“There is no creator other than the mind.” - Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche Profound teachings on the relationship between the mind, death, and karma. Investigate more deeply how it is that our mind creates the reality that we perceive and how it is possible, through this understanding, to accomplish liberation from suffering and the…
Offering to the Spiritual Guide, or Lama Chopa in Tibetan, is a special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa in conjunction with Highest Yoga Tantra. It was compiled by the first Panchen Lama, Losang Chokyi Gyaltsen, as a preliminary practice for Tantric Mahamudra. The main practice is meditation on reliance upon our Spiritual Guide, but it…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider will introduce…
‘We often say “My mind, my mind” but if someone asks us “What is your mind?” we would be hard pushed to answer. In this series of classes we will explore Buddhist insights into the nature and function of the mind and learn how to use the creative power of our mind to create the experiences…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider will introduce…
This program is not a drop-in class and enrollment is required. The Foundation Program is designed for people who wish to deepen their understanding and experience of Kadampa Buddhism through a systematic study of six texts by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Please see our In-depth Study Program page for details.
Many people today feel lost, even broken, with life seeming to have no meaning. Worry, anxiety, despair and depression consume both energy and relationships across the world, everybody is involved. However, the teachings of Buddha offer ancient wisdom and practical compassion which, if actively put into our lives, can utterly transform our world bringing hope,…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of silence to meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of silence to meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider…
The puja Wishfulfilling Jewel includes two practices revealed by the wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of silence to meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider…
This practice is exclusively for those who have received the Highest Yoga Tantra empowerment of Heruka and Vajrayogini. Please email: epc@meditateincalgary.org for more information.
Greening Alberta’s Highways: Spring Fundraiser for AKBC, May 1, 2021 On Sat May 1st, starting at 10 am, we will be off the cushion and into the ditches cleaning a 12km stretch of highway south of Okotoks. We need a minimum of 24 volunteers – anyone above 9 years old qualifies. It is a family…
Powa, or transference of consciousness, is a profound method for transferring the consciousness of the deceased to the Pure Land of Buddha. After death and before the next rebirth, there is an opportunity for those who have some connection with the deceased to guide their consciousness’ away from the painful rebirths of samsara and into…
Buddha taught that each of us have within us an extraordinary potential for inner growth and transformation. This pure potentiality is utterly indestructible and exists amidst the negativity that often crowds our mind. When this potential meets the right conditions, all the qualities of enlightenment will awaken within us and we will experience pure, lasting…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider will introduce…
‘We often say “My mind, my mind” but if someone asks us “What is your mind?” we would be hard pushed to answer. In this series of classes we will explore Buddhist insights into the nature and function of the mind and learn how to use the creative power of our mind to create the experiences…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider will introduce…
This program is not a drop-in class and enrollment is required. The Foundation Program is designed for people who wish to deepen their understanding and experience of Kadampa Buddhism through a systematic study of six texts by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Please see our In-depth Study Program page for details.
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of silence to meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of silence to meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of silence to meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider…
This practice is exclusively for those who have received the Highest Yoga Tantra empowerment of Heruka and Vajrayogini. Please email: epc@meditateincalgary.org for more information.
For Buddha’s teachings to affect us deeply they need to touch our heart. During this Saturday half-day retreat, Kelsang Khacho will give two teachings and guided meditations on the profoundly transformative meditation on the emptiness of the body. Everyone welcome – both new and experienced practitioners. Session 1: 10-11:30am Break: 11:30 – 11:45am Session 2:…
We all want to be happy! Despite this wish, our problems, fears and frustrations often seem to take centre stage in our mind. Discover where happiness comes from and how it can be developed. By gaining control of our mind we allow it to return to its true nature, peaceful and calm. In this way…
Buddha taught that each of us have within us an extraordinary potential for inner growth and transformation. This pure potentiality is utterly indestructible and exists amidst the negativity that often crowds our mind. When this potential meets the right conditions, all the qualities of enlightenment will awaken within us and we will experience pure, lasting…
Offering to the Spiritual Guide, or Lama Chopa in Tibetan, is a special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa in conjunction with Highest Yoga Tantra. It was compiled by the first Panchen Lama, Losang Chokyi Gyaltsen, as a preliminary practice for Tantric Mahamudra. The main practice is meditation on reliance upon our Spiritual Guide, but it…
‘We often say “My mind, my mind” but if someone asks us “What is your mind?” we would be hard pushed to answer. In this series of classes we will explore Buddhist insights into the nature and function of the mind and learn how to use the creative power of our mind to create the experiences…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider will introduce…
This program is not a drop-in class and enrollment is required. The Foundation Program is designed for people who wish to deepen their understanding and experience of Kadampa Buddhism through a systematic study of six texts by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Please see our In-depth Study Program page for details.
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of silence to meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of silence to meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of silence to meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider…
This practice is exclusively for those who have received the Highest Yoga Tantra empowerment of Heruka and Vajrayogini. Please email: epc@meditateincalgary.org for more information.
We are all living in uncertain times, both globally and personally. It is easy to feel troubled by everything that we see in the world, and upset by the difficulties that we’re dealing with daily. Times of change and uncertainty can be unsettling, but they also can become transformative. Buddha explained how to keep the…
We all want to be happy! Despite this wish, our problems, fears and frustrations often seem to take centre stage in our mind. Discover where happiness comes from and how it can be developed. By gaining control of our mind we allow it to return to its true nature, peaceful and calm. In this way…
Buddha taught that each of us have within us an extraordinary potential for inner growth and transformation. This pure potentiality is utterly indestructible and exists amidst the negativity that often crowds our mind. When this potential meets the right conditions, all the qualities of enlightenment will awaken within us and we will experience pure, lasting…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider will introduce…
Painful emotions do not come to us from the outside but exist within our own mind. They are part of our mind, but not an intrinsic part, and are caused by our delusions. Negative states of minds that steal our peace and good feelings about ourselves and others. In these classes we will learn how…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider will introduce…
This program is not a drop-in class and enrollment is required. The Foundation Program is designed for people who wish to deepen their understanding and experience of Kadampa Buddhism through a systematic study of six texts by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Please see our In-depth Study Program page for details.
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of silence to meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of silence to meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of silence to meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider…
The Wheel of Life was a diagram drawn by Buddha that teaches the complete path to enlightenment. Included within it are Buddha’s teachings on The Four Noble Truths, telling us what we should know, abandon, practice and attain; it also illustrates the Twelve-Dependent Related Links, a chain-like series of cause and effect that reveals the…
The Wheel of Life was a diagram drawn by Buddha that teaches the complete path to enlightenment. Included within it are Buddha’s teachings on The Four Noble Truths, telling us what we should know, abandon, practice and attain; it also illustrates the Twelve-Dependent Related Links, a chain-like series of cause and effect that reveals the…
The Wheel of Life was a diagram drawn by Buddha that teaches the complete path to enlightenment. Included within it are Buddha’s teachings on The Four Noble Truths, telling us what we should know, abandon, practice and attain; it also illustrates the Twelve-Dependent Related Links, a chain-like series of cause and effect that reveals the…
The Wheel of Life was a diagram drawn by Buddha that teaches the complete path to enlightenment. Included within it are Buddha’s teachings on The Four Noble Truths, telling us what we should know, abandon, practice and attain; it also illustrates the Twelve-Dependent Related Links, a chain-like series of cause and effect that reveals the…
Buddha taught that each of us have within us an extraordinary potential for inner growth and transformation. This pure potentiality is utterly indestructible and exists amidst the negativity that often crowds our mind. When this potential meets the right conditions, all the qualities of enlightenment will awaken within us and we will experience pure, lasting…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider will introduce…
Painful emotions do not come to us from the outside but exist within our own mind. They are part of our mind, but not an intrinsic part, and are caused by our delusions. Negative states of minds that steal our peace and good feelings about ourselves and others. In these classes we will learn how…
Offering to the Spiritual Guide, or Lama Chopa in Tibetan, is a special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa in conjunction with Highest Yoga Tantra. It was compiled by the first Panchen Lama, Losang Chokyi Gyaltsen, as a preliminary practice for Tantric Mahamudra. The main practice is meditation on reliance upon our Spiritual Guide, but it…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of silence to meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of silence to meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider…
No Greater Meaning Buddha Shakyamuni empowerment & commentary to Request to the Lord of All Lineages With Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab, retired General Spiritual Director of NKT The 2021 International Spring Festival will take place May 28 – Jun 2 Gen-la Khyenrab will grant the blessing empowerment of Buddha Shakyamuni and teachings on the sublime prayer,…
Buddha taught that each of us have within us an extraordinary potential for inner growth and transformation. This pure potentiality is utterly indestructible and exists amidst the negativity that often crowds our mind. When this potential meets the right conditions, all the qualities of enlightenment will awaken within us and we will experience pure, lasting…
Painful emotions do not come to us from the outside but exist within our own mind. They are part of our mind, but not an intrinsic part, and are caused by our delusions. Negative states of minds that steal our peace and good feelings about ourselves and others. In these classes we will learn how…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of silence to meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 20 minutes of silence to meditate on Lamrim and 10 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, the presider…
Offering to the Spiritual Guide, or Lama Chopa in Tibetan, is a special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa in conjunction with Highest Yoga Tantra. It was compiled by the first Panchen Lama, Losang Chokyi Gyaltsen, as a preliminary practice for Tantric Mahamudra. The main practice is meditation on reliance upon our Spiritual Guide, but it…
A free video presentation on Buddha’s Enlightenment Day Available on-line only now. (time TBD) Turning the Wheel of Dharma Day June 4 marks the anniversary of Buddha’s first teaching in this world and also the birthday of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, the Founder of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT-IKBU). Forty-nine days after Buddha attained enlightenment,…
The mind is rich with creative power. Every day, in fact, our mind creates a multitude of realities, each attended by various emotions and experienced in diverse ways. These may bring us a sense of joy and freedom, yet they can also be limiting, disruptive, and even painful. Buddha taught how we can engage the…