Foundation Programs at Kadampa Centers around the world
Nov 15, 2024
We have laid the foundation for Mahamudra meditation by deepening our experience of Lamrim and Lojong. Gen Rigpa has skillfully laid out the entire path to enlightenment meditations in such a powerful and concise way. KMC New York has become a retreat bubble, where even visitors feel peace and tranquility from the environment and retreaters.
This weekend two feet of snow fell overnight at the International Kadampa Retreat Center Grand Canyon making for a beautiful morning at the temple during the start of their Lamrim week.
Retreats in Chiapas Mexico “We had two simultaneous retreats in a retreat house outside the city in San Fernando, Chiapas. The Vajrayogini close retreat led by Gen Kelsang Palkyong, Resident Teacher of Kadampa Buddhist Center Menlha in Tuxtla, Chiapas and the Guru Sumati Buddha Heruka close retreat led by Kelsang Kunwang Resident Teacher in Kadampa … Read more
Work began this week on the construction of a new pathway linking the car park to the lake which will give many more people the opportunity to enjoy everything Madhyamaka Kadampa Meditation Centre has to offer. Set in the idyllic Yorkshire countryside the centre occupies over 60 acres of natural woodlands and meadows.
At the end of the year Kadampa Meditation Centre Brasil hosted a 3-day retreat that culminated in a big celebration for the New Year.
At the moment there are 3 retreats running at the same time.
At the beginning of the year KMC Austria hosted a one-week Lamrim-Silence retreat in the Upper Austrian Ennstal. More than 20 meditators from all over Austria took a week to attend this special event.
All over the world Kadampas are enjoying the start of the January retreats. Here we feature a small selection.
The 2023 international brochure showing the latest developments in Modern Kadampa Buddhism worldwide, and the international teaching program of Festivals and Dharma Celebrations for the year is now available.
On Vajrayogini Day, centers and individuals around the world engage in special practices of Vajrayogini. Here is a selection of inspiring photos from these events.
The month of January is a special month in the Kadampa calendar during which we emphasise the practices of Heruka and Vajrayogini, the principal Highest Yoga Tantra Deities of modern Kadampa Buddhism. Today, the tenth day of the month, is Vajrayogini Day.