General Spiritual Director
Spring Festival 2026 Day 6
May 27, 2026
Following the Fall Festival 2022, Kadampa centers around the world have hosted retreats to give participants an opportunity to deepen their understanding and experience. Here, in the first review, we feature photos of the retreats at Tharpaland KMC, IKRC Grand Canyon, and KMC London.
Following the Fall Festival 2022, Kadampa centers around the world have hosted retreats to give participants an opportunity to deepen their understanding and experience. Here, in the first review, we feature photos of the retreats at Tharpaland KMC, IKRC Grand Canyon, and KMC London.
Gen Kelsang Chokga, Resident Teacher at KMC Spain and National Spiritual Director for Spain and Portugal, answers “Can Buddhists take action in the world?”
Today is Je Tsongkhapa Day, when we celebrate the life and works of the Founder of the New Kadampa Lineage.
Gen Kelsang Devi, Resident Teacher at Kailash International Retreat Center, answers “What does it mean to be happy?”
After a wonderful Festival with teachings and meditations on Arya Tara, and with many post-festival retreats on Tara underway, we thought it would be a great time to re-show this beautiful video about Tara.
The conclusion of the 2022 Fall Festival gives us a chance to look back over this truly inspiring week. Click on the links below to see the full Festival diary for each day.
As the 2022 International Fall Festival draws to a close we conclude with a very special dedication.
The program for the International Festivals designed by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche is in three stages – empowerment, commentary and retreat. Yesterday morning, Gen-la Dekyong concluded the second stage with a truly inspiring teaching. Then in the afternoon Gen-la Kelsang Jampa, Deputy Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU, began the third stage, leading the retreat sessions.
If we could take away only one thing from this Festival, Gen-la’s presentation of Venerable Geshe-la’s ‘play’ about turning towards Tara would be a great choice. It encapsulates the very essence of the Festival, and especially the power of faith in Guru Tara.
