Special Events Bring Communities Together
From meditation and community gatherings to inspiring events, KMC Indianapolis, KMC Chicago, KMC Madison, KMC Montpellier, and KMC Manchester offered many opportunities to discover inner peace.
Read MorePeople were greeted at KMC Granada in Spain and Menlha KBC in Marseille, France by a sea of blue and gold as they came to receive the blessing empowerment of Medicine Buddha.
During February, many Kadampa centers organize pujas, retreats, teachings and empowerments of Buddha Amitayus, the Buddha of long life, wisdom and merit. KMC France, KMC Alicante in Spain, KMC Colombia, and KMC Cuernavaca & Bodhisattva KBC in Mexico have already engaged in this wonderful retreat.
Across Ireland, France, and Argentina, Kadampa communities came together for empowerments, retreat teachings, and public meditation events. From Green Tara blessings at the Irish Dharma Celebration, to the conclusion of a month-long retreat with the Six Perfections and Bodhisattva Vows in France, and outreach meditations in Buenos Aires, these events offered inspiration, connection, and spiritual growth.
On Sunday, nearly 300 people gathered at Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre for a wonderfully inspiring Public Talk with Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong.
As January retreats ended, Kadampa centers across Europe hosted joyful empowerments. At Vajravarahi KMC in Toulouse, students received Vajrapani empowerment while KMC Stuttgart and Odiyana KMC in the UK offered the blessing empowerment of Green Tara.
Many centers held full length retreats over January and some finished with fire pujas. Here we feature two of these – please enjoy some beautiful photos of these pujas.
What an extraordinary weekend we had at Madhyamaka KMC to begin our 40th anniversary year celebrations.
To make progress on our spiritual path, we can engage in short and sometimes longer retreats. These extended retreats give us the opportunity to truly feel we are in a Pure Land and to understand that creating a pure world is possible. Here are some retreats offered this month by Kadampa centers.
At the end of January, Kadampa centers in Cologne, Edinburgh and Jacksonville hosted inspiring events focused on the blessings of Buddha. Through empowerment, teachings, and retreat sessions, practitioners deepened their connection with Buddha’s compassion and wisdom.
January is a wonderful month for Kadampas. It is a time when centers often organise retreats on the essential practices of Lamrim and Highest Yoga Tantra, giving students an opportunity to experience the joy that comes from deepening their Dharma practice.
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