General Spiritual Director
Post Spring Festival retreats in Spain
Jun 6, 2026
Bookings Open Today for the
Summer Festival 2026
Booking opens today at 13:00 UK time—be ready!
NKT-IKBU INTERNATIONAL
SUMMER FESTIVAL 2026
Teachings on the Stages of the Path (Lamrim) and Highest Yoga Tantra Empowerments and Commentary with Gen-la Jampa and Gen-la Sangden
july 24 - august 8
Held at Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre, UK
NKT-IKBU INTERNATIONAL
SUMMER FESTIVAL 2026
Teachings on the Stages of the Path (Lamrim) and Highest Yoga Tantra Empowerments and Commentary with Gen-la Jampa and Gen-la Sangden
july 24 - august 8
Held at Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre, UK
Summer Festival 2026 ~ The Supreme Path to Enlightenment
Gen-la Kelsang Jampa
Gen-la Kelsang Sangden
*WEEK 1 Teachings on Kadam Lamrim – The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment
with Gen-la Kelsang Sangden
24 - 29 July
**WEEK 2 Heruka Body Mandala & Vajrayogini Empowerments and Teachings
with Gen-la Kelsang Jampa
July 31 - Aug 8
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
*Week 1 begins in the evening of Friday 24 July and finishes in the evening of Wednesday 29 July.
**Week 2 begins in the morning of Friday 31 July, with the Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments beginning that afternoon. It is necessary to attend all 4 empowerment sessions, and we strongly advise those booking for week 2 only to arrive on Thursday 30 July.
Attending in-person and online
In addition to attending the live in-person event, there will also be an opportunity to join the Festival on-line. All on-line sessions will be live-streamed and available on demand after the live session. See more
Week 1 is available in-person and online and is open to everyone
Week 2 is open to everyone in person. To participate online you must previously have received the Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments of Heruka Body Mandala and Vajrayogini within the New Kadampa Tradition.
The empowerments will not be available online.
