Quebec Dharma Celebration 2025
5 Forces for Positive Change
Blessing Empowerment of
1000 armed Avalokiteshvara
Buddha of compassion
with Gen Kelsang Chodor
Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada
novembre 14-16, 2025
The Quebec Dharma Celebration is a special annual event held at Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal and is open to everyone.
It’s a wonderful opportunity for hundreds of people from all backgrounds to come together to receive heartfelt advice, practical teachings, and meditation practices on how 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, opening our hearts to empathy, understanding, and 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 this weekend event, Gen Chodor will grant the blessing empowerment of 1000-armed Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion. The empowerment is a guided meditation and blessing ceremony that connects us directly with Avalokiteshvara’s enlightened compassion, strengthening this quality within our own mind.
During his teachings, Gen Chodor will explain how to apply five special forces to our compassion so that it can grow and expand until it becomes universal compassion—the heartfelt wish to protect all living beings from suffering.
Everyone is welcome !
The Teacher
Gen Kelsang Chodor is the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada. He has been ordained and has studied under the guidance of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for more than twenty-two years.
He has taught extensively in both the UK and the US. He is admired by students for his practical knowledge, warm presentations and authentic teachings, as well as his natural joy and sense of humor. He is skilled at putting everyone at ease and helping them solve their problems and anxieties with practical Dharma advice.