Feature Video
Volunteering
Connections
Worldwide Community
Throughout the Festival so many meetings take place. First and foremost we meet as an International Kadampa Sangha, a spiritual familiy that stretches around the world. We have the opportunity to experience the International Union of Kadampa Centers and communities that Venerable Geshe-la describes as one of the most important functions of the Festival.
There are opportunities to share ideas, learn more and ask questions at meetings organized for all the Administrative Directors and Education Program Co-ordinators. There are also presentations for those interested in social media or organizing large events. Podcasts are filmed, photos are taken and a multitude of connections are made.
All the Resident Teachers also gather together for several important and inspiring meetings during the Festival. The annual NKT AGM is held in the Temple, with all the Resident Teachers representing their Centers as members of the education council. During this meeting they have the opportunity to listen to an inspiring overview of all the developments of the International Temple Project taking place around the world and to rejoice in the activities of the NKT charity.
Modern Buddhism Meditation App
Now available in Five Languages
The Modern Buddhism Meditation App is now available in Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and English!
Sacred art
Kadampa Art Studio Tour
Alongside these there are many other gatherings taking place. People join daily tours at the Kadampa Art Studio, with some even joining in each day with artists learning about how to work on the plaques to prepare them for painting.
Communities coming together
Enjoying Your Spiritual Holiday
Each day you see group photos taking place with the Sangha from individual Centers, enjoying their spiritual holiday together or with larger groups from different countries, bringing the national Sangha together.
It is so easy to meet people and feel connected, and to feel the strength of belonging and being part of the Kadampa world that comes so alive at the Festival.
Changing the Basis of our Imputation
with Gen-la Jampa
Guided Meditations and
Sublime Teachings
During the sessions we continue to enjoy guided meditations with Gen Eupame and to receive sublime teachings from Gen-la Jampa. He shares with such reverence essential teachings given by Venerable Geshe-la that can inspire our practice of Vajrayogini and Heruka Body Mandala, and shares his joy and enthusiasm for the practices.
The day concludes with another beautiful tsog offering in the Temple. As we make offerings and prayers together, we give thanks for the extraordinary opportunity we have received: to come under Heruka and Vajrayogini’s care and to take this precious practice into our daily lives. There is a deep sense of gratitude and fulfilment as another full and spiritually meaningful day draws to a close.
Podcast
Summer Festival 2026 ~ Stopping Distractions
An excerpt from Week 2 of the Summer Festival 2026, Gen-la Jampa gives a teaching on stopping distractions.
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