General Spiritual Director
Spring Festival 2026 ~ Festival Review
May 31, 2026
Over the holiday period we share this beautiful video excerpt from our Spiritual Guide and founder Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. May we never forget his kindness and strive to repay it by putting his teachings into practice.
June 4 is the Turning the Wheel of Dharma Day on which we celebrate Buddha’s first teaching in this world – the first Turning of the Wheel of Dharma. It is also the birthday of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, the Founder of NKT.
In 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.
Today, Dharmachakra Day, is the day we celebrate the birthday of our precious Spiritual Guide and Founder of the New Kadampa Tradition, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Venerable Geshe-la worked throughout his life to make Kadam Dharma available to people throughout the world, showing how it is the best method to solve daily problems.
Yesterday, January 10, saw the launch of the 2024 brochure showing the International Kadampa Teaching Program of Festivals and Dharma Celebrations
With this timeless message, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche shows simply and practically how to make our life happier and our world a better place.
Ten years ago on Je Tsongkhapa Day Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche opened the fourth Kadampa Temple for World Peace in Sintra, Portugal.
The Fall Festival 2023 is now complete and we take this opportunity to share a video excerpt of a teaching by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso given in New York 2006.
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche explains how we can fulfil our potential through Lamrim practice.
June 4 is the Turning the Wheel of Dharma Day on which we celebrate Buddha’s first teaching in this world – the first Turning of the Wheel of Dharma. It is also the birthday of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, the Founder of NKT.
