Unseasonal snow, temple pillars, prayers, retreat and awesome sunset In the two weeks since the last update the walls for the four doorways were completed and work began on constructing the steel framework, beginning with the installation of the eight pillars. The day work began on the pillars, unseasonal snow fell, but undeterred the intrepid … Read more
With just over a week to go before the Southwest Dharma Celebration begins at KMC Texas, this is a good time to remember the development of their new building and its opening in February 2017. There has been a Kadampa Dharma Center in the Dallas area since 1994, when Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche founded … Read more
Besides his busy schedule with international festivals and his ongoing duties as Resident Teacher of KMC Canada in Toronto, Gen-la Khyenrab is also the NKT-IKBU National Spiritual Director of Canada. In a country as vast as Canada, this is a huge responsibility, and one that Gen-la takes as seriously as everything else he does. In … Read more
Take a look at the activity in the Kadampa Art Studio over the last couple of weeks. With the full-time staff and volunteers together there can be over 30 people working there at any one time, unceasingly producing statues and art for Kadampa Temples around the world. Here we see a Dharma wheel being prepared, … Read more
Tharpa Publications at Manjushri KMC has just taken delivery of a number of pallets containing new slipcases for presenting Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche’s books in Temples.. If you look at photos of the new Brisbane KMC you will see there are two sets of the collected works of Venerable Geshe-la in the shrine, one … Read more
in Mirror of Dharma, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Rinpoche says: If we sincerely rely on Je Tsongkhapa and put his oral instructions into practice with strong faith, we will attain enlightenment very quickly. The great practitioner Gyalwa Ensapa and many of his followers attained enlightenment within three years through sincerely practising the oral instructions of Je … Read more
Two special opportunities to enjoy the Highest Yoga Tantra practice of Vajrayogini with Gen-la Dekyong at Manjushri KMC. Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong the Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU and Resident Teacher at Manjushri KMC will teach a weekend course and lead a two-week retreat at Manjushri KMC in the coming weeks. Opening the Door of Keajra Heaven … Read more
As the last of the post Fall Festival retreats draws to a close, it is a good time to reflect on the meaning and purpose of the post Festival retreats.
Metz, northern France, Sunday October 21, and a lot of people are smiling. Today, Gen Kelsang Eupame the NKT-IKBU National Spiritual Director for France visited Metz to open and bless the new KMC. Words are unnecessary to describe this amazing day, just enjoy these stunning photos. Find out more about KMC Metz at: meditation-metz.org
Tushita KMC in Cape Town has been giving meditation classes at COSAT High School in Khayelitsha since 2013, and some of the students also attend classes at the centre.
Enjoy this video of the Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Pagpa guiding the children.
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