Post-festival retreats are organised by Kadampa centers around the world after each of the three International Festivals. See below reviews of retreats that followed the 2023 Spring Festival.
Gen Rigden, the resident teacher of KMC Deuachen in Sintra, is taking us on a temple tour of the hidden jewel of Portugal – the Fourth Temple for World Peace.
This year at the Canadian National Festival 2023 attendees will be granted a Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Avalokiteshvara and will receive teachings on compassion with Gen Samten Kelsang.
KMC Canada was involved in two events for public benefit this past weekend! During Doors Open Toronto 2023, an event organized by the City of Toronto, 450 people visited our temple. They enjoyed a 10 min guided meditation and the Liberating Prayer. They were also introduced to the different Buddhas and the sound of their mantras, to the history of the building, the significance of the Buddhist symbols, and shown the two cabinets of Buddha’s teachings and their commentaries, the Kangyur and the Tengyur.
For the ordained Sangha of the New Kadampa Tradition, the Spring Festival pilgrimage always begins a day early with the ordination ceremony.
Tharpa AU had a stall at the Sydney Mind, Body, Spirit Festival this weekend. The festival had over 20,000 attendees, all interested in health, wellness and spirituality.
The stall was packed with interested people all weekend, eager for information about Buddhism and meditation, in the end Tharpa sold over 70 books and 100 meditation CDs and KMC Sydney handed out hundreds of flyers for their local centre and branch classes.
Living a peaceful and compassionate way of life The vows and commitments of Kadampa Buddhism are guidelines for living a peaceful and compassionate way of life. They are methods to solve our own and others problems and to make ourself and others happy. There are three types of vows and commitments: the Pratimoksha vows, which … Read more
The Tharpa Festival Shop is a key part of the International Spring Festival 2023 experience. It provides everything you need to support your spiritual practice during the Festival and beyond. New products include a special recording by Venerable Geshe-la, practice cards, a guide to water offerings, Buddhist symbols, and much more. Explore the festival shop today.
This past weekend marked the first retreat at Kadampa Meditation Centre México, in the new custom built temple. The Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Sangden guided four meditation sessions where the participants had the opportunity to contemplate and put into practice the fundamentals of meditation.
Florianópolis is known as the “Island of Magic”. Located in the south of Brazil, it is filled with trails that lead to scenic beaches.
Taking advantage of this fact, the recently set up KMC Florianópolis organized a Walk & Meditation activity this past Sunday, which ended up becoming a very special occasion for people who have been getting information about the Center in social media to take a step forward and have their first contact with Kadam Buddhism.
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Across the Kadampa community, recent events have brought people together in the spirit of love, connection, and shared spiritual purpose. From a joyful retreat in KMC Florida to inspiring Open Days and community gatherings in Malaga, these events offered opportunities to meditate,…
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