Another extraordinary day of teachings with Gen-la Dekyong focusing on a deeper explanation of four lines at the heart of the Heart Sutra.
Gen-la uses beautiful examples and analogies that came from our Guru’s heart and that have the power to help us understand these profound topics.
In this morning’s teaching we received a transmission of the Heart Sutra, being transported back not only ten years to Portugal in the presence of our Spiritual Guide, but in fact going back further to the time of Buddha when the original Sutra was delivered.
Day 3 of the Festival dawns and by now everyone is beginning to settle into Festival life. Enjoying a change of pace, letting go of ordinary life, falling in to a delightful rhythm of meditation, attending teachings, volunteering, meal times and evening puja.
The Empowerment day is always a very special day at the Festival. There is gentle morning of meditation to deeply prepare our minds guided by Gen Kelsang Ananda. The finishing touches are put in place for the empowerment shrine and even more abundant offerings appear. Everyone files in to the temple, our General Spiritual Director, Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong enters and there is a special quiet and unity as the empowerment begins.
The first day of the NKT Summer Festival 2024 is a beautiful day, showing the Lake District at its very best, with all the peaks of the mountains visible and the sea tranquil and beautiful in Morecambe Bay. Â
Today the international ordained Kadampa community had the precious opportunity to gather together for the Summer Festival ordination ceremony with Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab.
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche created the Teacher Training Program to ensure that Kadampa Teachers around the world will continually improve their correct understanding of Kadam Dharma, pure moral discipline, and teaching skills to become a pure example for others to learn from and follow.
The collection of qualified Kadampa statues is growing each year. During this International Kadampa Summer Festival, many practitioners will be able to bring home new statues of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche in metal, Prajnaparamita, and Amitayus. How wonderful!
On Sunday, Resident Teachers participating in the International Teacher Training Program took a break from their studies to contribute to the Summer Festival Preparations.
This year, from 26th July to 10th August 2024, Manjushri KMC is hosting the annual International Summer Festival. In preparation for this wonderful event hundreds of both local and international volunteers, as well as kind professional workers, are joyfully working together to make everything ready for Festival attendees.
General Spiritual Director
