The Australian Festival came to a mellow but powerful end with two days of retreat.
This summer it will be ten years since Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche gave the empowerments, transmissions and commentaries of Heruka and Vajrayogini at Manjushri KMC in 2009.
Watch a brief excerpt of an extraordinary teaching by Gen-la Jampa and catch up with the second two days of the Australian Festival.
In this short video we see Gen Kelsang Rabten, Resident Teacher at KMC Brisbane and National Spiritual Director for Australasia and South East Asia introducing the January retreats at Manjushri KMC.
“Happiness and suffering are feelings – parts of our mind – and so their main causes are not to be found outside the mind. If we really want to be truly happy and free from suffering we must improve our understanding of the mind.“
This weekend, in the lush forest of the Dandenong Ranges just outside Melbourne, people from all over Australia and beyond have gathered for the Australian Kadampa Festival 2019 with Gen-la Jampa, Deputy Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU.
Since Venerable Geshe-la offered this gift it has been downloaded over 300,000 TIMES from virtually every country in the world.
Over 130 people gathered at KMC France over the new year for a special event.
This weekend at Tharpaland IRC over 100 people had the opportunity to receive the blessing empowerment of the Great Mother Prajnaparamita with Gen Kelsang Devi, the Resident Teacher.
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Across the Kadampa community, recent events have brought people together in the spirit of love, connection, and shared spiritual purpose. From a joyful retreat in KMC Florida to inspiring Open Days and community gatherings in Malaga, these events offered opportunities to meditate,…
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