Meditations
* While this is a weekly class, there will be occasional breaks in the schedule. Please always check our website to confirm there is a class before dropping in.
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Gen Kelsang Thekchen is a senior Teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU). He began practising Kadam Dharma in Toronto in 1995 and has been a Kadampa Buddhist monk and Teacher under the guidance of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for 25 years.
He has been the Resident Teacher at Kuluta Buddhist Centre in Kingston, at Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada as the National Spiritual Director, at Kadampa Meditation Centre Vancouver as well established Kadampa Centres, Madhyamaka KMC and Bodhisattva KMC in the U.K.
He is well known for his ability to present Buddha’s teachings in a simple, practical and often humorous way, making them easy to put into practice in everyday life.
* Please note: Although Gen Kelsang Thekchen is the principal Teacher for this class, there may be other Teachers occasionally.
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Regular: $15 / person
Class pass holders: no charge
(click here for more information about the monthly class pass)How to book: You can book in advance via our website or simply drop in and register upon arrival. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged to allow a smoother registration process and decrease your wait time before the class.
To book in advance, click on the booking button below and fill out the booking form. At the end of the booking process, you will receive an email confirming your booking.
Promo code: If you are a class pass holder, you may enter your promo code at the top of the booking form to get your discount.
Your promo code has been given to you when you first signed up to become a class pass holder.
It is the letters in the first part of your email address (before the @), excluding dots ( . ), hyphens ( - ) or underscore ( _ ) and with a maximum of 16 digits.
Payment methods: For pre-registration via our website, we accept credit cards. For registration on site upon arrival, we accept cash, debit and credit cards.
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If you have any questions or booking inquiries, please email: [email protected]