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.
Inner peace made available
Where Meditation Meets Community
Various Kadampa Centers organized special events which offered powerful reminders that inner peace can flourish in every setting. At the Midwest Labor Day Retreat, practitioners found space for deep reflection, silence, and inspiring teachings. In Montpellier, meditation met the energy of community life, inviting visitors to pause and look inward. At KMC Manchester, an Open Day welcomed newcomers into a peaceful environment. At each event, people discovered that meditation is not an escape from daily life, but a way of transforming how we experience it.
Kadampa Meditation Centers in Midwest come together for a retreat
Long Weekend in the US
Midwest Labor Day Retreat
The 2026 Midwest Labor Day Retreat brought together three centers and their branches from across the area to a beautiful space in Plymouth, Indiana. There were wonderful teachings by Gen Chokyi from Indianapolis, Gen Zamling from Chicago, and Gen Dorje from Madison. Rounding out the long weekend were times of silence, community, and peace.
KMC Montpellier at a local festival
annual festival in Montpellier
A Sunny Sunday Dedicated to Inner Peace
On Sunday, September 6, 2026, our KMC Montpellier had the wonderful opportunity to participate in the annual Antigone des Associations festival. It was a magnificently warm, sunny day filled with meaningful connections, uplifting exchanges, and a shared vision of community well-being.
Our local community was delighted to share this day alongside our resident teacher, Kadam Olivier. Together, we were able to demonstrate to the people of Montpellier that building a peaceful world is entirely possible within the diverse contexts of modern daily life.
We had the immense joy of introducing Kadampa Meditation to numerous visitors who stopped by our booth to chat about inner peace and everyday stress reduction. The banner highlighting "Modern Buddhism" captured significant public interest. It served as a gentle invitation for passersby to pause, reflect, share their personal experiences, and even participate in short guided meditation sessions offered directly at our booth.
Everybody Welcomed at KMC Manchester
Open Day
Meditations and Center tours in Manchester
At KMC Manchester, we welcomed many new people to our center at our Open Day. People enjoyed free taster meditations, meeting like-minded people and the peaceful surroundings of our World Peace Cafe.
