Today is the first full day of festival, with opportunities from morning to night to enjoy holy Dharma.  Starting with clear and peaceful morning meditations with Gen Demo, then two sessions of sublime Lamrim teachings from Gen-la Khyenrab and ending joyfully with prayers to our Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden.

Everyone is happy to be here, still settling in and exploring the festival site and the Mother Centre. It always feels so blessed and special to be in Venerable Geshe-la’s home. It is truly a holy place in the world, imbued with powerful living blessings accumulated over years of practice, empowerments and teachings that have taken place here.

In the last twelve months so many improvements have been made to our Spiritual home, taking care of it in seen and unseen ways.  It is clear a lot of thought has gone in to making things beautiful, protected, better organised and more modern. So many walls, inside and outside, are newly painted, new paths are created, a food court has appeared, the new reception welcomes people, and the shrine is more exquisite than ever.  Manjushri KMC feels cherished and cared for.