Is a life beyond fear even possible?

According to Buddha, fear arises from how we respond to our environment, not from the environment itself. The fear and anxiety that we experience is therefore not inevitable.

Through the practice of meditation, we can learn to work skillfully with our fear. Instead of allowing it to overwhelm us, we learn to redirect it, so that it moves us towards developing those states of mind that naturally give rise to peace, confidence and a strong sense of purpose. In this talk, we will discover the science of peace and how to use it to make our life truly happy.

Based on his 40 years of experience of meditation, Buddhist monk Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab, senior disciple of the great Buddhist teacher, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, and retired Spiritual Director of the New Kadampa Tradition, will guide us into recognizing our potential for a meaningful and joyful life truly beyond fear.

This public talk will be in English with simultaneous translation in French.

Everyone welcome.

Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab is a retired General Spiritual Director of the NKT-IKBU, he has trained closely with the great Buddhist teacher Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for more than forty years. His humility and pure example reflect his many years of reliance on his Spiritual Guide.

An internationally renowned Teacher, he is greatly admired as a sincere practitioner and a powerful Teacher. He is also well-known for his wisdom and deep understanding of Buddha's teachings, and for his pure example of compassion and loving-kindness.

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

• Doors open 6:30pm

• Public Talk 7:30pm-9pm

Early bird discount (until April 15th) : $20

Regular price : $25

Public Talk will be held at

Centre de méditation kadampa Montréal
835 avenue Laurier Est
Montréal

3 minute walk from Laurier metro

5 minute walk from STM bus stop

Some parking on street may be available, but numbers are limited.

Centre de méditation kadampa Montréal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montreal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email : [email protected]
Phone : 514-521-2529

Is it possible to find genuine peace in this digital age?

The fast-paced development of modern technology and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) are increasing stress and anxiety for most people, but would we say the quality of human life is improving? Is there an actual increase in human happiness? Does living in the digital age mean we’re destined to feel stressed and restless?

Despite all the amazing development we have witnessed in recent years, for many of us, technology has had the opposite effect, leaving us more agitated, distracted, addicted, and even fearful. As AI becomes more accessible, we could eventually lose our ability to think for ourselves, weakening our capacity to find happiness within through the power of our own thoughts and feelings.

In this talk, Gen Chodor will share a Buddhist perspective on how to develop our capacity to find genuine peace and contentment while living in this ever-evolving digital age. Discover how to create an inner space of calm through the power of your own thoughts, and how to live with technology without being ruled by it.

With Gen Kelsang Chodor
International Buddhist Monk & Teacher

GEN KELSANG CHODOR is the Resident Teacher at 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.

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

• Doors open 6:30pm

• Public Talk 7:30pm-9pm

General admission • 25 $

Public Talk will be held at

Centre de méditation kadampa Montréal
835 avenue Laurier Est
Montréal

3 minute walk from Laurier metro

5 minute walk from STM bus stop

Some parking on street may be available.

Centre de méditation kadampa Montréal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montreal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email : [email protected]
Phone : 514-521-2529

Why we should be interested in karma

There is nothing magical or supernatural about karma. It is simply the law of cause and effect. Why one thing happens to you and another thing happens to me depends on the karma we have created. This we can learn to control.

In this series we’ll explore the inner law of cause and effect that shapes all our experiences, and learn how to align our thoughts, words and actions with our deepest aspirations for happiness and peace.

With Rosalind Fox

5035 de Maisonneuve W. Bldv
(Unitarian Church of Montreal)
Vendôme metro • Free parking available

Click here to access the map

3 June - The Karma Code

10 June - Creating Future Happiness through Understanding Karma

17 June - Seeing through the Lens of Empathy 

$15/class
$35/3 classes

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

Why we should be interested in karma

There is nothing magical or supernatural about karma. It is simply the law of cause and effect. Why one thing happens to you and another thing happens to me depends on the karma we have created. This we can learn to control.

In this series we’ll explore the inner law of cause and effect that shapes all our experiences, and learn how to align our thoughts, words and actions with our deepest aspirations for happiness and peace.

With Rosalind Fox

5035 de Maisonneuve W. Bldv
(Unitarian Church of Montreal)
Vendôme metro • Free parking available

Click here to access the map

3 June - The Karma Code

10 June - Creating Future Happiness through Understanding Karma

17 June - Seeing through the Lens of Empathy 

$15/class
$35/3 classes

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

Why we should be interested in karma

There is nothing magical or supernatural about karma. It is simply the law of cause and effect. Why one thing happens to you and another thing happens to me depends on the karma we have created. This we can learn to control.

In this series we’ll explore the inner law of cause and effect that shapes all our experiences, and learn how to align our thoughts, words and actions with our deepest aspirations for happiness and peace.

With Rosalind Fox

5035 de Maisonneuve W. Bldv
(Unitarian Church of Montreal)
Vendôme metro • Free parking available

Click here to access the map

3 June - The Karma Code

10 June - Creating Future Happiness through Understanding Karma

17 June - Seeing through the Lens of Empathy 

$15/class
$35/3 classes

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

One of the most renowned meditations taught by Buddha, known as “taking and giving” has been used for centuries as a healing meditation.

In this series we will learn how to practice transforming the simple act of breathing into a powerful curative practice that causes mental peace, improves our concentration, enhances our love, compassion and wisdom, and brings great meaning to our life.

With Rosalind Fox

5035 de Maisonneuve W. Bldv
(Unitarian Church of Montreal)
Vendôme metro • Free parking available

Click here to access the map

6 may - The Wonderful Benefits of the Practice of Taking and Giving

13 may - Self-Compassion and the Practice of Taking

20 may - Fearless Compassion and Joyful Taking

$15/class
$35/3 classes

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

One of the most renowned meditations taught by Buddha, known as “taking and giving” has been used for centuries as a healing meditation.

In this series we will learn how to practice transforming the simple act of breathing into a powerful curative practice that causes mental peace, improves our concentration, enhances our love, compassion and wisdom, and brings great meaning to our life.

With Rosalind Fox

5035 de Maisonneuve W. Bldv
(Unitarian Church of Montreal)
Vendôme metro • Free parking available

Click here to access the map

6 may - The Wonderful Benefits of the Practice of Taking and Giving

13 may - Self-Compassion and the Practice of Taking

20 may - Fearless Compassion and Joyful Taking

$15/class
$35/3 classes

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

With Rosalind Fox

5035 de Maisonneuve W. Bldv
(Unitarian Church of Montreal)
Vendôme metro • Free parking available

Click here to access the map

6 may - The Wonderful Benefits of the Practice of Taking and Giving

13 may - Self-Compassion and the Practice of Taking

20 may - Fearless Compassion and Joyful Taking

$15/class
$35/3 classes

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

Stress-Free Living

In this series we will learn to focus on what we can influence, and to let go of what we cannot which makes us feel like we are out of control. Try out these tried and tested techniques that will give us a new perspective on stress, worries and difficulties and will help us stay strong and grounded in the face of life’s challenges

With Rosalind Fox

5035 de Maisonneuve W. Bldv
(Unitarian Church of Montreal)
Vendôme metro • Free parking available

Click here to access the map

April 8 - Recognizing agitation
April 15 - How to defuse stress
April 22 - Staying positive in action

$15/class
$35/3 classes

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

Stress-Free Living

In this series we will learn to focus on what we can influence, and to let go of what we cannot which makes us feel like we are out of control. Try out these tried and tested techniques that will give us a new perspective on stress, worries and difficulties and will help us stay strong and grounded in the face of life’s challenges

With Rosalind Fox

5035 de Maisonneuve W. Bldv
(Unitarian Church of Montreal)
Vendôme metro • Free parking available

Click here to access the map

April 8 - Recognizing agitation
April 15 - How to defuse stress
April 22 - Staying positive in action

$15/class
$35/3 classes

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

Stress-Free Living

In this series we will learn to focus on what we can influence, and to let go of what we cannot which makes us feel like we are out of control. Try out these tried and tested techniques that will give us a new perspective on stress, worries and difficulties and will help us stay strong and grounded in the face of life’s challenges

With Rosalind Fox

5035 de Maisonneuve W. Bldv
(Unitarian Church of Montreal)
Vendôme metro • Free parking available

Click here to access the map

April 8 - Recognizing agitation
April 15 - How to defuse stress
April 22 - Staying positive in action

$15/class
$35/3 classes

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

A Simple Life: A New Perspective

At the simplest level being a spiritual person means improving our mind and benefiting others. Nothing complicated. By prioritising our inner development, we become confident in our ability to quietly make a difference. 

With Rosalind Fox

5035 de Maisonneuve W. Bldv
(Unitarian Church of Montreal)
Vendôme metro • Free parking available

Click here to access the map

March 18 - What makes everything complicated?
March 25 - Realizing what you share with others
April 1st - When altruism gives meaning to life

$15/class
$35/3 classes

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

A Simple Life: A New Perspective

At the simplest level being a spiritual person means improving our mind and benefiting others. Nothing complicated. By prioritising our inner development, we become confident in our ability to quietly make a difference. 

With Rosalind Fox

5035 de Maisonneuve W. Bldv
(Unitarian Church of Montreal)
Vendôme metro • Free parking available

Click here to access the map

March 18 - What makes everything complicated?
March 25 - Realizing what you share with others
April 1st - When altruism gives meaning to life

$15/class
$35/3 classes

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

A Simple Life: A New Perspective

At the simplest level being a spiritual person means improving our mind and benefiting others. Nothing complicated. By prioritising our inner development, we become confident in our ability to quietly make a difference. 

With Rosalind Fox

5035 de Maisonneuve W. Bldv
(Unitarian Church of Montreal)
Vendôme metro • Free parking available

Click here to access the map

March 18 - What makes everything complicated?
March 25 - Realizing what you share with others
April 1st - When altruism gives meaning to life

$15/class
$35/3 classes

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

KEEPING YOUR COOL WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH

We would all agree that anger is no one’s friend, yet it afflicts us almost daily and in a host of different ways.  

In this series we will look dispassionately at the workings of this most destructive delusion, and the immeasurable benefits of practicing patience. 

With Rosalind Fox

5035 de Maisonneuve W. Bldv
(Unitarian Church of Montreal)
Vendôme metro • Free parking available

Click here to access the map

February 11 - The Faults of Anger
February 18 - Why we get Angry
February 25 - The Benefits of Patience
March 4 - How to Practice Patience

$15/class
$45/4 classes

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

KEEPING YOUR COOL WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH

We would all agree that anger is no one’s friend, yet it afflicts us almost daily and in a host of different ways.  

In this series we will look dispassionately at the workings of this most destructive delusion, and the immeasurable benefits of practicing patience. 

With Rosalind Fox

5035 de Maisonneuve W. Bldv
(Unitarian Church of Montreal)
Vendôme metro • Free parking available

Click here to access the map

February 11 - The Faults of Anger
February 18 - Why we get Angry
February 25 - The Benefits of Patience
March 4 - How to Practice Patience

$15/class
$45/4 classes

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

KEEPING YOUR COOL WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH

We would all agree that anger is no one’s friend, yet it afflicts us almost daily and in a host of different ways.  

In this series we will look dispassionately at the workings of this most destructive delusion, and the immeasurable benefits of practicing patience. 

With Rosalind Fox

5035 de Maisonneuve W. Bldv
(Unitarian Church of Montreal)
Vendôme metro • Free parking available

Click here to access the map

February 11 - The Faults of Anger
February 18 - Why we get Angry
February 25 - The Benefits of Patience
March 4 - How to Practice Patience

$15/class
$45/4 classes

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

KEEPING YOUR COOL WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH

We would all agree that anger is no one’s friend, yet it afflicts us almost daily and in a host of different ways.  

In this series we will look dispassionately at the workings of this most destructive delusion, and the immeasurable benefits of practicing patience. 

With Rosalind Fox

5035 de Maisonneuve W. Bldv
(Unitarian Church of Montreal)
Vendôme metro • Free parking available

Click here to access the map

February 11 - The Faults of Anger
February 18 - Why we get Angry
February 25 - The Benefits of Patience
March 4 - How to Practice Patience

$15/class
$45/4 classes

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

REST & RENEW

Instead of new resolutions, learn how to cultivate new good intentions. This is the kindest thing we can do for ourselves and others in 2025.  

How can we do this? Through training in meditation. 

Meditation makes our mind become peaceful, and when our mind is peaceful we are happy and we can make others happy. 

With Rosalind Fox

5035 de Maisonneuve W. Bldv
(Unitarian Church of Montreal)
Vendôme metro • Free parking available

Click here to access the map

January 14 - Understanding Meditation
January 21 - The Nature and Function of the Mind
January 28 - Peace and Happiness through Concentration
February 4 - The Power of Intention

$15/class
$45/4 classes

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

REST & RENEW

Instead of new resolutions, learn how to cultivate new good intentions. This is the kindest thing we can do for ourselves and others in 2025.  

How can we do this? Through training in meditation. 

Meditation makes our mind become peaceful, and when our mind is peaceful we are happy and we can make others happy. 

With Rosalind Fox

5035 de Maisonneuve W. Bldv
(Unitarian Church of Montreal)
Vendôme metro • Free parking available

Click here to access the map

January 14 - Understanding Meditation
January 21 - The Nature and Function of the Mind
January 28 - Peace and Happiness through Concentration
February 4 - The Power of Intention

$15/class
$45/4 classes

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

REST & RENEW

Instead of new resolutions, learn how to cultivate new good intentions. This is the kindest thing we can do for ourselves and others in 2025.  

How can we do this? Through training in meditation. 

Meditation makes our mind become peaceful, and when our mind is peaceful we are happy and we can make others happy. 

With Rosalind Fox

5035 de Maisonneuve W. Bldv
(Unitarian Church of Montreal)
Vendôme metro • Free parking available

Click here to access the map

January 14 - Understanding Meditation
January 21 - The Nature and Function of the Mind
January 28 - Peace and Happiness through Concentration
February 4 - The Power of Intention

$15/class
$45/4 classes

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

REST & RENEW

Instead of new resolutions, learn how to cultivate new good intentions. This is the kindest thing we can do for ourselves and others in 2025.  

How can we do this? Through training in meditation. 

Meditation makes our mind become peaceful, and when our mind is peaceful we are happy and we can make others happy. 

With Rosalind Fox

5035 de Maisonneuve W. Bldv
(Unitarian Church of Montreal)
Vendôme metro • Free parking available

Click here to access the map

January 14 - Understanding Meditation
January 21 - The Nature and Function of the Mind
January 28 - Peace and Happiness through Concentration
February 4 - The Power of Intention

$15/class
$45/4 classes

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

LEARNING TO LOVE TRULY

Simple yet profound teachings and meditations that help us develop greater peace of mind and happiness, and improve our relationships through learning to authentically cherish others. We’ll spend time mixing our mind with some of Buddha’s most precious teachings on how to train in, deepen, and expand our love and compassion, both in and out of meditation. 

With Rosalind Fox

Nov 5: Love Hurts… Really??
Nov 12: Discover how Equanimity Appeals to our Sense of Fairness
Nov 19: The Healing Power of Cherishing Others
Nov 26: Wishing the Very Best for Everyone

$15 for one class
$45 for the 4 classes series

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

LEARNING TO LOVE TRULY

Simple yet profound teachings and meditations that help us develop greater peace of mind and happiness, and improve our relationships through learning to authentically cherish others. We’ll spend time mixing our mind with some of Buddha’s most precious teachings on how to train in, deepen, and expand our love and compassion, both in and out of meditation. 

With Rosalind Fox

Nov 5: Love Hurts… Really??
Nov 12: Discover how Equanimity Appeals to our Sense of Fairness
Nov 19: The Healing Power of Cherishing Others
Nov 26: Wishing the Very Best for Everyone

$15 for one class
$45 for the 4 classes series

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

LEARNING TO LOVE TRULY

Simple yet profound teachings and meditations that help us develop greater peace of mind and happiness, and improve our relationships through learning to authentically cherish others. We’ll spend time mixing our mind with some of Buddha’s most precious teachings on how to train in, deepen, and expand our love and compassion, both in and out of meditation. 

With Rosalind Fox

Nov 5: Love Hurts… Really??
Nov 12: Discover how Equanimity Appeals to our Sense of Fairness
Nov 19: The Healing Power of Cherishing Others
Nov 26: Wishing the Very Best for Everyone

$15 for one class
$45 for the 4 classes series

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

LEARNING TO LOVE TRULY

Simple yet profound teachings and meditations that help us develop greater peace of mind and happiness, and improve our relationships through learning to authentically cherish others. We’ll spend time mixing our mind with some of Buddha’s most precious teachings on how to train in, deepen, and expand our love and compassion, both in and out of meditation. 

With Rosalind Fox

Nov 5: Love Hurts… Really??
Nov 12: Discover how Equanimity Appeals to our Sense of Fairness
Nov 19: The Healing Power of Cherishing Others
Nov 26: Wishing the Very Best for Everyone

$15 for one class
$45 for the 4 classes series

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

WHAT DO WE REALLY WANT?

Everyone whether religious or non-religious is looking for happiness all the time and wants to be free from suffering and problems. We usually depend upon external things to make us happy – our relationships, our health, our reputation, our career, to name just a few. By practicing meditation we can come to understand and experience that it is our mind, not other people nor circumstances, that determines how happy we are.

These classes are suitable for everyone and are an ideal introduction to meditation and modern Buddhist teachings.

With Rosalind Fox

What do we really want?
Sept 24: Peaceful Mind, Happy Mind
Oct 1: Healing Ourself with Meditation
Oct 8: Quieting the Mind
Oct 15: Finding Stillness Within

$15 for one class
$45 for the 4 classes series

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

WHAT DO WE REALLY WANT?

Everyone whether religious or non-religious is looking for happiness all the time and wants to be free from suffering and problems. We usually depend upon external things to make us happy – our relationships, our health, our reputation, our career, to name just a few. By practicing meditation we can come to understand and experience that it is our mind, not other people nor circumstances, that determines how happy we are.

These classes are suitable for everyone and are an ideal introduction to meditation and modern Buddhist teachings.

With Rosalind Fox

Sept 24: Peaceful Mind, Happy Mind
Oct 1: Healing Ourself with Meditation
Oct 8: Quieting the Mind
Oct 15: Finding Stillness Within

$15 for one class
$45 for the 4 classes series

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529

WHAT DO WE REALLY WANT?

Everyone whether religious or non-religious is looking for happiness all the time and wants to be free from suffering and problems. We usually depend upon external things to make us happy – our relationships, our health, our reputation, our career, to name just a few. By practicing meditation we can come to understand and experience that it is our mind, not other people nor circumstances, that determines how happy we are.

These classes are suitable for everyone and are an ideal introduction to meditation and modern Buddhist teachings.

With Rosalind Fox

Sept 24: Peaceful Mind, Happy Mind
Oct 1: Healing Ourself with Meditation
Oct 8: Quieting the Mind
Oct 15: Finding Stillness Within

$15 for one class
$45 for the 4 classes series

Kadampa Meditation Centre Montreal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montréal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 514-521-2529