Winter retreat wonderlands

As the January retreat season draws to a close, please enjoy this selection of images showcasing the natural beauty of Kailash IRC, Manjushri KMC, Tara IKRC, IKRC Grand Canyon, KMC New York, and Madhyamaka KMC during their retreats.

Australian highlights

After the Australian Festival at the beginning of the month, centers around Australia continue with their summer program. Here are a few highlights from Melbourne, Sydney and Tasmania.

Beneath the Bodhi Tree

Twelve years ago, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche donated to KMC Spain a sapling of a Bodhi tree descended from the original tree in Bodh Gaya, beneath which Buddha attained enlightenment.

9 ~ Temple shrine wall built and roof completed

The new Temple in Málaga is making extraordinary progress thanks to the efforts of a very professional and dedicated team of workers. How kind they are! Here we see the walls being built for the shrine and prep room, the roof completed and work beginning of the services infrastructure inside.

Hundreds of people joining online retreats

Throughout January Kadampa centers around the world have been engaged in retreats, in many cases with people joining online. Here we feature three centers that are now into their fourth week of retreat. For these centers it is the first time they have offered January retreats online.

Indivisible Bliss & Emptiness

January 25 is Heruka Day on which we engage in special practices of the Highest Yoga Tantra Deity, Heruka, who is the principal Deity of the New Kadampa Tradition. Here we share a beautiful rendering of Heruka’s mandala.

Teachings on effort with Gen-la Kunsang ~1

In this the first of three teachings on effort, Gen-la Kunsang, retired Deputy Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU explains why we need to practice effort.