General Spiritual Director
Retreats to Connect with Our Good Heart
Apr 10, 2024
Light & joy in the holiday season
In the first of our reports on activities over the holiday period we include courses with Gen-la Kunsang in Tharpaland Germany and Gen Tabkay in IKRC Grand Canyon, US.
kindling a light in our heart in germany
"KMC Tharpaland held its first Christmas Course, which was a great success.
"December 24 -27, Gen-la Kelsang Kunsang guided a course entitled "Kindling a Light in our hearts'' on the healing power of love and wisdom. The Tharpaland Community enjoyed the course in the temple while others enjoyed it live streamed from KMC Edinburgh.
"Once again the teams at Tharpaland and Edinburgh worked perfectly together to make this course available for 57 online attendees in German with English translation. It was so beautiful because this course made Christmas feel very special. Everyone was really happy to engage in it – live or later recorded.
"A big thank you to Gen-la Kunsang who gave the opportunity to train in taking and giving. And also a big thank you to the Sangha in Edinburgh, who helped once again with great joy with the live-stream!"
Gen-la Kelsang Kunsang
May the world change quickly to a pure place by changing our mind!
"It was a wonderful Christmas retreat. Thank you so much to Gen-la Kunsang and to all those who made it possible. You are wonderful."
"A very beautiful, intensive and in-depth course with a very very pleasant course leader Gen-la Kunsang. Thank you for making this possible and for letting me be part of it. Kind regards and may this happen again."
"Thank you very much for the wonderful opportunity to receive this course. I enjoyed it very much, everything went well."
"Thank you very much for all your efforts. This retreat was the most precious gift - I have never been able to experience such an intensive retreat. I will certainly benefit from it. I wish you all a healthy and blessed new year - may all your wishes come true."
"Thank you all and have a wonderful New Year with many opportunities to hear Geshe-la's precious teachings through such a qualified Teacher, to bring them into our heart and finally to practise them."
giving joy in arizona
"IKRC Grand Canyon held its first holiday weekend course, 'Giving Joy', with Gen Kelsang Tabkay, the Resident Teacher of KMC Phoenix. He gave beautiful and clear teachings on how to cultivate the mind of love towards each and every living being both in and out of meditation.
"We concluded Christmas day with the blessed prayers of Offering to the Spiritual Guide. Thank you so much Gen Tabkay for a heartfelt holiday weekend!"
A big part of generating a peaceful, loving mind is making a plan. The people we meet and think about - these are the people I am going to choose to cherish when I arise. These are the people I am going to train my mind in the joy of loving kindness for.
Gen Tabkay
