News from the post Fall Festival retreats ~ Part 2
Nov 16, 2024
To a packed temple over Easter weekend Gen-la Kelsang Thubten taught a profound and yet immensely practical course on the practice of closed placement of mindfulness.
Following the commentary by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, ‘Meaningful to Behold’ and Shantideva’s root text ‘Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life’ Gen-la taught how to meditate on the emptiness of our feelings and to stop grasping at our feelings as being truly existent.
Last weekend Gen-la Kelsang Jampa, Deputy Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU granted the blessing empowerment of Thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara at this year’s French National Festival.
Last weekend, Kadampas from all over Germany gathered at Tharpaland KMC for the 2023 German Dharma Celebration with Gen Kelsang Ananda, the National Spiritual Director of NKT for Germany to celebrate and practice the precious Kadam Dharma together.
On April 6, more than two hundred people attended the grand opening of a brand new custom built center for Kadampa Meditation Centre México, with General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU, Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong.
From all over Asia fortunate beings descended on Penang, Malaysia this weekend for the Southeast Asian Dharma Celebration 2023 with Gen Kelsang Rabten the NKT-IKBU National Spiritual Director for the region.
Last weekend, to celebrate NKT Day, the IKRC Grand Canyon hosted 200 people, 150 in person and 50 online for the Southwest Dharma Celebration.
All nine centers from the Southwest gathered to receive the blessing empowerment of Dorje Shudgen from Gen Kelsang Rigpa, the Western US National Spiritual Director.
To celebrate NKT Day, KMC Montreal organized its first fundraiser, Walk for World Peace. They went to Mount Royal to walk for peace and enjoy the sunshine, meditation and picnic at the summit.
Midwest Kadampas gathered at KMC Madison from 5 states: Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Iowa to receive the blessings of Dorje Shugden granted by Gen Kelsang Demo, Midwestern US National Spiritual Director!
Two years ago Mahabodi KMC, São Paulo acquired new premises for their city center. Since that time many volunteers have been working on renovating the building. It is in part funded by a project called “Mahabodhi Último – Together for construction”, which is a weekly bazaar held on the premises.
This weekend the center organised their first event in the new building to celebrate NKT Day. A new series of t-shirts with the theme “Dress for world peace” was unveiled bearing quotes from Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche and all proceeds from their sale will be donated to the renovation project.”
A special event organised by Vajrapani Kadampa Buddhist Centre, Penang, was hosted by a local Chinese Independent High School. Over 150 people attended, including the school principal, some of their teachers, and a large group of teenage students.