OPENING PROFOUND PATHWAYS IN MY MIND

The more I practice the Request to the Lord of all Lineages, the more I feel how magical it is - as if Venerable Geshe-la's very words and thoughts enter my mind and open up profound pathways of understanding and experience.

What a privilege to receive the commentary and blessing of this precious practice from Gen-la Khyenrab, who received the oral instruction of the practice directly from Venerable Geshe-la himself!

Everything we will receive at this Festival has come from Venerable Geshe-la and so from Buddha himself. So how special to receive also the blessing empowerment of Buddha Shakyamuni from Gen-la.

I feel so fortunate, and joyful. Can't wait for the Festival to start this evening!

NILS, UK

THE MOST MEANINGFUL BREAK

The NKT Spring Festival 2021 is almost here - and don’t we need it! Venerable Geshe-la encouraged us strongly always to attend every Festival every year whenever we possibly can because this is the best method to maintain the International Kadampa Buddhist Union for future generations - and because we really need it for our own spiritual practice.

Every year, we meet together with our Sangha friends to encourage and support each other on our spiritual path. The coronavirus situation has made it impossible to meet together physically; it’s been very challenging for most people these last couple of years. So how lucky - how unbelievably fortunate - to have this precious opportunity to meet together virtually. We really need this; what would these difficult times be like without Kadam Dharma? Everybody needs this.

This year, we will receive the blessing of Buddha Shakyamuni empowerment and the commentary to the Request to the Lord of All Lineages prayer of the stages of the path to enlightenment from Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab. What better way to recharge our spiritual batteries and reconnect with the real meaning of our precious human life? I can’t wait!

GEN JIGME, UK