Quebec Dharma Celebration 2025
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.
Public Talk • Finding Peace in the Digital Age
Public Talk - Finding Peace in the Digital Age
with international Buddhist Monk & Teacher
Gen Kelsang Chodor, guest teacher
Wednesday November 12, 2025 | 7:30pm-9pm
In this talk, Gen Chodor will share a Buddhist perspective on how to find genuine peace and contentment while living in this ever-evolving digital age. Discover how to create an inner space of calm, and how to live with technology without being ruled by it.
Everybody welcome !
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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.
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With Gen Kelsang Chodor
International Buddhist Monk & TeacherGEN 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.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Doors open 6:30pm
Public Talk 7:30pm-9pm
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General admission • 25 $
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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.
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Centre de méditation kadampa Montréal
835 Laurier Avenue East, Montreal, QC, H2J 1G2
Email : [email protected]
Phone : 514-521-2529
