Resident Teacher
Gen Kelsang Mondrub is a disciple of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. He is an ordained Buddhist Monk and the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Center Georgia. "Gen" means "Teacher," "Kelsang" means "Fortunate One," and "Mondrub" means "Fulfillment of Prayers".
Since 1993, Gen Mondrub has formally engaged the comprehensive spiritual practices and Teacher Training Program of the New Kadampa Tradition as the vehicle for his personal spiritual development and as a means to benefiting others. Today, he is an accomplished meditation teacher, and has engaged in many qualified meditation retreats, including an eight-month solitary retreat in Scotland. He has taught throughout Canada and the northeastern United States, and in the late '90s he also served as one of the founding managers who established the first full-size Kadampa Buddhist Temple in the USA. In March 2001, Gen Mondrub was requested by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso and students in Atlanta to become the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Center Georgia.
Gen Mondrub presents Buddha's teachings in a simple and inspiring manner, with warmth and humor. Through his personal example, caring nature and skill, Gen Mondrub is able to help students discover for themselves how to integrate these classic teachings into our modern world, making everyday life joyful and meaningful. He deeply believes this is the most effective means to bring more lasting peace, goodness and happiness to this world.
