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Gen Menla Visiting New York City, March 7-9!

Gen Kelsang Menla has studied under the guidance of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for over 20 years and was requested by him to become the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Center Texas in June 2017. Gen Menla was ordained as a Kadampa Buddhist monk in 2001 and has worked and taught within the New Kadampa Tradition for many years. He brings a warm heart and joyful attitude to sharing Buddha’s teachings and the practice of meditation.

PUBLIC TALK IN HARLEM

Thursday, March 7 at 7:00pm: Meditation is for Everyone

Location: JCC Harlem

PUBLIC TALK IN WILLIAMSBURG

Friday, March 8 at 7:00pm: Total Acceptance, Total Freedom

Location: KMC Williamsburg Branch

HALF-DAY COURSE IN CHELSEA

Saturday, March 9 at 10:00am: Total Acceptance, Total Freedom

Location: KMC NYC Chelsea

Check out this video in which Gen Menla introduces the topic for his special events in Williamsburg and Chelsea

Harlem Public Talk

Are you a human being? Have you experienced problems today? Do you want to be free from those problems? Do you want to be happy?

If the answers are ‘yes’, meditation is for you!

Buddha taught meditation to help everyone experience permanent freedom from suffering. Meditation is meant for you regardless of your faith or lack of faith, whether you are spiritual, cynic, or undecided. Buddha offered everyone, in any circumstance, the opportunity to learn to meditate and transform their life.

This series will begin with a Special Public Talk by Western Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Menla on Thursday, March 7, followed by a 5-week series with Harlem class teacher Alexandra Bonano.

Everyone is welcome. Yes, this means you!

Williamsburg Public Talk

We all want lasting freedom from problems and pain. The possibility of this happening can only develop within a clear, open and patient mind. As we all know, normally our need to escape from unpleasant feelings is so urgent that we become impatient and reactive and we do not give ourself the time to discover where our suffering is actually coming from. We think that things should be different from the way they are. We blame circumstances or other people for our unhappiness. What we need is the clarity and spaciousness of mind to see what is really binding us. Patient acceptance enables us to undo our suffering and creates the space for practical solutions to arise.

In this special event at KMC Williamsburg, visiting Guest Teacher, Gen Kelsang Menla will give teachings and guide us in meditations from the extraordinary book How to Solve Our Human Problems, by the Buddhist Master Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. This book is a practical guide to overcoming frustration and anger, as well as developing the superpowers of complete patient acceptance and the spiritual transformation of our suffering into powerful personal growth. Everyone is welcome!

Chelsea Half-day Course

We all want lasting freedom from problems and pain. The possibility of this happening can only develop within a clear, open and patient mind. As we all know, normally our need to escape from unpleasant feelings is so urgent that we become impatient and reactive and we do not give ourself the time to discover where our suffering is actually coming from. We think that things should be different from the way they are. We blame circumstances or other people for our unhappiness. What we need is the clarity and spaciousness of mind to see what is really binding us. Patient acceptance enables us to undo our suffering and creates the space for practical solutions to arise.

In this special event at KMC Williamsburg, visiting Guest Teacher, Gen Kelsang Menla will give teachings and guide us in meditations from the extraordinary book How to Solve Our Human Problems, by the Buddhist Master Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. This book is a practical guide to overcoming frustration and anger, as well as developing the superpowers of complete patient acceptance and the spiritual transformation of our suffering into powerful personal growth. Everyone is welcome!