Welsh Dharma Celebration 2025
On 12-14 December Kadampas from across Wales and beyond gathered to receive Medicine Buddha empowerment from UK National Spiritual Director Kadam Bridget Heyes.
The Welsh Dharma Celebration was hosted in Swansea by KMC Wales. Resident Teacher Kadam Paul Jenkins taught the introduction on Friday evening, explaining the benefits of meditation and how meditation practice is essential to maintain a happy and healthy mind.
Saturday morning started with a beautiful and inspiring meditation guided by Kadam Mike Garside, Resident Teacher at Khalpa Bhadra Centre in Llandudno,North Wales. This was a perfect preparation for the empowerment that followed.
We were all delighted to welcome Kadam Bridget Heyes back to Wales for this special weekend. The Meditation Room was full and an overflow video link was provided in the Cafe Lounge as she granted the empowerment of Medicine Buddha. We felt the power of his blessings and she encouraged us to have confidence that through relying on Medicine Buddha we can heal our body and mind and awaken our own potential for enlightenment.
Over the rest of the weekend Kadam Bridget gave teachings and commentary on the practice of Medicine Buddha Prayer emphasizing how an understanding of emptiness opens the door to profound transformation. She encouraged us to see beyond the ordinary and to feel confident to apply these methods in our daily life, benefitting ourselves and others.
