Continuing The Festival
Fall Post-Festival Retreat 2026
After the Fall Festival, Kadampa centers around the world will hold post-Festival retreats, offering practitioners precious opportunities to take the teachings deeper into their hearts through meditation and practice.
Kadampa Meditation Center Vajravarahi Toulouse ~ France(opens in new tab)
16 – 21 Oct
Our Real Heart Jewel
with Gen Kelsang Rabten, Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia National Spiritual Director and Resident Teacher at the Kadampa Meditation Center Australia. Based on teachings from the Fall Festival at Kadampa Meditation Center Malaga, Spain, Gen Rabten will guide meditations on how to develop and deepen our faith in our Spiritual Guide, considered to be one with Je Tsongkhapa. We will also deepen our practice of the Migtsema Prayer, the special mantra and prayer of praise and request to Je Tsongkhapa.
Kadampa Meditation Center Barcelona ~ Spain(opens in new tab)
16 – 20 Oct
Connect with your Inner Wisdom and Confidence
with Kadam Morten Clausen, National Spiritual Director for Eastern USA and Resident Teacher of KMC New York City
Based on teachings from the Fall Festival at KMC Spain, Kadam Morten will guide participants through practical teachings on how to cultivate mental clarity, inner confidence, and a meaningful connection with wisdom in everyday life. This retreat will place special emphasis on introducing the Migtsema practice, a simple yet powerful mantra traditionally used to strengthen wisdom, compassion, and positive intention. This practice naturally helps calm the mind, focus the heart, and bring greater depth to meditation.
Kailash International Retreat Center ~ Switzerland(opens in new tab)
16 – 20 Oct
Our Real Heart Jewel
with Gen Kelsang Demo, the Midwestern US National Spiritual Director and the Resident Teacher at the International Kadampa Retreat Center Grand Canyon.
During this special retreat Gen Demo will guide meditations on how to develop and improve our faith in our Spiritual Guide seen as one with Je Tsongkhapa and on the practice of Migtsema, the special mantra and prayer of praise and request to Je Tsongkhapa.
Internatonal Kadampa Retreat Center Menorca ~ Spain(opens in new tab)
16 – 18 Oct
Remain in Your Heart
with Gen Kelsang Tonglam, National Spiritual Director of East Asia and Resident Teacher at KMC Hong Kong
To awaken and increase our potential for inner peace and lasting happiness, we need inspiration, positive mental energy, clarity, and special wisdom. We can obtain all these conditions through the sublime practice of the Heart Jewel, the Guru Yoga of Je Tsongkhapa.
Kadampa Meditation Center Madrid - Spain(opens in new tab)
16 – 20 Oct
Our true heart jewel – The power of faith
with Gen-la Kelsang Sangden, Resident Teacher of KMC Mexico and Deputy General Spiritual Director of the NKT.
The Migtsema is a very special prayer. During this retreat you will have the great opportunity to develop and deepen your faith in your Spiritual Guide.
Madhyamaka Kadampa Meditation Centre ~ UK(opens in new tab)
23 – 25 Oct
Our Real Heart Jewel
with Gen Kelsang Norden, Resident Teacher at Compassion KMC, Newcastle, UK.
On this short post-festival retreat, Gen Kelsang Norden will guide us through the main meditations of the Heart Jewel practice, allowing us to contemplate and meditate on the meaning of the teachings we have just received at the Festival and focusing on the Migtsema prayer.
Kadampa Meditation Center Mexico(opens in new tab)
23 – 25 Oct
Our Real Heart Jewel
with Gen-la Kelsang Sangden, Deputy Spiritual Director of the NKT and Resident Teacher of KMC Mexico
Following the Fall Festival 2026, this weekend retreat will be a special opportunity to deepen our understanding of the teachings on Je Tsongkhapa and strengthen our faith in the Spiritual Guide.
Guided by Gen-la Sangden, we will focus especially on the practice of Migtsema, the supreme method for increasing our faith and creating the causes to attain enlightenment quickly and easely.
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Je Tsongkhapa Empowerment and teachings on Faith in Guru Tsongkhapa and the Blessed Practice of the Migtsema Request Prayer
with Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong
Our Real Heart Jewel
Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong will grant the empowerment of the Wisdom Buddha Je Tsongkhapa. She will also explain how to develop and improve our faith in our Spiritual Guide seen as one with Je Tsongkhapa, and on the practice of Migtsema, the special mantra and prayer of praise and request to Je Tsongkhapa.
This prayer is very blessed
The practice of Migtsema
This prayer is very blessed because it was originally uttered by Buddha Manjushri, and comes from Manjushri’s Emanation Scripture, which he transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa. Many of Je Tsongkhapa’s followers attained very high realizations through the practice of Migtsema combined with the Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa. The Migtsema practice is the best method for increasing our faith in Je Tsongkhapa and his teachings, and if we practise Je Tsongkhapa’s teachings sincerely with faith, we can attain enlightenment quickly and easily.
We also have the opportunity to meet and be part of a diverse, international community from all walks of life. People of every age and background are welcome to attend the Festivals, and no prior experience is necessary.
At the Festivals, we see the teachings in action everywhere we look—people living together harmoniously, listening and meditating in the Temple; children of many nationalities playing together; volunteers working joyfully side by side; and the pure example set by the Teachers leading the Festival.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME
