Spanish Dharma Celebration 2024
Dec 13, 2024
With the conclusion of a very successful January retreat month at Kadampa centers around the world, we now look ahead at opportunities to do more retreat during the course of the year.
January is retreat month in Mexico. The students of Mexico City joined Gen Kelsang Sangden, the Resident Teacher and National Spiritual Director in a retreat on the five stages of the Oral Instructions of Mahamudra.
January is retreat month at KMC Argentina. Earlier this month, fortunate students enjoyed a four-day Lamrim retreat guided by Gen Kelsang Rinchung, Resident Teacher at KMC Argentina.
Gen Kelsang Rigpa, Resident Teacher at KMC Los Angeles, is currently guiding four weeks of the ten-week Winter Retreat on The Oral Instructions of Mahamudra at KMC New York.
Enjoy this selection of photos from Heruka Day celebrations around the world on January 25, Heruka Day!
Gen Kelsang Chokga, NKT National Spiritual Director for Spain and Portugal, just visited KMC Seville to give teachings at a joint course with Gen Kelsang Rabjor, Resident Teacher at KMC Seville, on Love and Wisdom.
Kadampa centers around the world celebrate this great good fortune with special pujas, prayers and other events today, January 25, which is Heruka Day.
On January 15 and 16, KMC Colombia started the year with a long-life retreat on Buddha Amitayus. The participants, in person and online, made prayers to increase longevity, wisdom and good fortune for the benefit of all sentient beings.
Over the last two weeks, Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab, NKT National Spiritual Director of Canada and retired GSD, led a sublime retreat on the generation and completion stages of Vajrayogini.
With the conclusion of the first two weeks of retreat led by Gen-la Kelsang Thubten, on Wednesday evening, Manjushri KMC entered into the second part of its retreat month with two weeks of retreat on Heruka generation stage and completion stage of Heruka body mandala with Kadam Morten Clausen. Over 250 people are taking part in-person and online.