News from the post Fall Festival retreats
Nov 13, 2024
Today we prepare a pure mind ready to receive the priceless jewel of the Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments into our minds. First a morning of guided meditations with Gen Mudita using the the Prayer to the Lord of all Lineages as our preliminary practice and meditating deeply on the verses that help us develop the correct Lamrim motivations of Renunciation and Bodhichitta.
It’s the first full day of Festival, a day to prepare our minds for receiving the Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments by contemplating the three principal aspects of the path of lamrim. As Gen-la Dekyong teaches us, lamrim is the essential foundation for our practice of Highest Yoga Tantra to take us quickly to enlightenment.
It’s Je Tsongkhapa Day and the first day of our dream-like International Fall Festival in Brazil. An extraordinary gathering is taking place and people are arriving from all over the world, pouring into the Festival site on buses, in cars, by taxi, on foot. At the head of the road you are greeted by the first sight of the Temple grounds, a stunning scene of a golden five tiered Temple surrounded by terraces of tents and trees.
Today the international ordained Kadampa Sangha gathered together ahead of the Fall Festival for a very special ordination ceremony with Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong.
As the Festival approaches, an increasing number of volunteers from all corners of the globe are arriving. They join forces with the Brazilian Sangha, who have been tirelessly making preparations for months, bringing an incredible sense of energy to the work teams.
People in the local area who are not attending the Fall Festival are invited to register for the International Prayers for World Peace session. This gathering offers a beautiful introduction to the Kadampa Temple for World Peace for local people.
In recent weeks, some centers have held very blessed events deepening the students’ connection with Guru Buddha. Here are KMC Hong Kong, KMC Manchester and Atisha KMC in Darlington.
During the last few weeks, Bodhisattva KBC in Canberra (Australia) and KMC Southampton in the south of England organized prominent events, where people had the opportunity to enjoy a perceptible inner peace.
Recent guest Teacher visits took place at KMC Spain, KMC Quebec, and Vajrapani KBC in Xalapa, Mexico. Participants had the opportunity to engage in retreats on the three principal aspects of the path, explore methods for managing anxiety, and learn practical approaches to overcoming anger.
Wonderful retreats took place in the last couple of weeks around the world. Kadampa centers in Hong Kong, Ottawa, Querétaro, and Johannesburg offered the opportunity for dozens of students to come together, meditate, and retreat from the busyness of daily life.