On 12-14 December Kadampas from across Wales and beyond gathered to receive Medicine Buddha empowerment from UK National Spiritual Director Kadam Bridget Heyes.
At this time of year, many Kadampa centers around the world come together to celebrate the end of year and enjoy time with their communities. Here is a glimpse of the festive season at Manjushri KMC, KMC Munich in Germany, KMC Tampa Bay in US and Odiyana KMC in the UK.
As 2025 comes to a close and with the 2026 International Summer Festival in mind, Tharpa Publications in Spain and Germany are completing projects for The New Guide to Dakini Land. In Germany, the new edition of the book has been printed, and in Spain, the audiobook is being finalized in Spanish.
Discovering Ceilings, and Progressing with Demolition: The construction of the future Kadampa Meditation Center Granada continues to progress.
Weekend retreats in December offer us the opportunity to reflect and create a space of calm and inner peace before the Christmas festivities. Here we present retreats organized by Nagarjuna KMC in the UK, KMC Monterrey in Mexico, and KMC Arizona in the US.
On December 10 and 11, KMC Granada was very fortunate to receive a brief but special visit from Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong.
As the year comes to a close, several meaningful events are taking place at our centers. KMC Switzerland and KMC Fort Lauderdale recently offered two beautiful empowerments, and KMC Colombia celebrated its 9th anniversary with heartfelt praises to Avalokiteshvara.
From the 5th to the 8th of December, over 500 people from all over Spain joined the 20th Spanish Dharma Celebration at the Temple for World Peace in Malaga, to receive the teachings and empowerment of Buddha Vajrapani from the NSD, Gen Kelsang Chokga.
Annual retreats give us the opportunity to set aside specific times of the year to focus on a spiritual practice. They are like small oases of peace within everyday life, turning ordinary moments into something truly extraordinary. Here are retreats organized by KMC Georgia (US), KMC London & Heruka KMC (UK), and KMC Peru.
We just had a truly wonderful Nordic Dharma Celebration at KMC Stockholm. It was very special to come together with friends from across the Nordic region as Gen Kelsang Dragpa granted the blessing empowerment of Buddha Shakyamuni.
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After this year’s International Fall Festival, Kadampa centers across Europe held post-festival retreats to carry its inspiration into daily life. At KMC Alicante, Kailash IRC and KMC Toulouse, participants enjoyed clear teachings, peaceful stillness and warm Sangha connections. They left grateful for…
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