This year’s Austrian Dharma celebration held April 14 – 16th 2023 with Gen-la Kelsang Kunsang, National Spiritual Director for Italy, Austria and Switzerland, was an unforgettable weekend with participants from all over Austria, Slovenia and Switzerland.
Last weekend Gen Kelsang Dragpa, the National Spiritual Director of the Nordic region, granted the empowerment of Buddha Prajnaparamita and gave commentary to the practice at this year’s Swiss Dharma Celebration.
Last week more than 500 practitioners from all over Spain gathered at the 6th Kadampa Temple for World Peace in Málaga to celebrate the Spanish National Festival taught by Gen-la Kelsang Kunsang, the National Spiritual Director of Austria, Switzerland, Italy and South Africa.
Last weekend Gen-la Kelsang Jampa, Deputy Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU granted the blessing empowerment of Thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara at this year’s French National Festival.
Recently three centers in France hosted events in which the teachers gave empowerments and commentaries.
Last weekend Kailash International Kadampa Retreat Centre organised a weekend retreat where participants learned different breathing meditation techniques that help them to calm their mind in stressful situations.
Fortunate – and very happy – Kadampas from Slovenia and Austria gathered in Ljubljana this weekend to receive the blessing empowerment of Buddha Maitreya. The empowerment was given by Kadam Andrew Crompton, the Resident Teacher of KMC Slovenia.
Vodafone Spain has a corporate volunteering program that selects worthy causes in the community to help.
This last week they chose the Temple for World Peace at Kadampa Meditation Center Spain and sent a full team of 54 volunteers to help for the day.
At Kailash International Kadampa Retreat Centre over 40 people from 9 different countries have just finished a special 6-week silent retreat. They started with a close retreat of Guru Sumati Buddha Heruka, which was followed by training in the five stages of the actual practice of Mahamudra.
This weekend at Kadampa Meditation Centre Barcelona over 180 people received the blessing empowerment of Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden from their Resident Teacher Gen Lochani.
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