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Summer Festival Day 7

August 4, 2023

At the end of the first week of Festival is the rest day. Those staying for the full two weeks got a glorious sunny day to go out and enjoy the local area, including the nearby Hoad monument with views of the Lakeland hills.

Summer Festival Day 6

August 3, 2023

We concluded the Lamrim teachings today with two clear, essential and profound teachings on the third principal aspect of the path, training in the correct view of emptiness.

Summer Festival Day 5

August 2, 2023

There is a beautiful rhythm to each festival week, first teachings then retreat. This design came from the kindness of Venerable Geshe-la as a method to guide us to a deeper experience of Dharma.

Summer Festival Day 4

August 1, 2023

We concluded the Lamrim teachings today with two clear, essential and profound teachings on the third principal aspect of the path, training in the correct view of emptiness.

Summer Festival Day 3

July 30, 2023

Another glorious day at the Festival, with sublime teachings from Gen-la Khyenrab on how to develop love, compassion and the precious mind of Bodhichitta. Gen-la encouraged us to really train our mind, in his words to engage in ‘repetitive virtuous thinking’, to never give up or give in to discouragement but always to keep our intention to develop these beneficial minds.

Summer Festival Day 2

July 30, 2023

Today is the first full day of festival, with opportunities from morning to night to enjoy holy Dharma. Starting with clear and peaceful morning meditations with Gen Demo, then two sessions of sublime Lamrim teachings from Gen-la Khyenrab and ending joyfully with prayers to our Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden.

Summer Festival Day 1

July 29, 2023

Today we welcome thousands of Kadampa practitioners from around the world to the International Kadampa Summer Festival

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