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Nyungnay Purification Retreat
Drop in and pay/register at the door $30 non-members. Free for members
On this special annual retreat that comes around just once every year. We will spend two days with thousand-armed (eleven-faced) Avalokiteshvara – ‘Mahakaruna’ – the nature of our Guru’s great compassion. This will involve making exquisite offerings, praises and prostrations and thereby accumulating huge merit, purifying vast negativity for ourself and others and receiving the most powerful blessing to propel ourself swiftly along our path to enlightenment.
Wrapped within the practice of the Mahayana Precepts, Nyungnay involves fasting and making three sessions of prostrations, with the sadhana ‘Drop of Essential Nectar‘, over two days. Usually the second day is accompanied by a full fast, which although recommended, is not compulsory.
Everyone is welcome to join us for this special retreat.
Event Schedule
Tuesday April 15th:
6:30–7:00 am Mahayana Precepts
7:00–8:15 am Session 1
10:30-11:45 am Session 2
2:30–3:45 pm Session 3
Monday April 14th:
6.30–7:15 am Mahayana Precepts and introduction
7:15–8:30 am Session 1
10:30–11:45 am Session 2
2:30–3:45 pm Session 3
About our Resident Teacher
Gen Kelsang Delek is a Canadian Buddhist nun and the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Centre Vancouver. She has been a long time student of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, the founder of the New Kadampa Tradition, and taught Kadampa Dharma for more than 30 years. She is well loved for the clarity and depth of her teachings.
Refuge Retreat
Through the practice of going for refuge to the Three Jewels – Buddha, Dharma and Sangha – we become Buddhist. Learn what this means on this special retreat. Gen Delek will give an introduction on Friday. The sessions on Saturday and Sunday will be unguided. They will be in conjunction with the prayers The Hundreds of Deities of the Joyful Land According to Highest Yoga Tantra and there will be 20 to 30 minutes of silent meditation in each session. Through such retreats our refuge can become authentic and powerful and we can accomplish all the stages of the path to enlightenment.
Cost
Non-members
Whole retreat: $35
Friday evening: $16
Sat and Sun retreat sessions: $5 per session
Or Pay at the door
Members
Free, included in your membership
Retreat Timetable
Friday 14th
7:00 – 8:30pm Introduction (this session will also be available by livestream for members)
Saturday 15th
10:00am-11:15am
11:45am – 1:00pm
2:30 – 3:45pm
4:15 – 5:30pm
Sunday 16th
10:45am -12pm
12:30pm– 1:45pm
About the Teacher
Gen Kelsang Delek, the Resident Teacher of KMC Vancouver, is a senior Teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU). She has been a Kadampa Buddhist nun and Teacher under the guidance of her Spiritual Guide, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, for almost 30 years and has been the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Centres in Canada, Japan and the UK.
Amitayus Retreat
This annual retreat is an opportunity to focus on the meditation practice of Amitayus, the Buddha of Immeasurable Life, which is a special method for increasing our lifespan, wisdom and merit.
The retreat starts with an introduction on Friday night when Gen Delek will explain the practice, and then 3 sessions of unguided retreat on Saturday.
Cost
Free for members.
Non-members
Friday intro: $16
Saturday sessions: $5
Whole retreat: $20
Pay at the door
Schedule
Friday, Jan 31st
7:00 – 8:30pm Introduction
Saturday, Feb 1st
9:00 – 10:15am
11:00am – 12:15pm
2:00 – 3:30pm
About the Teacher
Gen Kelsang Delek, the Resident Teacher of KMC Vancouver, is a senior Teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU). She has been a Kadampa Buddhist nun and Teacher under the guidance of her Spiritual Guide, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, for almost 30 years and has been the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Centres in Canada, Japan and the UK.
Digital Detox
Step away from your digital world and immerse yourself in a short retreat to unplug and reclaim time for what truly matters.
Experience the transformative power of meditation to help us relax, destress, and discover a more peaceful mind. With a less distracted mind, we can create powerful intentions for change.
Join us in the peaceful space of Kadampa Meditation Centre Vancouver, where Kadampa Teacher, Inkeri Meharg, will share practical techniques and strategies to bring mindfulness and intention to your digital life.
Each session will consist of short teachings and meditations. Between sessions, enjoy refreshments, lunch and the opportunity to ask questions. Our shop also offers a variety of books and other meditation materials to support your journey toward a greater sense of balance and fulfillment in your life.
No previous experience with meditation is required. Everybody is welcome!
Cost
$50 for non-members
$20 for members
Schedule
Session 1: 10:00am-11:00am
Session 2: 11:30am – 12:30pm
Lunch: 12:30 – 2:00pm
Session 3: 2:00pm-3:00pm
About the Teacher
Inkeri Meharg is a senior Kadampa teacher who has been practicing for nearly 25 years. She brings a wealth of practical experience of integrating Buddhist teachings with daily life. Inkeri often teaches the Learn to Meditate courses at our main Kadampa centre.
Clarity of Mind - a silent retreat
Our mind’s true nature is like a clear sky, but so often it’s clouded by our busy, uncontrolled and sometimes negative thoughts.
In this one day retreat we will engage in meditations from the Buddhist Mahamudra tradition, leading to an experience of our spacious, peaceful, blue sky mind. Gen Sanden will explain how to eliminate distractions and engage in clear and joyful meditations.
What a great way to prepare for the holiday season ahead!
This retreat is suitable for everyone - Buddhist, non-Buddhist, beginners and those with some experience of meditation. Everyone is welcome and will benefit from this day retreat!
To help us let go of our busy external world, settle our mind, and get the most out of this precious time on retreat, we will keep silence inside the building throughout the day.
Cost
$50 for non-members
$20 for members
Includes lunch and refreshments
Schedule
Session 1: 10:00 – 11:00am
Session 2: 11:30am – 12:30pm
Lunch: 12:30 – 2:00pm
Session 3: 2:00 – 3:00pm
About the Teacher
Gen Kelsang Sanden is a Canadian Buddhist monk, and a senior Teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition. He has been a long time student of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, the founder of the New Kadampa Tradition. He is well loved for his compassion, sense of humour and the clarity of his teachings.
❄️WEEKEND VAJRASATTVA PURIFICATION RETREAT❄️
We dedicate most of our time and energy trying to avoid problems by making changes to the external world. However, the main cause of our unhappiness and difficulties cannot be found in external conditions. It is the negative karma we have created in the past through performing harmful actions. By relying upon Vajrasattva, the Buddha of purification we will cleanse our mind of delusions, negativity and obstacles. Through special meditation and mantra recitation we have the great opportunity to purify our mind quickly, so that we can make swift progress on the spiritual path.
Out of his compassion for living beings Buddha taught many methods for purifying negative actions. Among these, one supremely powerful method is meditation and recitation of Vajrasattva.
- Geshe Kelsang Gyatso in The New Guide to Dakini Land
Cost
Non-members
Whole retreat: $35
Friday evening: $15
Sat and Sun retreat sessions: $5 per session
Please pay at the door
Members
Free, included in your membership
Retreat Timetable
Friday 6th
7:00 – 8:15pm Introduction
Saturday 7th
9:00 – 10:15am
11:00 – 12:15pm
2:30 – 3:45pm
4:30 – 6:00pm
Sunday 8th
9:00 – 10:15am
11:00 – 12:30pm
About the Teacher
Gen Kelsang Delek, the Resident Teacher of KMC Vancouver, is a senior Teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU). She has been a Kadampa Buddhist nun and Teacher under the guidance of her Spiritual Guide, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, for almost 30 years and has been the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Centres in Canada, Japan and the UK.
Heart-centred Living
Get away from the stress of a busy life and learn to access and experience the deep peace and tranquility within your own mind.
The focus of the retreat is meditation on love. We all have within us the capacity to love others in a way that brings joy and happiness, and Buddhist teachings have inspiring and practical methods to help us develop that capacity. All our relationships benefit as a result, / this has a beneficial impact on all our relationships, at home and at work.
A weekend retreat allows us to go deeper into our experience of meditation without the distractions of daily life, to really see what is going on in our mind and to take the teachings deep into our heart. The quiet and peaceful environment of Loon Lake Retreat Centre is the perfect place to immerse ourself in meditation so that we feel refreshed, energized and ready to take on the world.
Each session will include guided meditation and Buddhist teachings on developing a joyful loving good heart. There will be plenty of time between sessions to enjoy the forest and lake walks, so that you can return home feeling truly rested and relaxed.
Loving others is principally an attitude of mind. We cannot physically care for everyone, but we can develop a caring attitude towards all beings.
- Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, How to Transform Your Life
Retreat Venue
Loon Lake Lodge and Retreat Centre
14500 Silver Valley Road,
Maple Ridge, BC V4R 2R3
Retreat Timetable
Friday 29th
7:30–8:45pm Session 1
Saturday 30th
9:00–10:15am Session 2
11:00–12:15pm Session 3
4:30–5:45pm Session 4
7:30–8:45pm Session 5
Sunday 1st
9:00–10:15am Session 6
11:00–12:15pm Session 7
PRICING AND REGISTRATION
Members, shared room (two twin beds): $420
Members, single room: $675
Non Member, shared room (two twin beds): $520
Non Member, single room: $775
Prices are all inclusive - teachings, accommodation, meals, and snacks.
HOW TO REGISTER
You can register using the buttons below. Please note the following:
* contact registrar@kmcfv.ca for further information if you wish to register for an option that is unavailable
* please bring your own linens and toiletries: sheets, blankets (or a sleeping bag), pillows, towels, shampoo, etc…
* please contact registrar@kmcfv.ca for any dietary restrictions, allergies, or other special needs, or if you wish to share a room with a specific registrant…we will do our best to accommodate your needs, or we will let you know if we are unable to do so…thank you!
About the Teachers
Gen Kelsang Delek and Gen Kelsang Sanden, who are the Teachers at the Kadampa Meditation Centres in Vancouver and Fraser Valley, will be leading this retreat.
They are senior Teachers in the Kadampa Tradition much appreciated for their joyful, practical approach to Buddha’s teachings, with many years of experience practising and teaching between them.
Keys to Successful Meditation
Saturday, October 19th @ 10am-1pm
Do you feel that your meditation practice isn’t really progressing? Do you struggle to maintain your practice amidst the busyness of daily life? Is it difficult to improve your concentration? This course will help you to overcome such obstacles and create an effective and joyful meditation practice.
Gaining deep inner experience of meditation depends upon certain inner conditions. Just as we need to prepare the ground before we plant seeds in a garden, so we need to prepare our mind if we are to enjoy the fruits of our meditation practice. If our mind is burdened with too much negativity, or if it lacks inner power, and if we’re not receiving the empowering inspiration of enlightened beings our progress will be limited.
Josh will show how we can remove these obstacles so that our mind is clear and strong. He will explain the practices of purifying negativity, accumulating merit, and receiving the inspiring blessings of enlightened beings, which are essential for a confident and joyful meditation practice.
Everyone is welcome to attend this course, regardless of previous experience.
Cost
$35 for non-members
Free for members
Schedule
Session 1: 10:00 – 11:15am
Break
Session 2: 11:45am – 1:00pm
About the Teacher
Josh Baker has been practising Kadampa Buddhism for more than 15 years, and often teaches meditation classes at KMC Vancouver. He is known for his kind and gentle delivery of Dharma teachings and for his faith and enthusiasm for Kadam Dharma. Josh lives in Vancouver with his wife and daughter.
Mandala Offerings and Guru Yoga Retreat
Gaining deep experience of Dharma depends not just upon meditation but also upon creating certain inner conditions such as purifying negativity, accumulating merit, and receiving blessings. In this retreat we will focus on the preliminary practices of accumulating merit by making mandala offerings and receiving blessings through Guru yoga practice. *
The practice of mandala offerings is a beautiful, imaginative practice whereby we create then causes for a completely pure world to appear. Remembering that everything starts in the imagination, we envision peaceful, beautiful environments and offer them to the holy beings. To offer mandalas we can construct traditional rice mandalas or we can simply visualize a pure world.
We receive blessings by engaging in Guru yoga practice. This special practice enables us to strengthen our connection with our Spiritual Guide and feel very close to him or her. We make many requests by reciting the special Migtsema prayer, and then receive our Spiritual Guide’s transformative blessings.
We will engage in this retreat in conjunction with the prayers Hundreds of Deities of the Joyful Land According to Highest Yoga Tantra. There will be silent periods to concentrate and meditate on offering mandalas and recite the Migtsema prayer.
Offering the mandala is offering a Pure Land generated through the power of correct imagination. There is no difference between offering a Pure Land generated through the power of correct imagination and offering an actual Pure Land – both are mere appearance to the mind.
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso — from Oral Instructions of Mahamudra
*To learn more about these important preliminary practices for meditation be sure to attend our morning course with Josh Baker called Keys to Successful Meditation on October 19th.
Retreat Schedule
Friday 11th
7:00 – 8:15pm Introduction
Saturday 12th
9:00 – 10:15am
11:00 – 12:15pm
4:30 – 5:45pm
7:00 – 8:30pm
Sunday 13th
9:00 – 10:15am
11:00 – 12:30pm
Event Cost
Non-members
Whole retreat: $35
Friday evening: $15
Sat and Sun retreat sessions: $5 per session
Members free, included in your membership
Please pay at the door
About the Teacher
Gen Kelsang Delek, the Resident Teacher of KMC Vancouver, is teaching these classes in May. She is a senior Teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU). She has been a Kadampa Buddhist nun and Teacher under the guidance of her Spiritual Guide, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, for almost 30 years and has been the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Centres in Canada, Japan and the UK.
The Wheel of Life
Even if we contemplate deeply the most sublime works of art we cannot gain benefits that compare with the benefits of contemplating and meditating on the diagram of the Wheel of Life because this diagram reveals the complete path to enlightenment.
Joyful Path Of Good Fortune.
The Wheel of Life is a famous diagram drawn by Buddha Shakyamuni that teaches the complete path to enlightenment. Its vivid imagery helps us understand why we experience the sufferings and problems that we do, and how we can permanently break free from these. It includes illustrations of the Twelve-Dependent Related Links, a chain-like series of cause and effect that reveals the way in which we are caught up in a cycle of suffering.
In this course Gen Rinzin will give a practical and contemplative tour of the Wheel of Life and show how we can use this diagram to inspire our meditations and guide ourselves along the spiritual path.
Everyone is welcome to attend; no previous knowledge of these teachings is required. This special course is ideal for visual learners and those who enjoy imagery as a source of inspiration and learning.
Following the course, we can enjoy a movie, a video of the play The Wheel of Life, which tells the story of the life of King Bimbisara, a friend and contemporary of Buddha, and how the diagram of the Wheel of Life came to be drawn.
Schedule
Session 1: 10:00am – 11:15am
Session 2: 11:45am – 1:00pm
Lunch: 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Session 3: 2:30pm – 3:45pm
Film showing of the Wheel of Life: From 4:15pm
Event Cost
Non-members $50 per person
Members $20 per person
Includes lunch and refreshments
Please register below to secure your space
About the Teacher
Gen Rinzin was ordained as a Buddhist monk in 2004 and taught at Heruka Buddhist Center in Fort Collins, Colorado for 15 years. He has been the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Meditation Center Washington since October 2020. Gen Rinzin communicates his love of Dharma with a down-to-earth approach and humour that helps the listener appreciate and understand the teachings and put them into practice. His teachings are clear and practical, making them easy to apply to modern life. We are delighted to have him visit KMC Vancouver to teach on October 5th.
Open House
FREE and open to the public
Everyone is welcome!
Discover a peaceful oasis in your neighbourhood at Kadampa Meditation Centre Vancouver.
Schedule:
Talk & meditation 11:00-11:30am
Tours of our shrine room
15 min taster meditations
Delicious refreshments
Meet our warm-hearted Kadampa community!
Finding Stillness Within
Treat yourself to a retreat and find stillness within.
Gen Sanden will guide various breathing meditations that are both simple and profound, leading us to an experience of peace that is naturally within us all.
Breathing meditation enables us to control our mind rather than allowing our mind to control us. It temporarily removes all negative conceptual thoughts from our mind, making it calm like water that has become pure and still. In this way, we get immediate relief from anxiety, stress and other painful states of mind.
To help us let go of our busy external world, settle our mind, and get the most out of this precious time on retreat, we will keep silence inside the building throughout the day.
This event is suitable for everyone. Beginners are welcome.
Event Schedule
Session 1: 10:00 – 11:00am
Session 2: 11:30am – 12:30pm
Lunch: 12:30 – 2:00pm
Session 3: 2:00 – 3:00pm
Event Cost
Non-members $50
Members $20
Includes lunch and refreshments
Please register below to secure your space
About the Teacher
Gen Kelsang Sanden is a senior Teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition. Well loved for his compassion, sense of humour and the clarity of his teachings, he has been a Kadampa Teacher and monk for more than 20 years.
Introduction to Tantra
Introduction to Tantra
In Kadampa Buddhism, we practice the union of Sutra and Tantra: both are equally important and together they form a complete spiritual path. In Buddha's Sutra teachings, his public teachings, we understand how to attain enlightenment but that attainment can feel remote to us. Through practicing Buddha's Tantric teachings we are given a clear vision of what enlightenment is and special tools to accomplish this sublime state swiftly.
In this short course, Gen Delek will explain some of these special tools - such as the skillful use of the imagination in envisioning enlightenment, and how to develop a blissful mind - that you can practise and benefit from immediately, even though an in-depth practice of Tantra depends upon first receiving an empowerment.
This course is an ideal preparation for the NKT International Fall Festival 2024 in Brazil, when Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong, General Spiritual Director of NKT IKBU, will be giving Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments, following the teachings of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche.
This half-day course will include practical teachings, guided meditations and time for questions.
Everyone is welcome!
Cost
$35 , Free for members
About the Teacher
Gen Kelsang Delek, the Resident Teacher of KMC Vancouver, is teaching these classes in May. She is a senior Teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU). She has been a Kadampa Buddhist nun and Teacher under the guidance of her Spiritual Guide, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, for almost 30 years and has been the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Centres in Canada, Japan and the UK.
Island Retreat
Friday, August 23rd to Sunday August 25th
In this silent retreat we will take a deep dive into the true nature of reality, emptiness, based on the eighth verse of the much-loved text, Eight Verses of Training the Mind. This remarkable text, composed by Bodhisattva Langri Tangpa, an eleventh-century Buddhist Master from Tibet, reveals the essence of the path to enlightenment in eight verses. It shows how we can transform our mind from its present confused and self-centred state into the perfect wisdom and compassion of a Buddha.
At last year’s Island Retreat we meditated on the first seven verses; this year we will focus on the eighth verse, and in particular, we will explore the emptiness of phenomena which is explained here in a unique and very special way.
There are eight phenomena (production, disintegration, impermanence, permanence, going, coming, singularity and plurality) that we think about in a mistaken, or extreme, way: we believe them to be inherently existent. Our minds that grasp at these eight extremes are different aspects of our self-grasping ignorance.
Gen Delek and Gen Sanden will bring out the practicality and relevance of this subject to our daily happiness. We will understand how our self-grasping ignorance causes us to experience endless suffering and problems, and how to cease this ignorance permanently by meditating on the emptiness of all phenomena. Thus we cease our suffering permanently and accomplish the real meaning of our human life.
Furthermore, through all the above practices,
Together with a mind undefiled by stains of conceptions of the eight extremes
And that sees all phenomena as illusory,
May I and all living beings be released from the bondage of mistaken appearance and conception.- Verse 8 from Eight Verses of Training the Mind
Retreat Schedule
Friday, August 23rd
From 5:00pm Registration
6:00 - 7:00pm Supper
7:30 - 8:45pm Session 1
Saturday , August 24th
7:30 - 8:30am Breakfast
9:00 - 10:15am Session 2
10:15 - 11:00am Break
11:00 - 12:15pm Session 3
12:30 - 1:30pm Lunch
4:30 - 5:45pm Session 4
6:00pm Supper
7:30 - 8:45pm Session 5
Sunday, August 25th
7:00 - 8:00am Breakfast
8:30 - 9:45am Session 6
9:45 - 10:15am Break
10:15 - 11:15pm Session 7
11:15 - noon Clear up!
Fees & Registration
Only a few spots still available - Book now!
Shared Accommodation (2 Twin Beds): MEMBERS $350/person | NON-MEMBERS $465/person
Shared Accommodation (1 Queen Bed): MEMBERS $350/person | NON-MEMBERS $465/person
Single Occupancy (1 Twin Bed): MEMBERS $535/person | NON-MEMBERS $620/person
About the Teachers
Gen Kelsang Delek, the Resident Teacher of KMC Vancouver, is teaching these classes in May. She is a senior Teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU). She has been a Kadampa Buddhist nun and Teacher under the guidance of her Spiritual Guide, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, for almost 30 years and has been the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Centres in Canada, Japan and the UK.
Gen Kelsang Sanden is a Canadian Buddhist monk, and the second Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Centre Vancouver. He has been a long time student of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, the founder of the New Kadampa Tradition. He is well loved for his compassion, sense of humour and the clarity of his teachings.
The good heart of equanimity
The Good Heart of Equanimity
Join us for this summer meditation workshop with Kadampa Teacher, Inkeri Meharg, who will guide meditations, lead a walk, and inspire us to integrate meditation into our daily experience of life.
The workshop will begin at Kadampa Meditation Centre with an explanation of the meditation on equanimity. Then Inkeri will guide us in a silent walk around Trout Lake where we will contemplate what we see in light of that explanation.
Regrouping at the Centre, there will be discussion and refreshments followed by Inkeri guiding a meditation to help us develop the loving good heart of equanimity, using our experiences gained on the walk.
This workshop will show us how we can integrate meditation into our everyday life; we will experience how to make meditation live in our life, which will bring profound benefits to ourselves and others.
The walk around Trout Lake will happen, rain or shine. Please dress for the weather!
Cost
$35 , Free for members
Registration CLICK HERE
About the Teacher
Inkeri is a senior Kadampa teacher who has been practicing for over 20 years. She brings a wealth of practical experience of integrating Buddhist teachings with daily life. Inkeri often teaches the Learn to Meditate courses at our main Kadampa centre.
Clear Mind Silent Retreat
Clear Mind Silent Retreat
When the turbulence of distracting thoughts subsides and our mind becomes still, a deep happiness and contentment naturally arises from within.
- Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
The real source of happiness is inner peace. If our mind is peaceful, we will be happy all the time, regardless of external conditions, but if it is disturbed or troubled in any way, we will never be happy, no matter how good our external conditions may be.
On this relaxed retreat learn guided meditations that can be practiced by anyone. With regular practice, these meditations help us overcome distractions and experience mental clarity and inner peace.
Join us in person at Kadampa Meditation Centre Vancouver and experience the benefits of meditation on Saturday June 8th from 10am to 3pm.
A wonderful opportunity to relax in a beautiful, peaceful environment and enjoy refreshments and a wholesome vegetarian lunch between sessions.
The retreat will be led by Gen Kelsang Sandenw, who will explain and guide meditations. Other than that, the retreat will be in silence to enable participants to settle their minds and enjoy a day of stillness and peace. At the end of the day, there will be an opportunity for Q&A.
This event is suitable for everyone, beginners are welcome.
Event Schedule
Session 1: 10:00 – 11:00am
Session 2: 11:30am – 12:30pm
Lunch: 12:30 – 2:00pm
Session 3: 2:00 – 3:00pm
Cost
Public $50 | Members $15 (lunch included)
Registration Click HERE
About the Teacher
Gen Kelsang Sanden is a Canadian Buddhist monk, and the second Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Centre Vancouver. He has been a long time student of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, the founder of the New Kadampa Tradition. He is well loved for his compassion, sense of humour and the clarity of his teachings.
Offering our Faith Retreat
Offering Our Faith Retreat
FREE for Everyone | Drop-ins welcome | Available via livestream for members
Every day we remember the extraordinary kindness of Venerable Geshe-la, our Root Guru and Founder of the New Kadampa Tradition. But on this auspicious day, June 4 (Turning the Wheel of Dharma Day), at Kadampa centres around the world, with minds of rejoicing and gratitude, we offer him our faith through using the special prayer Request to the Holy Spiritual Guide Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso from his Faithful Disciples and collecting our Guru’s name mantra in a one-day retreat. Everyone is welcome to take part.
Gen Delek will give a short explanation of the retreat at 8am, at the beginning of the first session.
This event is suitable for everyone, beginners are welcome.
Event Schedule
Session 1: 8:00–9:30am
Session 2: 11:00am – 12:15pm
Session 3: 4:00 – 5:15pm
OSG Prayers: 7:00 – 8:30pm
About the Resident Teacher
Gen Kelsang Delek, the Resident Teacher of KMC Vancouver. Her extensive experience and excellent example are well appreciated by her students. With her practical approach and clear explanations of even the most profound of Buddha’s teachings, Gen Delek inspires us to put Dharma into practice in our daily lives.
Nyungnay Purification Retreat
Drop in and pay/register at the door $30 non-members, Free for members
On this special annual retreat that comes around just once every year. We will spend two days with thousand-armed (eleven-faced) Avalokiteshvara – ‘Mahakaruna’ – the nature of our Guru’s great compassion. This will involve making exquisite offerings, praises and prostrations and thereby accumulating huge merit, purifying vast negativity for ourself and others and receiving the most powerful blessing to propel ourself swiftly along our path to enlightenment.
Wrapped within the practice of the Mahayana Precepts, Nyungnay involves fasting and making three sessions of prostrations, with the sadhana ‘Drop of Essential Nectar‘, over two days. Usually the second day is accompanied by a full fast, which although recommended, is not compulsory.
Everyone is welcome to join us for this special retreat.
Event Schedule
Sunday April 14th:
6:30–7:00 am Mahayana Precepts
7:00–8:15 am Session 1
9:15–10:30 am Session 2
11:00am–12:00 pm Happiness hour
2:00–3:30 pm Session 3
Monday April 15th:
3:30–5:30pm OSG/Buddha’s Enlightenment Day
Friday April 12th:
7:00–8:30 pm Introduction Talk
Saturday April 13th:
6.30–7:00 am Mahayana Precepts
7:00–8:15 am Session 1
10:00–11:15 am Session 2
2:30–3:45 pm Session 3
About our Resident Teacher
Gen Kelsang Sanden is a Canadian Buddhist monk, and the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Centre Vancouver. He has been a long time student of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, the founder of the New Kadampa Tradition. He is well loved for his compassion, sense of humour and the clarity of his teachings.
Canadian National Festival
Join us for this year's Canadian National Festival taking place on March 29th to April 2nd at Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada in Toronto, this year being taught by Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong.
During the Festival, Gen-la will grant the empowerment of Wisdom Buddha Je Tsongkhapa and give teachings on the special Kadampa prayer Request to the Holy Spiritual Guide Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche from his Faithful Disciples.
This deeply blessed prayer is at the very heart of the spiritual practice of fortunate modern Kadampa disciples. Gen-la will give a brief commentary on the meaning and importance of this prayer and how to use it in daily life.
This is a rare and special opportunity, in Canada, to receive these instructions from Gen-la Dekyong and in turn, to deepen our faith and ability to rely upon our Spiritual Guide.
Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to receive teachings from this deeply inspiring and experienced Spiritual Guide.