Ontario Dharma Celebration

Name: Ontario Dharma Celebration
Start: 2025-11-21T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-23T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada

Schedule

Fri, 21 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm to Sun, 23 Nov, 2025 at 05:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada | Toronto, ON

Blessing Empowerment of 1000-armed Avalokiteshvara
Becoming a Force for Positive Change
Friday 21 November – Sunday 23 November
with Gen Samten Kelsang
The Ontario Dharma Celebration (ODC) is a special annual event open to everyone, held in Toronto at Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada (KMCC).
It’s a wonderful opportunity for people from all backgrounds to come together to receive heartfelt advice, practical teachings and 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.
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.
Please join us! Everyone is welcome. This is a most precious opportunity, not to be missed.