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Spring Retreat ~ Awakening Clarity, Peace & Love
Jun
6
to Jun 8

Spring Retreat ~ Awakening Clarity, Peace & Love

Awakening Clarity, Peace & Love

Spring Retreat with Kadampa Buddhist Nun & Guest Teacher Gen Kelsang Chögyan

(Partial booking is available.)

 
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Special Valentine course ~ with Guest Teacher
Feb
14

Special Valentine course ~ with Guest Teacher

Special Valentine Course

with Guest Teacher Kadam Morten Clausen

Friday Feb 14 | 7pm-8:30pm | $20

Kadam Morten Clausen is invited to Toronto to teach a weekend course on Buddha's wisdom teaching. It is timely to have the Friday Feb 14th session to focus on love!

We often confuse love with desirous attachment. As a result, we often experience pain and disappointment within our so-called ‘loving’ relationships. Kadam Morten will use Buddha’s wisdom to deepen our experience of love to family & friends, drawing on the profound teachings of ‘exchanging self with others’.

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Kadam Morten is the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Center New York City. For over 40 years he has been a close disciple of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, who gave him the title “Kadam,” indicating he is a senior lay teacher of the New Kadampa Tradition.

He is a greatly admired meditation teacher, especially known for his clarity, humor and inspirational presentation of Dharma. His teachings are always practical and easy to apply to everyday life. 

This is a stand-alone special Friday Valentine event.

It is also part of the weekend teaching on Je Tsongkhapa's presentation of Buddha's liberating wisdom.
 Information on the weekend course.

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Fall Weekend Retreat ~ The Healing Power of Meditation
Nov
8
to Nov 10

Fall Weekend Retreat ~ The Healing Power of Meditation

Fall Weekend Retreat
~ The Healing Power of Meditation ~

Friday Nov 8 - Sunday Nov 10
(Partial booking of individual days available)

Our mind is our greatest healer. In this weekend retreat you can discover how to actualize your potential to overcome all mental pain, sorrow, loss, physical suffering, illness and disease through one of the most renowned ancient meditations taught by Buddha, known as “taking and giving". We will learn how to transform the simple act of breathing into a powerful healing practice that causes mental peace and happiness, improves concentration, enhances our love, compassion & wisdom and brings great meaning to our life.

The meditation retreat sessions include practical instructions, guided meditations, and optional Q & A time. Between sessions, there is time to relax, rest, and spend time with like-minded people in our cafe area. The peaceful surroundings of Kadampa Meditation Center Canada help individuals create a comfortable space within their own minds.

Whether you're a seasoned meditator or brand new to the practice, our meditation retreats welcome people from all walks of life. You don't need to be a Buddhist to join – we believe everyone can benefit from meditation and its tremendous positive effects.

KMC Canada is an Urban Kadampa Meditation Temple set in peaceful surroundings, dedicated to assisting people from all walks of life in finding inner deep peace, contentment and meaning in their lives.

The meditation sessions in this retreat will be held in the inspiring and uplifting meditation room at Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada. This meditation room is filled with a sense of serenity and positive energy and it houses a striking shrine that includes an 8ft Buddha statue. 

Since its establishment in 2005, thousands of people from both Canada and abroad have visited KMC Canada, attended courses and meditated here, contributing to the room's special atmosphere of blessings and tranquillity.

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Summer Retreat ~ Igniting the Fire of Wisdom
Aug
16
to Aug 18

Summer Retreat ~ Igniting the Fire of Wisdom

Igniting the Fire of Wisdom

The Blissful Path to Enlightenment

Summer Retreat with Kadampa Buddhist Nun & Guest Teacher Gen Kelsang Demo

(Partial booking is available.)

This retreat will be based on the teachings received at the NKT-IKBU Summer Festival 2024 on the Heart Sutra and the practice of and 'The Uncommon Yoga of Inconceivability'.

Open to everyone, this is a rare and precious opportunity to gain guidance and deep experience of the practice of the Uncommon Yoga of Inconceivability. 

This practice is a special method, unique to the practice of Vajrayogini, whereby we can attain the Pure Land of Keajra or Dakini Land, the Pure Land of Buddha Heruka and Buddha Vajrayogini, within this life without abandoning our present body.

This training is called ‘uncommon yoga’ because it is an uncommon practice of Vajrayogini Tantra. This training is called ‘inconceivability’ because it has inconceivable meaning, and gives us inconceivable meaning in this life and in life after life.

This is a precious opportunity to immerse ourselves in these sublime and meaningful meditations. Through taking these insights deep into our heart, we can integrate them into our daily life, thereby transforming every moment of our life into the blissful path to enlightenment.

"We should know that it is impossible for our body to reach the moon through its own power but our mind can reach the moon instantaneously simply by thinking about it. This shows that through gaining deep familiarity with thinking ‘I am my mind Vajrayogini’ we will easily reach the Pure Land of Keajra simply by engaging in the practice of the uncommon yoga of inconceivability.”

- Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

 
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Spring Retreat ~ How to Build Spiritual Experience
Jun
7
to Jun 11

Spring Retreat ~ How to Build Spiritual Experience

How to Build Spiritual Experience

A Life of Great Meaning and Joy

Spring Retreat with Kadampa Buddhist Monk & Guest Teacher Gen Kelsang Khedrub

(Partial booking is available.)

“ When we understand clearly that inner peace is the real source of happiness, and how, through spiritual practice, we can experience progressively deeper levels of inner peace, we will develop tremendous enthusiasm to practice. ”              - Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche

Over 2,500 years ago, Buddha gave sublime teachings on how to become more peaceful, confident and compassionate, and how the real source of happiness is inner peace. Since inner peace and all those good qualities can be cultivated through spiritual practice, we can see that by taking Buddha's teachings to heart and contemplating their meaning, we can build stable and authentic spiritual experiences in our heart.

This retreat will explore the very essence of Buddha's teaching and offer a variety of ways that we transform our spiritual knowledge into spiritual experience. No previous experience of meditation is required. Everybody welcome!

*Accommodations are available for those engaging in this retreat. The rooms are in limited quantity. For further information and to submit a request, please click here.*

 
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Special Course ~ Creating an Extraordinary Life
Feb
16
to Feb 18

Special Course ~ Creating an Extraordinary Life

Creating an Extraordinary Life

Highest Yoga Tantra: The Quick Path to Enlightenment

Special Weekend Course with Kadam Morten Clausen

When Buddha taught, he did so according to the spiritual capacity of those listening. Consequently, he taught at many different levels. The highest of all Buddha’s teachings are the practices of Highest Yoga Tantra. To actually engage in these practices, we first need to receive a Highest Yoga Tantra empowerment. However, even before receiving this empowerment, we can begin to incorporate aspects of these transformational practices and their insights into our lives.

The practices of Highest Yoga Tantra allow us to incorporate Buddha’s insights into our lives in an extraordinarily creative and joyful way. Based on the profound insight that our mind creates our reality, Tantric practices enable us to harness the most powerful aspects of our mind.

Through the use of imagination and faith, in conjunction with our wisdom and compassion, we can create the most extraordinary life. Through learning to imagine what the experience of being enlightened is like, we can create a vision of our future enlightenment. This inspires us to take full advantage of the extraordinary life that we are currently living.

No previous experience of meditation is required. Everybody welcome!

*Accommodations are available for those engaging in this retreat. The rooms are in limited quantity. For further information and to submit a request, please click here.*

 
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Special Course ~ A Compassionate Vision for 2024
Dec
27
to Dec 29

Special Course ~ A Compassionate Vision for 2024

A Compassionate Vision for 2024

The Tantric Meditation Practice of Avalokiteshvara

Special Holiday Course with Gen Kelsang Dorje

In this inspiring three-day course, led by visiting Teacher, Gen Kelsang Dorje, we will learn how to train in the powerful, inspiring Tantric meditation practice of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of compassion. This centuries-old practice is incredibly blessed, and is the beloved heart practice of millions of Buddhists worldwide.

By combining a compassionate heart with positive visualisation and mantra recitation, we can quickly develop the inner qualities necessary to greatly benefit ourselves and others. This course is perfect for setting your vision for 2024. This course will be based on the teaching, ‘Essential Insights into the Avalokiteshvara Sadhana: Prayers and Requests to the Buddha of Compassion’ from the book, The Mirror of Dharma with Additions, by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Everyone is welcome!

*Accommodations are available for those attending this event. The rooms are in limited quantity. For further information and to submit a request, please click here.*

Please note: There has been a schedule change for this event recently. Please refer yourself to the schedule below for the updated schedule information.

 
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Special Course ~ The Secret to Happiness
Dec
23
to Dec 26

Special Course ~ The Secret to Happiness

The Secret to Happiness

Eight Verses of Training the Mind

Special Christmas Course with Gen Kelsang Dorje

" With the intention to attain the ultimate, supreme goal that surpasses even the wish-granting jewel, may I constantly cherish all living beings.  (…)  Whenever I see unfortunate beings, oppressed by evil and violent suffering, may I cherish them as if I had found a rare and precious treasure. "  - Geshe Langri Tangpa

This course will be based on the famous traditional Buddhist poem ‘Eight Verses of Training The Mind’ by Geshe Langri Tangpa, which contains methods for transforming life’s difficulties into valuable spiritual insights, for improving our relationships, and for bringing greater patience, empathy and compassion into our daily life.

The special methods contained in this poem have inspired generations of meditation practitioners for almost a thousand years, and brought peace, inspiration and serenity to countless people. Through practising them, we will eventually gain a stable and lasting experience of inner peace and happiness.

This course will be followed by the course ‘A compassionate vision for 2024’ from Wednesday, December 27 in the evening to Friday, December 29 in the afternoon, with the same Guest Teacher, Gen Kelsang Dorje.  Bookings for this retreat are made separately.  For more information and to book, please click here.

*Accommodations are available for those attending this event. The rooms are in limited quantity. For further information and to submit a request, please click here.*

Please note: There has been a schedule change for this event recently. Please refer yourself to the schedule below for the updated schedule information.

 
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Public Talk ~  Happiness from a Different Source
Nov
30

Public Talk ~ Happiness from a Different Source

Happiness from a Different Source ~ How Meditation Changes Everything

Public Talk with International Buddhist Teacher Gen Kelsang Chodor

" If our mind is peaceful we will be free from worries and mental discomfort, and so we will experience true happiness; but if our mind is not peaceful, we will find it very difficult to be happy, even if we are living in the very best conditions. If we train in meditation, our mind will gradually become more and more peaceful, and we will experience a purer and purer form of happiness. Eventually we will be able to stay happy all the time, even in the most difficult circumstances." - Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche

Meditation is an actual scientific method for developping authentic and long-lasting happiness through developing the capacity of our mind. In this Public Talk, we'll see how happiness and unhappiness have their origins in the mind itself and, therefore, by transforming our mind, we can transform our experiences.  This talk is especially suitable for those with a scientific interest in the human mind.  No previous experience of meditation is required.  Everybody welcome!

This Public Talk will take place at the Ontario Science Centre. *FREE Parking*

 
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Inner Freedom
Aug
18
to Aug 20

Inner Freedom

Inner Freedom

The Blissful Path of Vajrayogini ~ Post-Summer Festival Retreat with Guest Teacher Tiphaine Perrier

''When the yogini of my own mind, the union beyond intellect, the primordial state of inexpressible emptiness and clarity, the original nature free from arising, ceasing and abiding, recognizes its own entity, may I be forever nourished.''  - Quick Path to Great Bliss

In this post-festival retreat we will be guided into profound meditations on the Highest Yoga Tantra practice of Buddha Vajrayogini, Quick Path to Great Bliss, based on the instructions received in this year’s NKT-IKBU International Summer Festival.  This is a precious opportunity to immerse ourselves in these sublime and meaningful meditations. Through taking these meditations and insights deep into our heart, we can integrate them into our daily life, thereby transforming every moment of our life into the blissful path to permanent inner freedom.

Please note: This is not a drop in retreat. You must have previously received the blessing empowerments of Heruka and Vajrayogini (or have the sincere wish to receive them at the soonest opportunity) in order to engage in this retreat. For further information and to apply, please email epc@kadampa.ca.

** Accommodation is available for this event. Please visit the Accommodation page for more information and to submit a request. **

 
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Canadian Festival 2023
Jun
16
to Jun 20

Canadian Festival 2023

An Ocean of Compassion / Un océan de compassion

Canadian Festival 2023 / Festival canadien 2023
with Gen Kelsang Samten / avec Guèn Kelsang Samten

Imagine a world where everyone has a sincere desire to help and protect others from suffering. Since we all have the potential within us to develop this universal compassion, which is our Buddha seed, this goal is definitely possible. Growing our compassion and wisdom, and helping others whenever possible is the true meaning of human life.

During this unique national event, we will have the opportunity to awaken our pure Buddha nature. Gen Kelsang Samten will grant the blessing empowerment of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion, and teach us how to become closer to this Buddha in our daily lives, so that we can eventually develop the same good qualities.

Gen Kelsang Samten will teach us how we can increase our love, compassion and bodhichitta, and, in particular, how we can take concrete actions to benefit others by practising the eleven main ways of helping others that were presented by Arya Asanga. By practising these methods, our compassion will continually grow until it becomes an ocean of compassion, the universal compassion of a fully enlightened being, a Buddha.

Imaginez un monde où chacun aurait le désir sincère d'aider et de protéger les autres de la souffrance. Puisque nous avons tous en nous le potentiel de développer cette compassion universelle, qui est notre graine de bouddha, cet objectif est tout à fait possible. Développer notre compassion et notre sagesse, et aider les autres chaque fois que c'est possible, tel est le véritable sens de la vie humaine.

Au cours de cet événement national unique, nous aurons l'occasion d’éveiller notre nature pure de bouddha. Guèn Kelsang Samten accordera la transmission de bénédictions du bouddha de la compassion, Avalokiteshvara, et nous apprendra à nous rapprocher de ce bouddha dans notre vie quotidienne, afin que nous puissions éventuellement développer les mêmes qualités.

Guèn Kelsang Samten nous enseignera comment développer notre amour, notre compassion et notre bodhichitta, et en particulier comment aider concrètement les autres en pratiquant les onze manières principales d’aider les autres, présentées par Arya Asanga. En pratiquant ces méthodes, notre compassion grandira continuellement jusqu'à devenir un océan de compassion, la compassion universelle d'un être pleinement éveillé, d'un bouddha.

 
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Public Talk - How to Be Happy
Jun
14

Public Talk - How to Be Happy

Public Talk: How to Be Happy

Ancient Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Times
with International Teacher & Buddhist Monk Gen Kelsang Samten

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.

The ancient wisdom of Buddha's teachings gives a refreshing perspective that encourages us to look at life differently. We can solve daily problems, find real inner peace and enjoy deep happiness from practicing these time-honoured meditations and transformative ways of thinking. This talk is open to everyone, Buddhists and non-Buddhists. Everyone is welcome!

 
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