Kadam Dharma in North America

All this month around 50 people have been enjoying a wonderful Tantric retreat at IKRC Grand Canyon in Arizona with Kadam Morten.

A relaxed and joyful gathering during which Gen Samten granted the empowerment of Buddha Manjushri and guided a retreat on exchanging self with others.

January is retreat month for many Kadampa centers, including IRCs and major KMCs.

Gen-la Khyenrab, retired NKT-IKBU General Spiritual Director and National Spiritual Director for Canada, recently completed a tour of public talks in Ontario culminating with the Ontario Dharma Celebration in the beautiful Temple at KMC Canada in Toronto.

With just over a week to go before the Southwest Dharma Celebration begins at KMC Texas, this is a good time to remember the development of their new building and its opening in February 2017. There has been a Kadampa Dharma Center in the Dallas area since 1994, when Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche founded … Read more

Besides his busy schedule with international festivals and his ongoing duties as Resident Teacher of KMC Canada in Toronto, Gen-la Khyenrab is also the NKT-IKBU National Spiritual Director of Canada. In a country as vast as Canada, this is a huge responsibility, and one that Gen-la takes as seriously as everything else he does. In … Read more

Kadam Dharma first came to Canada in July 1990, when Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche on a visit to Toronto established the Buddhist Institute of Canada, which later became Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada. Since that time Kadam Dharma has flourished throughout Canada in both the English and French speaking regions. This weekend all the Kadampa … Read more

For 80 years, 741 Edgewood Avenue in the historic Inman Park district of Atlanta was an automotive garage dedicated to fixing motor cars. This weekend, completely renovated and transformed, it opened its doors as the new home of KMC Georgia, dedicated to fixing minds.   KMCGA is a truly inspiring example of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso … Read more