Toronto Meditation Guide

Lama Ole Nydahl is one of the few Westerners fully qualified as a Lama and meditation teacher in the Karma Kagyu Buddhist tradition. In 1969, Ole Nydahl and his wife Hannah became the first Western students of H.H. the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa. After completing three years of Buddhist philosophy studies and intensive meditation training - including the transmission for a unique Diamond Way Buddhist practice called Conscious Dying (tib. Phowa) - Ole Nydahl began teaching Buddhism in Europe at the request of the 16th Karmapa. Lama Ole has since transmitted the blessing of the lineage in a different city nearly every day, traveling and teaching worldwide. His depth of knowledge and dynamic teachings inspire thousands of people at his lectures and meditation retreats. Read more »

Lama Ole Nydahl will be in Toronto for a lecture on June 10th. In anticipation of his visit — as a kind of preparation — the Centre is holding an Open House. There will be a program with information and short meditation periods. Read more »

Phone: 905-274-7432
Email: info@meditateinmississauga.org
Website: http://www.meditateinmississauga.org
Address: 1189 Lorne Park Road, Mississauga, ON

We are a Kadampa Buddhist Centre that offers classes in meditation and Buddhism that are available to everyone. Kadampa Buddhism is a Mahayana Buddhist school that was founded by the great Indian Buddhist master Atisha and was introduced into the west by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso in 1977. Read more »

Based on the best-selling book, Turning the Mind into an Ally by Sakyong Mipham, this class is ideal for beginners as well as students who would like to stabilize and deepen their meditation practice. The course will give students a basic grounding in the principles of meditation, as well as introduce contemplative techniques.

NOTE: This event is in Ajax. Read more »

This half-day program introduces beginners and those wanting a refresher to the practice of meditation. The program includes meditation instruction with a qualified instructor, short practice sessions, talks and discussion. Read more »

Come enjoy a few days in the quietness of the countryside–a rare opportunity to find some true stillness within. Gen Kelsang Thekchen will guide meditations on clarity of the mind, known as “Mahamudra”.

These meditations have great power to help us develop concentration, and to experience a profound inner peace.

The retreat will be held at the beautiful and tranquil Northumberland Heights Retreat Centre, less than an hour away from Toronto. The retreat will start with an introduction on Friday evening and end Monday at lunch. Read more »

Liberation from Suffering, Awakening Compassion with Zasep Rinpoche. Read more »

Are you wondering how to get started with meditation or looking for a place to deepen your practice? The Open House at Friends of the Heart is a good opportunity to see if our approach to meditation is right for you. Have tea, browse the library, ask questions of students and teachers, and enjoy a short meditation. Read more »

Please join us to meditate with and receive teaching from Ayya Medhanandi was born in Canada in 1949. She lived as a nun for several years in India, under the guidance of an Advaita sage who remained her teacher until his death some thirteen years later. Ayya Medhanandi was ordained with Sayadaw U Pandita. She joined the Amaravati Nuns’ Community and spent ten years under the tutelage of Ajahn Sumedho. In 1999, she went to New Zealand as a part of the wider Sangha of Bodhinyanarama Monastery where she lived in a small hermitage on the Kapiti Coast. She spent last year travelling and teaching in both India and North America. Read more »

FOH founder Cathering Jetsun Yeshe will offer this special workshop. From emptiness we come; to emptiness we return. This is the mystery of life. The Buddhist teaching offers unique ways to learn to move with the stream of arising and passing, coming and going. The class will be part lecture, part easy movement exercises, and part contemplation. It will form an introduction to a series of classes to be taught by David Liang at Friends of the Heart. You may attend Part 2 without attending Part 1 at Snow Lion. Read more »