Going Beyond the Ordinary with Long Retreats
Mar 6, 2025
January is a time when practitioners immerse themselves in various retreats to deepen their Dharma practice. Across different Kadampa Centers worldwide, these retreats cater to both advanced practitioners and those who are just beginning their journey. Here are the activities organized by centers in New York, Mexico and France.
Read MoreJanuary holds a unique place in the Kadampa calendar, as it is traditionally an opportunity for practitioners to withdraw from busy activities and engage in retreats. In January the IKRCs offer longer retreats with qualified guidance so that people can gain deep experience of their practice. Everyone is welcome to join, whether for the entire retreat or just a portion of it.
Read MoreAt KMC New York, people from around the US and the world gathered for a powerful experience: to receive the blessing empowerment of Buddha Maitreya, the Buddha of loving kindness, and listen to teachings on the six perfections with Gen Samten Kelsang.
Read MoreWhat do all living beings desire most? Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong reveals the universal wish we all share: to be happy and free from pain and problems. Yet, as Gen-la explains, despite this deep wish, we often sabotage our own happiness through anger, jealousy, and selfish habits.
Read MoreMany Kadampa centers worldwide organize activities on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Here we see Manjushri KMC, Tharpaland KMC, KMC Victoria and KMC Trois-Rivières.
Read MoreOur editors select their favorite photographs from around the world for the month of December.
Read MoreRead about some other recent activities organized by Kadampa centers around the world.
Here in this post KMC Cuernavaca (Mexico), Vajrapani KBC (Johannesburg) and KMC Manchester.
This month precious blessing empowerments were given in Florida, Chiapas and Quebec. The empowerments offered us the special blessings of a deep guided meditation ceremony. We learned to strengthen and protect our wisdom and compassion.
Read MoreThis holiday season, we are delighted to announce that Essence of Vajrayana: The Highest Yoga Tantra Practice of Heruka Body Mandala by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche is now available as an audiobook.
Read MoreIn this video Venerable Geshe-la gives strong encouragement to believe in our ability to develop a happy mind all the time, We can make progress through training every day to practice Buddha’s teachings on improving our good qualities of mind.
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