Month: February 2021

Following the Truth

Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong will explain the meaning of Buddhist refuge and preside over an online Mahayana refuge ceremony from Manjushri KMC on February 26 – 28. This is a rare and precious opportunity to receive teachings from the General Spiritual Director on the very essence of the Buddhist path.

What does the new Temple mean for you?

Recently some people in Spain were asked what it meant for them to see the new Kadampa Temple for World Peace appearing in Málaga. Here’s what they said.

Featured Book – How to Solve our Human Problems

This month’s featured book, HOW TO SOLVE OUR HUMAN PROBLEMS, is an extraordinarily clear explanation of how to apply Buddha’s teachings on the Four Noble Truths in our daily life.

Kadam Dharma is flourishing in Spain

Kadam Dharma in Spain is flourishing. Here we report on three centers that span almost the length of the county: KMC Spain in Málaga, KMC Madrid and KMC Barcelona in Montserrat.

Fire Pujas online with Gen-la Dekyong

As a result of requests from many students, Manjushri KMC has received special permission as a one-off to offer Heruka and Vajrayogini fire pujas live-streamed internationally. Gen-la Dekyong, Spiritual Director of NKT, will preside over both fire pujas online for those who have completed a counting retreat but have not been able to attend a fire puja at a center due to current travel restrictions. The pujas will also be open to those who have previously successfully completed a counting retreat and qualified to take part.

Arizona Mountain Retreat update

As the 2021 Mountain Retreat at IKRC Grand Canyon enters its final two weeks here is an inspiring update on this precious event with a brief video of Gen-la Jampa, Deputy Spiritual Director of NKT and Resident Teacher at the center, giving encouragement to the retreaters.

Purification in New York

22 inches of snow did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of the retreaters at KMC New York as they enjoyed the Vajrasattva purification retreat -part of their sequence of winter retreats.

News from Argentina

KMC Argentina is emerging from lockdown and re-opening to the public. Here they report on their preliminaries retreat and a new meditation room in the Dharma house.

The Spanish Volunteers

The development of the sixth Kadampa Temple for World Peace in Málaga, Spain has created wonderful opportunities for people from Spain to help out at the Kadampa Art Studio in the UK making adornments such as auspicious symbols, vajras, and Dharma Wheels for the new Temple.