• When

    Saturday, February 22

    10:00am–12:30pm

  • Where

    Chartwell Cedarbrooke
    Theatre Room (Second Level)
    32331 7th Avenue, Mission

    Directions to Cedarbrooke can be found here.

  • Cost

    $30 for Non Members
    Free for members

  • Books

    These courses are an opportunity to get to know the books of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, the world-renowned meditation master who founded KMC Fraser Valley as well as hundreds of centres around the world, all part of the New Kadampa Tradition  – International Kadampa Buddhist Union.

    A selection of his books will be on sale at the class, such as How to Transform Your Life, which you can also download as a free eBook.

  • What to expect at this course

    This course includes two meditations, practical advice from Gen Delek, and time for questions and refreshments at the break.

  • How to register

    Non-member guests are welcome to pre-register and pay at the yellow “Pay Now” button below, or you may register and pay at the door.

    Members do not need to pre-register.

Registration

Love without Pain

“Pure unconditional love never causes any pain or worry but only peace and joy.”

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, How to Transform Your Life

Have you ever thought that love seems to cause as much pain as happiness? Do you want to become close to people, but fear you could get hurt, or find your loving relationships less than positive? So many of us find ourselves in this situation. We want love and connection with other people, but we don’t want the pain that sometimes comes along.

It is possible to have love without pain. Buddhist wisdom guides us to understand how.

By understanding the difference between love and attachment and learning to distinguish these two in our own mind, we see how actual love is always a source of happiness, whereas the pain and sorrow in our relationships arises from our attachment. We can apply this wisdom to all of our relationships, gradually removing attachment from our minds and improving our love for others until it becomes pure.

This course is open to everyone — Buddhist and non-Buddhist, experienced meditators and those new to meditation.

Teacher

Gen Kelsang Delek, the Resident Teacher of KMC Fraser Valley, is a senior Teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition. She has been a Kadampa Buddhist nun and Teacher under the guidance of her Spiritual Guide, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, for almost 30 years and has been the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Centres in Canada, Japan and the UK.

MEMBERSHIP

The best way to take advantage of our courses and classes.

KMC Fraser Valley has 2 levels of membership. Find out more here.

FIND A CENTRE NEAR YOU

If you live in the Vancouver area, you’ll find classes at KMC Vancouver

If you live on Vancouver Island or surrounding islands, you’ll find classes at KMC Victoria

If you live elsewhere, please click this link for your nearest meditation Centre.