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Ontario Dharma Celebration
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Ontario Dharma Celebration: The Power of Compassion
1,000-Armed Avalokiteshvara Empowerment with Gen Kelsang Samten
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November 21-23 at KMC Canada in Toronto
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The Ontario Dharma Celebration is a special annual event open to everyone, held in Toronto at Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada.
It’s a wonderful opportunity for people from all backgrounds to come together to receive heartfelt advice, practical teachings and be guided in meditations. We can learn to live with greater meaning and joy by applying Buddha’s wisdom (Dharma) in daily life.
This year’s Celebration focuses on the practice of compassion, the very heart of the Buddhist way of life. Compassion is an extraordinary mind that shatters the illusion that we are alone in our suffering. It opens our heart to empathy and allows us to make a deeper connection with others. It heals our mind and our relationships and, when paired with wisdom, has immense power to benefit and protect others.
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During this weekend event, Gen Samten Kelsang, the Resident Teacher at KMC New York, will grant the blessing empowerment of the Buddha of Compassion in the aspect of 1000-armed Avalokiteshvara. The empowerment is a guided meditation and blessing ceremony that connects us directly with enlightened compassion, strengthening this quality within our own mind.
During his teachings, Gen Samten will explain how to apply five special forces to our compassion, so that it can grow until it becomes universal compassion—the heartfelt wish to protect all living beings from suffering.
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Please join us! Everyone is welcome. This is a most precious opportunity, not to be missed.
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