Practitioners from throughout the Nordic Region, as well as from the Netherlands and the UK, came together at KMC Oslo for the Nordic National Festival 2024. Gen-la Dekyong granted the blessing empowerment of Arya Tara and gave commentary to the practice of Tara Powa.
At the beginning of March, we welcomed back our National Spiritual Director, Gen Rabten who did a tour of New Zealand. Almost 300 fortunate people from all over the country attended a total of 4 events.
At KMC Mexico Gen Sangden granted the Bodhisattva Vows and teachings on the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life in a course entitled ‘Becoming a Friend of the World’. The event consisted of three teachings followed by the Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony where more than 80 people took the vows in person and many more online.
The Mid-Atlantic US Dharma Celebration took place at KMC Maryland in Baltimore from March 8-10th, with over 100 people in attendance from the 6 Kadampa centers in the region. East coast US National Spiritual Director, Kadam Morten Clausen granted Medicine Buddha empowerment and gave some inspiring teachings. Gen Kelsang Demo, Midwest US National Spiritual Director, guided us in morning meditation sessions.
The stunning new metal Buddha Shakyamuni statue created at the Kadampa Art Studio first appeared at the International NKT-IKBU Summer Festival 2023.. Following the Festival Madhyamaka KMC received the news that the center would be the statue’s home. As a prototype statue for Kadampa Buddhist Centers worldwide, it seemed appropriate that this precious statue would be coming to Madhyamaka KMC, the first Kadampa Center opened by Venerable Geshe-la, back in 1986.
After the completion of the 6 week mountain retreat, the community of IKRC is busy with many different activities to welcome back visitors from the local area to the Temple. Pancake Breakfast | Mala Making | Public Talk preparations
Every week Kadampa Centers all over the world offer a variety of courses on many different aspects of Buddha’s teachings. Two beautiful recent courses were at KMC Canada in Toronto and at KMC Barcelona.
This month blessing empowerments were given in Florida, Malaysia and Germany. In our world where so much of the news is of conflict and suffering, it’s uplifting to remember that these events are happening all around the world throughout the year taking thousands of people closer to permanent peace and freedom from all suffering.
To celebrate their 15th anniversary, KMC Monterrey organized a weekend of special events with visiting National Spiritual Director, Gen Kelsang Sangden – a public talk, a retreat, and a video presentation, party and puja.
Hundreds of Kadampas from as far afield as Hong Kong and the US, gathered together at Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Center to receive the blessings of the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri and profound instructions on how to meditate from our General Spiritual Director, Gen-la Dekyong.
General Spiritual Director
