Delighting in Buddha’s Presence
Nov 21, 2024
A chance to catch up on some of the other news stories from recent days
ULVERSTON | EDINBURGH | TÖRBEL | CHICAGO | BERLIN | SANTIAGO i GRAND CANYON
Extraordinary rainbows appeared this week above the mother center, Manjushri KMC in the English Lake District.
An auspicious portent perhaps of the impending International Spring Festival to be held there.
For more information on the Spring, Summer and Fall Festivals visit the International Kadampa Festivals website.
To discover more about Manjushri KMC visit the center website.
After a highly successful visit to Mexico where she taught at the National Mexican Festival, Gen-la Kunsang is now back at her center in Edinburgh, where she was warmly welcomed by the community, glad to have their precious Teacher back in town.
Gen-la wasted no time in beginning to teach again, giving a deeply appreciated course on Improving Relationships. In the words of one of the students, 'How fortunate Edinburgh is!'
To find out more about Gen-la's activities at KMC Edinbugh visit the center website.
After a long wait, Kailash IRC finally received permission from the town of Törbel to install a golden vajra on the roof of the Temple.
As soon it was installed, this weekend 150 people from the local towns visited the center for an Open Day. Everyone enjoyed temple tours, meditation & cakes.
There was much laughter and many happy faces. At the end of the day all the helpers enjoyed a meal of Swiss raclette together.
Find out more about Kailash IRC on the center website.
Despite the cold winter, Kadampas in Chicago kept their hearts warm with the empowering blessings of Buddha Maitreya granted by the Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Zamling.
Gen Zamling then guided a beautiful retreat on loving kindness. An assembly of faithful practitioners envisioning the 3rd largest city in the US, Chicago, as the pure land of Tushita - how wonderful!
Find out more about KMC Chicago on the center website.
This weekend the people of Berlin enjoyed the first sunny day for a while, and it was a perfect setting for their weekend refuge retreat.
Kelsang Malaya gave beautiful instructions from The Oral Instructions of Mahamudra and How to Transform your Life.
Everyone appreciated the opportunity to enjoy some deep and meaningful meditation in the heart of the city.
Find out more about KMC Berlin on the center website.
KMC Chile have just posted an ingenious video promoting the upcoming Chile Dharma Celebration with the National Spiritual Director Guen Kelsang Sangden.
View the video and enjoy reading why they are looking forward to this event so much.
For more information on the Chile Dharma Celebration visit the celebration web page.
As the Fall Festival moves ever closer, our thoughts are never very far from IKRC Grand Canyon and the extraordinary project to construct the Temple for World Peace there.
The drone was out again this week taking some wonderful overhead shots of the Temple and its surroundings.
Follow developments at IKRC Grand Canyon on the center website.