Going Beyond the Ordinary with Long Retreats
Mar 6, 2025
Tharpaland KMC hosted their summer retreat with Gen Rabten titled “The Clear Light of Happiness”. Throughout the retreat, Gen Rabten taught meditations to cleanse the subtle body and attain enlightenment.
Read MoreFrom 15th to 21st August, at KMC Deuachen, Gen Kelsang Lochani, Resident Teacher at KMC Barcelona, led a Post Festival Retreat based on the teachings and commentaries given in the NKT International Summer Festival.
Read MoreLast weekend, KMC Mexico organized a post-festival retreat under the guidance of Gen Nampur, Resident Teacher at KMC Cuernavaca, we had the opportunity to meditate on the key teachings of the NKT International Summer Festival, based the book ‘The Clear Light of Bliss’ by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche.
Read MoreFollowing the International Summer Festival, on 15th August at KMC Madrid, Gen Kelsang Rigden led a retreat based on the teachings and comments given at the festival, in order to gain familiarity with the profound Tantric practices of Mahamudra through meditation and contemplation.
Read MoreOn the final morning of the International Summer Festival 2022, everyone gathered in the Temple to watch the video presentation of the play of The Life of Buddha.
Here we share the talk Venerable Geshe-la gave at the end of the live presentation in 2009 – a precious teaching we will never tire of hearing.
Read MoreEvery time we take part in an International Festival we are reminded of the immense kindness of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche from whom everything meaningful arises.
From the very depths of our hearts we thank you Venerable Geshe-la. You are in every respect the source of all joy.
Read MoreFrom the sheer joy of being able to gather again after such a long break through the amazing teachings and Festival experiences, for many people Summer Festival 2022 has been life-changing. Here we share some of their reactions.
Read MoreClear Light of Bliss is the very first book by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche published by Tharpa Publications. Since then Venerable Geshe-la has written 22 other books, which are now being translated into many different languages and distributed throughout the world.
Read MoreToday, the Summer Festival enters the last phase – retreat on the teachings of part 2. Led by Gen Rabten, this retreat will emphasise going deeper into the meditations on tranquil abiding and emptiness.
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