Foundation Programs at Kadampa Centers around the world
Nov 15, 2024
Read about some of the other wonderful activities taking place this past week.
ATISHA KMC, KMC GLASGOW, UMA KMC, KMC OSLO, KMC KÖLN, KMC HAMBURG, KMC BRISBANE
Gen Kelsang Dornying visited France to give courses and public talk at KMC Paris and KMC Metz this week.
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche explains how we can fulfil our potential through Lamrim practice.
Granada KMC recently organized a meditation retreat near the city of Granada. The retreat was called “The peace of concentration”. Surrounded by the tranquillity of nature, the participants were able to train their mind in tranquil abiding according to the Mahamudra oral instructions, focusing their mind in the very subtle mind as their meditation object.
In centers around the world, many practitioners have had the opportunity to receive teachings on Tantra in preparation for the Highest Yoga Tantra Empowerment during this Summer Festival.
The three International Festivals are precious opportunities to receive teachings and empowerments from the Gen-las, and this experience is greatly enhanced if we can spend some time after the Festival in retreat improving our understanding of the teachings and taking their meaning to heart.
After months of dedicated work by the artists at Kadampa Art Studio, a new metal statue prototype for Kadampa Centres worldwide is nearing completion. Through the meticulous processes of bronze casting, welding, chasing, and sanding, the prototype is on the verge of entering the finishing room for its final stage of painting.
Gen Kelsang Khedrub was a Special Guest Teacher in San Francisco last weekend for two very special events.
Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab had a special visit to Vajrapani KMC this weekend. He gave a public talk on Friday evening, “Lift your life out of the ordinary”, followed by a day course on Saturday, “Being fearless in appearance and emptiness”.
This year at the Canadian National Festival 2023 attendees received the Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Avalokiteshvara and teachings on compassion with Gen Kelsang Samten.