News from the post Fall Festival retreats
Nov 13, 2024
ULVERSTON | GRAND CANYON | ADELAIDE | HOLLYWOOD | SOUTH AFRICA | COLORADO | FLORIDA | MONTPELLIER | PERTH | EDINBURGH | HONG KONG
Residents and volunteers at Manjushri KMC are busy preparing for the special weekend course with Gen-la Dekyong. A warm welcome awaits for what promises to be a very blessed weekend followed by a retreat with Gen Nyingpo.
Kadampas from Flagstaff, Parks, Phoenix, New Mexico, Colorado, North Carolina, California, and Indiana gathered at the IKRC Grand Canyon winter wonderland for a profound weekend on the practice of Blissful Path with Gen-la Kelsang Jampa.
Maitreya KBC had a wonderful weekend day course by the sea with Gen Kelsang Rabten, who taught on Happiness, Success and The Law of Karma.
Gen Kelsang Rigpa gave a powerful Rublic Talk on Inner Strength at A Noise Within Theater in Pasadena. The event was organised by KMC Hollywood, where Gen Rigpa is the Resident Teacher.
Kadam Lucy concluded her tour of South Africa by granting the blessing empowerment of Buddha White Tara at Vajrapani KBC in Johannesburg before returning to her center in Colorado.
Meanwhile, KMC Colorado bade farewell to Gen Lekma who had stood in for Kadam Lucy while she was in South Africa. On her way home to KMC Southampton, Gen Lekma gave a teaching at KMC Hollywood where she is fondly remembered, having been the Resident Teacher in LA for many years.
100 people from all over Florida gathered at KMC Florida for the lluminating Our Mind With Confidence and Wisdom - Buddha Manjushri Empowerment, granted by Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Chodor. It was wonderful seeing so many people come together for these profound and heartfelt teachings.
After completing the conversion of their new property, KMC Montpellier recently hosted a special event with their Resident Teacher Kadam Olivier Terreault, who granted the blessing empowerment of Vajrasattva to a full house.
Students from KMC Perth recently enjoyed an away retreat with their Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Ani on the edges of Serpentine National Park called Silence is Golden.
Kadam Morten talking about the first Mountain Retreat to be held in the new Temple, January 2020
A brief tour of the center in the capital of Scotland, home of Gen-la Kunsang
Kids class rehearsals for a presentation of the story of Angulimala :-)
Blessing transmission of a precious Lamrim oral instruction with Gen-la Dekyong at the Mother Center
German Festival with Gen-la Jampa - empowerment & commentary to the practice of Green Tara