Gen Kelsang Sherab
Compassion Centre's resident teacher is Gen Kelsang Sherab. He is a student of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso and has studied and practised Buddhism for many years giving him a wealth of knowledge and teaching experience. He has been an ordained monk for five years and prior to that was a senior member of the Sangha at Madhyamaka Centre in York.
Gen Kelsang Sherab describes how his life has changed in the twelve years he has been fortunate enough to be able to follow Buddha's teachings. "All the externals that I was dependent on are not there now and I'm still happy, so I believe that meditation allows me to rely on my own inner resources. It actually gives me a lot of confidence. Sometimes you think about the future - everything can disappear in a second - we cannot take too much for granted. Then the one thing I have to rely upon is the confidence about the inner resources that I have, coming from my inner peace and the confidence that I know how to make my mind stronger."