Foundation Programs at Kadampa Centers around the world
Nov 15, 2024
Since hosting a powerful gathering for the Summer Festival, Madhyamaka KMC in the UK has been busy hosting a number of other inspiring events.
A team of volunteers recently worked hard to prepare the Urban Temple in the city of Málaga to reopen after a long period of closure due to Covid. This is followed by a week of FREE classes and activities to welcome everyone back.
Along with many other Kadampa centers, KMC London is preparing to open its doors again to the public after a break for the summer, and in many cases much longer. The community at the Temple in Morden have been busy preparing the Temple to welcome everyone back, including major renovation work on the entrances.
Thanks to the extraordinary blessings of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, the Wheel of Kadam Dharma never ceases in this world. Just as the Summer Festival finishes, a full program of National Festivals and Dharma Celebrations arises for September.
The season of post Summer Festival retreats continues. Here we report from two retreat centers – one in the mountains of Switzerland and the other in the mountains of Montserrat Spain.
This week, many centers are organising post Summer Festival Retreats. Here we feature photos from two of these: at Menorca International Retreat Centre with Gen Lochani, Resident Teacher at KMC Barcelona, and at KMC Deuachen in Portugal with Gen Rabjor, Resident Teacher at KMC Seville.
Over 200 people are enjoying the post Summer Festival Retreat at Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre this week, with 50 in-person and the remainder taking part online. And after months of careful restoration – repainting and gold leafing – the Buddha Shakyamuni statue was installed in the shrine for the retreat!
Right now people in New York City are enjoying a week-long post Summer Festival retreat with Resident Teacher of KMC New York City, Kadam Morten. To the delight of many, during one session Kadam Morten proclaimed the memorable line, “It just so happens that reality is bliss.”
Artists, construction workers and landscapes are all working hard to bring the Temple to completion. Windows are installed, the cladding for the pillars in place, the exterior landscaping under way and the final touches being added to the lantern tower before it is liften into place at the top pf the Temple.
Enjoy and share some of the amazing videos that appeared on the Video Wall in the 2021 Summer Festival Diaries.