Come to guided meditation with budhist monk Gen Kelsang Chodor. Chodor, 44, once worked as an specialist for the Bank of Ireland. “Externally, I had the nice house and the things people strive for but something was missing,” he says. He became an ordained monk 20 years ago. Kadampa Buddhism, founded in 1991, now has 1,200 centers around the world, and teaches that anyone can integrate Buddhism into a daily life with the practice of patience, kindness and compassion. “The main message is how happiness is a state of mind,” he says. “You can find peace within your heart.”

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