Enquiry
Date
- Jun 13 2026
- Expired!
Time
- 14:00 - 17:00
Cost
- €30.00
Location
- KMC Netherlands
- Spaarndammerstraat 32 Hs, 1013 SW

Half Day Course: Choose Happiness
Saturday – June 13 | 14:00 – 17:00h (in-person or online)
Half-Day Course with Gen Kelsang Dragpa
Choose Happiness
Each and every one of us has the capacity to experience limitless mental peace and happiness. Unfortunately, many of us have developed some unskillful habits of mind that often result in feeling stressed and worried.
Ancient Buddhist meditation techniques show us a solution to modern day problems. Through learning to meditate we gain control over our state of mind and are given a choice. If our mind is peaceful, we can choose to be happy all the time. Developing and maintaining a peaceful mind is a skill we can all acquire through regular meditation and having a more positive outlook on life.
In this half-day course, Gen Dragpa will explain how to gain a special ability and the power to free ourself from negative emotions and instead, discover and abide in our natural capacity for happiness and joy.
This course will include guided meditations so that we will be able to gain a personal experience of the happiness, peace and well being that comes from within our own mind.
This event is suitable for those who are new and curious about meditation, and also useful for more experienced meditators to gain deeper experience of meditation. We wish everyone a warm welcome to this special event!
Please note: This course is taught in English
Teacher: Gen Kelsang Dragpa has over 33 years of experience of study, practice and meditation.
Venue | Kadampa Meditation Centre Netherlands: Spaarndammerstraat 32-Hs, 1013 SW Amsterdam.
No experience necessary; everyone is welcome!
Speaker
Gen Kelsang DragpaGen Kelsang Dragpa is a modern Kadampa Buddhist monk and teacher from the Netherlands. He is a Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Centre Netherlands in Amsterdam and the National Spiritual Director for the Nordic region and the Netherlands. Gen Dragpa teaches in a practical and accesible way.
Hourly Schedule
- 14:00 - 15:15
- Session 1 -Teaching and guided meditation
Speakers:
Gen Kelsang Dragpa
- 15:15 - 15:45
- Break - Drinks and snacks
- 15:45 - 17:00
- Session 2 - Teaching and guided meditation
Speakers:
Gen Kelsang Dragpa

Gen Kelsang Dragpa
Gen Kelsang Dragpa is a modern Kadampa Buddhist monk and teacher from the Netherlands. He is a Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Centre Netherlands in Amsterdam and the National Spiritual Director for the Nordic region and the Netherlands. Gen Dragpa teaches in a practical and accesible way.
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Who can join?
Anybody can join, meditation can be practiced by everybody regardless of faith, or previous experience.
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What to bring?
Just show up, there is no need to bring anything.
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What is meditation?
Meditation is a mental activity that creates inner peace and tranquility, through following specific guidance.
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The benefits
Meditation has limitless potential to produce benefits, but the most common are: 1) Reduce Stress - Experience a calm mind & reduce mental tension and anxiety; 2) Find Inner Peace - Improve your sense of well-being & experience real happiness; 3) Benefit Others - Develop a positive outlook and caring attitude to others.
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The purpose
The purpose of meditation is to cultivate positive mental states and overcome negative habits. Through meditation we learn that happiness is a state of mind and that the real source of happiness lies within, not in external situations.