Name: Letting Go of Perfect: A meditation workshop with Gen Khedrub
Start: 2026-12-19T10:00:00-05:00
Location: Kadampa Meditation Center Boston

Kadampa Meditation Center Boston

Trying to change your life while being hard on yourself rarely works.
Buddhist wisdom offers a healthier approach to personal growth, one based on encouragement, confidence, joyful effort, and realistic change.
In this practical meditation workshop, explore how to let go of perfectionism, work more skillfully with common inner obstacles, and create meaningful change that actually lasts.
You’ll learn meditation tools to help build momentum, resilience, and a more compassionate relationship with personal growth.
👤 Teacher: Gen Khedrub, Buddhist monk and meditation teacher 
📅 Saturday, December 12 
🕒 10:00am–12:30pm 
🎟 $30 • Free for supporting members



 
📍 Kadampa Meditation Center Boston 
2298 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge (Davis Square)
🚗 Free parking available
🌿 Beginner friendly. Everyone welcome.
More information and registration: 
<a href="https://www.meditationinboston.org/letting-go-of-perfect" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.meditationinboston.org/letting-go-of-perfect</a>

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A celebrated culinary writer’s expansive, audacious excavation of the roots of modern queer identity and food culture.
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Sometimes we can feel stuck, weighed down by the past, or caught in patterns we long to change.
Vajrasattva practice is a powerful Buddhist method of purification, helping us clear inner obstacles and create the conditions for healing, growth, and deeper spiritual experience. 
During this special event, Gen Khedrub will grant the blessing empowerment of Vajrasattva, followed by practical teachings, meditation, and an introduction to this beautiful Vajrayana practice of visualization and mantra recitation.
This is a special opportunity to deepen your understanding of Buddhist Tantra and connect with a profound practice of purification and transformation.

Everyone is welcome.
👤 Teacher: Gen Khedrub, Buddhist monk and meditation teacher
📅 Date: Saturday, November 21
🕒 Session times: 
10:00am–12:00pm • Empowerment 
1:30–2:30pm • Teaching &amp; Meditation 
3:00–4:00pm • Teaching &amp; Meditation
🎟 Cost: $60
📍 Kadampa Meditation Center Boston 
2298 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge 
(Near Davis Square)
🚗 Free parking available
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