Pure Mind, Pure World
Creating the Causes for Future Happiness
Empowerment Weekend - Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Vajrasattva & Teachings on Purification with Gen Kelsang Thekchen
Good and bad experiences arise from our karma, mostly created by the actions of our previous selves in past lives. Once we understand the law of karma, we will understand how we can control our future experiences through purifying our negative karma, the source of our anxiety, unhappiness, mental and physical pain. The wonderful news is that negative karma can be purified.
Vajrasattva, the Buddha of Purification, possesses the special power to remove our negative karma.Through receiving Vajrasattva’s empowering blessings and practising his meditation and mantra recitation, we can purify all obstacles to our good fortune and happiness. This empowerment is a special opportunity to enrich our spiritual life, make swift progress on the path to enlightenment, and bring benefit to all.
An empowerment is a blissful ceremony with guided mediations through which we make a deep connection with a Buddha and receive his healing, joyful and protective blessings. This special weekend will include some guided meditations, some teachings on karma and the empowerment of Buddha Vajrasattva. Everyone is welcome!
Accommodation and meals are available for this event. See below for more information. The deadline to book the Saturday lunches is Thursday March 23rd at noon.
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This event will take place at:
Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada
631 Crawford St. Toronto ON M6G 3K1 -
Friday, March 24, 2023
7:00 p.m: Doors open
7:30 - 9:00 p.m: Introduction with Gen Kelsang Thekchen
Saturday, March 25, 2023
8:30 a.m: Doors open
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m: Guided Meditation with Rose Hirano
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m: Empowerment Ceremony with Gen Kelsang Thekchen
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m: First Commentary with Gen Kelsang Thekchen
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m: Offering to the Spiritual Guide (Chanted Prayers)
Sunday, March 26, 2023
8:30 a.m: Doors open
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m: Guided Practice with Gen Kelsang Thekchen
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m: Second Commentary with Gen Kelsang Thekchen
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m: Wishfulfilling Jewel with tsog (Chanted Prayers)
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Our Resident Teacher, 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 monk and Teacher under the guidance of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for 24 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 UK.
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.
At Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada, he usually teaches the Sunday morning class, the Tuesday evening class, as well as special events, courses and workshops and two in-depth study programs; the Foundation Program and the Teacher Training Program.
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FULL EVENT
Regular: $125 / person
Class pass holders: $62.50 / personFRIDAY ONLY
Regular: $15 / person
Class pass holders: $7.50 / personSATURDAY ONLY
Regular: $80 / person
Class pass holders: $40 / personSUNDAY ONLY
Regular: $30 / person
Class pass holders: $15 / person
(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 encouraged to allow a smoother registration process and decrease your wait time at the door. Doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the event.
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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Our café is open between sessions if you wish to relax, have a coffee, a snack. We also have a variety of food offerings available for purchase for the empowerment offerings or the pujas (chanted prayers with food offerings).
Schedule during this Weekend:
Saturday, March 25, 2023
8:30 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
9:45 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
2:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m
5:30 p.m. - 7:20 p.m.Sunday, March 26, 2023
8:30 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
12:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. -
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Lunches are available on the Saturday for $10. Choose between vegetarian option, vegan option and gluten free option. You can select your lunch at the time of booking your ticket. The deadline to book the lunches is Thursday, March 23rd noon.
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Our bookstore and gift shop carries all the books by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche and a wide variety of products from Tharpa Publications such as prayer booklets, cards, audiobooks and meditation CDs.
The shop also carries useful items to support your meditation practice: meditation cushions, malas (a string of beads to count mantras or prayers), ritual implements, statues, offerings and objects to set up a personal shrine. The gift shop carries a wide range of unique high-quality gifts, many of which are locally made. Gift items include meditation accessories, beautiful stationery and jewelry.
Schedule during this Weekend:
Saturday, March 25, 2023
8:30 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
9:45 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
1:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
5:30 p.m. -7:20 p.m.Sunday, March 26, 2023
8:30 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
12:30 p.m. -1:50 p.m. -
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If you have any questions or booking inquiries, please email: [email protected]