The Québec Dharma Celebration took place last weekend. Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab, retired General Spiritual Director of NKT and National Spiritual Director of Canada, granted the empowerment of Vajrasattva and taught on karma and purification.
This weekend witnessed firsts in two cities in Spain. In Málaga in the south of Spain, the first empowerment was given at the urban Temple, and in Girona in the north, the first empowerment was given in the city.
This weekend, hundreds of people enjoyed the UK Dharma Celebration both in person and online with Kadam Bridget Heyes, NKT-IKBU National Spiritual Director for UK and Ireland.
The Foundation Program is one of the three study programs that are the core of Modern Kadampa Buddhism. It is deeply appreciated by thousands of people around the world, for whom it often has hugely beneficial life-changing results.
Madhyamaka KMC, the first center founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, recently welcomed Gen-la Kelsang Kunsang as the Resident Teacher of Madhyamaka KMC and York KMC.
Last weekend at Tharpaland KMC, Germany, Gen Kelsang Ananda, the Resident Teacher and NKT-IKBU National Spiritual Director for Germany, granted the blessing empowerment of Medicine Buddha and gave powerful teachings on how to achieve our spiritual goals.
At the 2021 Fall Festival, Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong, General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU, will grant the empowerment of Buddha Green Tara and give teachings on the sublime practice of The Path to Heaven, a special transference of consciousness (powa) practice of Arya Tara.
September 22nd is Buddha’s Return from Heaven Day. We celebrate, among other things, Buddha’s great compassion for all living beings even the tiniest insects, his deep concern for the welfare of his mother even after she died, and his return to our world from the heavenly realm where he visited her.
With the arrival of the pallets from Madrid at the newly acquired Tharpa Spain warehouse in Málaga, Tharpa’s move to its new location is now completed. Thanks to the dedication and hard work of Kelsang Jamyang and the team, Tharpa Spain’s new headquarters is rapidly taking shape. Meanwhile in Bilbao, a beautiful city center space has arisen.
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