General Spiritual Director
Bonus Bulletin 8 July
Jul 8, 2026
Enlightened Inspiration
Across the UK & Europe
The communities of KMC Wales, KMC Liverpool, Vajrasattva KMC, Samudra KBC and Naropa KBC gather together to receive blessing empowerments from their Resident Teachers.
On May 3rd, Resident Teacher, Kadam Paul granted the empowerment of Buddha White Tara at KMC Wales in Swansea. People came from across South and West Wales, with some receiving an empowerment for the first time.
In the afternoon, Kadam Paul gave commentary to the practice from Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche's teachings at the 2002 Spring Festival. We then engaged in The Yoga of White Tara, Buddha of Long Life, together. It was a joyful and inspiring day with our biggest ever attendance for an empowerment at our center.
Thank you to everyone who came and especially to all our helpers. So many people helped to prepare and to make this such a successful and meaningful day. They got involved with making the beautiful shrine, serving lunch, running the shop and café, and helping in the Meditation Room. We are grateful to Kadam Paul for granting the empowerment and sharing the commentary. As always, we remember Venerable Geshe-la from our hearts and deeply appreciate his kindness.
Gen Kelsang Tilopa kindly granted the people of Liverpool the Green Tara empowerment at our center on Sefton Park on a lovely day at the beginning of May.
Nearly 30 people, young and old, gathered in our beautiful Meditation Room to receive the empowerment.
The day began with a skillfully led meditation on refuge by Graham Richardson, followed by the wonderful empowerment itself, a delicious lunch in our café, and the beautiful sadhana Liberation from Sorrow — praises and requests to Tara. To finish off a perfect day, we enjoyed Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog.
Medicine Buddha Empowerment at Vajrasattva KMC, Dumfries
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On Saturday, May 9, 2026, at Vajrasattva Kadampa Meditation Centre, Dumfries, our Resident Teacher Kelsang Chandra led a truly wonderful Medicine Buddha Empowerment ceremony, followed by commentary to Medicine Buddha Sadhana.
This was followed by a retreat day on the 10th so that people could deepen their connection with Medicine Buddha through the practice of Medicine Buddha Sadhana.
Over 20 fortunate people received what was both the center's and Kelsang Chandra's first empowerment. The whole weekend was made even more special by the fact that so many of the community of Dumfries & Galloway had donated their time in the weeks leading up to the ceremony to clean the center, cook lunches for everyone, prepare the shrine and empowerment offering tables, and so many other jobs.
We would like to thank everybody who attended from both near and far and who helped to make this a very auspicious and blessed event.
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Dorje Shugden Empowerment at Samudra KBC, Switzerland
Recently at Samudra Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland, we received the blessing empowerment of our Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden.
We were encouraged to feel, as Venerable Geshe-la says in Heart Jewel, that we are never apart from a powerful ally and a wise and compassionate guide.
Our Resident Teacher, Kelsang Tsulma, shared some commentary on transforming adverse conditions into the path, remembering that Dorje Shugden always blesses our minds to help us transform difficult situations into the spiritual path, and he will open the wisdom eyes of his faithful followers, enabling them always to make the right decisions (Heart Jewel).
We are so fortunate to receive our protector's help and guidance, and to be under his loving care.
On Sunday, we enjoyed commentary to Heart Jewel to help us have a qualified daily practice as fortunate Kadampa disciples. What a wonderful and blessed weekend it was.
Medicine Buddha Empowerment at Naropa KBC, Spain
On Saturday 9th May, Naropa KBC in Castellón, Spain hosted a special day course. Our Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Chödron, granted the blessing empowerment of Medicine Buddha — the manifestation of the healing power of all enlightened beings, whose function is to liberate living beings from inner and outer illness.
It was a truly special gift for the minds and hearts of all who attended.
