General Spiritual Director
Post Spring Festival retreats in Spain
Jun 6, 2026
Post Summer Festival retreats in Mexico
In Mexico, some centers organized impressive Post-Festival retreats, such as KMC Monterrey with Gen-la Jampa, KMC Mexico with Gen Demo and San Cristóbal de las Casas with Omar Montero.
post summer festival retreat with gen-la jampa at kmc monterrey
This weekend we had the good fortune to enjoy a post Summer Festival retreat with our Deputy Spiritual Director, Gen-la Kelsang Jampa. During the retreat we received commentary, meditated, and had a Q&A session on Advice from Atisha's Heart. It was very special and meaningful for those who attended.
More than 50 people were filled with inspiration and blessings during this event.
What great good fortune!
AN UNFORGETTABLE POST SUMMER FESTIVAL RETREAT IN MEXICO WITH GEN DEMO
This weekend at Kadampa Meditation Center Mexico, we had the opportunity to participate in a very special retreat based on Advice from Atisha's Heart, guided by Gen Kelsang Demo, National Spiritual Director of Kadampa Buddhism in the Western and Midwestern United States.
During the retreat, we explored how these teachings, transmitted for centuries, remain completely relevant and practical for our modern lives. We often face situations that cause us worry, stress or conflict, and in those moments we tend to react from confusion or attachment. However, thanks to Gen Demo's guidance, we were able to understand that there is always another way to respond: with calmness, wisdom and compassion.
Atisha's Advice offers us clear and accessible tools for transforming the mind. Practising alertness, cultivating love and humility, developing contentment and self-confidence - these attitudes allow us to maintain a peaceful state of mind even in the midst of difficulties. And when our mind is calm, not only do we benefit, but so do those around us, because we can relate to them in a more positive and constructive way.
The retreat environment was inspiring: guided meditations, profound teachings, and spaces for personal reflection helped us to gradually integrate these practices into our daily lives. More than an isolated event, it became a reminder that happiness and peace do not depend on external circumstances, but on how we train and care for our minds.
Thank you to Gen Demo for her clear, warm and inspiring guidance, which encouraged us to trust in our inner potential and to walk with greater determination towards a more meaningful and happy life.
POST SUMMER FESTIVAL RETREAT IN San Cristóbal de las Casas
Last weekend, from 15th to 17th August, at Drolma Kadampa Buddhist Center in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico, we had a wonderful retreat: Advice for a Meaningful and Happy Life, in which our Resident Teacher, Omar Montero, shared some of the teachings that Venerable Geshe-la gave on Advice from Atisha's Heart.
Over the course of seven sessions, we listened, contemplated, and meditated on the importance of trusting our Spiritual Guide, on how to transform our daily experiences into the path, on why we should remain content, and on how we should never abandon our training in non-attachment, non-hatred, and the cultivation of humility.
What a special feast of Dharma!
