Gen Chodor’s visit began with a public talk entitled Healing with Every Breath, on Thursday November 5th at the beautiful Heritage Hall in Vancouver. Many new people joined us to learn about the power of taking and giving meditation and left with their hearts open and many tools to reduce stress and find deep inner peace.

Before and after the talk participants enjoyed delicious hors d’oeuvres and a joyful, convivial environment. Rain poured outside, but inside the building the sun rays of the Dharma Jewels shared could definitely be felt!

At the weekend the Western Canada Dharma Celebration brought over 100 participants, in person and online, from across western Canada and the north western US to Kadampa Meditation Center Vancouver.

The highlight of the Celebration was the blessing empowerment of Medicine Buddha granted by Gen Chodor, our beloved National Spiritual Director. Through this special guided meditation and blessing ceremony, participants had the opportunity to deepen their connection with Medicine Buddha and awaken their own potential for healing, inner peace and compassion.

Gen Chodor skillfully and sincerely shared teachings on the practices of Medicine Buddha Sadhana and Medicine Buddha Prayer. He encouraged us to deeply enjoy our daily meditation practice so that instead of being a ‘water-skier’ we become a ‘deep-sea diver’!