Kadampa Meditation Centre Ottawa

Name: Meditation for Kids; With Ananda Kelly
Start: 2026-02-21T19:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-02-21T20:30:00.000Z
Location: Kadampa Meditation Centre Ottawa

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About us

Our Centre was established in 1996, under the direction of our Founder, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. We are a charitable non-profit organization. Our goal is to provide people in the Ottawa area with an opportunity to practise Buddha’s teachings, to help them to solve their daily problems and find lasting happiness. (To learn more about Our Founder, Our Teachers, and Modern Kadampa Buddhism, click here.)
Our general meditation classes teach practical methods to improve the quality and meaning of life through developing inner peace, compassion and wisdom. We also offer more advanced classes for those wishing to deepen their understanding and practice of Buddhism.
Our Centre has a beautiful meditation room, where our classes are held. While most people sit in chairs when attending our classes, we can provide you with a meditation cushion to sit on, if you’d like one. We also offer a small bookshop/gift shop, and a quiet reading area.
You don’t need to be a Buddhist to attend our classes, or to benefit from them. Everyone is welcome here.

Featured event

CA$25.00

Death & Dying - A Buddhist Perspective With Gen Kelsang Thekchen

Sat, Feb 28 · 10:00 AM EST

Kadampa Meditation Centre Ottawa, 879 Somerset St W, Ottawa, ON, CA

Understanding death and the process of dying is important both for ourselves and our loved ones.

We are alive, therefore we shall die. Awareness of this process will help us to come to terms with our own and others' mortality, live a more meaningful and positive life now and most importantly know what to do when we are dying so we can die peacefully and happily without regrets.

In this half day course, Gen Thekchen will explain Buddha’s unparalleled insight into death and dying.

He will also give us some essential instructions to help those who are dying, which is one of the kindest things we can do, at their greatest moment of need. Finally Gen Thekchen will introduce a special practice called Transference of Consciousness or "Powa" that can transfer the consciousness of the deceased to a Buddha's pure land. There will be an opportunity to engage in this practice at the end of the day.

How to make our life meaningful and free from procrastination by remembering death and impermanence

Understand what happens when we die

How to die peacefully, without fear or regret

How to help those who are dying or who have recently died.

Course Schedule
10am-11:15am Teaching and guided meditation
11:15-11:45 Tea break
11:45-1:00pm Teaching, guided meditation & discussion

2.30-3.30pm - Transference of Consciousness (Powa Ceremony) - guided by Gen Thekchen

This course will be taught by Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Thekchen, who is a senior Teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition. He has been a Kadampa Buddhist monk and Teacher under the guidance of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for more than 30 years. 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.

Pre-registration is recommended, but you can also register at the door when you arrive.

Course Fee: $25 per person | No charge for Silver, Gold or Platinum support members