In the coming days there will be two major Festivals in North America – the US Festival with Gen-la Dekyong and the Canadian Festival with Gen-la Khyenrab
In this the, last report from our special day celebrating the 90th birthday of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, we share some of the videos we have received.
On June 4, the 90th birthday of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, Kadampa centers around the world joined in a special celebration of retreat and puja, thus inaugurating a new event that will now take place every year on that date. Here we share a small selection of photos of this wonderful day.
Last Friday, students and local people at the mother center, Manjushri KMC, celebrated the 90th anniversary of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche – and took part in the inauguration of an extraordinary global event. Watch the first of 3 reports from around the world
Here are a few more submissions that came too late for the actual Diaries. Beautiful stories from beautiful people around the world.
June 4 2021, Turning the Wheel of Dharma Day, is the 90th birthday of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, the Founder of NKT-IKBU. Enjoy this remarkable video that celebrates this auspicious occasion.
Kadampa centers around the world have arranged follow-up retreats, most of which are also online, to give people a chance to gain deeper experience of the teachings at the Festival. See the post for details.
With the last two sessions of the retreat this morning, the 2021 Spring Festival comes to a close. This special sequence of introduction, empowerment, commentary and brief retreat designed by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche is used at all International Festivals, making these events suitable for everyone, beginners and experienced practitioners alike.
Gen-la has completed his commentary to the prayer, Request to the Lord of All Lineages, and today we begin a brief retreat with Gen Rabten to take the meaning of these precious teachings to heart.
General Spiritual Director
