Dharma for Everyday life
From Indiana, Fort Collins and Campinas to Athens and Nantes, recent events have shown the practical side of Dharma: how meditation and Buddhist wisdom can meet us in daily life. Teachings on anger and loss, overcoming feelings of being overwhelmed, retreats, public talks, family activities, and community gatherings all point to the same possibility: that spiritual practice is not separate from our daily experience.
Celebrations in Indianapolis, US
KMC Indianapolis’ 25th anniversary celebration
Gen Demo Indiana Tour 2026
Gen Kelsang Demo, Midwestern National Spiritual Director, recently completed her Indiana Tour! She kicked things off at KMC Bloomington with a full room for her talk, Learning to Deal with Anger, Fear and Loss. The following evening, she celebrated KMC Indianapolis’ 25th anniversary at COhatch Broad Ripple. Gen Demo’s public talk, Buddhist Mind Training for Everyday Struggles, resonated with the crowd and felt especially timely. The evening continued with catered Thai food and a 25th Anniversary video highlighting the history of KMC Indianapolis.
Featured Video of the 25th anniversary of Kadam Dharma in Indianapolis
First Annual Front Range Day Retreat
Front Range Day Retreat
Finding Clarity and Peace Beneath the Colorado Sky
Heruka KMC Fort Collins in Colorado, USA held its first annual Front Range Day Retreat at the Buckhorn Camp & Retreat Center on Saturday, October 3, in Bellvue, Colorado. Resident Teacher Kerrin Perniciaro led three meditation sessions on how to overcome the feeling of being overwhelmed. Retreat participants came from different parts of Colorado, including Fort Collins, Loveland, Colorado Springs, Johnstown, Livermore, Windsor, Greeley and Longmont, with a couple of retreaters even joining from Cheyenne, Wyoming. Conditions were fantastic, with a vast Colorado sky of blue expanse helping to illustrate the clarity of mind taught in Session 2. During the lunch break, retreaters enjoyed strolls along the trails, reading their Dharma books and contemplating the meaning of Dharma.
KMC Nantes in its new home
A New Chapter for KMC Nantes
Celebrating a New Home for KMC Nantes
On Sunday, 4 October, the KMC Nantes Sangha gathered to celebrate Offering to the Spiritual Guide for the first time at our new venue, led by Alexandre Onnée, our Resident Teacher.
What a joy and what a sense of gratitude to now be able to gather in this 334 m² center, which has such incredible potential! As disciples of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, we are delighted to continue his work by helping Dharma to flourish and contributing to spreading peace throughout our region and far beyond.
A wonderful month at KMC Campinas
September at KMC Campinas
A Month of Special Activities
September at KMC Campinas, Brazil began with Vajrayogini self-initiation, followed by a children’s class on What is Buddhism. Afterwards, we had our Refuge Retreat week, which began with Refuge Vows and included a special Offering to the Spiritual Guide puja on Buddha’s Return from Heaven Day. We also enjoyed a visit from the Resident Teacher of the Americana branch and a meditation course for senior citizens at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP).
May Dharma flourish forevermore!
A joyful gathering in Athens for the healing blessings of Medicine Buddha
A Weekend of Healing
Medicine Buddha Empowerment in Greece
Earlier this month, a joyful assembly of Athenians came together to receive the healing blessings of Medicine Buddha through Gen Kelsang Ananda, the NKT National Spiritual Director for Germany, Slovenia, Romania & Czech Republic.
Preparations began on Thursday with a hands-on Torma-making workshop and continued with shrine set-up on Friday morning. The weekend kicked off with a Friday evening public talk, Healing Starts in the Mind. Having understood the benefits of entering internal paths to deep healing, many developed the wish to receive the empowering blessings of Medicine Buddha the following day.
A guided meditation, the actual empowerment, a commentary to the practice of Medicine Buddha, and powerful Wishfulfilling Jewel prayers made for an unforgettable day, preparing us for two Sunday morning sessions of Medicine Buddha Sadhana practice.
A hearty Mediterranean lunch with Gen Ananda concluded this beautiful and truly uplifting weekend.
